Also known as Column 13
Where: South Africa (33.8° S, 25.8° E: paleocoordinates 33.9° S, 25.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed in text. AGE: Pleistocene, presumably. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown. Originally reported by Stow,1871, Johnson, 1904, Schwarz, 1910, Newton, 1913, and Woods, 1908.
Primary reference: K. H. Barnard. 1962. Revised list of South African late Tertiary and Pleistocene marine Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 36(4):179-196 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 122945: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.01.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
"Arca decussata" = Glycymeris decussata
"Arca decussata" = Glycymeris decussata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Arca avellana" = Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819 clam
Arca obliquata ark
"Arca gibba" = Barbatia gibba Martin 1879 clam | |
Pecten sulcicostata scallop | |
Lima rotundata file clam
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
Ostrea atherstonei oyster | |
"Melina cf. gaudichaudi" = Isognomon (Melina)
"Melina cf. gaudichaudi" = Isognomon (Melina) oyster | |
"Lanistina cuneata" = Musculus
"Lanistina cuneata" = Musculus mussel | |
Modiolus philippinarum Hanley 1844 mussel
Modiolus auriculatus Krauss 1848 mussel | |
Panopea natalensis, "Glycimeris pilosa" = Glycymeris
Panopea natalensis clam
"Glycimeris pilosa" = Glycymeris clam | |
Solen capensis clam | |
"Diplodonta (Felania) cf. senegalensis" = Felaniella senegalensis
"Diplodonta (Felania) cf. senegalensis" = Felaniella senegalensis Reeve 1850 clam | |
"Schizodesma ? spengleri" = Scissodesma, Lutraria oblonga, "Mactra ovalina" = Mactrotoma angusta, Mactra glabrata, Mactra rosea
"Schizodesma ? spengleri" = Scissodesma clam
Lutraria oblonga Gmelin 1791 clam
"Mactra ovalina" = Mactrotoma angusta Reeve 1854 surfclam
Mactra glabrata clam
Mactra rosea clam | |
Venus verrucosa, Dosinia hepatica, Dosinia africana, Tapes corrugata, Tapes dura, Macrocallista cf. lilacina, Tivela transversa, Tivela baini, Chamelea schwarzi, Chamelea rogersi
Venus verrucosa venus clam
Dosinia hepatica venus clam
Dosinia africana Gray 1838 venus clam
Tapes corrugata venus clam
Macrocallista cf. lilacina venus clam
Tivela transversa venus clam
Tivela baini venus clam
Chamelea schwarzi venus clam
Chamelea rogersi venus clam | |
"Cardium turtoni" = Papillicardium turtoni Sowerby 1894 cockle
Cardium edgari cockle
Cardium pulchella cockle | |
Donax oweni clam
Donax burnupi clam | |
Macoma litoralis, Apolymetis orbicularis, Gastrana abildgaardiana, Tellina ludwigii, Tellina madagascariensis
Macoma litoralis tellin clam
Apolymetis orbicularis tellin clam
Gastrana abildgaardiana Spengler 1798 tellin clam
Tellina ludwigii tellin clam
Tellina madagascariensis Gmelin 1791 tellin clam | |
"Psammobia sp." = Gari (Psammobia)
"Psammobia sp." = Gari (Psammobia) clam | |
Pholas dactylus Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Lucina edentula clam
Loripes clausus clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Siphonaria deflexa pulmonate | |
"Patella cochlear" = Scutellastra cochlear Born 1778 limpet
Patella argenvillei limpet
Patella tabularis limpet | |
Triforis punctata snail | |
Alvania fenestrata snail | |
Littorina capensis periwinkle | |
"Cypraea capensis" = Cypraeovula (Cypraeovula) capensis
"Cypraea capensis" = Cypraeovula (Cypraeovula) capensis Gray 1828 cowry | |
Bullia annulata Lamarck 1816 snail
Bullia laevissima Gmelin 1791 snail
Demoulia abbreviata snail
Demoulia retusa Lamarck 1822 snail | |
"Bullia digitalis" = Buccinum digitale, Nassa capensis, Nassa kraussiana, Melapium patersonae, Burnupena cincta, Burnupena lagenaria
"Bullia digitalis" = Buccinum digitale Dillwyn 1817 true whelk
Nassa capensis true whelk
Nassa kraussiana true whelk
Melapium patersonae true whelk
Burnupena cincta true whelk
Burnupena lagenaria true whelk | |
Voluta africana Adegoke 1977 volute | |
Marginella mosaica margin shell
Marginella piperata margin shell | |
Thais dubia, "Thais capensis" = Reishia capensis
Thais dubia Krauss 1848 murex snail
"Thais capensis" = Reishia capensis Saussaye 1852 murex snail | |
Clionella rosaria snail | |
"Mangilia verrucosa" = Cythara (Mangelia)
"Mangilia verrucosa" = Cythara (Mangelia) snail | |
Conus infrenatus cone shell
Conus aurora cone shell | |
Vexillum capense, "Pusia patula" = Vexillum (Pusia)
Vexillum capense ribbed mitre
"Pusia patula" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre | |
Ancilla obtusa olive snail
Ancilla fasciata olive snail | |
Phalium zeylanicum snail
Phalium labiata snail | |
Cymatium dolarium triton shell
Cymatium africanum triton shell | |
Tonna variegata tun shell
Tonna dunkeri tun shell | |
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
"Turritella carinifera" = Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera Deshayes 1824 turret shell | |
Cerithium rufonodulosum cerith snail
Cerithium oscitans cerith snail
"Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail | |
Pirenella stowi horn snail | |
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Crepidula porcellana slipper shell | |
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
Philine sp. Ascanius 1772 snail | |
Solidula sulcata snail | |
Ringicula turtoni snail | |
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
Turbonilla kraussi Clessin 1890 snail | |
"Gadinia costata" = Trimusculus
"Gadinia costata" = Trimusculus button snail | |
"Thais squamosa" = Sistrum squamosum
"Thais squamosa" = Sistrum squamosum Pease 1868 snail | |
Stomatella cf. sulcifera, Stomatella articulata, Cantharidus fultoni, Oxystele sinensis, Oxystele variegata, Oxystele tigrina
Stomatella cf. sulcifera top snail
Stomatella articulata top snail
Cantharidus fultoni top snail
Oxystele sinensis top snail
Oxystele variegata top snail
Oxystele tigrina Anton 1839 top snail | |
Turbo cidaris snail
Turbo natalensis snail | |
"Pupillaea aperta" = Fissurellidea aperta, Fissurella robusta, Fissurella mutabilis, Fissurella natalensis
"Pupillaea aperta" = Fissurellidea aperta Sowerby 1825 snail
Fissurella robusta snail
Fissurella mutabilis snail
Fissurella natalensis snail | |
Haliotis midae abalone | |
Polyplacophora | |
"Amphineura indet." = Polyplacophora
"Amphineura indet." = Polyplacophora de Blainville 1816 chiton | |
Acera | |