Core MAY.KL 89026, Boueni bay (2.9-3.6 m) (Holocene of Mayotte)

Where: Mayotte (12.9° S, 45.1° E: paleocoordinates 12.9° S, 45.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. Zinke, J. J. G. Reijmer, M. Taviani, W. C. Dullo, and B. Thomassin. 2005. Facies and faunal assemblage changes in response to the Holocene transgression in the Lagoon of Mayotte (Comoro Archipelago, SW Indian Ocean). Facies 50:391-408 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 209862: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.05.2020

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Saccostrea sp. Dolfuss and Dautzenberg 1920 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara sp. Gray 1847 ark
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardiidae indet. Lamarck 1809 cockle