Durban (Pleistocene of South Africa)

Also known as Column 14

Where: South Africa (29.9° S, 31.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 30.1° S, 31.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed in text. AGE: Pleistocene, presumably. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Unknown. Assumed unlithified as it is described as a "raised beach".

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Geological Survey of South Africa. Originally reported by Krige, L. J., 1933.

Primary reference: K. H. Barnard. 1962. Revised list of South African late Tertiary and Pleistocene marine Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 36(4):179-196 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 122946: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.01.2012

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, and with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, though with species-resolution identifications.
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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Solidula sulcata
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita undata
Nerita undata Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
"Amblychilepas scutella" = Amblychilepas scutellum
"Amblychilepas scutella" = Amblychilepas scutellum Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia similis, Bullia cf. diluta, Bullia natalensis, "Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia
"Nassa arcularia" = Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Nassa kraussiana
Nassa kraussiana true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta paradisaica
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium olearium, Cymatium dolarium
Cymatium olearium triton shell
Cymatium dolarium triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica marochiensis, "Polynices didyma" = Polinices, "Polynices mamilla" = Polinices
Natica marochiensis Gmelin 1791 moon snail
"Polynices didyma" = Polinices moon snail
"Polynices mamilla" = Polinices moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi
"Cerithium kochi" = Rhinoclavis kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Chloromytilus meridionalis, Perna perna, Septifer bilocularis
Chloromytilus meridionalis Krauss 1848 mussel
Perna perna Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca obliquata, Arca helblingii
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita variegata
Cardita variegata Bruguière 1792 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Loripes clausus
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium turtoni" = Papillicardium turtoni
"Cardium turtoni" = Papillicardium turtoni Sowerby 1894 cockle
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax madagascariensis, Donax bertini, Donax aemulus
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Psammobia pallida" = Gari (Psammobia)
"Psammobia pallida" = Gari (Psammobia) clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina natalensis, Macoma inclinata
Tellina natalensis tellin clam
Macoma inclinata tellin clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra glabrata, Standella nicobarica
Standella nicobarica Gmelin 1791 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia hepatica, Tapes ? textile, Tivela polita, Tivela natalensis, Tivela ? baini, Sunetta contempta
Dosinia hepatica venus clam
Tapes ? textile venus clam
Tivela polita venus clam
Tivela natalensis venus clam
Tivela ? baini venus clam
Sunetta contempta venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta (Felania) sansibarica