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Brachiopods: Somalirhynchia africana Weir [13], 

 Terebratulidae indet. [2]. Bivalves: 'Brachidontes' somalicus 

 Cox [5], Modiolus cf. bipartitus J. Sowerby [2], Eligmus humei 

 (Stefanini) [8], EntoUum sp. [1], Eopecten cf. aubreyi (Douville) 

 [1], Plagiostoma ?harronis Dacque [4], 'Gryphaea' balli sp. 

 [1], Nannogyra fourtaui (Stefanini) [1], Mactromya sp. [2], 

 Tendagurium cf. propebanneiana (Dietrich) [2], Procyprina 

 hunti (Cox) [4], Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (Weir) [3], 

 Bucardiomya somaliensis (Cox) [1], Ceratomya cf. pittieri (de 

 Loriol) [2]. Gastropods: Rhabdoconcha sp. [1], AmpuUospira 

 sp. [2], 'Bulla' sp. [1]. 



21-23 m below top (0-2 m above Nautlloid Bed), Eligmus aualites 

 horizon. Brachiopods: Somaliryhnchia cf. arabica Cooper [16]. 

 Bihenithyris sp. [5]. Echinoid: Acwsalenia (Recrosalenia) 

 somaliensis Currie [4].Crinoid: lAngulocrinus sp. [1]. Bivalves: 

 IPalaeonucula sp. [ 1 ] , ' Brachidontes 'somalicus Cox [3] , Eligmus 

 aualites (Stefanini) [50+], Eligmus sp. [2], I'Gryphaea' balli 

 (Stefanini) [8], Nannogyra fourtaui (Stefanini) [5], Actinostreon 

 solitaria (J. Sowerby) [11], Arctostrea eruca (Lamarck) [1], 

 Mactromya sp. [2], Procyprina hunti (Cox) [4], lEocallista 

 krenkeliCox [5], Ceratomyopsis somaliensis {'Weir) [5], Tellurimya 

 ?sp. nov. [1], Ceratomya cf. pittieri (de Loriol) [1]. Gastropods: 

 IPietteia sp. [1]. 



23 m below top, limestone, 0.5 m thick, the Nautiloid Bed. 

 Nautiloids: Paracenoceras meridionaleTintant [5], P. calloviense 

 (Oppel)[l]. 



23-26 m below top (incl. Nautiloid Bed). Brachiopods: Conarosia 

 sp. [15], Somalirhynchia arabica Cooper [9], Bihenithyris 

 barringtoni Muir-Wood [1], B. weiri Muir-Wood [4]. Bivalves: 

 Parallelodon sp. [1], 'Brachidontes' somalicus Cox [27], Modio- 

 lus cf. bipartitus J. Sowerby [1], Eligmus aualites (Stefanini) [4], 

 E. humei (Stefanini) [2], Plagiostoma ?harronis Dacque [1], 

 Plagiostoma sp. [1], 'Gryphaea' balli (Stefanini) [6], Nannogyra 

 fourtaui (Stefanini) [4], Actinostreon solitaria (J. Sowerby) [6], 

 Myoconcha sp. [1], Tendagurium cf. propebanneiana (Dietrich) 

 [3], Procyprina hunti (Cox) [15], lEocallista krenkeli Cox [2], 

 Ceratomyopsis arabica (Cox) [6], Bucardiomya somal/ensis (Cox) 

 [2], Ceratomya cf. pittieri (de Loriol) p2], Ceratomya cf. 

 wimmisensis (Gillieron) [1]. Gastropods: Rhabdoconcha sp. [3], 

 AmpuUospira sp. [2]. 



27-30 m below top. Brachiopods: Somalirhynchia cf. africana 

 Weir [12], Somalirhynchia sp. [4], Arabicella arabis Cooper [1], 

 A. ovalis Cooper [5], Arapsopleurum cf. arabicum Cooper [2], A. 

 rotundum Cooper [8], Arapsothyris angusta Cooper [1], 

 I'Stiphrothyris' sp. [1]. Bivalves: Parallelodon sp. [2], 

 'Brachidontes' somalicus Cox [10], IModiolus cf. bipartitus (J. 

 Sowerby) [1], Stegoconcha sp. [few], Trichites sp. [few], 

 IPteroperna sp. [1], Eligmus aualites (Stefanini) [2], E. humei 

 (Stefanini) [2], Spondylopecten cf. subpunctatus (Miinster) [2], 

 Eopecten cf. aubreyi (Douville) [1], Plagiostoma sp., 'Gryphaea' 

 balli (Stefanini) [1], Nannogyra fourtaui (Stefanini) [1], 

 lActinostreon sp. [1], Trigonia sp. [1], Procyprina hunti (Cox) 

 [4], Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (Weir) [5], Bucardiomya 

 somaliensis (Cox) [4], B. aubreyi (Douville) [1], Ceratomya cf. 

 wimmisensis (de Loriol) [3]. Gastropods: AmpuUospira sp. [4], 

 INerinella sp. [3]. 



38.5-45.5 m below top. Brachiopods: Conarosia sp. [33], 

 Daghanirhynchia sp. [4], Somalirhynchia africana Weir [12], 5. 

 arabica Cooper [4], S. somalica (Dacque) [2], Somalirhynchia 

 sp. nov. [31], Bihenithyris barringtoni Muir-Wood [12], B. weiri 

 Muir-Wood [3], Cererithyris cf. wyvillei {'Weir) [40], Ptyctothyris 

 daghaniensis Muir-Wood [3], 'Terebratula' aulites Stefanini [1]. 

 Echinoids: Acrosalenia (Recrosalenia) somaliensis Currie [5]. 



Bivalves: Parallelodon sp. [2], 'Brachidontes' somalicus Cox [4], 

 Modiolus cf. bipartitus (J. Sowerby) [%]. Eligmus /jwme/ (Stefanini) 

 [3], E. cf. weiri Cox [2], Spondylopecten cf subpunctatus 

 (Miinster) [2], 'Gryphaea' balli (Stefanini) [3], INannogyra 

 fourtaui (Stefanini), Actinostreon solitaria (J. Sowerby) [4], 

 Trigonia sp. [1], Myoconcha sp. [1], Tendagurium cf. 

 propebanneiana (Dietrich) [1], Procyprina hunti (Cox) [17], 

 lEocallista krenkeli Cox [2], Ceratomyopsis somaliensis (Weir) 

 [5], Bucardiomya aubreyi (Douville) [1], B. somaliensis (Cox) 

 [4], Ceratomya cf. wimmisensis (de Loriol) [1]. Gastropods: 

 Rhabdoconcha sp. [\]. AmpuUospira sp. [8]. 



Loose, lower part. Bivalves: Eligmus humei (Stefanini) [3], E. 

 aualites Stefanini [1], Ceratomya sp. [2], Pholadomya aubreyi 

 (Douville). Gastropods: 'Natica' sp. [1], Rhabdoconcha sp. [1]. 



Middle Shuqra: 



Top 3 m. Brachiopods: Somalirhynchia cf. arabica Cooper [ 1 8]. 5. 

 somalica (Dacque) [1], Bihenithryis cf. barringtoni Muir-Wood 

 [1], Cererithyris sp. [16], Ornithella sp. [1]. Bivalves: 

 Palaeonucula sp. [1], 'Brachidontes' somalicus Cox [6], Modio- 

 lus cf. imbricatus J. Sowerby [5], Eligmus sp. [6]. Spondylopecten 

 cf. subpunctatus (Miinster) [5], Eopecten cf. aubreyi (Douville) 

 [1], Plagiostoma sp. [X], Actinostreon solitaria (J. Sowerby) [6], 

 Trigonia sp. [2], 'Lucina' sp. [1], ITendagurium sp. [1], Procyprina 

 hunti (Cox) [2], Pseudotrapezium sp. of Cox [1], Ceratomyopsis 

 somaliensis (Weir) [12], Tellurimya ?sp. nov. [1], Bucardiomya 

 somaliensis (Cox) [3], Bucardiomya aubreyi (Douville) [4], 

 Ceratomya cf. wimmisensis (de Loriol) [4], IPlectomya sp. [5]. 

 Gastropods: Discohelix sp. [\], AmpuUospira sp. [9], INerinella 

 sp. [many], Cylindrobullina sp. [1]. 



Lower part. Bivalves: Pseudotrapezium sp. of Cox [1], lEocallista 

 krenkeli Cox [1]. Gastropod: INerinella sp. [1]. 



A slumped section of the Upper Shuqra was also 

 examined 1 km to the east, below the main cliff: 



Above Eligmus aualites horizon. Brachiopods: Somalirhynchia 

 cf. arabica Cooper [108], Apatecosia sp. [7], Arabicella sp. 

 [ca.20], lArapsopleurum sp. [ca. 1 5], Bihenithyris cf. quadrilobata 

 Cooper [5], B. weiri Muir-Wood [2], Cererithyris sp. [ca.20], 

 Somalithyris macfadyeni Muir-Wood [3] . Bivalves: 'Brachidontes ' 

 somalicus Cox [7], Lithophaga sp.. Modiolus cf. bipartitus J. 

 Sowerby [3], Eligmus humei (Stefanini) [29], E. aualites 

 (Stefanini) [3], Spondylopecten cf. subpunctatus (Miinster) [1], 

 Eopecten cf. aubreyi (Douville) [1], Plagiostoma sp. [1], 

 'Gryphaea' balli (Stefanini) [14], Deltoideum delta (Smith) [1], 

 Nannogyra fourtaui (Stefanini) [6], Actinostreon solitaria (J. 

 Sowerby) [36], Myoconcha sp. [1], Tendagurium cf. 

 propebanneiana (Dietrich) [1], Procyprina hunti (Cox) [7], 

 Pseudotrapezium sp. of Cox [1], Ceratomyopsis somaliensis 

 (Weir) [5], Bucardiomya somaliensis (Cox) [5], Ceratomya cf. 

 wimmisensis (Gillieron) [3], IPleuromya sp. [1]. Gastropods: 

 AmpuUospira sp. [9], IBourguetia sp. [1]. 



Eligmus aualites horizon. Brachiopods: Conarosia sp. [10], 

 Somaliryhnchia cf. arabica Cooper [68], Cererithyris sp. [25], 

 IDissoria obscura Cooper [3], Somalithyris macfadyeni Muir- 

 Wood [30]. Bivalves: Palaeonucula sp. [1], 'Brachidontes' 

 somalicus Cox [^]. Modiolus cf. bipartitus J. Sowerby [ 1 ], Eligmus 

 aualites (Stefanini) [30-I-], E. humei (Stefanini) [1], Limaria sp. 

 [2], 'Gryphaea' balli (Stefanini) [3], Nannogyra fourtaui 

 (S>Xsf?imn\)[l], Actinostreon solitaria (i.S,o^trhy)[\0],lSphaera 

 sp. [1], Procyprina hunti (Cox) [7], lEocallista krenkeli Cox [6], 

 Tellurimya ?sp. nov. [1], Bucardiomya somaliensis (Cox) [1]. 

 Gastropods: AmpuUospira sp. [6]. 



