Sedgefield (Pleistocene of South Africa)

Also known as Column 10

Where: South Africa (34.0° S, 22.8° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° S, 22.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed in text. AGE: Pleistocene, presumably. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Unknown. Assumed unlithified as it is described as a "raised beach".

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown. Originally reported by Martin, 1956, 196?, (Barnard, 1958, pers. comm.)

Primary reference: K. H. Barnard. 1962. Revised list of South African late Tertiary and Pleistocene marine Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 36(4):179-196 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 122941: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.01.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, and with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, though with species-resolution identifications.
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unclassified
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Hydatina sp., Pseudactaeon albus, Lamya capensis, Anomium ? ephippium
Gastropoda
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
"Melanella (Eulima) algoensis" = Eulima
"Melanella (Eulima) algoensis" = Eulima snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Dialidae
Diala pinnae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium rufonodulosum, "Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi
"Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera, Turritella cf. kowiensis, Turritella capensis
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell
Turritella capensis turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica genuana
Natica genuana moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Triforis africana
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Littorina cf. pintado
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Alvania argentea, Rissoa sp.
Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium dolarium, Cymatium klenei
Cymatium dolarium triton shell
Cymatium klenei triton shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla obtusa
Ancilla obtusa olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Nassa kraussiana
Nassa kraussiana true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia laevissima
Bullia laevissima Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Thais dubia
Thais dubia Krauss 1848 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra suspensa
Terebra suspensa auger snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla kraussi, Pyramidella aganea, Odostomia jucunda
Turbonilla kraussi Clessin 1890 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Solidula sulcata
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula turtoni
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Stomatella cf. sulcifera, Cantharidus fultoni, Oxystele tabularis, Priotrochus alexandri
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Minolia articulata
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
"Amblychilepas scutella" = Amblychilepas scutellum
"Amblychilepas scutella" = Amblychilepas scutellum Gmelin 1791 snail
 Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis sp.
Haliotis sp. Linnaeus 1758 abalone
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Philine sp., Cylichna sp.
Philine sp. Ascanius 1772 snail
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla ampulla
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail
Bivalvia
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Glycimeris connollyi" = Glycymeris
"Glycimeris connollyi" = Glycymeris clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen capensis
 Pholadida - Myidae
Cryptomya philippinarum
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Ungulina alfredensis, Diplodonta (Felania) agulhasensis, "Diplodonta (Felania) cf. senegalensis" = Felaniella senegalensis
"Diplodonta (Felania) cf. senegalensis" = Felaniella senegalensis Reeve 1850 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Sunetta contempta, Tapes corrugata, Tapes deshayesii, Venus verrucosa, Venus arakana, Chione (Timoclea) costellifera, Dosinia hepatica, Dosinia africana, Tivela transversa, Pitaria kochii
Tapes corrugata venus clam
Tapes deshayesii venus clam
Venus verrucosa venus clam
Venus arakana venus clam
Chione (Timoclea) costellifera Adams and Reeve 1850 venus clam
Dosinia hepatica venus clam
Dosinia africana Gray 1838 venus clam
Tivela transversa venus clam
Pitaria kochii venus clam
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Donacilla africana
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra glabrata, "Mactra ovalina" = Mactrotoma angusta, Lutraria lutraria
"Mactra ovalina" = Mactrotoma angusta Reeve 1854 surfclam
Lutraria lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
"Rochefortia ? similis" = Mysella (Rochefortia)
"Rochefortia ? similis" = Mysella (Rochefortia) clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Psammotellina capensis
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma litoralis, Apolymetis orbicularis, Tellina triangularis, Tellina regularis, Tellina madagascariensis, Gastrana abildgaardiana
Macoma litoralis tellin clam
Tellina regularis tellin clam
Tellina madagascariensis Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
Gastrana abildgaardiana Spengler 1798 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax longissimus, Donax burnupi, Donax serra
Donax serra Roding 1798 clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Theora alfredensis
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium turtoni" = Papillicardium turtoni
"Cardium turtoni" = Papillicardium turtoni Sowerby 1894 cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divaricella liratula, Lucina edentula
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
"Lanistina cuneata" = Musculus
"Lanistina cuneata" = Musculus mussel
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Chloromytilus meridionalis
Chloromytilus meridionalis Krauss 1848 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sulcicostata, Chlamys tinctus
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima rotundata
Lima rotundata file clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna squamifera