GS6071, Letham Burn (D44/f9622): Capitanian, New Zealand
collected by A.R. Mutch, J.B. Waterhouse

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Conocardium cf. australe (M'Coy 1847)
Waterhouse 1980
recombined as Bransonia australe
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Promytilus sp. Newell 1942
Waterhouse 1980
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
? Fletcheripecten informal sp. B Waterhouse 1982
Waterhouse 1982
(1 measurement)
Etheripecten escalatus n. sp. Waterhouse 1982
Waterhouse 1982
(2 measurements)
Etheripecten leniusculus (Dana 1847)
Waterhouse 1982
E. leniusculus delicatulus (3 measurements)
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia sp. de Koninck 1841
Waterhouse 1980
(1 measurement)
Notomya gigantissima Waterhouse 1969
Waterhouse 1969
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Megadesmus aff. robusta (Laseron 1910)
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Stutchburia muderongensis Dickins 1956
Waterhouse 1980
(1 measurement)
Stutchburia compressa (Morris 1845)
Waterhouse 1980
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
? Vacunella informal sp. B Waterhouse 1965
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Vacunella oblonga Waterhouse 1969
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Myonia ? ovata Waterhouse 1969
Waterhouse 1969
Myonia undata (Dana 1847)
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Myonia elongata Dana 1847
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Pachymyonia triangulata Waterhouse 1969
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Pachymyonia corrugata (Fletcher 1932)
Waterhouse 1969
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
? Middalya sp. Dickins 1956
Waterhouse 1980
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis oviformis Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(2 measurements)
Nuculopsis glendonensis (Dana 1849)
Waterhouse 1964
(2 measurements)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Glyptoleda simplicata Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(2 measurements)
Glyptoleda flexuosa Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(1 measurement)
Nucundata obliqua Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
Nucundata prolonga n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(4 measurements)
Nucundata undata n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(3 measurements)
Nucundata truncata n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(4 measurements)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Polidevcia ovata (Laseron 1910)
Waterhouse 1964
(4 measurements)
Polidevcia antequadrata n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(4 measurements)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Quadratonucula asymmetrica n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(2 measurements)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Warthia micromphala (Morris 1845)
Warthia perspecta Fletcher 1958
(4 measurements)
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis extensa n. sp. Waterhouse 1963
Waterhouse 1963
(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira aff. imbricata Waterhouse 1963
Waterhouse 1963
(4 measurements)
Keeneia ocula (Sowerby 1838)
Waterhouse 1963
(1 measurement)
Walnichollsia subcancellata (Morris 1845)
Waterhouse 1963
(1 measurement)
    = Walnichollsia erecta Waterhouse 1986
Waterhouse 1986
Pandospira fimbriae n. sp. Waterhouse 1963
Waterhouse 1963
(5 measurements)
Platyteichum loratum Waterhouse 1963
Waterhouse 1963
(4 measurements)
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
? Plagioglypta furcata n. sp. Waterhouse 1980
Waterhouse 1980
recombined as Minodentalium furcatum
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Plekonella acuta Campbell 1953
Waterhouse 1964
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina lacunosa n. sp. Waterhouse 1968
Waterhouse 1968
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Licharewiidae
Licharewiidae indet. Sliusareva 1958
Waterhouse 1968
Permospirifer or Licharewia sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyridinae informal indet. A Fredericks 1926
Waterhouse 1968
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Aperispirifer sp. Waterhouse 1968
Waterhouse 1982
Neospirifer informal sp. A Fredericks 1919
Waterhouse 1964
(1 measurement)
    = Aperispirifer lethamensis Waterhouse 1968
Waterhouse 1968
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
Ingelarella pelicanensis Campbell 1960
Waterhouse 1964
(1 measurement)
Ingelarella costata n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
also includes Ambikella costata n. ssp. soror (13 measurements)
Ingelarella mantuanensis Campbell 1960
Waterhouse 1964
Notospirifer microstriatus Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(19 measurements)
    = Notospirifer macropustulosus n. sp. Waterhouse 1968
Waterhouse 1968
recombined as Mesopunctia macropustulosus
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Fletcherithyris biundata (M'Coy 1847)
Waterhouse 1982
(2 measurements)
Fletcherithyris galbina n. sp. Waterhouse 1982
Waterhouse 1982
(34 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Maorielasma imperatum n. gen., n. sp. Waterhouse 1964
Waterhouse 1964
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Wyndhamia clarkei (Etheridge 1872)
Waterhouse 1964
recombined as Pseudostrophalosia clarkei
(8 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Terrakea brachythaera (Morris 1845)
Waterhouse 1964
(104 measurements)
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand State/province:Southland
Coordinates: 45.8° South, 168.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:73.8° South, 168.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Capitanian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Capitanian
Age range of interval:264.28000 - 259.51000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Productus Creek Formation:Mangarewa
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:A.R. Mutch, J.B. Waterhouse
Metadata
Database number:41777
Authorizer:D. Bottjer, M. Clapham, T. Olszewski Enterer:M. Clapham, L. Fall
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-20 14:43:08 Last modified:2017-05-23 16:34:15
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-20 14:43:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

14317. J. B. Waterhouse. 1963. Permian gastropods of New Zealand; Part 1, Bellerophontacea and Euomphalacea. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 6:88-112 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]

Secondary references:

26652 J. B. Waterhouse. 1963. Permian gastropods of New Zealand. Part 4 – Platyceratacea, Anomphalacea, Neritacea and correlations. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 6:817-842 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
14318 J. B. Waterhouse. 1963. Permian gastropods of New Zealand; Part 2, Pleurotomariacea (in part). New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 6:115-154 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
14319 J. B. Waterhouse. 1963. Permian gastropods of New Zealand; Part 3, Pleurotomariacea (concluded). New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 6:587-622 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
14151 J. B. Waterhouse. 1964. Palaeotaxodont bivalves from the Permian of New Zealand. Palaeontology 7(4):630-655 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
38566 J. B. Waterhouse. 1964. Permian brachiopods of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin 35:1-212 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11176 J. B. Waterhouse. 1968. The classification and description of Permian Spiriferida (Brachiopoda) from New Zealand. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 129(1-3):1-94 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
14032 J. B. Waterhouse. 1969. The Permian bivalve genera Myonia, Megadesmus, Vacunella and their allies, and their occurrences in New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 41:6-141 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
16416 J. B. Waterhouse. 1980. Scaphopod, gastropod and rostroconch species from the Permian of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 10(2):195-214 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
28049 J. B. Waterhouse. 1980. Permian bivalves from New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 10(1):97-133 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
14075 J. B. Waterhouse. 1982. Permian Pectinacea and Limacea (Bivalvia) from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 49:1-75 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
13986 J. B. Waterhouse. 1982. New Zealand Permian brachiopod systematics, zonation, and paleoecology. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 48:7-158 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
27819 J. B. Waterhouse. 1986. New late Palaeozoic invertebrate taxa. Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 19(1):1-8 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]