Zifaf Island, Reef limestone (locality H) (Pleistocene to of Yemen)
Where: Yemen (16.8° N, 41.7° E: paleocoordinates 16.7° N, 41.6° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Kamaran Member (Abbas Formation), Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• reef 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 55375: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 13.10.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
"Clava fasciata" = Rhinoclavis, "Cerithium" spathuliferum
"Clava fasciata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail
"Cerithium" spathuliferum cerith snail | |
Oliva miniacea Röding 1798 olive snail | |
Mitra versicolor mitre shell | |
Volema paradisiaca snail | |
Fusinus tuberculatus snail | |
Conus (Rhizoconus) sumatrensis, Conus (Cylinder) pennaceus, Conus (Lithoconus) eburneus, Conus arenatus, Conus (Cylinder) aulicus
Conus (Rhizoconus) sumatrensis cone shell
Conus (Cylinder) pennaceus cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) eburneus Bruguière 1792 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus (Cylinder) aulicus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Terebra andamanica auger snail | |
Lyncina camelopardalis Perry 1811 cowry | |
"Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, Strombus (Canarium) fasciatus, Tibia insulaechorab
"Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus (Canarium) fasciatus Born 1778 conch
Tibia insulaechorab true conch | |
Architectonica perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial | |
Bivalvia | |
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Antigona (Ventricola) orientalis venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Lioconcha ornata Dillwyn 1817 venus clam | |
Chama lazarus Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Chama brassica Reeve 1847 jewel box | |
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium cockle | |
Glycymeris livida clam | |
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, "Barbatia fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca, Barbatia lacerata, "Navicula ventricosa" = Arca
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Barbatia fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca Bruguiére 1792 clam
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Navicula ventricosa" = Arca ark | |
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli, Ostrea turbinata
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
Ostrea turbinata oyster | |
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
Plicatula menkeana Finlay 1927 scallop | |
Chlamys (Aequipecten) sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791 scallop |