Where: Western Australia, Australia (25.5° S, 113.5° E: paleocoordinates 25.5° S, 113.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Dampier Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• AGE: Logan et al. (1970) assigned the Dampier Limestone an informal "middle" Pleistocene age from evidence of its contact relationships with older and younger unit; this assignment was follwed by Butcher et al. (1984), Hocking et al. (1987), van de Fraaf et al. (1983) and Denman et al. (1985). The present publication (Kendrick 1990) reassigns the Dampier Limestone to the Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Lower 0.3 m of richly fossiliferous shelly limestone within a 1 m thick section. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: The Dampier Limestone is capped nbby a strong calcrete layer, and is further overlain by a well-cemented thin, shelly-coralline rubble, possibly correlated to the Bibra Limestone. The Dampier Limestone unconformably overlies the Peron Sandstone.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal, brown, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Primary reference: G. W. Kendrick. 1990. A Pleistocene molluscan fauna with Anadara trapezia (Deshayes) (Bivalvia: Arcoida) from the Dampier Limestone of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee: Research in Shark Bay 33-48 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 63351: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Musculus nanulus Thiele 1930 mussel | |
Modiolatus hanleyi, Brachidontes ustulatus, Septifer bilocularis, Modiolus philippinarum, Botula vagina
Modiolatus hanleyi mussel
Brachidontes ustulatus mussel
Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Modiolus philippinarum Hanley 1844 mussel
Botula vagina mussel | |
Dendostrea folium Linnaeus 1758 foliate oyster | |
Pinna cf. bicolor Gmelin 1791 oyster | |
"Chlamys australis" = Mimachlamys asperrima, Spondylus barbatus
"Chlamys australis" = Mimachlamys asperrima Lamarck 1819 scallop
Spondylus barbatus Reeve 1856 scallop | |
Eucrassatella pulchra Reeve 1842 clam | |
Megacardita turgida clam | |
Divalinga sp. Chavan 1951 clam
Fimbria soverbii clam | |
sensu lato Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam | |
Lasaeidae indet. Gray 1842 clam | |
Fragum (Fragum) carinatum, Fragum (Fragum) unedo, Fragum (Afrocardium) erugatum, Fragum (Lunulicardia) hemicardium, Acrosterigma dupuchense
Fragum (Fragum) carinatum cockle
Fragum (Fragum) unedo Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Fragum (Afrocardium) erugatum Tate 1889 cockle
Fragum (Lunulicardia) hemicardium Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Acrosterigma dupuchense cockle | |
Leptomya psittacus clam | |
"Tellina (Pharaonella) perna" = Tonganaella perna, "Tellina (Pinguitellina) cf. robusta" = Pinguitellina robusta, Exotica (Exotica) triradiata, sensu lato Macoma sp., Macoma (Scissulina) dispar, Tellina (Tellinella) virgata
"Tellina (Pharaonella) perna" = Tonganaella perna Spengler 1798 tellin clam
"Tellina (Pinguitellina) cf. robusta" = Pinguitellina robusta Hanley 1844 tellin clam
Exotica (Exotica) triradiata tellin clam
sensu lato Macoma sp. Leach 1819 tellin clam
Macoma (Scissulina) dispar Conrad 1837 tellin clam
Tellina (Tellinella) virgata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam | |
"Felaniella sp." = Diplodonta
"Felaniella sp." = Diplodonta Bronn 1831 clam | |
Callista (Costacallista) planatella, Antigona lamellaris, Placamen berrii, Placamen gravescens, sensu lato Dosinia biscota, Dosinia sculpta, Anomalocardia (Anomalodiscus) squamosa, Marcia fumigata, Tapes literatus, Tapes dorsatus, Irus irus, Paphia (Callistotapes) crassisulca, Pitar (Pitarina) citrina, Gafrarium intermedium, "Circe scripta" = Circe (Circe) scripta, Circe lenticularis, "Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea
Callista (Costacallista) planatella venus clam
Antigona lamellaris venus clam
Placamen berrii venus clam
Placamen gravescens Menke 1843 venus clam
sensu lato Dosinia biscota venus clam
Dosinia sculpta Hanley 1845 venus clam Listed as Dosinia (Pectunculus) sculpta; Pectunculus not entered to avoid confusion with homonyms in Glycymerididae
Anomalocardia (Anomalodiscus) squamosa Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Marcia fumigata venus clam
Tapes literatus Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Tapes dorsatus Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Irus irus Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Paphia (Callistotapes) crassisulca venus clam
Pitar (Pitarina) citrina venus clam
Gafrarium intermedium venus clam
"Circe scripta" = Circe (Circe) scripta Linnaeus 1758 Script Venus
Circe lenticularis Deshayes 1853 venus clam
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Melliteryx acupuncta Hedley 1902 clam | |
Thracia alciope Angas 1872 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Euchelus atratus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Turbo (Marmarostoma) haynesi Preston 1914 snail | |
Thalotia (Prothalotia) cf. flindersi top snail
Calliostoma (Salsipotens) rubiginosum top snail
Monilea califera top snail | |
Solariella ? sp. Wood 1842 snail | |
Bulla ampulla Linnaeaus 1758 snail | |
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble | |
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail | |
Atys sp. Montfort 1810 snail | |
Liloa brevis snail
Cylichnatys campanula snail | |
Linopyrga sp., "Cossmannica sp." = Tiberia (Cossmannica), Syrnola "sp. A", Syrnola "sp. B", Cingulina sp.
Linopyrga sp. snail
"Cossmannica sp." = Tiberia (Cossmannica) snail
Syrnola "sp. A" Adams 1860 snail
Syrnola "sp. B" Adams 1860 snail
Cingulina sp. Adams 1861 snail | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail | |
Alaba aff. bowenensis snail | |
Clypeomorus bifasciata, Cerithium tenellum, Rhinoclavis fasciata, Rhinoclavis bituberculata, Bittium icarus
Clypeomorus bifasciata Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
Cerithium tenellum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis fasciata Bruguière 1792 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis bituberculata Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
Bittium icarus cerith snail | |
Diala lirulata Thiele 1930 snail
Diala lauta Adams 1862 snail | |
Finella sp. Adams 1860 snail
Scaliola sp. Adams 1860 snail | |
Pseudoliotia micans snail | |
Elachorbis tatei snail | |
Serpulorbis cf. sipho worm shell | |
Vexillum (Vexillum) vulpecula ribbed mitre | |
"Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra)
"Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra) snail | |
Cantharus erythrostomus true whelk | |
Nassarius albinus snail | |
Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail | |
Morula fiscella murex snail
Lepsiella flindersi murex snail | |
"Strombus (Doxander) campbelli" = Doxander campbelli
"Strombus (Doxander) campbelli" = Doxander campbelli Griffith and Pidgeon 1834 true conch |