Kahe Point, Oahu (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Reef 3255

Where: Hawaii (21.3° N, 158.1° W: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 158.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• ~119 ka, last interglacial

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

• reef and near-reef deposits
• limestones and conglomerates

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. R. Muhs, K. R. Simmons, and B. Steinke. 2002. Timing and warmth of the Last Interglacial period: new U-series evidence from Hawaii and Bermuda and a new fossil compilation for North America. Quaternary Science Reviews 21:1355-1383 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89289: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.05.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp.
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Pocillopora sp.
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Ctena bella
Ctena bella Conrad 1837 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Scutarcopagia scobinata, Quidnipagus palatum
Scutarcopagia scobinata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Quidnipagus palatum tellin clam
listed as Quidonipagus palatum
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
"Trapezium californicus" = Trapezium oblongum
"Trapezium californicus" = Trapezium oblongum Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Periglypta reticulata
Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon marspiallis
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sandvichensis, Ostrea thaanumi
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus mimus, "Chlamys stearnsi" = Leopecten stearnsii
Spondylus mimus Olsson 1931 scallop
"Chlamys stearnsi" = Leopecten stearnsii Dall 1878 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca ventricosa" = Lamarcka ventricosa, Acar plicata
"Arca ventricosa" = Lamarcka ventricosa Lamarck 1819 clam
Acar plicata Dillwyn 1817 miniature ark
[entered as Acar plicatum]
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes crebristriatus, Lithophaga hawaia
Gastropoda
 Ptenoglossa - Thaididae
Drupa morum, Drupa rubusidaeus
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochus sandwichensis
Trochus sandwichensis Souleyet 1852 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Marmorostoma intercostalium" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis
"Marmorostoma intercostalium" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke 1829 snail
 Patellida - Nacellidae
Cellana argentata
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Semivertagus atromarginatum" = Clava (Semivertagus), "Semivertagus nesioticus" = Clava (Semivertagus), Clypeomorus obeliscus, Clypeomorus graniferum, Cerithium echinatum
"Semivertagus atromarginatum" = Clava (Semivertagus) cerith snail
"Semivertagus nesioticus" = Clava (Semivertagus) cerith snail
Clypeomorus obeliscus cerith snail
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck 1822 cerith snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Stilifer speciosa
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus erythrinus, "Lambis chiragra" = Harpago chiragra, "Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile
"Lambis chiragra" = Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea cicercula" = Pustularia cicercula, "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea granulata" = Nucleolaria granulata, "Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola, "Cypraea caputserpentis" = Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis, "Cypraea labrolineata" = Erosaria labrolineata, "Cypraea maculifera" = Mauritia maculifera, "Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola, "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella
"Cypraea cicercula" = Pustularia cicercula Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea granulata" = Nucleolaria granulata Pease 1862 cowry
"Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea caputserpentis" = Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis Linnaeus 1758 cowry
listed as C. captoserpentis
"Cypraea labrolineata" = Erosaria labrolineata Gaskoin 1849 cowry
"Cypraea maculifera" = Mauritia maculifera Schilder 1932 cowry
"Cypraea carneola" = Lyncina carneola Linnaeus 1758 purple-mouthed cowry
"Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus abbreviatus, Conus plicarius, Conus praelatus, Conus sponsalis, "Conus vitulinus" = Conus planorbis, "Conus leopardus" = Conus vexillum, Conus flavidus, Conus tulipa, Conus imperialis, Conus nussatella, Conus ebraeus
Conus plicarius cone shell
Conus praelatus cone shell
Conus sponsalis cone shell
"Conus vitulinus" = Conus planorbis Born 1778 cone shell
"Conus leopardus" = Conus vexillum Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Conus flavidus Lamarck 1810 cone shell
Conus tulipa Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus imperialis Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus nussatella Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus ebraeus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra crenulata, Terebra peasei
Terebra crenulata auger snail
Terebra peasei auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Pusia consanguinea" = Vexillum (Pusia), "Pusia nodosa" = Vexillum (Pusia), "Pusia semifasciata" = Vexillum (Pusia)
"Pusia consanguinea" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre
"Pusia nodosa" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre
"Pusia semifasciata" = Vexillum (Pusia) ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Coralliobia fimbriatus, Coralliophila violacea
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Peristernia chlorostoma
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Cymatium pileare" = Monoplex pilearis, Charonia triton
"Cymatium pileare" = Monoplex pilearis Linnaeus 1758 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Antisabia foliacea, "Pilosabia pilosa" = Hipponix (Pilosabia)
Antisabia foliacea Quoy and Gaimard 1834 hoof shell
"Pilosabia pilosa" = Hipponix (Pilosabia) hoof shell