Where: Mayotte (13.0° S, 45.2° E: paleocoordinates 13.0° S, 45.2° 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, microfossils
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 209860: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.05.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Cardita sp. Bruguière 1792 clam | |
Pillucina sp., "Bellucina sp." = Cardiolucina
Pillucina sp. Pilsbry 1921 clam
"Bellucina sp." = Cardiolucina Sacco 1901 clam | |
"Vasticardium sp." = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium)
"Vasticardium sp." = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) Iredale 1927 cockle | |
"Veneracea indet." = Veneroidea
"Veneracea indet." = Veneroidea Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Fustiaria sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap | |
Cerithium diplax cerith snail
Cerithium perparvulum cerith snail
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail | |
Styliferina goniochila snail | |
Scaliola sp., "Finella pupoides" = Finella (Finella) pupoides
Scaliola sp. Adams 1860 snail
"Finella pupoides" = Finella (Finella) pupoides Adams 1860 snail | |
Diala semistriata Lozouet 1998 snail | |
Microliotia sp. Boettger 1902 snail | |
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Capulidae sp. Fleming 1822 snail | |
Gyrineum pusillum triton shell | |
Vexillum sp. Röding 1798 ribbed mitre | |
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Gibberula sp. Swainson 1840 snail | |
Chicoreus sp. Monfort 1810 murex snail | |
Triphoridae indet. Gray 1847 snail | |
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail | |
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
Vermetidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 worm shell | |
Caecum sp. Fleming 1813 snail | |
Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail | |
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail | |
Odetta sp. snail | |
Cephalaspidea indet. Fischer 1883 snail | |
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail | |
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail | |
"Tornatina sp." = Bulla (Tornatina)
"Tornatina sp." = Bulla (Tornatina) Adams 1850 snail | |
Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail | |
Tubothalamea | |
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Foraminifera | |
Amphistegina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Heterolepa sp. Franzenau 1884 | |
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808 |