Reef 1 Mollusks, San Salvador Island (Pleistocene of Bahamas)

Also known as Reef 3801

Where: Bahamas (24.0° N, 74.5° W: paleocoordinates 24.0° N, 74.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cockburn Town Member (Grotto Beach Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• 132-125 ka

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone

• evidence of subaerial exposure, such as rhizomorphs, and subsequent marine borings

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

• JA: the three collections together came from "twenty-one quadrats" each of "0.5-m2... separated into 50-decimeter2 areas... organized as 10 rows and 5 columns": because area and not volume measures are reported, the samples are apparently surface in situ and not screened

Primary reference: L. Gardiner. 2001. Stability of Late Pleistocene Reef Mollusks from San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Palaios 16:372-386 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80676: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 05.05.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitomium sp.
Epitomium sp. wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp., Cerithium muscarum, Cerithium litteratum
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithium muscarum Say 1832 cerith snail
Cerithium litteratum Born 1778 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Vermicularia sp.
Vermicularia sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium muricunum, Cymatium sp., "Cymatium nicobaricum" = Monoplex nicobaricus, "Cymatium pileare" = Monoplex pilearis
Cymatium muricunum triton shell
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell
"Cymatium nicobaricum" = Monoplex nicobaricus Röding 1798 triton shell
"Cymatium pileare" = Monoplex pilearis Linnaeus 1758 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
Cyphoma gibbosum
Cyphoma gibbosum Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp.
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Trivia quadripuntata" = Niveria quadripunctata
"Trivia quadripuntata" = Niveria quadripunctata Gray 1827 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus gigas" = Lobatus gigas
"Strombus gigas" = Lobatus gigas Linnaeus 1758 true conch
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Calothrophon ostrearum, Thais deltoidea
Thais deltoidea murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella floralia
Olivella floralia olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pisania pusio
Pisania pusio true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella mercatoria
Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus mus
Conus mus cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices lacteus
Polinices lacteus Guilding 1834 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
"Antisabia antiquata" = Hipponix (Antisabia)
"Antisabia antiquata" = Hipponix (Antisabia) hoof shell
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Astraea tecta, Astraea sp., Arene cruentata, "Astraea phoebia" = Astralium phoebium, "Astraea caelata" = Lithopoma caelatum
Astraea tecta snail
(americana)
Astraea sp. Röding 1798 snail
"Astraea phoebia" = Astralium phoebium Röding 1798 snail
"Astraea caelata" = Lithopoma caelatum Gmelin 1791 snail
 Trochoidea - Tegulidae
Tegula sp.
Tegula sp. Lesson 1835 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma sp.
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora cayenensis, Diodora viridula, Fissurella barbadensis
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail
Diodora viridula Lamarck 1822 snail
Fissurella barbadensis Gmelin 1791 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla sp., Bulla striata
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea leucopleura
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp., "Modiolus modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus, "Hormomya exusta" = Brachidontes (Hormomya)
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
"Modiolus modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Hormomya exusta" = Brachidontes (Hormomya) mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Dendostrea frons
Dendostrea frons Linnaeus 1758 oyster
[entered as Denostrea frons]
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp., Lima lima, "Lima scabra" = Ctenoides (Ctenoides) scabra
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
"Lima scabra" = Ctenoides (Ctenoides) scabra Born 1778 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp., "Chlamys ornatus" = Caribachlamys ornatus, Spondylus americanus
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Chlamys ornatus" = Caribachlamys ornatus Lamarck 1819 scallop
Spondylus americanus Hermann 1781 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris undata, Glycymeris sp., "Glycymeris pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
"Glycymeris pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata Gmelin 1791 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp., "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Barbatia domingensis" = Acar domingensis
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
"Barbatia domingensis" = Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819 miniature ark
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata, Lucina pensylvanica, Codakia sp., "Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
Lucina pensylvanica Linnaeus 1758 clam
[entered as Lucina penyslvanica]
Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777 clam
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Transennella sp., Chione cancellata, "Chione intapurpurea" = Puberella intapurpurea
Transennella sp. Dall 1884 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Chione intapurpurea" = Puberella intapurpurea Conrad 1849 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sarda, Chama sp.
Chama sarda jewel box
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Laevicardium sp., "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum, Americardia media
Laevicardium sp. Swainson 1840 cockle
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp., Tellina radiata, Arcopagia fausta
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina radiata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Arcopagia fausta Pulteney 1799 tellin clam