Kamaran Island, Reef limestone (locality I): Pleistocene - Holocene, Yemen
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Gibbula (Forskalena) declivis
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus (Canarium) plicatus
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original and current combination Canarium | |||||||
Strombus (Labiostrombus) fusiformis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius arcularia
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Nassarius (Niotha) albescens
Dunker 1846
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Turris garnonsii
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Vexillum (Pusia) glandiforme
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Vexillum (Uromitra) macfadyeni
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original and current combination Uromitra | |||||||
Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficus reticulatus
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia fusca
(BruguiƩre 1792)
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recombined as Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca | |||||||
Anadara antiquata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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recombined as Anadara (Anadara) antiquata | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris pectunculus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis multistriata
Forsskal 1775
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recombined as Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula menkeana
Finlay 1927
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys (Decadopecten) plica
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) sanguinolenta
(Gmelin 1791)
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Chlamys senatoria
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Mimachlamys senatoria | |||||||
Chlamys (Aequipecten) farsanensis
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original and current combination Aequipecten | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Divaricella macandreae
(Adams 1870)
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Codakia tigerina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula taitensis
Lamarck 1818
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recombined as Corbula (Anisocorbula) taitensis | |||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Antigona lamellaris
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Clausinella foliacea
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Dosinia histrio
(Gmelin 1791)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita canaliculata
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatellites radiatus
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synonym of Crassatella | |||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium aratorum
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Yemen |
Coordinates: | 15.4° North, 42.5° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 15.2° North, 42.3° East |
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
Period: | Quaternary |
Key time interval: | Pleistocene - Holocene |
Age range of interval: | 2.58800 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Museum repositories: | BMNH |
Metadata
Database number: | 55376 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
Modifier: | M. Kosnik | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2005-10-13 00:28:49 | Last modified: | 2007-01-28 04:59:00 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-10-13 00:28:49 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
14874. | R. L. Cox. 1931. The geology of the Farsan Islands, Oizan and Kamaran Island, Red Sea. Part 2.- Molluscan palaeontology. Geological Magazine 68:1-18 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
14873 | W. A. Macfadyen. 1930. The geology of the Farsan Islands, Gizan and Kamaran Island, Red Sea. Part 1.- General geology. Geological Magazine 67:310-315 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik] |