Location
| Location Type | Outcrop |
| Parent Location | Santa Maria |
| Decimal Latitude | 36.95188000 |
| Decimal Longitude | -25.11170400 |
| Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters | 210 |
| GeodeticDatum | WGS84 |
| Country | Portugal |
| County | Vila do Porto |
| Locality | Praia Formosa |
| Stratigraphy - Max-min Age | Prainha & Praia do Calhau Section |
| Stratigraphy Elevation Base Min/Max | 3 - 11 |
| Stratigraphy - Max-min Age | 10 - 11 |
| Protection | DLR 11/2018/A 2018-08-28 |
| Added by | Madeira, P. on 2024-02-27 |
| Changed by | Madeira, P. on 2024-05-21 |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy | Parent | Unit Type | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prainha Marine Fossiliferous Sands (4) | Prainha & Praia do Calhau Section | Lithostratigraphy | 95 |
Specimens
| Scientific Name | Location | Island Group | Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerithium Bruguière, 1789 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Conus Linnaeus, 1758 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi-Giunti, 1859) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bulla mabillei Locard, 1897 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Conus ermineus Born, 1778 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Geomitridae C. R. Boettger, 1909 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Laevicardium oblongum (Gmelin, 1791) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Stylommatophora A. Schmidt, 1855 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Patella Linnaeus, 1758 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Patella aspera Röding, 1798 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Epitonium Röding, 1798 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Lucinella divaricata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mollusca | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pectinidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Plantae | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Talisman scrobilator (Linnaeus, 1758) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Anachis avaroides F. Nordsieck, 1975 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Bractechlamys corallinoides (A. d\'Orbigny, 1840) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Caecum armoricum de Folin, 1869 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Caecum gofasi Pizzini & Nofroni, 2001 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Cantharus variegatus (Gray, 1839) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Conus miruchae Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Conus venulatus Hwass, 1792 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Coralliophila meyendorffii (Calcara, 1845) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Ensis Schumacher, 1817 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Ervilia castanea (Montagu, 1803) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Euspira guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Gemophos viverratus (Kiener, 1834) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Isara nigra (Gmelin, 1791) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Leiosolenus aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1871 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mitrella Risso, 1826 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mitromorpha azorensis Mifsud, 2001 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Mitra cornea Lamarck, 1811 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Morula nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Natica Scopoli, 1777 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Noetiidae R. B. Stewart, 1930 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Fabricius, 1787) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Paludinella globularis (Hanley, 1844) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Semicassis Mörch, 1852 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Sparidae Rafinesque, 1818 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Tellina Linnaeus, 1758 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Tectarius striatus (P. P. King, 1832) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Tetrarca tetragona (Poli, 1795) | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | Azores | Santa Maria |
| Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Prainha (Praia Formosa) | 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.