Ormara & Jiwani Fms (Hingol Section) (Pleistocene of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (25.4° N, 65.5° E: paleocoordinates 25.2° N, 65.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Ormara & Jiwani Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; silty mudstone and reef rocks

Primary reference: J. A. Crame. 1984. Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Makran Coast, Pakistan. In B. U. Haq, J. D. Milliman (eds.), Marine geology and oceanography of Arabian Sea and Coastal Pakistan 45-61 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 55402: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 17.10.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
? Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
? Morula sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae indet. Iredale 1913 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica didyma" = Glossaulax didyma Röding 1798 moon snail
Natica "sp. small" Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Stylommatophora - Subulinidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
 Patellida - Nacellidae
Cellana sp. Adams 1869 limpet
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
Anadara inaequivalvis Bruguière 1789 clam
Anadara "sp. large" Gray 1847 ark
Anadara sp. Gray 1847 ark
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Chlamys senatorius" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
missing genus name but in among Chlamys
Chlamys alexandri Vredenburg 1928 scallop
Pecten nearchi Vredenburg 1928 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea "sp. large" Sacco 1897 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
says cf. I am assuming this should be sp... but it could a missing species name.
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Martesia sp. Sowerby 1824 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Lioconcha sp. Mörch 1853 venus clam
"Lioconcha picta" = Lioconcha (Lioconcha) ornata Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Pitar "sp. tiny" Römer 1857 venus clam
Timoclea scabra venus clam
Timoclea sp. Brown 1827 venus clam
Paphia sp. Röding 1798 venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
"Dosinia ? radiata" = Dosinia (Dosinia) radiata Reeve 1850 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra "sp. smooth" Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidae "indet. small" Blainville 1814 tellin clam
Tellinidae "indet. large" Blainville 1814 tellin clam