Adulis: Pleistocene, Eritrea

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus variabilis Krauss 1848
Nardini 1937
recombined as Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis
Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus 1758
Nardini 1937
recombined as Septifer bilocularis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia fusca (Bruguiére 1792)
Nardini 1937
recombined as Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca
Arca plicata Dillwyn 1817
Nardini 1937
recombined as Acar plicata
Arca imbricata Bruguière 1789
Nardini 1937
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
var. arabica
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula socialis Martin 1879
Nardini 1937
recombined as Corbula (Anisocorbula) socialis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Hemicardium hemicardium
Nardini 1937
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
Nardini 1937
recombined as Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Mesodesma glabrata
Nardini 1937
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo petholatus Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Turbo (Turbo) petholatus
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Haminea paulae n. sp.
original and current combination Haminoea
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella turrita
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla
Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758
var. striata
Gastropoda - Planaxidae
Planaxis griseum
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium clypeomorus
Cerithium aff. dubium
Bittium parvulum n. sp. Nardini 1934
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica mammilla
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Pyrula paradisiaca
synonym of Ficus
var. nodosa
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810
recombined as Erosaria turdus
Cypraea eburnea Barnes 1824
recombined as Erosaria eburnea
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Nassa coronata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassa arcularia (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla cinnamomea Lamarck 1801
recombined as Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella terveriana
Marginella cypraeaeformis n. sp. Nardini 1934
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex anguliferus
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rostellaria curvirostris
synonym of Tibia
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778
see common names

Geography
Country:Eritrea
Coordinates: 15.2° North, 39.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:15.2° North, 39.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
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:shallow subtidal indet.
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:101417
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-12-23 01:14:17 Last modified:2010-12-22 08:14:17
Access level:the public Released:2010-12-23 01:14:17
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]