Talar Sandstone (Garr Koh-Chatti Section) (Pliocene of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (25.3° N, 62.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.4° N, 61.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Talar Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; gray, silty mudstone and medium-grained, coarse sandstone

Primary reference: J. A. Crame. 1984. Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Makran Coast, Pakistan. In B. U. Haq, J. D. Milliman (eds.), Marine geology and oceanography of Arabian Sea and Coastal Pakistan 45-61 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 55398: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 17.10.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Liotiidae
Cyclostrema sp. Marryatt 1818 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi
"Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella angulata" = Kapalmerella ranikoti Vredenburg 1928 turret shell
Turritella bacillum turret shell
Turritella "sp. A" Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella illustris Melvill 1904 turret shell
Turritella columnaris Kiener 1844 turret shell
"Turritella cingulifera" = Turritella (Kurosioia) cingulifera Sowerby 1825 turret shell
Turritella cf. fultoni Melvill 1901 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Tibia sp. Röding 1798 true conch
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Babylonia sp. Schlüter 1838 true whelk
Babylonia spirata Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
? Phos sp. Monfort 1810 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
Melongena cf. gigas Beets 1941 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus radiatus cone shell
Conus "sp. B" Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus "sp. C" Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus brevis" = Conus (Lithoconus) brevis Sowerby 1840 cone shell
"Conus figulinus" = Conus (Dendroconus) figulinus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus cf. eburneus Bruguière 1792 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Rapana sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail
Rapana bulbosa Solander 1817 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus sp. Röding 1798 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Tonna luteostoma tun shell
Tonna tessellata tun shell
Tonna cf. zonata tun shell
Tonna sp. Brünnich 1772 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Gyrineum spinosum triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica lineata" = Tanea lineata Röding 1798 moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Architectonica cf. perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis sp. Koenen 1885 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
Anadara cf. inaequivalvis Bruguière 1789 clam
Anadara sp. Gray 1847 ark
Anadara ferruginea Reeve 1844 rusty ark
"Larkinia rhombea" = Anadara (Larkinia) ark
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
Anadara cf. tambacana Martin 1883 ark
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
Cucullaea labiata Lightfoot 1786 clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys "sp. A" Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys cf. tjaringinensis Martin 1909 scallop
"Chlamys cf. singaporinus" = Mimachlamys singaporinus Sowerby 1853 scallop
Chlamys cf. prototranquebaricus Vredenburg 1928 scallop
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
? Loripes sp. Poli 1791 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Laternula sp. Röding 1798 clam
 Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
Lyonsia sp. Turton 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista ? florida Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Amiantis lilacina venus clam
Amiantis sp. Carpenter 1863 venus clam
? Lioconcha sp. Mörch 1853 venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Meretrix meretrix venus clam
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Sinodia ? excisa venus clam
Sunetta sp. Link 1807 venus clam
Timoclea sp. Brown 1827 venus clam
Paphia sp. Röding 1798 venus clam
Tapes sp. Mühlfeld 1811 venus clam
"Tapes malabarica" = Tapes (Textrix) malabarica Chemnitz 1782 venus clam
"Pitar cf. belcheri" = Tapes (Tapes) belcheri Sowerby 1852 venus clam
Hemitapes gallus venus clam
Hemitapes cor venus clam
Hemitapes sp. Römer 1864 venus clam
"Dosinia ? subpenicillata" = Dosina subpenicillata Vredenburg 1928 venus clam
Dosinia "sp. A" Scopoli 1777 venus clam
Dosinia "sp. B" Scopoli 1777 venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
"Dosinia ? radiata" = Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Reeve 1850 venus clam
"Dosinia peralta" = Dosinia (Dosinia) peralta Vredenburg 1928 venus clam
? Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
? Diplodonta sp. Bronn 1831 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactrinula sp. Gray 1853 clam
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Hemicardium sp. Schweigger 1820 cockle
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus sp. Blainville 1824 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidae "indet. large" Blainville 1814 tellin clam
Tellinidae "indet. small" Blainville 1814 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam