Yalgorup Plain (Pleistocene of Australia)

Where: Western Australia, Australia (32.7° S, 115.6° E: paleocoordinates 32.6° S, 115.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tims Thicket/Kooallup Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• lower and middle parts of the Tims Thicket and Kooallup Limestones, previously part of the Tamala Limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; grainstone

• seagrass bank
• shelly/bioturbated calcarenite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. Semeniuk. 1995. New Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphic units in the Yalgorup Plain area, southern Swan Costal Plain. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 78:67-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96708: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.06.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Parcanassa sp.
Gastropoda
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Dicathais orbita
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Syrnola sp.
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium granarium
Bittium granarium cerith snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea calyptraeformis" = Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis
"Calyptraea calyptraeformis" = Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis Deshayes 1830 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
Proterato sulcerato
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Bedeva paivae
Bedeva paivae Crosse 1864 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis Duclos 1835 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda monilifera
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella tasmanica
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra), Mitrella austrina, Mitrella menkeana, Pyrene scripta
"Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra) snail
Pyrene scripta Lamarck 1822 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia sp." = Cythara (Mangelia)
"Mangelia sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) Loven 1846 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus anemone
Conus anemone cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum marrowi
Vexillum marrowi ribbed mitre
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Tanea sagittata, Natica sp., "Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana, Polinices conicus
Tanea sagittata moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail
Polinices conicus Lamarck 1822 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix foliaceous, Hipponix conicus
Hipponix conicus Schumacher 1817 hoof shell
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Astralium squamiferum, "Turbo intercostalis" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis
"Turbo intercostalis" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke 1829 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Ethminolia vitiliginea, Leiopyrga octona, Phasianotrochus bellulus, Clanculus sp., Cantharidus lepidus, Cantharidus irisodontes, Cantharidus sp., Gibbula lehmanni, Gibbula preissana, Thalotia lehmanni, Thalotia pulcherrima, Thalotia conica, Thalotia chlorostoma
Leiopyrga octona top snail
Phasianotrochus bellulus Dunker 1845 top snail
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Cantharidus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Gibbula lehmanni top snail
Thalotia conica Gray 1827 top snail
Thalotia chlorostoma Menke 1843 top snail
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Phasianella australia, Phasianella solida, Phasianella ventricosa
Phasianella ventricosa Swainson 1822 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Notomella bajula, Amblychilepas oblonga
Amblychilepas oblonga Menke 1843 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla quoyii
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Haminoea brevis
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp.
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
 Patellida - Lottiidae
"Collisella onychitis" = Lottia
"Collisella onychitis" = Lottia limpet
 Patellida - Acmaeidae
Naccula punctata
 Ptenoglossa - Thaididae
Drupa sp.
Drupa sp. Röding 1798 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes ustulatus
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Saccostrea cuccullata
Saccostrea cuccullata Born 1778 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Electroma georgiana
Electroma georgiana pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys asperrimus
Chlamys asperrimus Lamarck 1819 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris strialularis
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Callucina lacteola, Anodontia perplea, Divalucina cumingi, Wallucina cf. jacksoniensis
Callucina lacteola Tate 1897 clam
Divalucina cumingi Adams and Angas 1863 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thraciopsis subrecta
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella sp.
Mysella sp. Angas 1877 clam
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Paphies cuneata
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra matthewi, Mactra australis
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gomphina undulosa, Irus distans, Chione cardioides, Tawera coelata, Tawera lagopus
Irus distans venus clam
Chione cardioides venus clam
Tawera coelata venus clam
Tawera lagopus venus clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax francisensis, Hemidonax chapmani
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina tenuilirata" = Semelangulus tenuilirata
"Tellina tenuilirata" = Semelangulus tenuilirata Sowerby 1867 Fine-ridged Tellen
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella sp.
Eucrassatella sp. Iredale 1924 clam