Avontuur A 50m complex 2 (Pliocene of South Africa)

Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.9° S, 18.4° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 34.7° S, 18.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

• Back barrier facies

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: B. Kensley and J. Pether. 1986. Late Tertiary and Early Quaternary Fossil Mollusca for the Hondeklip Area, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 97(6):141-225 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 118317: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 12.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Drilla tempestae n. sp., Afrocominella capensis, Namamurex odontostoma
Gastropoda
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
"Patella barbara" = Scutellastra barbara, Patella argenvillei, Patella hoffmani n. sp., Patella hendeyi n. sp.
"Patella barbara" = Scutellastra barbara Linnaeus 1758 limpet
Patella hoffmani n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 limpet
Patella hendeyi n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 limpet
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Tricolia capensis
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Oxystele sinensis, Cantharidus (Jujubinus) striatus, Gibbula zonata, Clanculus murrayi, Calliostoma depressa
Cantharidus (Jujubinus) striatus Linnaeus 1767 top snail
Gibbula zonata Wood 1828 top snail
Gibbula zonata patula n. ssp.
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo cidaris
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Amblychilepas scutellum, Diodora elevata, Fissurella robusta
Amblychilepas scutellum Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus mozambicus
Conus mozambicus cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra canisaxi n. sp.
Terebra canisaxi n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
? Turris nigrovitta
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia annulata, ? Fusus faurei, ? Nassarius litorafontis
Bullia annulata Lamarck 1816 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Triumphis dilemma" = Austriumphis dilemma, "Bullia digitalis" = Buccinum digitale, Burnupena papyracea, Burnupena aestus n. sp.
"Triumphis dilemma" = Austriumphis dilemma Kilburn and Tankard 1975 true whelk
"Bullia digitalis" = Buccinum digitale Dillwyn 1817 true whelk
Burnupena aestus n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp.
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Nucella praecingulata
Nucella praecingulata Haughton 1932 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
? Hespererato oppenheimeri
? Hespererato oppenheimeri Kensley and Pether 1986 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Argobuccinum casus n. sp.
Argobuccinum casus n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp.
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea viridarena, Calyptraea kilburni, Crepidula porcellana, Crepidula deprima n. sp.
Calyptraea viridarena slipper shell
Calyptraea kilburni Kensley and Pether 1986 slipper shell
Calyptraea kilburni nom. nov.
Crepidula porcellana slipper shell
Crepidula deprima n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium lycocephalum n. sp.
Epitonium lycocephalum n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 wentletrap
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Aulacomya ater" = Aulacomya atra
"Aulacomya ater" = Aulacomya atra Molina 1782 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
? Arca halmyrus
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Striostrea margaritacea
Striostrea margaritacea Lamarck 1819 oyster
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Carditella calipsamma
 Solenida - Pharidae
Phaxas decipiens
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
? Hiatella sp.
? Hiatella sp. Daudin 1801 clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax haughtoni
Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley 1969 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina trilatera, Gastrana sp.
Tellina trilatera tellin clam
Gastrana sp. Schumacher 1817 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria sp., Scissodesma spengleri, Standella namaquensis
Lutraria sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia sicarisinus n. sp., Venus verrucosa, Petricola prava, Tivela cf. compressa, Chamelea krigei
Dosinia sicarisinus n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 venus clam
Venus verrucosa venus clam
Petricola prava venus clam
Chamelea krigei venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
? Corbula palaegialus
Polyplacophora
 Chitonida - Chitonidae
cf. Chiton sp.
cf. Chiton sp. Linnaeus 1758 chiton