PBDB Collection

Egypt 9 (Mokattam) (Eocene of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (30.1° N, 31.3° E: paleocoordinates 24.2° N, 26.6° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: carbonate

Primary reference: H. L. Abbass. 1967. A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods. United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph (4)1-154 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2959: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 23.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Ptenoglossa - Vasidae	Eovasum basatinensis, Tudicla africana Eovasum basatinensis snail originally entered as "Euvasum basatinensis" Tudicla africana Abbass 1967 snail
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Velates tebanensis Velates tebanensis Abbass 1967 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia tricarinata Mesalia tricarinata Abbass 1967 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Diastomatidae	Diastoma sameri Diastoma sameri Abbass 1967 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Semicassis ovoidea Semicassis ovoidea Abbass 1967 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Ficopsis moharrami, Ficus huzayeni Ficopsis moharrami Abbass 1967 fig shell Ficus huzayeni Abbass 1967 fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Ectinochilus saidi Ectinochilus saidi Abbass 1967 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Drepanocheilus wagihi Drepanocheilus wagihi Abbass 1967 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	Xenophora rugata Xenophora rugata Abbass 1967 carrier shell
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutocorbis humei, Volutocorbis sohli, Closia gamali Volutocorbis humei Abbass 1967 volute Volutocorbis sohli Abbass 1967 volute Closia gamali Abbass 1967 volute
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Mitra mosaensis, Mitraria obaidi, Mitraria awadi Mitra mosaensis Abbass 1967 mitre shell Mitraria obaidi Abbass 1967 mitre shell Mitraria awadi Abbass 1967 mitre shell
Sorbeoconcha - Perissityidae	Leucozonia helmii, Tectarius carinatus Leucozonia helmii Abbass 1967 true whelk Tectarius carinatus Abbass 1967 periwinkle
Caenogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Hipponix gomai, Hipponix woodi, Cerithiella tuberculata, Cerithiella convexa, Cerithiella spiralis, Magnatica globosa Hipponix gomai hoof shell originally entered as "Hipponyx gomai" Hipponix woodi hoof shell originally entered as "Hipponyx woodi" Cerithiella tuberculata Abbass 1967 snail Cerithiella convexa Abbass 1967 snail Cerithiella spiralis Abbass 1967 snail Magnatica globosa Abbass 1967 moon snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Amaea issawii, Boreoscala faizae Amaea issawii Abbass 1967 wentletrap Boreoscala faizae Abbass 1967 wentletrap
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Calliomphalus bicarinatus Calliomphalus bicarinatus Abbass 1967 snail
Trochoidea - Liotiidae	Liotia ghorabi Liotia ghorabi Abbass 1967 snail
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Trochus tihensis Trochus tihensis Abbass 1967 top snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica higazii Architectonica higazii Abbass 1967 sundial