PBDB Collection

Hulopoe Gravel, Lanai (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Hawaii (20.7° N, 156.9° W: paleocoordinates 20.7° N, 156.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• Th/U dates of coral clasts: 130.9-136.7 and 196.2-258.2 ka

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; gravel

• sand-poor rocky shorelines

• slightly sandy pebble/cobble gravel, facies PC1, PC2 and PC3

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. A. Felton, K. A. W. Crook, B. H. Keating and E. A. Kay. 2006. Sedimentology of rocky shorelines: 4. Coarse gravel lithofacies, molluscan biofacies, and the stratigraphic and eustatic records in the type area of the Pleistocene Hulopoe Gravel, Lanai, Hawaii. Sedimentary Geology 184:1-76 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96682: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 24.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Ptenoglossa - Thaididae	Drupa ricina, Drupa rubusidaeus Drupa ricina snail Drupa rubusidaeus snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Cerithium interstria, Cerithium mutatum, Cerithium columna Cerithium interstria cerith snail Cerithium mutatum cerith snail Cerithium columna Sowerby l 1834 cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Modulidae	Modulus tectum Modulus tectum Gmelin 1791 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Fusinus sp., Dolicholatirus acus Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail Dolicholatirus acus snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Nassarius pauperus, Nassarius crematus Nassarius pauperus Gould 1850 snail Nassarius crematus Hinds 1844 snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Cancilla granatina, Mitra assimilis, Mitra fulvescens, "Mitra cf. mitra" = Mitra (Mitra) mitra Cancilla granatina mitre shell Mitra assimilis mitre shell Mitra fulvescens mitre shell "Mitra cf. mitra" = Mitra (Mitra) mitra Linnaeaus 1758 mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebra sp., Terebra cf. babylon, Terebra cf. colume, Terebra funiculata, Terebra kilburnii, Terebra nodularis, Terebra undulata, Terebra cf. affinis, Terebra maculata, Hastula mera Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail Terebra cf. babylon auger snail Terebra cf. colume auger snail Terebra funiculata auger snail Terebra kilburnii auger snail Terebra nodularis auger snail Terebra undulata Gray 1834 auger snail Terebra cf. affinis Gray 1834 auger snail Terebra maculata Linnaeus 1758 auger snail Hastula mera auger snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus litoglyphus, Conus cf. moreleti, Conus sp., Conus cf. sponsalis, Conus cf. granifer, Conus pulicarius, Conus cf. imperialis, Conus ebraeus Conus litoglyphus cone shell Conus cf. moreleti cone shell Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell Conus cf. sponsalis cone shell Conus cf. granifer cone shell Conus pulicarius cone shell Conus cf. imperialis Linnaeus 1758 cone shell Conus ebraeus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Xenoturris sp., Xenoturris cf. gemmuloides Xenoturris sp. Iredale 1929 turrid Xenoturris cf. gemmuloides turrid
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Costellariidae indet., Vexillum approxima, Vexillum bellum Costellariidae indet. MacDonald 1860 ribbed mitre Vexillum approxima ribbed mitre Vexillum bellum ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Morula "sp. 1", Morula "sp. 3", Morula "sp. 4", Vitularia miliaris Morula "sp. 1" Schumacher 1817 murex snail Morula "sp. 3" Schumacher 1817 murex snail Morula "sp. 4" Schumacher 1817 murex snail Vitularia miliaris murex snail
Neogastropoda - Harpidae	Harpa cf. armouret Harpa cf. armouret snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Strombus erythrinus, Strombus oostergaardi, Strombus helli, "Lambis cf. chiragra" = Harpago chiragra Strombus erythrinus conch Strombus oostergaardi conch Strombus helli conch "Lambis cf. chiragra" = Harpago chiragra Linnaeus 1758 conch [entered as Lambis chiraga]
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp., Mauritia maculifera, Mauritia mauritiana, "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella, "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa, "Cypraea poraria" = Erosaria poraria, "Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola, "Cypraea caputserpentis" = Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis, "Cypraea granulata" = Nucleolaria granulata Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry Mauritia maculifera Schilder 1932 cowry Mauritia mauritiana Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea isabella" = Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea poraria" = Erosaria poraria Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea caputserpentis" = Cypraea (Erosaria) caputserpentis Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea granulata" = Nucleolaria granulata Pease 1862 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Casmaria ponderosa Casmaria ponderosa Gmelin 1791 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Linatella cf. succinta, Cymatium mundum Linatella cf. succinta triton shell Cymatium mundum triton shell