Locality 1 near Mt. Roja, Lanzarote: Middle Pleistocene, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Gadinea afra
Gastropoda - Patellidae
Patella gomesi Drouet 1858
recombined as Patella candei gomesii
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo rugosus Linnaeus 1767
recombined as Bolma rugosus
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma dubius
Calliostoma exasperatum
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella nubecua
Emarginula fissura (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Protoma knockeri
Turritella ligar
Turritella bicingulata Lamarck 1822
Turritella communis Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium reticulatum (da Costa 1778)
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania cancellata (da Costa 1778)
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus cf. intortus Lamarck 1818
recombined as Petaloconchus intortus
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Amalthea antiquata (Linnaeus 1767)
recombined as Hipponix antiquatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Purpura (Thais) cf. nodosa
Purpura (Thais) haemastoma (Linnaeus 1767)
recombined as Stramonita haemostoma
Ocenebra edwardsi
O. edwardsi var. beatica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella cf. oryza
Marginella deliciosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra hamilzei
Mitra fusca
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pisania orbignyi
Cantharus assimilis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius reticulatus
Nassarius argentea
Nassarius migra
Nassarius trifasciata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella rustica
? Columbella scripta
Columbella cf. gervillei
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Daphnella (Teretia) anceps
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus mediterraneus Hwass 1792
Conus cf. testudinarius Martini 1773
recombined as Conus (Chelyconus) testudinarius
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Clathurella purpurae
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia cf. candidula (Gaskoin 1836)
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea stercororia (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Trona stercoraria
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Cymatium costatum
Cymatium cf. dolarium
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Bursa pustulosa (Reeve 1844)
synonym of Bursa corrugata
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica cf. lactea (Guilding 1834)
recombined as Polinices lacteus
Natica cf. flammulata
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina angullifera
Littorina neritoides (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica cf. granulosa
Gastropoda - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria grisea
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Tapes senegalensis
Dosinia isocardia
Venus verrucosa
Gouldia minima (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Gouldia (Gouldia) minima
Meretrix (Pitar) floridella
original and current combination Pitar
Meretrix (Pitar) tumens (Stenzel et al. 1957)
Meretrix chiona
M. chiona var. elongata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium norvegicum Spengler 1797
synonym of Laevicardium crassum
Cardium gryphina
Cardium papillosum Poli 1781
recombined as Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele modesta
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris glycymeris (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca afra
Arca gambiensis
Arca lactea Linnaeus 1767
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776
Chlamys flexuosa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus powelli
Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecideidae
Thecidea mediterranea Risso 1826
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain
Coordinates: 28.9° North, 13.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.9° North, 13.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Chibanian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Middle Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.77400 - 0.12900 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Rabatian (= mid Pleistocene) in Lecointre et al (1967); Zazo et al (2002) assume that this terrace was formed practically at the same time (1.2Myr) as an underlying lava flow. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: "16 -18 m beach (This height refers to elevation above high tide (H.T.) which is about 2 m above the Spanish Datum (S.D.) which is approximately mid-tide level."
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: calcareous sand. LITHIFICATION: Not stated, no figured specimens.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: From Meco and Stearns (1981): "Rough, composite rock platforms (" to m" of Driscoll et al. 1965) suggest that more than one stand of the sea may be represented"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropods and bivalves. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, but with species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:128324
Authorizer:J. Sessa Enterer:J. Sessa
Modifier:J. Sessa Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-06-06 07:06:05 Last modified:2012-06-05 17:42:54
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-06-06 07:06:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
41451. G. Lecointre, K. J. Tinkler, and H. G. Richards. 1967. The marine Quaternary of the Canary Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 119(8):325-344 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]