3.2" Strombus Bubonius Fossil Shell Gastropod Pliocene Age Almeria, Spain

Location: Almeria, Spain

Weight: 5.5 Ounces 

Dimensions: 3.2 Inches Long, 2.8 Inches Wide, 2.2 Inches Thick

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Pliocene Age, 5.3 million to 2.5 million years ago

Strombus bubonius (now commonly referred to as Persististrombus latus) is a fossil gastropod found in marine terrace deposits throughout the Mediterranean region of Spain. Its presence indicates warmer water conditions than those of the present day.

The dating of these deposits is critical for understanding past sea-level changes and interglacial periods. Th/U dating of Strombus bubonius shells, while sometimes affected by uranium mobility, has been refined using statistical approaches to produce reliable chronologies in both continental and marine settings.

Research in Almería, southeastern Spain, using Th and U isotope measurements, has established that Strombus bubonius was present in the Mediterranean basin at the end of the Mindel-Riss interglacial (Oxygen Isotope Stage 7) and during each high sea-level phase of the Riss-Würm interglacial (Oxygen Isotope Stage 5).

Beyond Almería, fossils of Persististrombus latus have been documented in locations such as the Balearic Islands (Mallorca) and the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria). This species serves as a valuable paleoclimate indicator, reflecting warm-water conditions in the Mediterranean.

The study of Strombus bubonius also contributes to the reconstruction of past sea levels and has implications for Tyrrhenian stratigraphy, prompting a reassessment of the timing and correlation of Mediterranean marine terraces.