Dahlak Kebr Island (Pleistocene of Eritrea)
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
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Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
"Ricinula ochrostoma" = Drupa
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Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
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Natica mammilla moon snail
Natica melanostoma moon snail | |
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Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell | |
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia, Strombus muricatus, Strombus sp., "Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, Strombus fasciatus
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia true conch
Strombus muricatus conch
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch | |
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata, Purpura sertum
"Purpura hippocastanum" = Mancinella aculeata Deshayes and Milne-Edwards 1844 murex snail
Purpura sertum murex snail | |
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Conus sumatrensis, Conus capitaneus, Conus textile, Conus arenatus, Conus catus, Conus nussatella, Conus virgo, Conus generalis
Conus sumatrensis cone shell
Conus capitaneus cone shell
Conus textile cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus generalis Linnaeus 1767 cone shell | |
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea
"Ancilla cinnamomea" = Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea Lamarck 1801 olive snail | |
"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 | |
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Mitra cruentata mitre shell | |
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Turbinella cornigera snail | |
"Pyrula paradisiaca" = Ficus
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"Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica, Cypraea pantherina, "Cypraea erythraeensis" = Bistolida erythraeensis, "Cypraea turdus" = Erosaria turdus, "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola, "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella
"Cypraea arabica" = Mauritia arabica Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 cowry
"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 | |
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Vermetus gigas worm shell | |
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Turritella trisulcata turret shell | |
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris
"Potamides palustris" = Terebralia palustris Linnaeus 1767 horn snail | |
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Planaxis griseum snail | |
Cerithium clypeomorus, Cerithium vertagus, Cerithium erythraeonense, Cerithium caeruleum, "Cerithium asperum" = Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera, "Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata
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
"Cerithium inflatum" = Clypeomorus inflata Quoy and Gaimard 1834 cerith snail | |
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Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
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Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Clanculus pharaonis, Trochus virgatus, Trochus dentatus, Trochus stefaninii n. sp., Trochus erythraeus, Trochus maculatus
Clanculus pharaonis top snail
Trochus virgatus Gmelin 1792 top snail
Trochus dentatus Forskal 1775 top snail
Trochus stefaninii n. sp. Nardini 1934 top snail
Trochus erythraeus Brocchi 1823 top snail
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 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 | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Spondylus cf. ocellatus, Spondylus spectrum, Spondylus regius, "Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri, Chlamys werti, Chlamys sp., "Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata, Chlamys sanguinolenta
Spondylus cf. ocellatus scallop
Spondylus spectrum Reeve 1856 scallop
Spondylus regius Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Spondylus marisrubri" = Spondylus (Spondylus) marisrubri Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys werti scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Pecten hastatus" = Chlamys hastata Sowerby 1842 scallop
Chlamys sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791 scallop | |
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada pearl oyster | |
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli, Ostrea cristata
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
Ostrea cristata Born 1778 oyster | |
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti, "Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster | |
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Arca plicata" = Acar plicata, Arca nivea, Barbatia lacerata
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Arca plicata" = Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817 miniature ark
Arca nivea ark
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
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Brechites vaginifer watering pot shell | |
Tridacna cumingi, "Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas, Cardium serrula, "Cardium rugosum" = Vasticardium pectiniforme, "Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis
Tridacna cumingi cockle
"Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium serrula cockle
"Cardium australe" = Fulvia australis Sowerby 1834 cockle | |
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Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
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Macrocallista florida venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Clementia papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam | |
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Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775 clam | |
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Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
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Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792 clam | |
| Tellinella listeri | |
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri
"Tellina (Tellinella) interrupta" = Tellinella listeri Röding 1798 | |