Zifaf Island, upper Marly limestone (locality F) (Pleistocene to of Yemen)

Where: Yemen (16.8° N, 41.7° E: paleocoordinates 16.7° N, 41.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Kamaran Member (Abbas Formation), Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• basal cast besds of the marly limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: R. L. Cox. 1931. The geology of the Farsan Islands, Oizan and Kamaran Island, Red Sea. Part 2.- Molluscan palaeontology. Geological Magazine 68:1-18 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 55373: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 13.10.2005, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Clava recurva" = Rhinoclavis
"Clava recurva" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus (Canarium) plicatus" = Canarium, Strombus (Labiostrombus) fusiformis, "Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, Strombus (Canarium) fasciatus
"Strombus (Canarium) plicatus" = Canarium true conch
"Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus" = Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus Adams 1851 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra dimidiata auger snail
Terebra babylonia auger snail
Terebra andamanica auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Cymatium (Ranularia) vespaceum" = Monoplex vespaceus
"Cymatium (Ranularia) vespaceum" = Monoplex vespaceus Lamarck 1822 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Erronea caurica Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Erosaria ocellata Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices (Naticina) powisiana Récluz 1844 moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Atys naucum Linnaeus 1758 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia lacerata, "Barbatia (Acar) divaricata" = Acar, "Navicula ventricosa" = Arca
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Barbatia (Acar) divaricata" = Acar miniature ark
"Navicula ventricosa" = Arca ark
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea crenulifera" = Dendostrea crenulifera, "Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli
"Ostrea crenulifera" = Dendostrea crenulifera Sowerby 1873 oyster
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divaricella macandreae Adams 1870 clam
Lucina dentifera Jonas 1846 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula taitensis" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) taitensis Lamarck 1818 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Circe corrugata Dilwyn 1817 venus clam
Lioconcha ornata Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
Pitar hebraeus venus clam
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Dosinia histrio Gmelin 1791 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Fragum) fornicatum" = Ctenocardia (Ctenocardia) fornicata, Tridacna croacea, "Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium
"Cardium (Fragum) fornicatum" = Ctenocardia (Ctenocardia) fornicata Sowerby 1840 cockle
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium cockle
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae