Kahe Point, Oahu (Pleistocene of the United States)
Also known as Reef 3255
Where: Hawaii (21.3° N, 158.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Waimanalo Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• ~119 ka, last interglacial
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
• reef and near-reef deposits
• limestones and conglomerates
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. R. Muhs, K. R. Simmons, and B. Steinke. 2002. Timing and warmth of the Last Interglacial period: new U-series evidence from Hawaii and Bermuda and a new fossil compilation for North America. Quaternary Science Reviews 21:1355-1383 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 89289: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.05.2009
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Taxonomic list
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| Anthozoa | |
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Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
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Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Brachidontes crebristriatus mussel
Lithophaga hawaia mussel | |
"Arca ventricosa" = Lamarcka ventricosa, Acar plicata
"Arca ventricosa" = Lamarcka ventricosa Lamarck 1819 clam | |
Spondylus mimus, "Chlamys stearnsi" = Leopecten stearnsii
Spondylus mimus Olsson 1931 scallop
"Chlamys stearnsi" = Leopecten stearnsii Dall 1878 scallop | |
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Ostrea sandvichensis oyster
Ostrea thaanumi oyster | |
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Isognomon marspiallis oyster | |
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Ctena bella Conrad 1837 clam | |
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Scutarcopagia scobinata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam | |
"Trapezium californicus" = Trapezium oblongum
"Trapezium californicus" = Trapezium oblongum Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
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Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
| Gastropoda | |
Clypeomorus obeliscus, Clypeomorus graniferum, "Semivertagus atromarginatum" = Clava (Semivertagus), "Semivertagus nesioticus" = Clava (Semivertagus), Cerithium echinatum
Clypeomorus obeliscus cerith snail
Clypeomorus graniferum cerith snail
"Semivertagus atromarginatum" = Clava (Semivertagus) cerith snail
"Semivertagus nesioticus" = Clava (Semivertagus) cerith snail
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck 1822 cerith snail | |
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Stilifer speciosa snail | |
Antisabia foliacea, "Pilosabia pilosa" = Hipponix (Pilosabia)
Antisabia foliacea Quoy and Gaimard 1834 hoof shell
"Pilosabia pilosa" = Hipponix (Pilosabia) hoof shell | |
"Cypraea cicercula" = Pustularia cicercula, "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea labrolineata" = Erosaria labrolineata, "Cypraea caputserpentis" = Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis, "Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola, "Cypraea granulata" = Nucleolaria granulata, "Cypraea maculifera" = Mauritia maculifera, "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella, "Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola
"Cypraea cicercula" = Pustularia cicercula Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea labrolineata" = Erosaria labrolineata Gaskoin 1849 cowry
"Cypraea caputserpentis" = Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis Linnaeus 1758 cowry listed as C. captoserpentis
"Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea granulata" = Nucleolaria granulata Pease 1862 cowry
"Cypraea maculifera" = Mauritia maculifera Schilder 1932 cowry
"Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
"Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 purple-mouthed cowry | |
"Cymatium pileare" = Monoplex pilearis, Charonia triton
"Cymatium pileare" = Monoplex pilearis Linnaeus 1758 triton shell
Charonia triton triton | |
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Peristernia chlorostoma snail | |
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Coralliobia fimbriatus murex snail
Coralliophila violacea murex snail | |
Conus abbreviatus, Conus plicarius, Conus praelatus, Conus sponsalis, "Conus vitulinus" = Conus planorbis, Conus imperialis, Conus flavidus, "Conus leopardus" = Conus vexillum, Conus ebraeus, Conus nussatella, Conus tulipa
Conus abbreviatus cone shell
Conus plicarius cone shell
Conus praelatus cone shell
Conus sponsalis cone shell
"Conus vitulinus" = Conus planorbis Born 1778 cone shell
Conus imperialis Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus flavidus Lamarck 1810 cone shell
"Conus leopardus" = Conus vexillum Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Conus ebraeus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus tulipa Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
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Terebra crenulata auger snail
Terebra peasei auger snail | |
"Pusia consanguinea" = Vexillum (Pusia), "Pusia nodosa" = Vexillum (Pusia), "Pusia semifasciata" = Vexillum (Pusia)
"Pusia consanguinea" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre
"Pusia nodosa" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre
"Pusia semifasciata" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre | |
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Strombus erythrinus conch
"Lambis chiragra" = Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821 true conch | |
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Cellana argentata limpet | |
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Trochus sandwichensis Souleyet 1852 top snail | |
"Marmorostoma intercostalium" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis
"Marmorostoma intercostalium" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke 1829 snail | |
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Drupa morum snail
Drupa rubusidaeus snail | |