Where: New Zealand (40.3° S, 176.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° S, 179.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Westscott Sandstone Member (Ihungia Formation), Otaian to Otaian (21.7 - 15.9 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified sandstone
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 77489: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.01.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Batoidea indet. ray | |
Actinopteri | |
Echinoidea | |
"Spatangoidea indet." = Spatangoida
"Spatangoidea indet." = Spatangoida Agassiz 1840 heart urchin | |
Thecostraca | |
Lepadomorpha indet. Gruvel 1905 barnacle | |
Tasmanobalanus ? acutus barnacle
Tasmanobalanus grantmackiei barnacle | |
Sedentaria | |
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Scaphopoda | |
Scaphopoda indet. Bronn 1862 tusk shell | |
Laevidentalium sp. Cossmann 1888 tusk shell | |
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Fissidentalium sp. Fischer 1885 tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Spissatella sp. Finlay 1926 clam | |
Clavagella sp. Blainville 1817 clam | |
"Offadesma angasi" = Periploma (Offadesma)
"Offadesma angasi" = Periploma (Offadesma) clam | |
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam | |
Panopea worthingtoni Hutton 1873 clam | |
Solecurtus bensoni clam | |
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam | |
Hedecardium sp. Marwick 1944 cockle | |
"Veneroida indet." = Veneroidei
"Veneroida indet." = Veneroidei Gray 1854 clam | |
Veneridae indet., Rohea trigonalis, Pitar cf. sculpturata, "Dosiniinae indet." = Dosiniini, Dosinia aff. bensoni, Marama sp., Eumarcia (Atamarcia) aff. curta
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Rohea trigonalis venus clam
Pitar cf. sculpturata venus clam
"Dosiniinae indet." = Dosiniini Deshayes 1858 venus clam
Dosinia aff. bensoni venus clam
Marama sp. Marwick 1927 venus clam
Eumarcia (Atamarcia) aff. curta venus clam | |
Zenatia sp. Gray 1853 clam | |
"Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula)
"Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930 clam | |
Glycymerita robusta Marwick 1923 clam
Glycymerita cf. robusta Marwick 1923 clam | |
Limopsis sp., "Limopsis catenata" = Limopsis zitteli
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
"Limopsis catenata" = Limopsis zitteli Ihering 1907 clam | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
? Lima colorata Hutton 1873 file clam | |
Lentipecten sp. Marwick 1928 scallop
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop
Mesopeplum sp. Iredale 1929 scallop | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
? Neilo sp. Adams 1854 clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Aturia cubaensis Lea 1841 | |
Gastropoda | |
Turbininae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snail | |
Cylichnidae indet. Adams 1850 snail | |
Vaginella sp. Daudin 1800 snail | |
Turritellidae indet., Tropicolpus abscisus, Tropicolpus sp., Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) cavershamensis, Zeacolpus sp.
Turritellidae indet. Lovén 1847 turret shell
Tropicolpus abscisus turret shell
Tropicolpus sp. Marwick 1931 turret shell
Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) cavershamensis turret shell
Zeacolpus sp. Finlay 1926 turret shell | |
Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap | |
Proximitra apicalis snail
Proximitra rutidoloma snail | |
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera Finlay and McDowall 1923 snail | |
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk
Cominella sp. Gray 1850 true whelk
Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
? Penion marwicki Finlay 1930 true whelk
Paracominia sp. Powell and Bartrum 1929 true whelk | |
Turehua cf. lividorupis snail | |
Comitas fusiformis snail | |
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Austroclavus sp. Powell 1942 turrid | |
Austrotoma sp. Finlay 1924 snail
Rugobela sp. Finlay 1924 snail | |
Conidae indet. Fleming 1822 cone shell | |
Bathytoma sp. Harris and Burrows 1891 snail
Bathytoma (Bathytoma) haasti Hutton 1877 snail | |
Amalda sp., Amalda (Spinispira) sp., Amalda (Spinispira) cf. cingulata, Amalda (Spinispira) spinigera, Amalda (Spinispira) cf. spinigera, Amalda (Spinispira) stortha, Amalda (Gemmuspira) platycephala, Amalda (Alocospira) hebera, ? Amalda (Gracilispira) sp., ? Amalda (Baryspira) sp.
Amalda sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Amalda (Spinispira) sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
? Amalda (Gracilispira) sp. Olsson 1956 snail
? Amalda (Baryspira) sp. Fischer 1883 snail | |
Volutidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 volute | |
Muricidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 murex snail
Typhis sp. Montfort 1810 murex snail | |
Galeodea (Apodemetes) sp. Link 1807 snail | |
Struthiolaria calcar snail
Struthiolaria sp. Lamarck 1816 snail | |
Xenophora prognata carrier shell | |
Magnatica sp., Magnatica planispira, Tanea sp., Polinices huttoni, Polinices (Polinella) aff. modestus, Polinices (Polinella) aff. obstructus, Polinices (Polinella) sp.
Magnatica sp. Marwick 1924 moon snail
Magnatica planispira Suter 1917 moon snail
Tanea sp. Marwick 1931 moon snail
Polinices huttoni moon snail
Polinices (Polinella) aff. modestus moon snail
Polinices (Polinella) aff. obstructus moon snail
Polinices (Polinella) sp. Marwick 1931 moon snail | |
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Sigapatella novaezelandiae slipper shell
? Zegalerus sp. Finlay 1927 slipper shell | |
Cocculinacea indet. Thiele 1909 snail | |
Anthozoa | |
Flabellum circulare, Flabellum sp., Flabellum pavoninum, Truncatoflabellum aff. profundum, Truncatoflabellum sphenodeum, Truncatoflabellum sp.
Flabellum circulare stony coral
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Flabellum pavoninum Lesson 1831 stony coral
Truncatoflabellum aff. profundum stony coral
Truncatoflabellum sphenodeum stony coral
Truncatoflabellum sp. Cairns 1989 stony coral | |
Balanophyllia aff. alta Tenison-Woods 1880 stony coral | |
Tubothalamea | |
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Quinqueloculina cf. buchiana d'Orbigny 1846
Triloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Foraminifera | |
Amphistegina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Nodosariacea indet. Ehrenberg 1838 | |
Nodosariata | |
Nodosaria sp., Astacolus sp., Planularia sp., Pseudonodosaria symmetrica, Vaginulina sp., Lagenoglandulina annulata
Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
Astacolus sp. de Montfort 1808
Planularia sp. Defrance 1826
Vaginulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Foraminifera | |
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872 | |
Trochammina sp. Parker and Jones 1859 | |
Globorotalia zealandica Walters 1965
? Globorotalia nana Jankins 1967 | |
"Globigerina woodi" = Globoturborotalita woodi, ? Globigerina juvenilis, Globigerina sp., "Globigerina cf. ciperoensis" = Globigerina (Globigerina) ciperoensis, Globigerina bulloides, Globigerinoides trilobus, "Globorotalia mayeri" = Paragloborotalia mayeri, Globigerina connecta, Globoquadrina dehiscens
"Globigerina woodi" = Globoturborotalita woodi Jenkins 1960
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
"Globigerina cf. ciperoensis" = Globigerina (Globigerina) ciperoensis Bolli 1954
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerinoides trilobus Reuss 1850
Globigerina connecta Jenkins 1964
Globoquadrina dehiscens Chapman et al. 1934 | |
"? Marginulina duracina" = Cristellaria (Marginulina), "Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina), Marginulina subbullata
"? Marginulina duracina" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina) d'Orbigny 1826
Marginulina subbullata Hantken 1875 | |
Globothalamea | |
Anomalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Cibicides molestus, ? Cibicides perforatus, Cibicides temperata, Cibicides thiaracuta, Cibicides sp., Planulina sp.
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
Planulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Astrononion sp., Notorotalia spinosa, Notorotalia sp., Nonionella novozelandica, Nonionella zenitens, Nonionella sp., Nonionella magnalingua
Astrononion sp. Cushman and Edwards 1927
Notorotalia sp. Finlay 1939
Nonionella sp. Cushman 1926
Nonionella magnalingua Finlay 1940 | |
Foraminifera | |
Globobulimina aff. pacifica Cushman 1927 | |
Haplophragmoides sp. Cushman 1910 | |
Ophiomorpha sp. Lundgren 1891
Scolicia sp. de Quatrefages 1849 |