Eastern side of Sharm Obhur, north of Jeddah City, shell-rich calcareous unit (Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia)
Where: Saudi Arabia (21.7° N, 39.1° E: paleocoordinates 21.7° N, 39.1° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; calcareous limestone
• shell-rich calcareous clay
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Primary reference: R. -H. Abu-Zied and R. A. Bantan. 2018. Late Pleistocene gastropods from the raised reefal limestone of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: taxonomic and palaeoenvironmental implications. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 92:65-86 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 192720: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 17.04.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Cerithium nodulosum adansonii cerith snail | |
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Conus vexillum sumatrensis cone shell | |
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Phasianella variegata Lamarck 1822 snail | |
Trochus ochroleucus, Trochus maculatus, Tectus dentatus, Tectus virgatus, "Clanculus pharaonius" = Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius
Trochus ochroleucus top snail
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Tectus dentatus top snail
Tectus virgatus top snail
"Clanculus pharaonius" = Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius Linnaeus 1758 top snail | |
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus, "Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail
"Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
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Diodora ruppellii snail | |
"Nerita albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla
"Nerita albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
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Polinices mammilla Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
Mammilla melanostema moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail | |
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Ancilla lineolata olive snail | |
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Volema pyrum snail
Sycostoma bulbus snail | |
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Euplica scripta snail
Pyrene flava snail | |
Nassarius obvelatus, "Nassarius concinnus" = Nassarius (Zeuxis) concinnus
Nassarius obvelatus snail
"Nassarius concinnus" = Nassarius (Zeuxis) concinnus Powys 1835 snail | |
Filifusus filamentosus, Triplofusus giganteus, Pleuroploca trapezium, Latirus polygonus, Fusinus leptorhynchuss, Fusinus rostratus
Filifusus filamentosus Röding 1798 snail
Triplofusus giganteus Kiener 1840 snail
Pleuroploca trapezium Linnaeus 1758 snail
Latirus polygonus Gmelin 1791 snail
Fusinus leptorhynchuss snail
Fusinus rostratus snail | |
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Nassa francolina true whelk
"Pollia fumosa" = Cantharus (Pollia) true whelk
"Pollia incarnata" = Cantharus (Pollia) true whelk | |
Dermomurex obeliscus, Indothais lacera, Bolinus brandaris, Chicoreus virgineus, Chicoreus ramosus, Murex forskoehlii, Muricopsis cristata
Dermomurex obeliscus murex snail
Indothais lacera Born 1778 murex snail
Bolinus brandaris Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
Chicoreus virgineus murex snail
Chicoreus ramosus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
Murex forskoehlii murex snail
Muricopsis cristata murex snail | |
"Fulgoraria rupestris" = Voluta rupestris
"Fulgoraria rupestris" = Voluta rupestris Gmelin 1791 volute | |
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Vasum turbinellus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
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Terebra consobrina auger snail | |
Conus erythraeensis, Conus pennaceus, Conus taeniatus, Conus timorensis, Conus ventricosus, Conus parius, Conus nussatella, Conus lividus, Conus arenatus
Conus erythraeensis cone shell
Conus pennaceus cone shell
Conus taeniatus cone shell
Conus timorensis cone shell
Conus ventricosus cone shell
Conus parius cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus lividus Bruguière 1792 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell | |
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Bufonaria (Bufonaria) thersites Redfield 1846 frog shell | |
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Tonna galea Linnaeus 1758 tun shell | |
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Casmaria unicolor snail | |
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Monoplex aquatilis Reeve 1844 triton shell | |
"Tricornis tricornis" = Strombus (Tricornis), Lambis lambis, "Conomurex fasciatus" = Strombus (Conomurex), "Conomurex persicus" = Strombus (Conomurex), Tibia insulaechorab, Canarium erythrinum, Canarium mutabile, Terestrombus terebellatus
"Tricornis tricornis" = Strombus (Tricornis) conch
Lambis lambis Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Conomurex fasciatus" = Strombus (Conomurex) conch
"Conomurex persicus" = Strombus (Conomurex) conch
Tibia insulaechorab true conch
Canarium erythrinum true conch
Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821 true conch
Terestrombus terebellatus Sowerby 1842 true conch | |
Erronea caurica, Lyncina carneola, Lyncina vitellus, Cypraea pantherina, "Mauritia arabica grayana" = Mauritia grayana, "Talparia (Cypraea) talpa" = Talparia talpa, Erosaria (Naria) nebrites, Erosaria spurca
Erronea caurica Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 purple-mouthed cowry
Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 cowry
"Mauritia arabica grayana" = Mauritia grayana Schilder 1930 cowry
"Talparia (Cypraea) talpa" = Talparia talpa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Erosaria spurca Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
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Modulus tectum Gmelin 1791 snail | |
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Terebralia palustris Linnaeus 1767 horn snail | |
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Planaxis sulcatus Born 1780 snail | |
Bittium simplex, Cerithium (Thericium) atratum, Cerithium scabridum, "Cerithium rostratum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) rostratum, Cerithium caeruleum, Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi, Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata
Bittium simplex cerith snail
Cerithium (Thericium) atratum Born 1778 cerith snail
Cerithium scabridum Philippi 1848 cerith snail
"Cerithium rostratum" = Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) rostratum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata Bruguiere 1792 cerith snail | |
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Longchaeus crenulata snail | |
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Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
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Aliculastrum cylindricum Helbling 1779 snail | |