Ras Doumeira: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Djibouti
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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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
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium (Pithocerithium) petrosum
(Wood 1828)
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| recombined as Clypeomorus petrosum | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus (Leptoconus) generalis
Linnaeus 1767
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Mitra (Strigatella) chrysostoma
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus (Monodactylus) tricornis
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Strombus (Gallinula) deformis
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| replaced by Strombus (Labiostrombus) | |||||||
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Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea (Erosaria) turdus
(Lamarck 1810)
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| recombined as Erosaria turdus | |||||||
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Cypraea (Erosaria) erosa
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Naria erosa | |||||||
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Cypraea (Arabica) arabica
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Mauritia arabica | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mesodesmatidae
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Mesodesma (Atatodea) striatum
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Tellinella) rugosa
Born 1780
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Tellina (Arcopagia) remies
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus candidus
Lamarck 1819
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Barbatia) nivea
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| original and current combination Barbatia | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Djibouti |
| Coordinates: | 12.7° North, 43.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 12.7° North, 43.1° 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: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
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: | 96795 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-07-01 03:55:30 | Last modified: | 2010-07-01 06:55:30 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-07-01 03:55:30 |
| 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] |