Core MAY.KL 89028, Boueni bay (0.7-1.1 m) (Holocene of Mayotte)

Where: Mayotte (12.9° S, 45.1° E: paleocoordinates 12.9° S, 45.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. Zinke, J. J. G. Reijmer, M. Taviani, W. C. Dullo, and B. Thomassin. 2005. Facies and faunal assemblage changes in response to the Holocene transgression in the Lagoon of Mayotte (Comoro Archipelago, SW Indian Ocean). Facies 50:391-408 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 209864: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides sp.
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Eponides sp.
Eponides sp. Montfort 1808
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Amphicoryna sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Triloculina trigonula, Quinqueloculina distorqueata
Triloculina trigonula Lamarck 1804
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium sp.
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sp.
Textularia sp. Defrance 1824
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerinoides ruber
Globigerinoides ruber d'Orbigny 1839
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
Heterolepa sp.
Heterolepa sp. Franzenau 1884
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Rotalia sp.
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris sp.
Cancris sp. Monfort 1808
 Buliminacea - Reusselidae
Reussella sp.
Reussella sp. Galloway 1933
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Bolivina sp.
Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha cristagalli
Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
Sheldonella lateralis, Barbatia foliata, Acar plicata
Barbatia foliata Forsskal 1775 clam
Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817 miniature ark
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Striarca symmetrica" = Arcopsis symmetrica
"Striarca symmetrica" = Arcopsis symmetrica Reeve 1844 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp.
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta sp.
Diplodonta sp. Bronn 1831 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp.
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cardiomya cf. alcocki
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pillucina sp., "Bellucina sp." = Cardiolucina
Pillucina sp. Pilsbry 1921 clam
"Bellucina sp." = Cardiolucina Sacco 1901 clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Megastomia sp." = Odostomia (Megastomia)
"Megastomia sp." = Odostomia (Megastomia) snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp.
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Vitrinella sp.
Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoidae indet.
Rissoidae indet. Gray 1847 snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Dentimargo sp.
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899 margin shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp.
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Scaliolidae
"Finella pupoides" = Finella (Finella) pupoides
"Finella pupoides" = Finella (Finella) pupoides Adams 1860 snail
 Cerithioidea - Dialidae
Diala sp.
Diala sp. Adams 1861 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp.
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Creseis acicula
Creseis acicula Renz 1829 snail
 Heterostrophia -
Odetta sp.