Also known as Loc. 21 (McNamara and Kendrick 1994)
Where: Western Australia, Australia (20.8° S, 115.4° E: paleocoordinates 29.3° S, 110.9° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed formation. Late Pleistocene deposits unconformably overly Miocene rocks of the Poivre Fm. THICKNESS: 2 m thick in places. AGE: First determined to be Pleistocene by Smith (1962); no justification stated in text for assignment to Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Not stated in text.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, shelly/skeletal, sandy limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Collection methods: quarrying,
• COLLECTORS: Collected by authors, K.J. McNamara and G.W. Kendrick. REPOSITORY: Western Australian Museum (WAM)
Primary reference: K.J. McNamara and G.W. Kendrick. 1994. Cenozoic Molluscs and Echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 63317: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Galaxea astreata Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
Turbo (Marmarostoma) haynesi Preston 1914 snail | |
Tectus pyramis Born 1778 top snail
Tectus fenestratus Gmelin 1791 top snail
Thalotia (Prothalotia) sp. Gray 1847 top snail | |
Euchelus (Euchelus) atratus Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Rhinoclavis aspera Linnaeus 1758 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis fasciata Bruguière 1792 cerith snail | |
Amoria grayi volute | |
"Cypraea errones" = Erronea errones
"Cypraea errones" = Erronea errones Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
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"Cymatium (Septa) gemmata" = Septa
"Cymatium (Septa) gemmata" = Septa triton shell | |
Littorina (Littorinopsis) scabra Linnaeus 1758 periwinkle | |
Adamnestia cf. anachis snail | |
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Megacardita turgida clam | |
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
Epicodakia bella clam | |
Callista impar venus clam
Placamen berryi venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
Gouldia (Gouldia) sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
Circe lenticularis Deshayes 1853 venus clam | |
Atactodea striata Gmelin 1791 clam | |
Glycydonta sp. clam | |
Fragum (Fragum) carinatum cockle
Fragum (Fragum) unedo Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Acrosterigma dupuchensis cockle | |
"Tellina (Pharaonella) perna" = Tonganaella perna, Tellina (Tellina) staurella
"Tellina (Pharaonella) perna" = Tonganaella perna Spengler 1798 tellin clam
Tellina (Tellina) staurella Lamarck 1818 tellin clam | |
Brachidontes ustulatus mussel | |
Barbatia (Barbatia) cf. helblingi, "Arca ventricosa" = Lamarcka ventricosa
Barbatia (Barbatia) cf. helblingi Bruguière 1789 clam
"Arca ventricosa" = Lamarcka ventricosa Lamarck 1819 clam | |
Saccostrea cuccullata Born 1778 oyster | |
Tapes (Ruditapes) variegatus | |
Tapes (Ruditapes) variegatus Sowerby 1852 |