Where: Eritrea (15.7° N, 40.1° E: paleocoordinates 15.6° N, 40.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Nardini. 1934. Molluschi delle spiagge emerse del Mar Rosso e dell'Oceano Indiano, introduzione e parte I (gasteropodi) [Mollusks from raised beaches bordering the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, introduction and part I (gastropods)]. Palaeontographia Italica 34:171-267 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 101415: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.12.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris Linnaeus 1767 horn snail | |
Planaxis griseum snail | |
"Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata, Cerithium clypeomorus, Cerithium vertagus, Cerithium erythraeonense, Cerithium caeruleum, "Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera
"Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata Quoy and Gaimard 1834 cerith snail
Cerithium clypeomorus cerith snail
Cerithium vertagus cerith snail
Cerithium erythraeonense Lamarck 1822 cerith snail
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
"Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera Linnaeus 1758 cerith snail | |
Turritella trisulcata turret shell | |
Natica mammilla moon snail
Natica melanostoma moon snail | |
Vermetus gigas worm shell | |
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell | |
"Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis, "Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus, "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola, "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella, "Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica, Cypraea pantherina
"Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis Sowerby 1837 cowry
"Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus Lamarck 1810 cowry
"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 purple-mouthed cowry
"Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
"Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 cowry | |
"Pyrula paradisiaca" = Ficus
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Turbinella cornigera snail | |
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea Lamarck 1801 olive snail | |
Mitra cruentata mitre shell | |
"Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia, "Nassa kieneri" = Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri
"Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Nassa kieneri" = Nassarius (Niotha) kieneri Deshayes 1863 snail | |
Purpura sertum, "Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata
Purpura sertum murex snail
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata Deshayes and Milne-Edwards 1844 murex snail | |
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Conus sumatrensis, Conus capitaneus, Conus textile, Conus virgo, Conus generalis, Conus catus, Conus arenatus, Conus nussatella
Conus sumatrensis cone shell
Conus capitaneus cone shell
Conus textile cone shell
Conus generalis Linnaeus 1767 cone shell
Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Strombus muricatus, Strombus sp., "Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, Strombus fasciatus, "Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia
Strombus muricatus conch
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia true conch | |
Clanculus pharaonis, Trochus maculatus, Trochus stefaninii n. sp., Trochus virgatus, Trochus erythraeus, Trochus dentatus
Clanculus pharaonis top snail
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Trochus stefaninii n. sp. Nardini 1934 top snail
Trochus virgatus Gmelin 1792 top snail
Trochus erythraeus Brocchi 1823 top snail
Trochus dentatus Forskal 1775 top snail | |
Turbo coronatus, Turbo sp., "Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus, "Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus
Turbo coronatus snail
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
"Ricinula ochrostoma" = Drupa
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Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Brechites vaginifer watering pot shell | |
Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775 clam | |
Macrocallista florida venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Clementia papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam | |
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis, Cardium serrula, Tridacna cumingi, "Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas, "Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme
"Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis Sowerby 1834 cockle
Cardium serrula cockle
Tridacna cumingi cockle
"Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792 clam | |
Chlamys werti, Chlamys sp., Chlamys sanguinolenta, "Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata, Spondylus cf. ocellatus, Spondylus spectrum, "Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri, Spondylus regius
Chlamys werti scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791 scallop
"Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata Sowerby 1842 scallop
Spondylus cf. ocellatus scallop
Spondylus spectrum Reeve 1856 scallop
"Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri Röding 1798 scallop
Spondylus regius Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada pearl oyster | |
Ostrea cristata, "Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli
Ostrea cristata Born 1778 oyster
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster | |
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis, "Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster | |
Barbatia lacerata, "Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Arca plicata" = Acar plicata, Arca nivea
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Arca plicata" = Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817 miniature ark
Arca nivea ark | |
Tellinella listeri | |
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri Röding 1798 |