Core MAY.KL 89028, Boueni bay (2-2.7 m) (Holocene of Mayotte)

Where: Mayotte (12.9° S, 45.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. Zinke, J. J. G. Reijmer, M. Taviani, W. C. Dullo, and B. Thomassin. 2005. Facies and faunal assemblage changes in response to the Holocene transgression in the Lagoon of Mayotte (Comoro Archipelago, SW Indian Ocean). Facies 50:391-408 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 209866: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Miliolida - Spiroloculinidae
Spiroloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida -
"Veneracea indet." = Veneroidea
"Veneracea indet." = Veneroidea Rafinesque 1815 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtidae indet. d'Orbigny 1846 clam
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Scaliolidae
"Finella pupoides" = Finella (Finella) pupoides Adams 1860 snail
Scaliola sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail
 Opisthobranchiata -
Cephalaspidea indet. Fischer 1883 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail