Where: Egypt (27.3° N, 33.8° E: paleocoordinates 27.2° N, 33.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. Nardini. 1937. Molluschi delle spiagge emerse del Mar Rosso e dell'Oceano Indiano, parte II (Lamellibranchi) [Mollusks from raised beaches bordering the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, part II (bivalves)]. Palaeontographia Italica 37:225-278 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 101634: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 27.12.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata, Arca vellicata, Arca afra, Arca radiata, Arca navicularis, "Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Argina raddii n. sp.
Arca vellicata ark
Arca radiata Sowerby 1840 ark
Arca navicularis Bruguière 1789 ark
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
Argina raddii n. sp. Nardini 1937 ark | |
"Limopsis multistriata" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata
"Limopsis multistriata" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata Forsskal 1775 clam | |
"Ostrea cucullata" = Saccostrea cuccullata, "Ostrea tridacnaeformis" = Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis
"Ostrea cucullata" = Saccostrea cuccullata Born 1778 oyster
"Ostrea tridacnaeformis" = Nicaisolopha tridacnaeformis Cox 1927 oyster | |
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada
"Meleagrina margaritifera" = Pinctada pearl oyster | |
Chlamys isthmica, Chlamys porphyrea, Chlamys lessepsi, Chlamys tranquebarica, Chlamys sp., Pecten erythraeensis
Chlamys isthmica scallop
Chlamys porphyrea scallop
Chlamys lessepsi scallop
Chlamys tranquebarica scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Pecten erythraeensis scallop | |
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Cardita bicolor clam
Cardita gubernaculum clam | |
Corbula polita, "Corbula scaphoides" = Aloidis scaphoides
Corbula polita clam
"Corbula scaphoides" = Aloidis scaphoides Hinds 1843 clam | |
Cardium tenuicostatum, "Cardium lyratum" = Lyrocardium lyratum
Cardium tenuicostatum cockle
"Cardium lyratum" = Lyrocardium lyratum Sowerby 1940 cockle | |
"Solenocurtus strigilatus" = Solecurtus
"Solenocurtus strigilatus" = Solecurtus clam | |
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Tellina (Apolymetis) papyracea" = Apolymetis papyracea, Tellina (Pharaonella) pharaonis, Tellina (Tellinella) rastellum
"Tellina (Apolymetis) papyracea" = Apolymetis papyracea Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
Tellina (Pharaonella) pharaonis tellin clam
Tellina (Tellinella) rastellum tellin clam | |
Macrocallista florida, Clementia papyracea, Gafrarium pectinatum, Circe pectinata, Antigona (Ventricola) orientalis, Dosinia pubescens, "Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata
Macrocallista florida venus clam
Clementia papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Gafrarium pectinatum Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Circe pectinata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Antigona (Ventricola) orientalis venus clam
Dosinia pubescens venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
Cypricardia oblonga clam | |
Mactra maculosa clam | |
Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775 clam | |
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata, Codakia tigerina
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam |