Where: Eritrea (15.7° N, 40.1° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 15.3° N, 40.1° E (Wright 2013)
• 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, edited by Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Terebra cumingi ragazzii auger snail | |
Conus virgo emaciata cone shell | |
Pisania ignea flammulata true whelk | |
Pyrula paradisiaca nodosa fig shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Cardium rugosum gortanii cockle | |
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Barbatia lacerata, "Arca plicata" = Acar plicata, 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 | |
Spondylus cf. ocellatus, Spondylus regius, Spondylus spectrum, "Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri, Chlamys werti, Chlamys sp., "Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata, Chlamys sanguinolenta
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
"Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata Sowerby 1842 scallop
Chlamys sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791 scallop | |
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis, "Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 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 | |
Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792 clam | |
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Brechites vaginifer watering pot shell | |
"Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme, "Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis, Tridacna cumingi, "Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas, Cardium serrula
"Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme Born 1780 cockle
"Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis Sowerby 1834 cockle
Tridacna cumingi cockle
"Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium serrula cockle | |
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775 clam | |
Clementia papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Macrocallista florida venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Planaxis griseum snail | |
"Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata, "Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera, Cerithium clypeomorus, Cerithium vertagus, Cerithium caeruleum, Cerithium erythraeonense
"Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata Quoy and Gaimard 1834 cerith snail
"Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera Linnaeus 1758 cerith snail
Cerithium clypeomorus cerith snail
Cerithium vertagus cerith snail
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
Cerithium erythraeonense Lamarck 1822 cerith snail | |
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris Linnaeus 1767 horn snail | |
Turritella trisulcata turret shell | |
Vermetus gigas worm shell | |
"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus, "Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis, "Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica, Cypraea pantherina, "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella, "Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola
"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus Lamarck 1810 cowry
"Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis Sowerby 1837 cowry
"Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 cowry
"Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
"Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 purple-mouthed cowry | |
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell | |
"Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia, "Nassa kieneri" = Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri
"Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Nassa kieneri" = Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri Deshayes 1863 snail | |
Nassa coronata true whelk
Engina mendicaria true whelk | |
"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 nussatella, Conus arenatus, Conus catus
Conus sumatrensis cone shell
Conus capitaneus cone shell
Conus textile cone shell
Conus generalis Linnaeus 1767 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell | |
Mitra cruentata mitre shell | |
Turbinella cornigera snail | |
Strombus muricatus, Strombus sp., Strombus fasciatus, "Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, "Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia
Strombus muricatus conch
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia true conch | |
Natica mammilla moon snail
Natica melanostoma moon snail | |
Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Clanculus pharaonis, Trochus virgatus, Trochus dentatus, Trochus stefaninii n. sp., Trochus erythraeus, Trochus maculatus
Clanculus pharaonis top snail
Trochus virgatus Gmelin 1792 top snail
Trochus dentatus Forskal 1775 top snail
Trochus stefaninii n. sp. Nardini 1934 top snail
Trochus erythraeus Brocchi 1823 top snail
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail | |
Turbo coronatus, Turbo sp., "Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus, "Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus
Turbo coronatus snail
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail
"Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
Tellinella listeri | |
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri Röding 1798 |