Avontuur A 50m complex 1 (Pliocene of South Africa)

Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.9° S, 18.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.0° S, 18.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

• Tidal inlet-dominated barrier

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: B. Kensley and J. Pether. 1986. Late Tertiary and Early Quaternary Fossil Mollusca for the Hondeklip Area, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 97(6):141-225 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 118257: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 11.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Afrocominella capensis, Drilla tempestae n. sp., Namamurex odontostoma
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Chaetopleuridae
cf. Dinoplax sp., Chaetopleura pertusa
cf. Dinoplax sp. Dall 1882 chiton
 Chitonida - Chitonidae
cf. Chiton sp.
cf. Chiton sp. Linnaeus 1758 chiton
Gastropoda
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Patella argenvillei, Patella hoffmani n. sp., Helcion sp., "Patella barbara" = Scutellastra barbara
Patella hoffmani n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 limpet
Helcion sp. Montfort 1810 limpet
"Patella barbara" = Scutellastra barbara Linnaeus 1758 limpet
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo cidaris
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Tricolia capensis
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Clanculus murrayi, Oxystele sinensis, Gibbula zonata
Gibbula zonata Wood 1828 top snail
Gibbula zonata patula n. ssp.
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella robusta, Amblychilepas scutellum
Amblychilepas scutellum Gmelin 1791 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Melanella sp.
Melanella sp. Bowdich 1822 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula deprima n. sp., Calyptraea kilburni
Crepidula deprima n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 slipper shell
Calyptraea kilburni Kensley and Pether 1986 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp.
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Ocenebra purpuroides, Ocenebra bonaccorsii, Nucella dubia, Nucella praecingulata
Ocenebra bonaccorsii Carrington and Kensley 1969 murex snail
Nucella dubia murex snail
Nucella praecingulata Haughton 1932 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp.
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Bullia digitalis" = Buccinum digitale, "Triumphis dilemma" = Austriumphis dilemma, Burnupena papyracea, Burnupena rogersi n. sp.
"Bullia digitalis" = Buccinum digitale Dillwyn 1817 true whelk
"Triumphis dilemma" = Austriumphis dilemma Kilburn and Tankard 1975 true whelk
Burnupena rogersi n. sp. Kensley and Pether 1986 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
? Fusus faurei, ? Nassarius litorafontis, Bullia laevissima
Bullia laevissima Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
? Turris nigrovitta
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus mozambicus
Conus mozambicus cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
? Hespererato oppenheimeri
? Hespererato oppenheimeri Kensley and Pether 1986 snail
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Carditella calipsamma
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
? Hiatella sp.
? Hiatella sp. Daudin 1801 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Phaxas decipiens
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
? Corbula palaegialus
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chamelea krigei
Chamelea krigei venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Standella namaquensis
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina trilatera
Tellina trilatera tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax haughtoni
Donax haughtoni Carrington and Kensley 1969 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna perna, "Aulacomya ater" = Aulacomya atra
Perna perna Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Aulacomya ater" = Aulacomya atra Molina 1782 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
? Arca halmyrus
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Striostrea margaritacea
Striostrea margaritacea Lamarck 1819 oyster