Kambsgja (Tjornes Horizon 19 upper) (Pleistocene of Iceland)

Where: Iceland (66.2° N, 17.2° W: paleocoordinates 66.2° N, 17.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Horizon 19 upper within the Serripes Zone of the Tjornes Sequence in Bardarson's Horizons.

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; sandstone

• Deposits probably formed in very shallow water. They are most likely intertidal swash zone deposits or subtidal channel deposits.

Collection methods: bulk

• Samples of 2-3kg were taken in Baroarson's horizons. Quantitative mollusc analyses were carried out on about 1kg of each sample by picking apart the material.

Primary reference: P. E. P. Norton. 1975. Unpublished census data for the Mollusca of the Tjornes sequence, Iceland. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79980: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Kate Bulinski on 31.03.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete viridula Fabricius 1780 admete
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp., "Natica clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
"Natica clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis Gmelin 1791 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus niger Gray 1824 mussel
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya pseudoarenaria" = Mya (Mya) pseudoarenaria
"Mya pseudoarenaria" = Mya (Mya) pseudoarenaria Schlesch 1931 softshell clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Lentidium complanatum Lamarck 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Serripes groenlandicus" = Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus
"Serripes groenlandicus" = Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus Mohr 1786 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma sp. Leach 1819 tellin clam
Macoma praetenuis Leathes in Woodward 1830 tellin clam
"Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea Gmelin 1792 tellin clam
Macoma obliqua Sowerby 1817 tellin clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia borealis" = Cyclocardia borealis
"Venericardia borealis" = Cyclocardia borealis Conrad 1831 clam