PBDB Collection

Rangitikei River, Waiomio Shellbed (Pleistocene of New Zealand)

Where: Wellington, New Zealand (40.0° S, 175.5° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° S, 175.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Waiomio Shellbed Member (Waiomio Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• basal OIS 15, ~ 550-600 ka

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; conglomerate

• mixed shellbed fauna (lagoonal-estuarine, rocky shore, open sandy coast-shoreface), deposited in a high-energy bedload environment, probably as a longshore bar or spit, deposited during a rising sea-level after a glacial lowstand

• cross bedded pebble-shell conglomerate with whole and broken shells and coarse shell-grit in a coarse sand matrix, 4 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. T. Abbott. 1992. The Mid Pleistocene Waiomio Shellbed (Castlecliffian, ca. 550-600 ky), Wanganui Basin, New Zealand. Alcheringa 16:171-180 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94818: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.03.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Thecostraca
Balanomorpha - Balanidae	Balanus sp. Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Perna canaliculus Perna canaliculus mussel
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Tucetona laticostata, Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta Tucetona laticostata Quoy 1835 clam Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta Angas 1879 clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Tiostrea chilensis" = Ostrea "Tiostrea chilensis" = Ostrea oyster subsp. lutaria
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Atrina pectinata Atrina pectinata Linnaeus 1758 oyster subsp. zelandica
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Pecten aff. novaezelandiae, "Chlamys gemmulata" = Talochlamys gemmulata Pecten aff. novaezelandiae Reeve 1853 scallop "Chlamys gemmulata" = Talochlamys gemmulata Reeve 1853 scallop
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Barnea (Anchomasa) similis Barnea (Anchomasa) similis clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caryocorbula zelandica Caryocorbula zelandica clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Macomona liliana, "Rexithaerus spenceri" = Macoma (Rexithaerus) Macomona liliana tellin clam "Rexithaerus spenceri" = Macoma (Rexithaerus) tellin clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Ruditapes largillierti, Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus, Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea, Austrovenus stutchburyi, Tawera aff. spissa Ruditapes largillierti venus clam Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus venus clam Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea venus clam Austrovenus stutchburyi venus clam Tawera aff. spissa venus clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica" = Diplodonta zelandica "Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica" = Diplodonta zelandica Gray 1835 clam
Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae	Paphies subtriangulata, Paphies australis Paphies subtriangulata clam Paphies australis clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Spisula (Crassula) aequilatera, Mactra discors, "Cyclomactra tristis" = Mactra (Cyclomactra), Maorimactra ordinaria Spisula (Crassula) aequilatera clam Mactra discors clam "Cyclomactra tristis" = Mactra (Cyclomactra) clam Maorimactra ordinaria Smith 1885 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Purpurocardia purpurata Purpurocardia purpurata Deshayes 1854 clam
Gastropoda
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Trochus (Coelotrochus) tiaratus, Zethalia zelandica, Diloma subrostrata Trochus (Coelotrochus) tiaratus top snail Zethalia zelandica top snail Diloma subrostrata top snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Sigapatella novaezelandiae, Crepidula cf. radiata, Zegalerus tenuis Sigapatella novaezelandiae slipper shell Crepidula cf. radiata slipper shell Zegalerus tenuis slipper shell
Sorbeoconcha - Struthiolariidae	Struthiolaria papulosa, Struthiolaria aff. frazeri Struthiolaria papulosa snail Struthiolaria aff. frazeri snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Austrofusus glans, Buccinulum ? pallidum, Buccinulum vittatum, Cominella (Josepha) glandiformis, Penion sp., Aeneator sp. Austrofusus glans true whelk Buccinulum ? pallidum true whelk Buccinulum vittatum true whelk Cominella (Josepha) glandiformis true whelk Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk Aeneator sp. Finlay 1926 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae	Amalda ? olsoni, Amalda (Baryspira) aff. australis, Amalda (Gracilispira) novaezelandiae Amalda ? olsoni snail Amalda (Baryspira) aff. australis snail Amalda (Gracilispira) novaezelandiae snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Alcithoe cf. arabica Alcithoe cf. arabica volute
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	"Poirieria zelandica" = Poirieria zelandicus, Paratrophon quoyi, Xymene expansus "Poirieria zelandica" = Poirieria zelandicus Quoy and Gaimard 1834 murex snail Paratrophon quoyi murex snail subsp. cheesemani Xymene expansus murex snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Tanea zelandica Tanea zelandica Quoy and Gaimard 1832 moon snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Zeacolpus sp., "? Stiracolpus sp." = Zeacolpus (Stiracolpus), Maoricolpus cf. roseus Zeacolpus sp. Finlay 1926 turret shell "? Stiracolpus sp." = Zeacolpus (Stiracolpus) Finlay 1926 turret shell Maoricolpus cf. roseus turret shell
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Zeacumantus ? lutulentus Zeacumantus ? lutulentus horn snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Cirsotrema zelebori Cirsotrema zelebori wentletrap
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Tenuiactaeon ambiguus Tenuiactaeon ambiguus snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringiculidae indet. Ringiculidae indet. Philippi 1853 snail
Echinoidea
Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae	Fellaster zelandiae Fellaster zelandiae sand dollar