Where: Eritrea (15.7° N, 40.1° E: paleocoordinates 15.6° N, 40.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Nardini. 1934. Molluschi delle spiagge emerse del Mar Rosso e dell'Oceano Indiano, introduzione e parte I (gasteropodi) [Mollusks from raised beaches bordering the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, introduction and part I (gastropods)]. Palaeontographia Italica 34:171-267 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 101415: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.12.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti, "Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster | |
Ostrea cristata, "Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli
Ostrea cristata Born 1778 oyster
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster | |
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada pearl oyster | |
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Spondylus cf. ocellatus, Spondylus regius, Spondylus spectrum, "Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri, Chlamys werti, Chlamys sp., Chlamys sanguinolenta, "Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata
Spondylus cf. ocellatus scallop
Spondylus regius Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus spectrum Reeve 1856 scallop
"Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys werti scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791 scallop
"Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata Sowerby 1842 scallop | |
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Barbatia lacerata, "Arca plicata" = Acar plicata, "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata, Arca nivea
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Arca plicata" = Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817 miniature ark
Arca nivea ark | |
Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792 clam | |
Brechites vaginifer watering pot shell | |
"Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme, "Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis, Cardium serrula, Tridacna cumingi, "Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas
"Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis Sowerby 1834 cockle
Cardium serrula cockle
Tridacna cumingi cockle
"Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Macrocallista florida venus clam
Clementia papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam | |
Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775 clam | |
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia, Strombus muricatus, Strombus sp., Strombus fasciatus, "Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia true conch
Strombus muricatus conch
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
"Pyrula paradisiaca" = Ficus
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Turbinella cornigera snail | |
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata, Purpura sertum
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata Deshayes and Milne-Edwards 1844 murex snail
Purpura sertum murex snail | |
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea Lamarck 1801 olive snail | |
Conus sumatrensis, Conus capitaneus, Conus textile, Conus generalis, Conus virgo, Conus catus, Conus arenatus, Conus nussatella
Conus sumatrensis cone shell
Conus capitaneus cone shell
Conus textile cone shell
Conus generalis Linnaeus 1767 cone shell
Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
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"Nassa kieneri" = Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri, "Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia
"Nassa kieneri" = Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri Deshayes 1863 snail
"Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Mitra cruentata mitre shell | |
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell | |
"Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella, "Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola, Cypraea pantherina, "Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica, "Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus, "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis
"Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
"Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 purple-mouthed cowry
Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 cowry
"Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus Lamarck 1810 cowry
"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis Sowerby 1837 cowry | |
Vermetus gigas worm shell | |
Natica mammilla moon snail
Natica melanostoma moon snail | |
Turritella trisulcata turret shell | |
Planaxis griseum snail | |
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris Linnaeus 1767 horn snail | |
"Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera, "Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata, Cerithium clypeomorus, Cerithium vertagus, Cerithium erythraeonense, Cerithium caeruleum
"Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera Linnaeus 1758 cerith snail
"Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata Quoy and Gaimard 1834 cerith snail
Cerithium clypeomorus cerith snail
Cerithium vertagus cerith snail
Cerithium erythraeonense Lamarck 1822 cerith snail
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail | |
Trochus erythraeus, Trochus maculatus, Trochus stefaninii n. sp., Trochus virgatus, Trochus dentatus, Clanculus pharaonis
Trochus erythraeus Brocchi 1823 top snail
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Trochus stefaninii n. sp. Nardini 1934 top snail
Trochus virgatus Gmelin 1792 top snail
Trochus dentatus Forskal 1775 top snail
Clanculus pharaonis top snail | |
Turbo coronatus, Turbo sp., "Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus, "Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus
Turbo coronatus snail
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Ricinula ochrostoma" = Drupa
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Tellinella listeri | |
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri Röding 1798 |