Minbu (Sitsayan stage) (Oligocene of Myanmar)

Where: Myanmar (20.2° N, 94.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 10.1° N, 101.2° E (Wright 2013)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sitsayan Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 27.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC DATA: Unknown stratigraphic data other than approximating Stampian in age. Dolin (1997) puts it in the "Cancellaria" martiniana zone and Miocene.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Unknown.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: Include R. Bahadur, S. R. Rau, and the Burma Oil Co. and British Burma Petroleum Co. REPOSITORY: Unknown, probably Geological Survey of India, or BMNH.

Primary reference: E. Vredenburg. 1921. Comparative diagnoses of Pleurotomidae from the Tertiary formations of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India 53:83-129 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 76590: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 23.11.2007

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Taxonomic list

• COMPLETENESS: Only include taxonomic groups (families of gastropoda and bivalvia) described in various articles entered. NOMENCLATURE: Antiquated, but designated to species and subgenus resolution in authoritative publication, and can be revised with more recent publications (e.g. Murkejee, 1939; Harzhauser, 2007).
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Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivancillaria nebulosa pupa2
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis avaemsos2
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus nicobarius2
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Pirula concinna" = Ficus3
"Pirula concinna" = Ficus3 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Ranella tubercularis3
Ranella tubercularis3 Risso 1826 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassidea birmanica n. sp.2
Cassidea birmanica n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Tritonium (Lampusia) dubium3
Tritonium (Lampusia) dubium3 Noetling 1895 triton shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Hindsia birmanica n. sp." = Nassaria birmanica3
"Hindsia birmanica n. sp." = Nassaria birmanica3 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena (Pugilina) praeponderosa n. sp.2
Melongena (Pugilina) praeponderosa n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Cyrtochetus (Loxotaphrus) minbuensis" = Cyrtochetus (Loscotaphrus) minbuensis3, Lacinia minbuensis n. sp.2, Hindsia pardalis3, Hindsia neastriatula3, Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica n. sp.3, "Tritonidea martiniana" = Cantharus martiniana2
"Cyrtochetus (Loxotaphrus) minbuensis" = Cyrtochetus (Loscotaphrus) minbuensis3 Noetling 1895 true whelk
Lacinia minbuensis n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 true whelk
Hindsia pardalis3 Noetling 1895 true whelk
Hindsia neastriatula3 Noetling 1901 true whelk
Siphonalia (Kelletia) iravadica n. sp.3 Vredenburg 1921 true whelk
"Tritonidea martiniana" = Cantharus martiniana2 Noetling 1901 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Lathyrus indicus n. sp." = Latirus indicus3, Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) seminudus2
"Lathyrus indicus n. sp." = Latirus indicus3 Vredenburg 1921 snail
Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) seminudus2 Noetling 1901 spindle shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella minbuensis n. sp.3
Olivella minbuensis n. sp.3 Vredenburg 1921 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Volvaria birmanica3
Volvaria birmanica3 Noetling 1895 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus2
Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus2 Michelotti 1861 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Surcula) noetlingi n. sp.3
Terebra (Surcula) noetlingi n. sp.3 Vredenburg 1921 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia protointerrupta3
Drillia protointerrupta3 Noetling 1901 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula protonodifera n. sp.2
Clavatula protonodifera n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Genotia iravadica n. sp.1, Surcula (Pleurofusia) fusus3, Surcula (Pleurofusia) feddeni n. sp.2
Genotia iravadica n. sp.1 turrid
Surcula (Pleurofusia) fusus3 Vredenburg 1921 turrid
Surcula (Pleurofusia) feddeni n. sp.2 Noetling 1895 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi n. sp.2
Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 volute
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus n. sp.3, "Murex (Chicoreus) arakanensis" = Chicoreus3
Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus n. sp.3 Vredenburg 1921 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) arakanensis" = Chicoreus3 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Trivia noetlingi n. sp." = Pusula (Pusula) noetlingi3
"Trivia noetlingi n. sp." = Pusula (Pusula) noetlingi3 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Pediculariidae
"Cypraea (Cypraeotrivia) oppenheimi n. sp." = Projenneria neumayri3
"Cypraea (Cypraeotrivia) oppenheimi n. sp." = Projenneria neumayri3 Hilber 1879 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella magnasperula" = Turritella (Peyrotia) magnasperula3
"Turritella magnasperula" = Turritella (Peyrotia) magnasperula3 Sacco 1895 turret shell
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma blanfordi3
Calliostoma blanfordi3 Noetling 1895 top snail
1Vredenburg 1921; 2Vredenburg 1921; 3Vredenburg 1921