Yalgorup Plain: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Australia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Parcanassa sp.
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes ustulatus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris strialularis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys asperrimus Lamarck 1819
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Saccostrea cuccullata (Born 1778)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Electroma georgiana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella sp. Iredale 1924
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Anodontia perplea
Wallucina cf. jacksoniensis
Callucina lacteola (Tate 1897)
Divalucina cumingi (Adams and Angas 1863)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thraciopsis subrecta
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tenuilirata Sowerby 1867
recombined as Semelangulus tenuilirata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Hemidonax chapmani
Donax francisensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Tawera coelata
Tawera lagopus
Chione cardioides
Gomphina undulosa
Irus distans
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra matthewi
Mactra australis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Paphies cuneata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella sp. Angas 1877
Gastropoda - Thaididae
Drupa sp. Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Haminoea brevis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla quoyii
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847
Gastropoda
Dicathais orbita
Gastropoda - Patellida - Acmaeidae
Naccula punctata
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Collisella onychitis
synonym of Lottia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum marrowi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella tasmanica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Pyrene scripta Lamarck 1822
Mitrella austrina
Mitrella menkeana
Zafra vercoi
spelled with current rank as Anachis (Zafra)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva australis Duclos 1835
recombined as Oliva (Strephona) australis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda monilifera
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus anemone
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Mangelia sp. (Loven 1846)
corrected as Cythara (Mangelia)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Bedeva paivae Crosse 1864
Gastropoda - Eratoidae
Proterato sulcerato
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix foliaceous
Hipponix conicus (Schumacher 1817)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz 1843)
original and current combination Natica gualteriana
Polinices conicus Lamarck 1822
Tanea sagittata
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium granarium
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea calyptraeformis Deshayes 1830
recombined as Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo intercostalis Menke 1829
recombined as Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis
Astralium squamiferum
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Thalotia lehmanni
Thalotia pulcherrima
Thalotia conica Gray 1827
Thalotia chlorostoma Menke 1843
Phasianotrochus bellulus Dunker 1845
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810
Cantharidus lepidus
Cantharidus irisodontes
Cantharidus sp. Monfort 1810
Gibbula lehmanni
Gibbula preissana
Ethminolia vitiliginea
Leiopyrga octona
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Phasianella australia
Phasianella solida
Phasianella ventricosa Swainson 1822
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Notomella bajula
Amblychilepas oblonga Menke 1843
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:Western Australia
Coordinates: 32.7° South, 115.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.6° South, 115.6° East
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
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tims Thicket/Kooallup Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: lower and middle parts of the Tims Thicket and Kooallup Limestones, previously part of the Tamala Limestone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: grainstone
Lithology description: shelly/bioturbated calcarenite
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: seagrass bank
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:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:96708
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-06-29 06:50:35 Last modified:2010-06-29 09:50:35
Access level:the public Released:2010-06-29 06:50:35
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
32989. V. Semeniuk. 1995. New Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphic units in the Yalgorup Plain area, southern Swan Costal Plain. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 78:67-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]