Gieseekes So (Pleistocene of Greenland)

Where: Disko Island, Greenland (67.8° N, 53.2° W: paleocoordinates 67.8° N, 53.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone and unlithified gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Laursen. 1944. Contributions to the Quaternary geology of northern West Greenland especially the raised marine deposits. Meddelelser om Grønland 135(8):1-125 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 227046: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.08.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte montagui warhami
unclassified
  -
Boreochiton ruber, Margarita cinerea, Margarita olivacea
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Littorina saxatilis groenlandica
unclassified
  -
Puncterella noachina
Echinoidea
 Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Müller 1776 sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Hemithirididae
Hemithyris psittacea
Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Anatomidae
"Scissurella crispata" = Anatoma crispata
"Scissurella crispata" = Anatoma crispata Fleming 1828 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Puncturella noachina
Puncturella noachina Linnaeus 1771 puncturella
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Moelleria costulata
Moelleria costulata Möller 1842 snail
 Patellida - Lepetidae
Lepeta cocea, Lepeta coeca
Lepeta coeca limpet
 Patellida - Lottiidae
"Acmaea (Tectura) rubella" = Erginus rubellus
"Acmaea (Tectura) rubella" = Erginus rubellus Fabricius 1780 limpet
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Lacuna divaricata, Littorina palliata
Littorina palliata periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis
"Natica clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis Gmelin 1791 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Sipho togatus" = Trophon (Sipho), Trophon truncatus, "Trophon fabricii" = Scabrotrophon fabricii, "Trophon clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus
"Sipho togatus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
Trophon truncatus Ström 1768 murex snail
"Trophon fabricii" = Scabrotrophon fabricii Möller 1842 murex snail
"Trophon clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete viridula
Admete viridula Fabricius 1780 admete
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum groenlandicum
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Scalaria (Acirsa) borealis" = Opalia borealis
"Scalaria (Acirsa) borealis" = Opalia borealis Gould 1852 wentletrap
Bivalvia
 Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
Lyonsia arenosa
Lyonsia arenosa Möller 1842 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
"Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea Gmelin 1792 tellin clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Saxicava arctica" = Hiatella arctica
"Saxicava arctica" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte borealis
Astarte borealis Chemnitz 1784 clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella decussata
Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten islandicus" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
"Pecten islandicus" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica Müller 1776 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima subauriculata
Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808 file clam
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus balanus, Balanus hammeri, Balanus crenatus
Balanus hammeri barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière 1789 barnacle