Whangaimoana Cliffs (Pliocene of New Zealand)

Also known as S28/f112, S28/f6070

Where: New Zealand (41.4° S, 175.2° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° S, 176.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Opoitian (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219270: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.04.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Hemerocoetes aff. acanthorhynchus
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Galeichthys ohei, Tachysurus sinensis
Galeichthys ohei Schwarzhans 2019 Ariid catfish
Tachysurus sinensis Ariid catfish
 Pempheriformes - Pempheridae
Pempheris sp.
Pempheris sp. Cuvier 1829
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius onokensis n. sp.
Lophius onokensis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019 anglerfish
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Saccogaster citreus n. sp.
Saccogaster citreus n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Genypterus elongatus n. sp.
Genypterus elongatus n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus) mediterraneus
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
"Coelorhynchus carminatus" = Coelorinchus carminatus, Coelorhynchus fasciatus
"Coelorhynchus carminatus" = Coelorinchus carminatus Goode 1880 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Macruronidae
"Macruronus novaezelandiae" = Macruronus novaezeelandiae
"Macruronus novaezelandiae" = Macruronus novaezeelandiae Hector 1871
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Pseudophycis bacchus
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius australis
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctodes mimiensis, Notoscopelus resplendens, Diaphus danae, Electrona (Electrona) sp., "Electrona risso" = Electrona (Electrona) risso, Symbolophorus aff. boops
Lampanyctodes mimiensis Frost 1934 lanternfish
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845 lanternfish
Diaphus danae Tåning 1932 lanternfish
Electrona (Electrona) sp. Goode and Bean 1896 lanternfish
"Electrona risso" = Electrona (Electrona) risso Cocco 1829 lanternfish
Symbolophorus aff. boops Richardson 1845 lanternfish
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Gnathophis incognitus, Gnathophis umbrellabius, Pseudoxenomystax whangaimoanaensis n. sp., Pseudoxenomystax hirsutus
Gnathophis incognitus Castle 1963 conger eel
Gnathophis umbrellabius Whitley 1948 conger eel
Pseudoxenomystax hirsutus Castle 1960 conger eel