Waisiu, Buton Island: Zanclean, Indonesia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Platygyra phrygia (Ellis and Solander 1786)
recombined as Leptoria phrygia
Coeloria daedalea (Ellis and Solander 1786)
recombined as Platygyra daedalea
Coeloria lamellina (Ehrenberg 1834)
recombined as Platygyra lamellina
Goniastrea retiformis (Lamarck 1816)
Favia cf. laxa (Klunzinger 1879)
recombined as Dipsastraea laxa
Cyphastrea serailia (Forskal 1775)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Plerogyridae
Goniastrea simplicitexta n. sp. Umbgrove 1942
recombined as Blastomussa simplicitexta
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dyscoliidae
Waisiuthyrina margineplicata n. gen., n. sp. Beets 1942
Beets 1942
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae
Styliola subula (Quoy and Gaimard 1827)
Janssen 1999
Diacria mbaensis Ladd 1934
Janssen 1999
Cavolinia bituminata (Beets 1953)
Janssen 1999
Cavolinia mexicana (Collins 1934)
Janssen 1999
Cavolinia vendryesiana Ujihara 1996
Janssen 1999
synonym of Cavolinia marginata
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica radians Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Leptoconus) petrolei n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Cryptoconus carinatus n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Bathytoma hetzeli n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Borsonia germeraadi n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra waisiuensis n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla latifasciata n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Lathyrus (Peristernia) waisiuensis n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus (Butonius) pectinatus n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella retifera n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Siphonalia (Pseudoneptunea) semisulcata n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Cassidea (Semicassis) vandervierki n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Cassidea (Semicassis) bituminata n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Nautilus butonensis n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797
Martin 1933
Lucina petrolei n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Lucina (Miltha) hetzeli n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
recombined as Elliptiolucina hetzeli
Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Unio sparsa n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima fulgurans n. sp. Martin 1933
Martin 1933
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiola flemischi Martin 1933
Martin 1933
see common names

Geography
Country:Indonesia State/province:Sulawesi Tenggara
Coordinates: 5.6° South, 122.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.1° South, 124.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Zanclean 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Zanclean
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Sampolakosa
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified carbonaceous marl
Lithology description: Asphalt deposit
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Repository: Geological Museum, University of Leiden
Metadata
Database number:109175
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, M. Clapham Enterer:U. Merkel, M. Clapham, M. Krause
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-05-12 19:55:51 Last modified:2023-03-30 00:26:53
Access level:the public Released:2011-05-12 19:55:51
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

36124. J. H. F. Umbgrove. 1942. Corals from asphalt deposits of the island Buton (East-Indies). Leidsche Geologische Mededeelingen 13:29-38 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

62904 C. Beets. 1942. On Waisiuthyrina, a new articulate Brachiopod genus from the upper-Oligocene of Buton (S.E. Celebes), Dutch East Indies. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 13:341-347 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
59714 A. W. Janssen. 1999. Euthecosomatous gastropods (Mollusca: Heterobranchia) from Buton (SE Sulawesi, Indonesia), with notes on species from Viti Levu, Fiji; systematics, biostratigraphy. Geologie en Mijnbouw 78:179-189 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen]
84243 K. Martin. 1933. Eine neue tertiäre Molluskenfauna aus dem Indischen Archipel. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 6:7-32 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]