Yalgorup Plain (Pleistocene of Australia)

Where: Western Australia, Australia (32.7° S, 115.6° E: paleocoordinates 32.6° S, 115.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tims Thicket/Kooallup Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• lower and middle parts of the Tims Thicket and Kooallup Limestones, previously part of the Tamala Limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; grainstone

• seagrass bank
• shelly/bioturbated calcarenite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. Semeniuk. 1995. New Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphic units in the Yalgorup Plain area, southern Swan Costal Plain. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 78:67-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96708: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.06.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Parcanassa sp.
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella sp.
Eucrassatella sp. Iredale 1924 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Callucina lacteola, Wallucina cf. jacksoniensis, Divalucina cumingi, Anodontia perplea
Callucina lacteola Tate 1897 clam
Divalucina cumingi Adams and Angas 1863 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thraciopsis subrecta
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax francisensis, Hemidonax chapmani
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina tenuilirata" = Semelangulus tenuilirata
"Tellina tenuilirata" = Semelangulus tenuilirata Sowerby 1867 Fine-ridged Tellen
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella sp.
Mysella sp. Angas 1877 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Tawera coelata, Tawera lagopus, Irus distans, Gomphina undulosa, Chione cardioides
Tawera coelata venus clam
Tawera lagopus venus clam
Irus distans venus clam
Gomphina undulosa venus clam
Chione cardioides venus clam
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Paphies cuneata
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra matthewi, Mactra australis
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris strialularis
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys asperrimus
Chlamys asperrimus Lamarck 1819 scallop
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Electroma georgiana
Electroma georgiana pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Saccostrea cuccullata
Saccostrea cuccullata Born 1778 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes ustulatus
Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Amblychilepas oblonga, Notomella bajula
Amblychilepas oblonga Menke 1843 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Clanculus sp., Cantharidus lepidus, Cantharidus irisodontes, Cantharidus sp., Phasianotrochus bellulus, Gibbula lehmanni, Gibbula preissana, Leiopyrga octona, Ethminolia vitiliginea, Thalotia lehmanni, Thalotia pulcherrima, Thalotia chlorostoma, Thalotia conica
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Cantharidus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Phasianotrochus bellulus Dunker 1845 top snail
Gibbula lehmanni top snail
Leiopyrga octona top snail
Thalotia chlorostoma Menke 1843 top snail
Thalotia conica Gray 1827 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Turbo intercostalis" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis, Astralium squamiferum
"Turbo intercostalis" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke 1829 snail
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Phasianella australia, Phasianella solida, Phasianella ventricosa
Phasianella ventricosa Swainson 1822 snail
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Dicathais orbita
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp.
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchiata - Haminoeidae
Haminoea brevis
 Opisthobranchiata - Bullidae
"Bulla quoyii" = Bullus quoyanus
"Bulla quoyii" = Bullus quoyanus Gray in Sowerby 1850 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Syrnola sp.
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Ptenoglossa - Thaididae
Drupa sp.
Drupa sp. Röding 1798 snail
 Patellida - Acmaeidae
Naccula punctata
 Patellida - Lottiidae
"Collisella onychitis" = Lottia
"Collisella onychitis" = Lottia limpet
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium granarium
Bittium granarium cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix foliaceous, Hipponix conicus
Hipponix conicus Schumacher 1817 hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
Proterato sulcerato
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum marrowi
Vexillum marrowi ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella austrina, Mitrella menkeana, "Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra), Pyrene scripta
"Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra) snail
Pyrene scripta Lamarck 1822 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella tasmanica
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia sp." = Cythara (Mangelia)
"Mangelia sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) Loven 1846 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus anemone
Conus anemone cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis Duclos 1835 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda monilifera
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Bedeva paivae
Bedeva paivae Crosse 1864 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp., "Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana, Tanea sagittata, Polinices conicus
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail
Tanea sagittata moon snail
Polinices conicus Lamarck 1822 moon snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea calyptraeformis" = Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis
"Calyptraea calyptraeformis" = Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis Deshayes 1830 slipper shell