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Seluba Island, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Lat/Long (Decimal)16.63,42
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Seluba Island, Reef limestone (locality M)Cox R. L. (1931)Abbas - Kamaranreef limestone"limestone"2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Tridacna sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Tridacna2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Conus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Conus arenatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus arenatus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Latirus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Latirus polygonus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus : Latirus polygonus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oliva miniacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Miniaceoliva : Miniaceoliva miniacea2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Erosaria erosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Erosaria : Erosaria erosa2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Erronea caurica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Erronea : Erronea caurica2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Polinices mammilla
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices mammilla2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cerithium erythraeonense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium erythraeonense2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rhinoclavis sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

References

Cox R. L. (1931) The geology of the Farsan Islands, Oizan and Kamaran Island, Red Sea. Part 2.- Molluscan palaeontology., Geological Magazine 68, 1-18
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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