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Efate, Vanuatu

Lat/Long (Decimal)-17.6667,168.417
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Vanuatu

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Efate, Eromanga IslandAbrard R. (1946)STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Quaternary (subfossils) in Abrard (1946), presumably on the basis of stratigraphic position, and foraminiferal and macrofossil affinities to other dated Indo-Pacific faunas (e.g. Fiji). Assigned here to a Holocene interval.sandstone0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Anadara) antiquata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ctena (Ctena) divergens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Ctena : Ctena (Ctena) divergens0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Spondylus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chama limbula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama : Chama limbula0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Circe pectinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Circe : Circe pectinata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Turricula sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Conus flavidus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus flavidus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Clavus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Clavus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Peristernia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Peristernia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Peristernia ustulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Peristernia : Peristernia ustulata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nassarius (Alectrion) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Alectrion)0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Nassarius) arcularia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nassarius (Nassarius) globosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Nassarius) globosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Arestorides argus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Arestorides : Arestorides argus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Monetaria moneta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Monetaria : Monetaria moneta0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nerita balteata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita : Nerita balteata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nerita filosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita : Nerita filosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canarium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Canarium0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : Strombus (Conomurex) luhuanus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cerithium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Clypeomorus petrosum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Clypeomorus : Clypeomorus petrosum0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary

References

Abrard R. (1946) Fossiles Néogénes et Quaternaires des Nouvelles-Hébrides, Annales de Paléontologie 32, 1-112
Ladd H. S. (1977) Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae), United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 533, 1-84
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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