| Table 1: Percent abundance of molluscan species, total abundance, and faunal richness in samples from Whipray core 25B. |
| Species |
Sample Depth |
| 0-2 |
4-6 |
8-10 |
12-14 |
16-18 |
20-22 |
24-26 |
28-30 |
32-34 |
36-38 |
40-42 |
| Acteocina canaliculata |
22.22 |
12.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.60 |
0.14 |
0.45 |
0.15 |
0.92 |
0.32 |
| Anomalocardia auberiana |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.14 |
39.06 |
1.68 |
2.40 |
1.57 |
0.00 |
0.89 |
0.33 |
0.00 |
| Arcopsis adamsi |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Argopecten irradians |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Batillaria minima |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Bittiolum varium |
11.11 |
12.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.68 |
3.40 |
3.43 |
6.00 |
4.46 |
3.92 |
1.62 |
| Boonea impressa |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.84 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Brachidontes exustus |
33.33 |
25.00 |
78.57 |
26.56 |
43.70 |
34.40 |
29.43 |
23.69 |
25.26 |
11.75 |
28.53 |
| Bulla striata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.34 |
3.36 |
2.20 |
3.14 |
2.85 |
2.23 |
5.00 |
3.24 |
| Caecum cornucopiae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Caecum pulchellum |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.08 |
1.46 |
| Carditimera floridana |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Cerithidea costata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Cerithiopsis greeni |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
| Cerithium eburneum ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
| Cerithium muscarum |
0.00 |
12.50 |
7.14 |
3.91 |
5.04 |
4.60 |
5.71 |
5.10 |
6.84 |
6.08 |
6.81 |
| Cerithium sp. ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.65 |
| Cerithium spp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.29 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Chione cancellata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.68 |
0.60 |
0.57 |
1.05 |
0.59 |
0.67 |
1.46 |
| Codakia spp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
| Conidae juv. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.17 |
0.00 |
| Conus cf. jaspideus |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Crepidula spp. |
5.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.03 |
11.76 |
12.00 |
17.57 |
17.39 |
17.68 |
18.75 |
12.97 |
| Cumingia tellinoides |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.45 |
0.42 |
0.32 |
| Cyclostremiscus suppressus |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.42 |
0.00 |
| Dentimargo aureocintus |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Dentimargo eburneolus |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
| Dentimargo sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.17 |
0.00 |
| Diodora sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Epitonium sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Eulithidium sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
| Fasciolaria hunteri |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Finella sp. ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
| Finella dubia |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Hydrobiidae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Laevicardium mortoni |
5.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.78 |
1.68 |
1.60 |
1.71 |
1.35 |
2.38 |
4.17 |
1.62 |
| Lasaeidae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Latirus sp. ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
| Limaria sp. cd. L. pellucida |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Limaria sp. cf. L. pellucida |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Longchaeus crenulatus ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Lucinisca cf. nassula |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Lucinisca nassula |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
| Marginellidae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Marshallora nigrocincta |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Modulus modulus |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.56 |
0.84 |
0.60 |
1.43 |
1.95 |
1.34 |
2.00 |
1.30 |
| Mysella sp. ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Nassarius sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
| Nigrocincta sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Nucula proxima |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.32 |
| Odostomia canaliculata ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Odostomia cf. seminuda |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Odostomia laevigata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.57 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.92 |
0.00 |
| Odostomia sp. ? |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Olivella pusilla |
5.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.78 |
0.84 |
0.60 |
1.14 |
1.05 |
1.63 |
1.42 |
0.81 |
| Opercula - chitonous |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.78 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Parastarte triquetra |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.40 |
0.86 |
1.20 |
2.08 |
4.08 |
0.81 |
| Parvilucina multilineata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Pilsbryspira leucocyma |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.32 |
| Pitar simpsoni |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.33 |
0.00 |
| Polymesoda maritima |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Prunum apicinum |
5.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.03 |
2.52 |
1.20 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.19 |
1.00 |
1.62 |
| Pteria longisquamosa |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.36 |
0.40 |
0.43 |
0.75 |
2.08 |
1.00 |
0.97 |
| Rictaxis punctostriatus |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Rissoina cancellata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.25 |
0.16 |
| Schwartziella catesbyana |
0.00 |
12.50 |
0.00 |
0.78 |
1.68 |
1.20 |
2.00 |
1.80 |
1.63 |
2.75 |
2.76 |
| Stellatoma stellata |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Teinostoma sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Tellina spp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.56 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.43 |
0.30 |
0.45 |
0.33 |
0.16 |
| Transennella sp. |
5.56 |
12.50 |
0.00 |
7.81 |
14.29 |
28.20 |
25.86 |
30.88 |
26.00 |
32.17 |
30.63 |
| Truncatella sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Turbonilla sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Turridae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.16 |
| Unidentified Gastropods |
5.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.68 |
0.40 |
0.43 |
0.30 |
0.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
| Unidentified Pelecypods |
0.00 |
12.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.36 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Vermicularia sp. |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Vitrinellidae |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Vitrinella floridana |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
| Total no. of Individual Specimens/ sample (Abundance) |
18 |
8 |
14 |
128 |
119 |
500 |
700 |
667 |
673 |
1200 |
617 |
| Total no. of Faunal Groups/sample (Faunal Richness) |
9 |
7 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
28 |
33 |
30 |
31 |
33 |
29 |
