Core MAY.KL 89022, southern Dapani lagoon (1.8-2.6 m) (Holocene of Mayotte)

Where: Mayotte (13.0° S, 45.2° E: paleocoordinates 13.0° S, 45.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. Zinke, J. J. G. Reijmer, M. Taviani, W. C. Dullo, and B. Thomassin. 2005. Facies and faunal assemblage changes in response to the Holocene transgression in the Lagoon of Mayotte (Comoro Archipelago, SW Indian Ocean). Facies 50:391-408 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 209860: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.05.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Fustiariidae
Fustiaria sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
 Opisthobranchia -
Cephalaspidea indet. Fischer 1883 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
"Tornatina sp." = Bulla (Tornatina)
"Tornatina sp." = Bulla (Tornatina) Adams 1850 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
 Heterostrophia -
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium diplax cerith snail
Cerithium perparvulum cerith snail
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Litiopidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Dialidae
Diala semistriata Lozouet 1998 snail
 Cerithioidea - Scaliolidae
"Finella pupoides" = Finella (Finella) pupoides Adams 1860 snail
Scaliola sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Microliotia sp. Boettger 1902 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Triphoridae indet. Gray 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulidae sp. Fleming 1822 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
Caecum sp. Fleming 1813 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum sp. Röding 1798 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Chicoreus sp. Monfort 1810 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberula sp. Swainson 1840 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Gyrineum pusillum triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 worm shell
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817 miniature ark
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Vasticardium sp." = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium)
"Vasticardium sp." = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) Iredale 1927 cockle
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida -
"Veneracea indet." = Veneroidea
"Veneracea indet." = Veneroidea Rafinesque 1815 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pillucina sp., "Bellucina sp." = Cardiolucina
Pillucina sp. Pilsbry 1921 clam
"Bellucina sp." = Cardiolucina Sacco 1901 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita sp. Bruguière 1792 clam
Foraminifera
 Asterigerinacea - Amphisteginidae
Amphistegina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
Heterolepa sp. Franzenau 1884
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808