Akitio River near Waipatiki, Mangapuku Mudstone (Miocene of New Zealand)

Where: New Zealand (40.3° S, 176.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 44.3° S, 174.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mangapuku Mudstone Member (Ihungia Formation), Otaian (21.7 - 18.7 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: submarine fan; lithified mudstone and lithified siltstone

• dark grey, calcareous, fine sandy mudstone with thin, shelly, unbedded lenses of coarse silt and sand

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: C. M. Reid. 1998. Stratigraphy, paleontology, and tectonics of Lower Miocene rocks in the Waipatiki/Mangatuna area, southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 41:115-131 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77488: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.01.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globorotalia mayeri semivera
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp., ? Fissidentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
? Fissidentalium sp. Fischer 1885 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Spissatella aff. clifdenensis
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp.
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Cylichnidae indet.
Cylichnidae indet. Adams 1850 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbininae indet.
Turbininae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
? Zeacolpus pukeuriensis, Tropicolpus sp., Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) cavershamensis
? Zeacolpus pukeuriensis Marwick 1934 turret shell
Tropicolpus sp. Marwick 1931 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Uberella sp.
Uberella sp. Finlay 1928 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinidae indet., Cominella sp.
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk
Cominella sp. Gray 1850 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
? Alcithoe (Leporemax) phymatias
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda sp., Amalda (Spinispira) stortha, Amalda (Alocospira) hebera
Amalda sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet., ? Austroclavus sp.
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
? Austroclavus sp. Powell 1942 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Austrotoma sp.
Austrotoma sp. Finlay 1924 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Zeacuminia sp.
Zeacuminia sp. Finlay 1930 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Bathytoma sp.
Bathytoma sp. Harris and Burrows 1891 snail
 Neogastropoda - Horaiclavidae
Anacithara axialis
 Sorbeoconcha - Struthiolariidae
Struthiolaria calcar
Actinopteri
 Teleostei -
Teleostei indet.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum circulare, Truncatoflabellum aff. profundum, Truncatoflabellum sphenodeum
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
? Sigmoilopsis neocelata, Triloculina sp., Quinqueloculina angulostriata, Quinqueloculina sp., Quinqueloculina cf. buchiana
Triloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Miliolida - Spiroloculinidae
Spiroloculina novozealandica, Spiroloculina sp.
Spiroloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Saracenaria arcuatula, Lenticulina cultratus, Lenticulina foliata, Lenticulina gyroscalpra, Lenticulina lenticulina, Lenticulina loculosa, Lenticulina lucida, Lenticulina mammilligera, Lenticulina pseudocalcarata, Lenticulina pseudocrassus, Lenticulina aff. pusilla
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Sigmomorphina cf. pernaeformis, Polymorphina lingulata, Guttulina sequenzana, Guttulina problema
Guttulina problema d'Orbigny 1826
 Polymorphinida - Plectofrondiculariidae
Plectofrondicularia whaiangaroica
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Ceratobulimina kellumi
 Nodosariida - Stilostomellidae
? Stilostomella finlayi, Stilostomella pomuligera, Stilostomella sp.
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Astacolus sp., Nodosaria sp., Vaginulina aff. awamoana, Vaginulina elegans, Vaginulina sp., ? Lagenoglandulina annulata, Lagenoglandulina sp.
Astacolus sp. de Montfort 1808
Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
Vaginulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Siphotextularia sp., Haeuslerella decepta, Haeuslerella hectori, Textularia pseudomiozea, Cyclammina sp., Cyclammina incisa
Siphotextularia sp. Finlay 1939
Cyclammina sp. Brady 1876
Cyclammina incisa Stache 1864
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Trifarina bradyi, Uvigerina aff. canariensis, Uvigerina miozea, ? Uvigerina picki, Uvigerina sp.
Trifarina bradyi Cushman 1923
Uvigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Rotaliina - Discorbinellidae
Laticarinina pauperata
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Hoeglundina elegans
 Rotaliina - Pleurostomellidae
Pleurostomella aff. bierigi
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina cuneata
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Catapsydrax sp., Globoquadrina dehiscens, Globigerina juvenilis, Globigerina sp., Globigerina bulloides, "Globigerina cf. ciperoensis" = Globigerina (Globigerina) ciperoensis, Globigerina connecta, "Globigerina cf. euapertura" = Zeaglobigerina euapertura, Globigerinoides cf. altiaperturus, "Globigerina woodi" = Globoturborotalita woodi
Catapsydrax sp. Bolli et al. 1957
Globoquadrina dehiscens Chapman et al. 1934
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
"Globigerina cf. ciperoensis" = Globigerina (Globigerina) ciperoensis Bolli 1954
Globigerina connecta Jenkins 1964
"Globigerina cf. euapertura" = Zeaglobigerina euapertura Jenkins 1960
"Globigerina woodi" = Globoturborotalita woodi Jenkins 1960
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Globorotalia sp., ? Globorotalia nana, Globorotalia incognita
Globorotalia sp. Cushman 1927
? Globorotalia nana Jankins 1967
Globorotalia incognita Walters 1965
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides molestus, Cibicides novozelandicus, Cibicides perforatus, Cibicides aff. thiaracuta, Cibicides sp.
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
 Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides parvumbilia, Anomalinoides sp., Anomalina sp.
Anomalinoides sp. Brotzen 1942
Anomalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Rotaliida - Cancrisidae
Gyroidinoides zelandicus
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Melonis maorica, Notorotalia spinosa, Zeaflorilus stachei
Zeaflorilus stachei
listed as Zeaflorus
Foraminifera
 Nodosariacea -
Nodosariacea indet.
Nodosariacea indet. Ehrenberg 1838
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Fissurina aff. kerguelenensis, Bulimina pupula, Bulimina senta, ? Bulimina striata, Globobulimina aff. pacifica
 Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae
Martinottiella sp., Arenodosaria antipoda, Karreriella chilostoma, Karreriella cushmani
Martinottiella sp. Cushman 1933
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus sp.
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
 Astrorhizacea - Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon sp.
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872
 Textulariina - Pseudogaudryinidae
Migros aff. medwayenis
  - Chilostomellidae
Pullenia bulloides, Chilostomella oviformis, Chilostomella globata, Sphaeroidina bulloides
Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium crispum, Elphidium subrotundum
 Rotalioidea - Notorotaliidae
? Discorotalia aranea