Dahlak Kebr Island (Pleistocene of Eritrea)

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
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti, "Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea cristata, "Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli
Ostrea cristata Born 1778 oyster
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
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
 Arcida - Arcidae
"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 imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
var. arabica
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792 clam
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Brechites vaginifer watering pot shell
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme, "Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis, Cardium serrula, Tridacna cumingi, "Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas
"Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme Born 1780 cockle
and var. gortanii
"Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis Sowerby 1834 cockle
"Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Clementia papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia, Strombus muricatus, Strombus sp., Strombus fasciatus, "Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia true conch
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Pyrula paradisiaca" = Ficus
"Pyrula paradisiaca" = Ficus fig shell
var. nodosa
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata, Purpura sertum
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata Deshayes and Milne-Edwards 1844 murex snail
Purpura sertum murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea Lamarck 1801 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus capitaneus cone shell
Conus textile cone shell
Conus generalis Linnaeus 1767 cone shell
Conus virgo Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
var. emaciata
Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra cumingi auger snail
var. ragazzii
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"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
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Nassa coronata true whelk
Pisania ignea true whelk
var. flammulata
Engina mendicaria true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra cruentata mitre shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"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
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus gigas worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica mammilla moon snail
Natica melanostoma moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris Linnaeus 1767 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"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
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
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
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Ptenoglossa - Thaididae
"Ricinula ochrostoma" = Drupa
"Ricinula ochrostoma" = Drupa snail
var. heptagonalis
Tellinella listeri
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"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri Röding 1798