Zifaf Island, Reef limestone (locality H) (Pleistocene to of Yemen)

Where: Yemen (16.8° N, 41.7° E: paleocoordinates 16.7° N, 41.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Kamaran Member (Abbas Formation), Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• reef limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 55375: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 13.10.2005

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Clava fasciata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra versicolor mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva miniacea Röding 1798 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Cylinder) aulicus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) eburneus Bruguière 1792 cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra andamanica auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Lyncina camelopardalis Perry 1811 cowry
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia lacerata, "Barbatia fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca, "Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, "Navicula ventricosa" = Arca
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Barbatia fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca Bruguiére 1792 clam
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Navicula ventricosa" = Arca ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula menkeana Finlay 1927 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli, Ostrea turbinata
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama lazarus Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Chama brassica Reeve 1847 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Lioconcha ornata Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium cockle