Location
| Location Type | Outcrop |
| Parent Location | Santa Maria |
| Decimal Latitude | 36.92882100 |
| Decimal Longitude | -25.01621200 |
| Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters | 26 |
| GeodeticDatum | WGS84 |
| Country | Portugal |
| County | Vila do Porto |
| Locality | Ponta do Castelo |
| Stratigraphy - Max-min Age | Ponta do Castelo Section |
| Stratigraphy Elevation Base Min/Max | - 8 |
| Protection | DLR 11/2018/A 2018-08-28 |
| Added by | Madeira, P. on 2024-05-21 |
| Changed by | Madeira, P. on 2024-07-30 |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy | Parent | Unit Type | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponta do Castelo Fossiliferous Sandstone (4) | Ponta do Castelo Section | Lithostratigraphy | 35 |
Specimens
| Scientific Name | Location | Island Group | Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvania mediolittoralis Gofas, 1989 | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Alvania sleursi (Amati, 1987) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Aspa marginata (Gmelin, 1791) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bittium Gray, 1847 | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Cancilla volvaria (Bronn, 1862) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Clathrella clathrata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Echinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778 | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Echinocyamus pusillus (Müller, 1776) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Emarginula octaviana Coen, 1939 | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Erato mayeri Sacchetti, Landau & Ávila, 2023 | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Hipponix sulcatus (Borson, 1820) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Janthina typica (Bronn, 1861) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Macromphalina depressa (Boettger, 1907) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mathilda quadricarinata (Brocchi, 1814) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Nerita funata Dujardin, 1837 | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Novocrania turbinata (Poli, 1795) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pseudopusula parcicosta (Bronn, 1862) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pyrgostylus abreui (Peñas & Rolán 2000) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Tenagodus obtusus (Schumacher, 1817) | Ponta do Castelo | Azores | Santa Maria |
References
Location according to
Ávila, S. P., Ramalho, R. S., Habermann, J. M., & Titschack, J. (2018). The marine fossil record at Santa Maria Island (Azores). U. Kueppers, & C. Beier. Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. 155–196. Springer, Berlin. Active Volcanoes of the World. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32226-6_9.
Ávila, S. P., Ramalho, R. S., Habermann, J. M., & Titschack, J. (2018). The marine fossil record at Santa Maria Island (Azores). U. Kueppers, & C. Beier. Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. 155–196. Springer, Berlin. Active Volcanoes of the World. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32226-6_9.
Georeference Protocol
Rios, N. E., & Bart, H. L. (2010). GEOLocate (Version 3.22). Tulane University Museum of Natural History, Belle Chasse, LA. https://www.geo-locate.org/web/WebGeoref.aspx.
Rios, N. E., & Bart, H. L. (2010). GEOLocate (Version 3.22). Tulane University Museum of Natural History, Belle Chasse, LA. https://www.geo-locate.org/web/WebGeoref.aspx.