Obock II (Pleistocene of Djibouti)

Where: Djibouti (12.0° N, 43.3° E: paleocoordinates 12.0° 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: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone and calcareous sandstone

• coral reefs, Ostrea banks

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 96790: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.07.2010

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama brassica Reeve 1847 jewel box
Chama cf. aspersa Reeve 1846 jewel box
Chama lazarus Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea forskali, "Ostrea crenulifera" = Dendostrea crenulifera
Ostrea forskali Chemnitz 1785 oyster
"Ostrea crenulifera" = Dendostrea crenulifera Sowerby 1873 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea hyotis" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Chelyconus) catus" = Conus catus
"Conus (Chelyconus) catus" = Conus catus Hwass in BruguiƩre 1792 cone shell