Closer to the contact microcline is replaced by sanidine, and perthitic exsolution in detrital alkali feldspar begins to disappear.
The sediments are finely laminated mudstones, formed in an outer shelf detrital belt, in quiet water environments.
Further to the west the tidal shoreline contains sandy accretions, silt and large detrital mats at the outfall of marshes.
Other insects observed in the nests were a few small, undetermined dipteran larvae in one nest, and small detritivorous rove beetles in 10 nests.
While most species of Daphnia, including D. pulex, are herbivorous or detritivorous, a few are carnivorous and prey on other water fleas.
Immature stages of Calycopis caulonia, with notes on rearing detritivorous hairstreaks on artificial diet.