Animal life is extremely rare; and a cardium-like shell and small crab are found sparingly.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
Among these are cardium Groenlandicum, Leda limatula, Tritonium carinatum, and Scalaria Groenlandica.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
One of the most characteristic and abundant of the new species, cardium Hartungi, not known as fossil in Europe, is very common in Porto Santo and Baixo, and serves to connect the Miocene fauna of the Azores and the Madeiras.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell