Kamaran Island, Reef limestone (locality I): Pleistocene - Holocene, Yemen

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Gibbula (Forskalena) declivis
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus (Canarium) plicatus
original and current combination Canarium
Strombus (Labiostrombus) fusiformis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus 1758)
Nassarius (Niotha) albescens Dunker 1846
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris garnonsii
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Pusia) glandiforme
Vexillum (Uromitra) macfadyeni
original and current combination Uromitra
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus reticulatus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia fusca (BruguiƩre 1792)
recombined as Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca
Anadara antiquata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris pectunculus (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis multistriata Forsskal 1775
recombined as Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula menkeana Finlay 1927
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Decadopecten) plica
Chlamys (Aequipecten) sanguinolenta (Gmelin 1791)
Chlamys senatoria (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Mimachlamys senatoria
Chlamys (Aequipecten) farsanensis
original and current combination Aequipecten
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divaricella macandreae (Adams 1870)
Codakia tigerina (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula taitensis Lamarck 1818
recombined as Corbula (Anisocorbula) taitensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Antigona lamellaris
Clausinella foliacea
Dosinia histrio (Gmelin 1791)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita canaliculata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites radiatus
synonym of Crassatella
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium aratorum
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
Formation:Abbas Member:Kamaran
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: reef limestone
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]