Loyada (Pleistocene of Djibouti)

Where: Djibouti (11.5° N, 43.3° E: paleocoordinates 11.4° N, 43.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone and calcareous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Abrard. 1942. Mollusques Pleistocenes de la Cote Francaise des Somalis [Pleistocene molluscs from French Somaliland]. Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, serie 6 18:5-105 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96785: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.07.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Mamma) mamilla" = Natica (Natica) mamilla
"Natica (Mamma) mamilla" = Natica (Natica) mamilla Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva inflata, Oliva sanguinolenta
Oliva inflata olive snail
Oliva sanguinolenta olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Chrysame) pellisserpentis
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Chicoreus) angulifer" = Chicoreus
"Murex (Chicoreus) angulifer" = Chicoreus murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra cf. cingulifera, Terebra nimbosa
Terebra nimbosa auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Chelyconus) catus" = Conus catus
"Conus (Chelyconus) catus" = Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus (Monodactylus) tricornis, "Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia
"Rostellaria curvirostris" = Tibia true conch
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Clanculus pharaonius" = Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius
"Clanculus pharaonius" = Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Bivalvia
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula acutangula, "Corbula modesta" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) taheitensis
Corbula acutangula Issel 1869 clam
"Corbula modesta" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) taheitensis Lamarck 1818 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama asperella, "Chama imbricata" = Chama macerophylla, Chama brassica, Chama lazarus
Chama asperella Lamarck 1819 jewel box
"Chama imbricata" = Chama macerophylla Gmelin 1791 jewel box
Chama brassica Reeve 1847 jewel box
Chama lazarus Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Meretrix (Lioconcha) picta" = Lioconcha (Lioconcha) ornata, Dosinia pubescens, Dosinia sculpta, "Meretrix (Callista) florida" = Callista, Circe (Crista) pectinata, Tivela ponderosa
"Meretrix (Lioconcha) picta" = Lioconcha (Lioconcha) ornata Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
Dosinia pubescens venus clam
Dosinia sculpta Hanley 1845 venus clam
"Meretrix (Callista) florida" = Callista venus clam
Circe (Crista) pectinata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Tivela ponderosa venus clam
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Ervillia purpurea
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra lilacea
Mactra lilacea Lamarck 1818 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Asaphis deflorata
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Trachycardium) subrugosum" = Vasticardium subrugosum
"Cardium (Trachycardium) subrugosum" = Vasticardium subrugosum Sowerby 1839 cockle
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Cardites) rufa
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus aculeatus
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula plicata
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Barbatia) nivea" = Barbatia, "Arca (Anadara) scapha" = Anadara, "Arca (Cunearca) rhombea" = Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea, Arca navicularis
"Arca (Barbatia) nivea" = Barbatia clam
"Arca (Anadara) scapha" = Anadara ark
"Arca (Cunearca) rhombea" = Scapharca (Cunearca) rhombea Born 1778 ark
Arca navicularis Bruguière 1789 ark
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Arca (Scapharca) natalensis" = Nordenskjoldia natalensis
"Arca (Scapharca) natalensis" = Nordenskjoldia natalensis Baily 1855 clam