Where: Spain (28.9° N, 13.9° W: paleocoordinates 28.9° N, 13.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• 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."
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 128324: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 06.06.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Meretrix chiona, "Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima, "Meretrix (Pitar) floridella" = Pitar, Meretrix (Pitar) tumens, Venus verrucosa, Dosinia isocardia, Tapes senegalensis
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
"Meretrix (Pitar) floridella" = Pitar venus clam
Meretrix (Pitar) tumens Stenzel et al. 1957 venus clam
Venus verrucosa venus clam
Dosinia isocardia venus clam
Tapes senegalensis venus clam | |
Semele modesta clam | |
"Cardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum, Cardium gryphina, "Cardium norvegicum" = Laevicardium crassum
"Cardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
Cardium gryphina cockle
"Cardium norvegicum" = Laevicardium crassum Gmelin 1791 cockle | |
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Glycymeris glycymeris Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Siphonaria grisea pulmonate | |
Bittium reticulatum da Costa 1778 cerith snail | |
Protoma knockeri turret shell
Turritella ligar turret shell
Turritella bicingulata Lamarck 1822 turret shell
Turritella communis Risso 1826 turret shell | |
Alvania cancellata da Costa 1778 snail | |
Cymatium costatum triton shell
Cymatium cf. dolarium triton shell | |
"Bursa pustulosa" = Bursa corrugata
"Bursa pustulosa" = Bursa corrugata Perry 1811 frog shell | |
Trivia cf. candidula Gaskoin 1836 snail | |
"Cypraea stercororia" = Trona stercoraria
"Cypraea stercororia" = Trona stercoraria Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Marginella cf. oryza margin shell
Marginella deliciosa margin shell | |
"Purpura (Thais) haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
Purpura (Thais) cf. nodosa murex snail | |
"Conus cf. testudinarius" = Conus (Chelyconus) testudinarius, Conus mediterraneus
"Conus cf. testudinarius" = Conus (Chelyconus) testudinarius Martini 1773 cone shell
Conus mediterraneus Hwass 1792 cone shell | |
Clathurella purpurae snail | |
Mitra hamilzei mitre shell
Mitra fusca mitre shell | |
Cantharus assimilis, Pisania orbignyi, Columbella rustica, ? Columbella scripta, Columbella cf. gervillei, Nassarius reticulatus, Nassarius argentea, Nassarius migra, Nassarius trifasciata, Littorina angullifera, Littorina neritoides
Cantharus assimilis true whelk
Pisania orbignyi true whelk
Columbella rustica true whelk
? Columbella scripta true whelk
Columbella cf. gervillei true whelk
Nassarius reticulatus true whelk
Nassarius argentea true whelk
Nassarius migra true whelk
Nassarius trifasciata true whelk
Littorina angullifera periwinkle
Littorina neritoides Linnaeus 1758 periwinkle | |
"Vermetus cf. intortus" = Petaloconchus intortus
"Vermetus cf. intortus" = Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 snail | |
"Amalthea antiquata" = Hipponix antiquatus, "Natica cf. lactea" = Polinices lacteus, Natica cf. flammulata, Natica sp.
"Amalthea antiquata" = Hipponix antiquatus Linnaeus 1767 hoof shell
"Natica cf. lactea" = Polinices lacteus Guilding 1834 moon snail
Natica cf. flammulata moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
Fissurella nubecua snail
Emarginula fissura Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Turbo rugosus" = Bolma rugosus
"Turbo rugosus" = Bolma rugosus Linnaeus 1767 snail | |
Calliostoma dubius top snail
Calliostoma exasperatum top snail | |
"Patella gomesi" = Patella candei gomesii
"Patella gomesi" = Patella candei gomesii Drouet 1858 limpet | |
Architectonica cf. granulosa sundial | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Thecidea mediterranea Risso 1826 |