PBDB Collection

J40/f90 - McCulloch's Bridge [Ashley Mudstone] (Eocene of New Zealand)

Where: Canterbury, New Zealand (44.8° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 52.1° S, 169.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ashley Mudstone Formation, Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• Lower Ashley Mudstone formation. Kaiatan in age (Late Eocene). Lower 2.5 m of Ashley Mudstone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; poorly lithified, bioturbated, gray, silty, calcareous mudstone

• Offshore lower shelf to slope environments, 150-250 m based on autoecological analyses.

• Pale, grey, bioturbated, calcareous, silty mudstone with sparse macrofossils.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• REPOSITORY: Otago University (OU). COLLECTOR: Unknown.

Primary reference: M. A. Ayress. 1995. Late Eocene Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the Waihao District, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 69(5):897-921 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161903: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for Ostracoda; other taxa (e.g., bivalves, gastropods) known to be present. NOMENCLATURE: An authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.

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unclassified
-	Bisulcocythere eocenica, Clinocythereis australis, Jacobella sp., Macroscapha sp., Maddocksella argilloeciaformis, Marwickcythereis marwicki, Microloxoconcha sp., Trachylebris thomsoni, Trachylebris paucispinosa, Vandiemencythere phleboides Bisulcocythere eocenica Clinocythereis australis Jacobella sp. Macroscapha sp. Maddocksella argilloeciaformis Marwickcythereis marwicki Microloxoconcha sp. Trachylebris thomsoni Trachylebris paucispinosa Vandiemencythere phleboides
Ostracoda
-	Kuiperiana cf. lindsayi Kuiperiana cf. lindsayi ostracod
Platycopida - Cytherellidae	Cytherella paranitida, Cytherella cf. hemipuncta, Cytherelloidea praeauricula, Cytherelloidea willetti Cytherella paranitida ostracod Cytherella cf. hemipuncta ostracod Cytherelloidea praeauricula ostracod Cytherelloidea willetti ostracod
Podocopida - Pontocyprididae	Australoecia sp., Propontocypris cf. herdmani, Pontocypris sp., Argilloecia acuticaudata, Argilloecia australomiocenica, Argilloecia kritheformae Australoecia sp. ostracod Propontocypris cf. herdmani ostracod Pontocypris sp. ostracod Argilloecia acuticaudata ostracod Argilloecia australomiocenica ostracod Argilloecia kritheformae ostracod
Podocopida - Candonidae	Paracypris eocuneata Paracypris eocuneata ostracod
Podocopida - Cytheruridae	Kangarina aff. radiata, Cytheropteron australopunctatarum, Cytheropteron "cuneatum", Cytheropteron testudo, Cytheropteron sp., Cytheropteron planalatum, Eucytherura calabra, Eucytherura "sp. 1", Eucytherura "sp. 2", Semicytherura coeca, Semicytherura okinawesnsis, Semicytherura "eocenica", Semicytherura "sp. 1", Semicytherura "sp. 2", Pedicythere australis, Aversovalva aurea, Aversovalva sp., Oculocytheropteron aff. abyssorum, Oculocytheropteron improbum, Oculocytheropteron aff. microfornix, Oculocytheropteron "paratinctum", Oculocytheropteron "waihaoensis", Cytherura "nonspinosa" Kangarina aff. radiata ostracod Cytheropteron australopunctatarum ostracod Cytheropteron "cuneatum" Sars 1866 ostracod Cytheropteron testudo ostracod Cytheropteron sp. Sars 1866 ostracod Cytheropteron planalatum Guernet 1985 ostracod Eucytherura calabra ostracod Eucytherura "sp. 1" ostracod Eucytherura "sp. 2" ostracod Semicytherura coeca ostracod Semicytherura okinawesnsis ostracod Semicytherura "eocenica" ostracod Semicytherura "sp. 1" ostracod Semicytherura "sp. 2" ostracod Pedicythere australis ostracod Aversovalva aurea ostracod Aversovalva sp. ostracod Oculocytheropteron aff. abyssorum ostracod Oculocytheropteron improbum ostracod Oculocytheropteron aff. microfornix ostracod Oculocytheropteron "paratinctum" Bate 1972 ostracod Oculocytheropteron "waihaoensis" Bate 1972 ostracod Cytherura "nonspinosa" ostracod
Podocopida - Cytheridae	Microcytherura "sp. 1", Microcytherura "sp. 2" Microcytherura "sp. 1" Muller 1894 ostracod Microcytherura "sp. 2" Muller 1894 ostracod
Podocopida - Loxoconchidae	Sagmatocythere carboneli, Loxoconcha punctata Sagmatocythere carboneli ostracod Loxoconcha punctata ostracod
Podocopida - Bythocytheridae	Bythoceratina cf. dubia Bythoceratina cf. dubia ostracod
Podocopida - Xestoleberididae	Uroleberis minutissima, Xestoleberis basiplana, Xestoleberis chilensis, Xestoleberis paratruncata, Xestoleberis cf. trimaculata, Xestoleberis sp. Uroleberis minutissima ostracod Xestoleberis basiplana ostracod Xestoleberis chilensis ostracod SUBSPECIES: Xestoleberis chilensis austrocontinentalis Xestoleberis paratruncata ostracod Xestoleberis cf. trimaculata ostracod Xestoleberis sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
Podocopida - Trachyleberididae	Oertliella echinata, Oertliella semivera, Philoneptunus hornbrooki, Philoneptunus reticulatus, Philoneptunus "sp. 6.", Actinocythereis microagrenon n. sp., Pennyella leptodictyota n. sp., Taracythere hampdenensis, Taracythere proterva, Taracythere conjunctispinosa n. sp., Anebocythereis hostizea Oertliella echinata ostracod Oertliella semivera ostracod Philoneptunus hornbrooki ostracod Philoneptunus reticulatus ostracod Philoneptunus "sp. 6." ostracod Actinocythereis microagrenon n. sp. Ayress 1995 ostracod Pennyella leptodictyota n. sp. Ayress 1995 ostracod Taracythere hampdenensis Ayress 1993 ostracod Taracythere proterva Hornibrook 1953 ostracod Taracythere conjunctispinosa n. sp. Ayress 1995 ostracod Anebocythereis hostizea Hornibrook 1952 ostracod
Podocopida - Cytherideidae	"Pontocythere hedleyi" = Cushmanidea, Pseudeucythere biplane n. sp., Eucythere gravepuncta, Eucythere cf. parapubera, Eucythere subovalis, Eucythere sp., Eucythere sulcocostatula, Krithe sp. "Pontocythere hedleyi" = Cushmanidea ostracod Pseudeucythere biplane n. sp. ostracod Eucythere gravepuncta ostracod Eucythere cf. parapubera ostracod Eucythere subovalis ostracod Eucythere sp. Brady 1868 ostracod Eucythere sulcocostatula Ayress 1995 ostracod Krithe sp. Brady et al. 1874 ostracod
Podocopida -	Chejudocythere cf. higashikawai, Cletocythereis rastromarginata, Cytheralison sp. Chejudocythere cf. higashikawai ostracod Cletocythereis rastromarginata ostracod Cytheralison sp. ostracod
Podocopida - Hemicytheridae	Patagonacythere tricostata, Patagonacythere parvitenuis, Patagonacythere waihaoensis n. sp., Hermanites briggsi, Hemicythere munida, Hemicythere gravis Patagonacythere tricostata ostracod Patagonacythere parvitenuis Hornibrook 1953 ostracod Patagonacythere waihaoensis n. sp. Ayress 1995 ostracod Hermanites briggsi ostracod Hemicythere munida ostracod Hemicythere gravis ostracod
Podocopida -	Saida limbata Saida limbata ostracod
Podocopida - Pectocytheridae	Arcacythere eocenica, Munseyella dunoona, Munseyella modesta, Munseyella pseudobrevis n. sp. Arcacythere eocenica ostracod Munseyella dunoona ostracod Munseyella modesta ostracod Munseyella pseudobrevis n. sp. Ayress 1995 ostracod
Podocopida - Paradoxostomatidae	Pellucistoma coombsi, Pellucistoma fordycei, Paracytheroma stilwelli, Paracytherois cf. gracilis Pellucistoma coombsi ostracod Pellucistoma fordycei ostracod Paracytheroma stilwelli ostracod Paracytherois cf. gracilis ostracod
Podocopida - Neocytherideidae	Neocytherideis reticulata n. sp. Neocytherideis reticulata n. sp. Ayress 1995 ostracod
Podocopida -	Cluthia antiqua Cluthia antiqua ostracod
Podocopida - Thaerocytheridae	Bradleya dictyonites, Bradleya opima, Bradleya proarata Bradleya dictyonites ostracod Bradleya opima ostracod Bradleya proarata ostracod
Podocopida -	"Limburgina quadrazea" = Aysegulina "Limburgina quadrazea" = Aysegulina ostracod
Podocopida - Bythocyprididae	Bythocypris sudaustralis Bythocypris sudaustralis ostracod
Podocopida - Bairdiidae	Neonesidea australis, Neonesidea chapmani Neonesidea australis ostracod Neonesidea chapmani ostracod
Copytus
-	Copytus pseudoelongatus n. sp. Copytus pseudoelongatus n. sp. Ayress 1995