Khor Ambado: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Djibouti
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Nerita (Pila) undata
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Potamides (Terebralia) palustris
(Linnaeus 1767)
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| recombined as Terebralia palustris | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus | ||||||||||
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Pterocera cf. millepeda
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| synonym of Lambis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Purpura (Thalessa) savignyi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Melongena paradisiaca
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Mamma) mamilla
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Natica (Natica) mamilla | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo (Marmarostoma) coronatus
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| var. crenifera | ||||||||||
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Turbo radiatus
Gmelin 1791
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| recombined as Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus | ||||||||||
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Turbo (Marmarostoma) granulatus
Gmelin 1791
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Trochus (Tectus) dentatus
Forskal 1775
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea forskali
Chemnitz 1785
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Anadara) antiquata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Anadara (Anadara) antiquata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Tridacna sp.
Bruguière 1797
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Djibouti |
| Coordinates: | 11.6° North, 43.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 11.6° North, 43.0° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Secondary lithology: | calcareous sandstone |
| 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: | 96786 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-07-01 02:17:55 | Last modified: | 2010-07-01 05:24:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-07-01 02:17:55 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 33020. | R. Abrard. 1942. Mollusques Pleistocenes de la Cote Francaise des Somalis [Pleistocene molluscs from French Somaliland]. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, serie 6 18:5-105 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |