Kløft II (Pleistocene of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (70.7° N, 52.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone and unlithified gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Laursen. 1944. Contributions to the Quaternary geology of northern West Greenland especially the raised marine deposits. Meddelelser om Grønland 135(8):1-125 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 227030: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.08.2022

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Leda minuta
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sulcata
unclassified
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Lepta coeca
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Littorina saxatilis groenlandica
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Oregoniidae
Hyas sp.
Hyas sp. Leach 1814 spider crab
sp. I & II
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus balanus, Balanus hammeri, Balanus crenatus
Balanus hammeri barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière 1789 barnacle
Bryozoa
 Bryozoa -
Bryozoa indet.
Gastropoda
  - Neptuneidae
Neptunea despecta
Neptunea despecta Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Amaura candida" = Odostomia (Amaura)
"Amaura candida" = Odostomia (Amaura) snail
 Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
Utriculus (Retusa) pertenuis
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis, "Lunatia pallida" = Euspira pallida
"Natica clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis Gmelin 1791 moon snail
"Lunatia pallida" = Euspira pallida Broderip and Sowerby 1829 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Alvania wyvillethomsoni patorfikensis n. ssp.
Alvania wyvillethomsoni patorfikensis n. ssp. Friele 1877 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Bela decussata" = Curtitoma decussata, "Bela violacea" = Curtitoma violacea
"Bela decussata" = Curtitoma decussata Couthouy 1839 cone shell
"Bela violacea" = Curtitoma violacea Mighels and Adams 1842 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Bela nobilis, Bela exarata, Bela tenuicosta
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Trophon truncatus, "Trophon clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus
Trophon truncatus Ström 1768 murex snail
"Trophon clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum hydrophanum
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella erosa" = Tachyrhynchus erosus
"Turritella erosa" = Tachyrhynchus erosus Couthouy 1838 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Portlandia lenticula
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda pernula" = Nuculana pernula
"Leda pernula" = Nuculana pernula Müller 1779 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula tenuis" = Nucula
"Nucula tenuis" = Nucula nut clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea norvegica, "Saxicava arctica" = Hiatella arctica
"Saxicava arctica" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia sp.
Thracia sp. Blainville 1824 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Serripes groenlandicum, "Cardium ciliatum" = Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) ciliatum
"Cardium ciliatum" = Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) ciliatum Fabricius 1780 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
"Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea Gmelin 1792 tellin clam
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
"Axinopsis orbiculata" = Axinopsida orbiculata, Thyasira flexuosa
"Axinopsis orbiculata" = Axinopsida orbiculata Sars 1878 clam
Thyasira flexuosa Montagu 1803 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte elliptica, Astarte crenata, Astarte borealis, Astarte montagui
Astarte elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Astarte crenata Gray 1824 clam
Astarte borealis Chemnitz 1784 clam
Astarte montagui Dillwyn 1817 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten islandicus" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
"Pecten islandicus" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica Müller 1776 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel