Molluscan assemblages, Aldabra Atoll, Aldabra Limestone 5 (Pleistocene of Seychelles)

Also known as Reef 3806

Where: Seychelles (9.4° S, 46.4° E: paleocoordinates 9.4° S, 46.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Aldabra Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• 125 000 years (Thompson and Walton 1972)

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone

• facies 5: Halimeda sands facies, Halimeda-rich calcarenite with more or less isolated coral colonies and small coral patches

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1969; reposited in the BMNH

• June-September 1969, small additional quantity in 1973 m, altogether 300 specimens found in Aldabra Limestone

Primary reference: J. D. Taylor. 1978. Faunal response to the instability of reef habitats: Pleistocene molluscan assemblages of Aldabra Atoll. Palaeontology 21(1):1-30 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81009: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 26.05.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ulvophyceae
 Bryopsidales - Halimedaceae
Halimeda sp.
Halimeda sp. Lamouroux 1812
abundant
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium echinatum, Rhinoclavis asper
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck 1822 cerith snail
common
Rhinoclavis asper cerith snail
common
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polynices tumida" = Polinices
"Polynices tumida" = Polinices moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola
"Cypraea helvola" = Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp.
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Columbella turturina" = Pyrene turturina
"Columbella turturina" = Pyrene turturina Lamarck 1822 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp.
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
"Strombus gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochus maculatus
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
 Ptenoglossa - Thaididae
Drupella cornus
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp.
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
common
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Timoclea sp., Timoclea marica
Timoclea sp. Brown 1827 venus clam
Timoclea marica Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
common
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Scissulina dispar, Scutarcopagia scobinata, Jactellina clathrata
Scissulina dispar Conrad 1837 tellin clam
Scutarcopagia scobinata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Jactellina clathrata Deshayes 1835 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Fragum fragum, "Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas, "Tridacna crocea" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea, Tridacna maxima
Fragum fragum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
common
"Tridacna gigas" = Tridacna (Tridacna) gigas Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Tridacna crocea" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea Lamarck 1819 cockle
abundant
Tridacna maxima Roeding 1798 cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia punctata, Ctena sp.
Codakia punctata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Ctena sp. Mörch 1860 clam
Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora sp.
Millepora sp. fire coral
common
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Seriatopora sp., Pocillopora sp.
Seriatopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Pocillopora sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
"Acropora formosa" = Acropora muricata, "Acropora corymbosa" = Acropora lamarcki, "Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera
"Acropora formosa" = Acropora muricata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
common
"Acropora corymbosa" = Acropora lamarcki Veron 2000 stony coral
"Acropora palifera" = Isopora palifera Lamarck 1816 stony coral
common
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophora sp., Goniastrea sp.
Hydnophora sp. Fischer de Waldheim 1807 stony coral
Goniastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
common
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora sp., Porites sp.
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
common
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
common