Rabigh (Pleistocene of Saudi Arabia)

Where: Saudi Arabia (22.8° N, 38.9° E: paleocoordinates 22.8° N, 38.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone

• reef dominated shell concentrations
• 2 terraces with sandy bioclastic grainstone in the lower part and colonial corals in the upper part

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. H. Mandurah. 2010. Paleontological studies on the Neogene (Miocene and Quaternary) carbonate rocks of Rabigh-Ubhur areas, Red Sea coast, Saudia Arabia. Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Earth Sciences 21(2):105-143 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 107972: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.04.2011, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
 Milleporina -
Millepora dichotoma
Millepora dichotoma Forskal 1775 fire coral
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora pistillata, Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora verrucosa
Stylophora pistillata Esper 1797 stony coral
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora sp., Acropora pharaonis
Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Acropora pharaonis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Fungia sp., Fungia fungites
Fungia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites lutea, Porites solida
Porites lutea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Porites solida Forskal 1775 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Goniastrea retiformis, Goniastrea pectinata, Platygyra daedalea, Favites flexuosa, Echinopora fruticulosa, "Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida, "Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa, "Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Goniastrea pectinata Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral
[entered as Favites fluosa]
Echinopora fruticulosa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
[entered as Echinopora fructiculosa]
"Favia pallida" = Dipsastraea pallida Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
"Favia laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp.
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Euphylliidae
Galaxea fascicularis
Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767 stony coral
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Nodilittorina (Nodilittorina) natalensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea grayana" = Mauritia grayana, "Cypraea clandestina" = Palmadusta clandestina, "Cypraea annulus" = Monetaria annulus, "Cypraea styphylaea" = Staphylaea (Staphylaea) staphylaea
"Cypraea grayana" = Mauritia grayana Schilder 1930 cowry
"Cypraea clandestina" = Palmadusta clandestina Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea annulus" = Monetaria annulus Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea styphylaea" = Staphylaea (Staphylaea) staphylaea Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus (Canarium) erythrinus" = Canarium, "Canarium (Gibberulus) gibbosus" = Canarium, "Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile, Strombus tricornis, Strombus fasciatus
"Strombus (Canarium) erythrinus" = Canarium true conch
"Canarium (Gibberulus) gibbosus" = Canarium true conch
"Strombus mutabilis" = Canarium mutabile Swainson 1821 true conch
Strombus fasciatus Born 1778 conch
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra nebulosa
Terebra nebulosa Sowerby 1825 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp., Conus (Parvatus) sharmiensis, Conus textile, Conus (Punctinculuis) arenatus, Conus virgo
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus textile cone shell
Conus (Punctinculuis) arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792 cone shell
Conus virgo Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina eumorpha
Volvarina eumorpha margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Thais (Mancinella) alouina, Chicoreus virgineus
Chicoreus virgineus murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Volema nodosa
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus townsendi
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Cymatium (Lampusia) aquatile" = Monoplex aquatilis
"Cymatium (Lampusia) aquatile" = Monoplex aquatilis Reeve 1844 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Barleeiidae
Caelatura (Grandidieria) burtoni
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
Planaxis sulcatus
Planaxis sulcatus Born 1780 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata, Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi, Cerithium caeruleum, "Cerithium nodulosum" = Cerithium (Cerithium) nodulosum
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata Bruguiere 1792 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby 1855 cerith snail
"Cerithium nodulosum" = Cerithium (Cerithium) nodulosum Bruguière 1792 cerith snail
 Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis pustulata
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora ruppelli
Diodora ruppelli Sowerby 1834 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius, Tectus (Cardinalia) virgatus, Tectus dendatus, Monodonta nebulosa
Clanculus (Clanculus) pharaonius Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Tectus dendatus top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus, "Turbo (Batillus) radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus
"Turbo radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail
"Turbo (Batillus) radiatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita longii, Nerita textilies, "Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, "Nerita albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla
"Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Nerita albicilla" = Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Patella (Patella) vulgata
Patella (Patella) vulgata Linnaeus 1758 limpet
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris pectunculus
Glycymeris pectunculus Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata, Barbatia decussata
"Anadara antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Laevigyra sp.
Laevigyra sp. Malchus 1990 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus gaederopus, "Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus (Modiolus) auriculatus, Septifer bilocularis
Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia exasperata
Codakia exasperata Reeve 1854 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa, Fragum (Fragum) fragum
"Tridacna squamosa" = Tridacna (Chametrachea) squamosa cockle
Fragum (Fragum) fragum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Asaphis violascens
Asaphis violascens Forsskål 1775 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama pacifica
Chama pacifica Broderip 1834 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gafrarium pectinatum, Cicrce (Circe) scripta, Circe (Parmulophora) corrugata
Gafrarium pectinatum Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Cicrce (Circe) scripta Linnaeus 1758 Script Venus
Circe (Parmulophora) corrugata Dilwyn 1817 venus clam
  -
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Brissidae
Brissopsis fraasi
Brissopsis fraasi heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Schizaster (Paraster) legraini