Nyalindung Formation - Java (Miocene of Indonesia)

Where: Indonesia (7.5° S, 110.0° E: paleocoordinates 7.7° S, 112.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Nyalindung Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown relationship to other units. AGE: Early Miocene (some publications found stating a Middle Miocene age, e.g. Aswan and Ozawa 2006). Early Miocene according to Skwarko (1994); Middle Miocene based on correlation table of Shuto (1975), which is favored here as it accounts for mollusca and foraminiferal biostratigraphy, rather than historic age assignments

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

• ENVIRONMENT: Environmental data not reported in text.
• LITHOLOGY: Lithologic and lithification data not reported in text.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Presumably K. Martin. REPOSITORY: Natt. Natuurhist. Mus., Leiden and GRDC Coll., Bandung (Indonesia).

Primary reference: S. K. Skwarko. 1994. Mollusca in Indonesian Cenozoic biostratigraphy (a computerised compilation) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 63040: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 03.08.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COMPLETENESS: Exhaustive for Mollusca. Other groups not treated by primary reference. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative and relatively modern nomenclature applied. Nomenclature revised by van den Hoek et al. (2002) and Hendy (2007).
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium angsananum Martin 1922 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
 Opisthobranchia -
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
"Myegrostoma (Ritena) sucabumiana" = Nerita (Ritena), "Theodoxus (Clithon) oualanensis" = Clithon
"Myegrostoma (Ritena) sucabumiana" = Nerita (Ritena) snail
"Theodoxus (Clithon) oualanensis" = Clithon snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Tympanotonus (Tateiwaia) beberkirianus" = Cerithium (Tympanotonus) cerith snail
Clypeomorus (Contumax) verbeeki Woodward 1879 cerith snail
Clypeomorus (Clypeomorus) fennemai Martin 1899 cerith snail
Clava (Clava) noetlingi Martin 1889 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
"Cerithium (Cerithium) noetlingi" = Batillaria (Batillaria) noetlingi Martin 1899 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella (Turritella) bandongensis Martin 1879 turret shell
Turritella (Turritella) terebra Linnaeus 1758 turret shell
SUBSPECIES: T. (T.) terebra talahabensis
Turritella (Turritella) producta Martin 1922 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Modulidae
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Vicarya (Vicarya) callosa Jenkins 1864 horn snail
"Tympanotonus (Tateiwaia) merangianus" = Tateiwaia merangiana Martin 1922 horn snail
"Terebralia sulcatus" = Terebralia sulcata Born 1778 horn snail
Harrisianella hochstetteri Martin 1879 horn snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica (Natica) helvacea Lamarck 1822 moon snail
Natica (Natica) rostalina Jenkins 1864 moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Tiara angsanana" = Mitra (Tiara), "Tiara flammea" = Mitra (Tiara), "Tiara sucabumiana" = Mitra (Tiara), "Mitra (Mitra) sowerbyi" = Chrysame sowerbyi
"Tiara angsanana" = Mitra (Tiara) mitre shell
"Tiara flammea" = Mitra (Tiara) mitre shell
"Tiara sucabumiana" = Mitra (Tiara) mitre shell
"Mitra (Mitra) sowerbyi" = Chrysame sowerbyi d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
SUBSPECIES: Mitra (Mitra) sowerbyi sedanensis
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia palabuanensis, "Clavus (Clathrodrillia) crenularis" = Clathrodrillia
"Clavus (Clathrodrillia) crenularis" = Clathrodrillia snail
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
"Mangilia (Glyphostoma) angsanana" = Glyphostoma
"Mangilia (Glyphostoma) angsanana" = Glyphostoma snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Chelyconus) dingleanus Beets 1984 cone shell
"Conus odengensis" = Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis Martin 1895 cone shell
Conus (Chelyconus) jenkinsi Martin 1879 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva (Galeola) mitrata Martin 1879 olive snail
Ancilla (Sparella) cinnamomea Lamarck 1801 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Lyria (Harpella) jugosa" = Lyria (Harpeola) jugosa
"Lyria (Harpella) jugosa" = Lyria (Harpeola) jugosa Sowerby 1839 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus (Strombus) preoccupatus" = Persististrombus preoccupatus, Canarium unifasciatus
"Strombus (Strombus) preoccupatus" = Persististrombus preoccupatus Finlay 1927 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Pusula (Dolichupis) smithi Martin 1884 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Barycypraea murisimilis Martin 1879 cowry
Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Erosaria (Erosaria) erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula (Nucula) njalindungensis" = Nucula njalindungensis
"Nucula (Nucula) njalindungensis" = Nucula njalindungensis Martin 1919 nut clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna sp. Retzius 1788 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys tjaringinensis Martin 1909 scallop
Chlamys angsanana Martin 1922 scallop
Chlamys talahabensis Martin 1922 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia talahabensis Martin 1922 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha chlamydoides Martin 1922 oyster
Lopha longifolium Martin 1922 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lingua" = Gyrostrea lingua
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lingua" = Gyrostrea lingua Sowerby 1840 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia (Barbatia) fusca" = Barbatia (Ustularca) fusca Bruguiére 1792 clam
Anadara preangerensis Martin 1910 ark
Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium talahabense Martin 1922 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina (Arcopagia) njalindungensis" = Arcopagia, "Tellina morangiana" = Tellina merangiana, Macoma (Ausromacoma) talahabensis
"Tellina (Arcopagia) njalindungensis" = Arcopagia tellin clam
"Tellina morangiana" = Tellina merangiana Martin 1922 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha merangiana Martin 1922 clam
Lucina tjibodasiana Martin 1922 clam