Ironshore Formation, British West Indies, patch reef: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Cayman Islands
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Barbatia cancellaria
Lamarck 1819
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Gastropoda
- Modulidae
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Modulus modulus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium lutosum
Menke 1828
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Cerithium eburneum
Bruguière 1792
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Cerithium litteratum
(Born 1778)
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Cymatium pileare
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Monoplex pilearis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella sp.
Swainson 1831
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius albus
Say 1826
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| replaced by Nassarius antillarum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Leucozonia nassa
(Gmelin 1791)
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Latirus carinifer
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis hotessieriana
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| questionable assignment | ||||||||||
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Columbella mercatoria
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices lacteus
(Guilding 1834)
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix antiquatus
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Lithopoma tectum
(Lightfoot 1786)
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Gastropoda
- Phasianellidae
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Tricolia thalassicola
Robertson 1958
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| recombined as Eulithidium thalassicola | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Lucapina suffusa
(Reeve 1850)
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Diodora listeri
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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Diodora minuta
(Lamarck 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bulla striata
Bruguiére 1792
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Haminoeidae
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Atys sp.
Montfort 1810
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Gregariella coralliophaga
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Dendostrea frons
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Argopecten nucleus
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia candida
(Helbling 1779)
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Arca imbricata
Bruguière 1789
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| recombined as Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
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Barbatia domingensis
(Lamarck 1819)
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| recombined as Acar domingensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Divaricella quadrisulcata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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| recombined as Divalinga quadrisulcata | ||||||||||
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Linga pensylvanica
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Lucina pensylvanica | ||||||||||
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Anodontia alba
Link 1807
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Codakia costata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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| recombined as Parvilucina costata | ||||||||||
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Codakia orbiculata
(Montagu 1808)
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| recombined as Ctena orbiculata | ||||||||||
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Codakia pectinella
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Codakia orbicularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Gouldia cerina
(Adams 1845)
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Transennella gerrardi
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Periglypta listeri
(Gray 1838)
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Chione paphia
(Linnaeus 1767)
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| recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) paphia | ||||||||||
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Pitar fulminatus
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Pseudochama radians
(Lamarck 1819)
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| original and current combination Chama radians | ||||||||||
| variegata | ||||||||||
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Chama congregata
Conrad 1833
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Chama macerophylla
Gmelin 1791
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta punctata
(Say 1822)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Laevicardium laevigatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| replaced by Laevicardium serratum | ||||||||||
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Americardia guppyi
(Thiele 1910)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Leporimetis intastriata
(Say 1826)
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Tellina sybaritica
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Tellina candeana
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Tellina similis
Sowerby 1806
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| recombined as Scissula similis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele proficua
(Pulteney 1799)
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Ervilia concentrica
(Holmes 1858)
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Cumingia coarctata
Sowerby 1833
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| synonym of Cumingia lamellosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella martinicensis
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Cayman Islands |
| Coordinates: | 19.3° North, 81.3° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.3° North, 81.2° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 121 ± 6 Ka (U/Th) |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Ironshore | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: corals dated as 121 +/- 6 ka (Woodroffe et al. 1983) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | floatstone |
| Lithology description: coral | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3752 | ||
| Database number: | 80837 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | A. Girndt |
| Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-05-14 04:08:11 | Last modified: | 2010-03-23 07:46:26 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2010-05-14 04:08:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27168. | S. A. Cerridwen and B. Jones. 1991. Distribution of Bivalves and Gastropod in the Pleistocene Ironshore Formation, Grand Cayman, British West Indies. Caribbean Journal of Science 27(3-4):97-116 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt] |