Zifaf Island, Reef limestone (locality H) (Pleistocene to of Yemen)
Where: Yemen (16.8° N, 41.7° E: paleocoordinates 16.7° N, 41.6° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Kamaran Member (Abbas Formation), Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• reef limestone
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: limestone
Reposited in the BMNH
Primary reference: R. L. Cox. 1931. The geology of the Farsan Islands, Oizan and Kamaran Island, Red Sea. Part 2.- Molluscan palaeontology. Geological Magazine 68:1-18 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 55375: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 13.10.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Chlamys (Aequipecten) sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791 scallop | |
Plicatula menkeana Finlay 1927 scallop | |
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli, Ostrea turbinata
"Ostrea cristagalli" = Lopha cristagalli Linnaeus 1758 Cock's Comb Oyster
Ostrea turbinata oyster | |
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, "Navicula ventricosa" = Arca, "Barbatia fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca, Barbatia lacerata
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Navicula ventricosa" = Arca ark
"Barbatia fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca Bruguiére 1792 clam
Barbatia lacerata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Glycymeris livida clam | |
Codakia tigerina Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium
"Cardium (Trachycardium) leucostomum" = Trachycardium cockle | |
Lioconcha ornata Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
"Antigona reticulata" = Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Antigona (Ventricola) orientalis venus clam | |
Chama brassica Reeve 1847 jewel box
Chama lazarus Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Gastropoda | |
Tibia insulaechorab, "Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, Strombus (Canarium) fasciatus
Tibia insulaechorab true conch
"Strombus (Canarium) gibberulus" = Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus Linnaeus 1758 conch
Strombus (Canarium) fasciatus Born 1778 conch | |
Lyncina camelopardalis Perry 1811 cowry | |
Conus (Rhizoconus) sumatrensis, Conus (Cylinder) pennaceus, Conus arenatus, Conus (Lithoconus) eburneus, Conus (Cylinder) aulicus
Conus (Rhizoconus) sumatrensis cone shell
Conus (Cylinder) pennaceus cone shell
Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) eburneus Bruguière 1792 cone shell
Conus (Cylinder) aulicus Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Terebra andamanica auger snail | |
Oliva miniacea Röding 1798 olive snail | |
Fusinus tuberculatus snail | |
Volema paradisiaca snail | |
Mitra versicolor mitre shell | |
"Clava fasciata" = Rhinoclavis, "Cerithium" spathuliferum
"Clava fasciata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail
"Cerithium" spathuliferum cerith snail | |
Architectonica perspectiva Linnaeus 1767 sundial |