PBDB Collection

Rabigh (Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia)

Where: Saudi Arabia (22.8° N, 38.9° E: paleocoordinates 22.8° N, 38.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone

• reef dominated shell concentrations

• 2 terraces with sandy bioclastic grainstone in the lower part and colonial corals in the upper part

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. H. Mandurah. 2010. Paleontological studies on the Neogene (Miocene and Quaternary) carbonate rocks of Rabigh-Ubhur areas, Red Sea coast, Saudia Arabia. Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Earth Sciences 21(2):105-143 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 107972: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.04.2011, edited by Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Lepetellida - Haliotidae	Haliotis pustulata Haliotis pustulata abalone
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora ruppelli Diodora ruppelli Sowerby 1834 snail
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius, Monodonta nebulosa, Tectus (Cardinalia) virgatus, Tectus dendatus Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius Linnaeus 1758 top snail Monodonta nebulosa top snail Tectus (Cardinalia) virgatus top snail Tectus dendatus top snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus, "Turbo (Batillus) radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus "Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail "Turbo (Batillus) radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail
Patellogastropoda - Patellidae	Patella (Patella) vulgata Patella (Patella) vulgata Linnaeus 1758 limpet
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita longii, Nerita textilies, "Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, "Nerita albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Nerita longii snail Nerita textilies snail "Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus 1758 snail "Nerita albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus 1758 snail
Cerithioidea - Planaxidae	Planaxis sulcatus Planaxis sulcatus Born 1780 snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	"Cerithium nodulosum" = Cerithium (Cerithium) nodulosum, Cerithium caeruleum, Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata, Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi "Cerithium nodulosum" = Cerithium (Cerithium) nodulosum Bruguière 1792 cerith snail Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata Bruguiere 1792 cerith snail Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Chicoreus virgineus, Thais (Mancinella) alouina Chicoreus virgineus murex snail Thais (Mancinella) alouina murex snail
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Volvarina eumorpha Volvarina eumorpha margin shell
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus sp., Conus (Parvatus) sharmiensis, Conus textile, Conus virgo, Conus (Punctinculuis) arenatus Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell Conus (Parvatus) sharmiensis cone shell Conus textile cone shell Conus virgo Linnaeus 1758 cone shell Conus (Punctinculuis) arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebra nebulosa Terebra nebulosa Sowerby 1825 auger snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Fusinus townsendi Fusinus townsendi snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Volema nodosa Volema nodosa snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Strombus tricornis, Strombus fasciatus, "Strombus (Canarium) erythrinus" = Canarium, "Canarium (Gibberulus) gibbosus" = Canarium, "Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile Strombus tricornis conch Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch "Strombus (Canarium) erythrinus" = Canarium true conch "Canarium (Gibberulus) gibbosus" = Canarium true conch "Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Cypraea styphylaea" = Staphylaea (Staphylaea) staphylaea, "Cypraea annulus" = Monetaria annulus, "Cypraea clandestina" = Palmadusta clandestina, "Cypraea grayana" = Mauritia grayana "Cypraea styphylaea" = Staphylaea (Staphylaea) staphylaea Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea annulus" = Monetaria annulus Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea clandestina" = Palmadusta clandestina Linnaeus 1758 cowry "Cypraea grayana" = Mauritia grayana Schilder 1930 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	"Cymatium (Lampusia) aquatile" = Monoplex aquatilis "Cymatium (Lampusia) aquatile" = Monoplex aquatilis Reeve 1844 triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Nodilittorina (Nodilittorina) natalensis Nodilittorina (Nodilittorina) natalensis periwinkle
Sorbeoconcha - Barleeiidae	Caelatura (Grandidieria) burtoni Caelatura (Grandidieria) burtoni snail
Bivalvia
-	"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia "Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Barbatia decussata "Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark Barbatia decussata clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris pectunculus Glycymeris pectunculus Linnaeus 1758 clam
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Laevigyra sp. Laevigyra sp. Malchus 1990 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus gaederopus, "Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop "Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus, Septifer bilocularis Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus Krauss 1848 mussel Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Codakia exasperata Codakia exasperata Reeve 1854 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa, Fragum (Fragum) fragum "Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa cockle Fragum (Fragum) fragum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	Asaphis violascens Asaphis violascens Forsskål 1775 clam
Cardiida - Chamidae	Chama pacifica Chama pacifica Broderip 1834 jewel box
Cardiida - Veneridae	Gafrarium pectinatum, Circe (Parmulophora) corrugata, Cicrce (Circe) scripta Gafrarium pectinatum Linnaeus 1758 venus clam Circe (Parmulophora) corrugata Dilwyn 1817 venus clam Cicrce (Circe) scripta Linnaeus 1758 Script Venus
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Spatangoida - Brissidae	Brissopsis fraasi Brissopsis fraasi heart urchin
Spatangoida - Schizasteridae	Schizaster (Paraster) legraini Schizaster (Paraster) legraini heart urchin
Hydrozoa
Milleporina -	Millepora dichotoma Millepora dichotoma Forskal 1775 fire coral
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Euphylliidae	Galaxea fascicularis Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora pistillata, Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora verrucosa Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora sp., Acropora pharaonis Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral Acropora pharaonis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Fungia sp., Fungia fungites Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites lutea, Porites solida Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral Porites solida Forskal 1775 stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	Favia sp. Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea pectinata, Favites flexuosa, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, Platygyra daedalea, Echinopora fruticulosa Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral [entered as Favites fluosa] "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral Echinopora fruticulosa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral [entered as Echinopora fructiculosa]