Shek Seyd Island: Pleistocene, Eritrea
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium caeruleum
Sowerby 1855
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica mammilla
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Pyrula paradisiaca
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| synonym of Ficus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus tricornis
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Strombus muricatus
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Strombus fasciatus
Born 1778
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Trochus dentatus
Forskal 1775
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Nerita albicilla
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla | ||||||||||
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Nerita undata
Linnaeus 1758
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| var. striata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama corbierei
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Circe pectinata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Gafrarium pectinatum
Linnaeus 1758
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mesodesmatidae
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Mesodesma glabrata
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Asaphis deflorata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Codakia tigerina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiola auriculata
Krauss 1848
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
| recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula plicata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia lacerata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
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Arca imbricata
Bruguière 1789
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Nardini 1937 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
| var. arabica | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Eritrea |
| Coordinates: | 15.6° North, 39.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.5° North, 39.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Environment: | perireef or subreef |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 101416 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-12-23 00:05:24 | Last modified: | 2010-12-22 07:05:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-12-23 00:05:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 34590. | S. Nardini. 1934. Molluschi delle spiagge emerse del Mar Rosso e dell'Oceano Indiano, introduzione e parte I (gasteropodi) [Mollusks from raised beaches bordering the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, introduction and part I (gastropods)]. Palaeontographia Italica 34:171-267 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |
Secondary references:
| 34591 | S. Nardini. 1937. Molluschi delle spiagge emerse del Mar Rosso e dell'Oceano Indiano, parte II (Lamellibranchi) [Mollusks from raised beaches bordering the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, part II (bivalves)]. Palaeontographia Italica 37:225-278 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |