Pentland Hills (Eocene of New Zealand)

Also known as GS 11650

Where: South Island, New Zealand (44.8° S, 170.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.3° S, 167.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Bortonian (42.6 - 39.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• shellbed

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. A. Maxwell. 1978. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(1):15-46 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 205332: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta sp.
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Sigaretotrema fornicata" = Eunaticina
"Sigaretotrema fornicata" = Eunaticina moon snail
 Trochoidea - Liotiidae
Liotina turua n. sp.
Liotina turua n. sp. Maxwell 1978 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Costacallista aff. hectori
Costacallista aff. hectori Finlay and Marwick 1937 venus clam
Actinopteri
 Aulopiformes - Aulopidae
Aulopus pristinus n. sp.
Aulopus pristinus n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980
 Gadiformes -
"Maorigadus anarchicus n. gen. n. sp." = Maorigadus anarchicus, "Maorigadus delicatulus n. sp." = Maorigadus anarchicus
"Maorigadus anarchicus n. gen. n. sp." = Maorigadus anarchicus Schwarzhans 1980
"Maorigadus delicatulus n. sp." = Maorigadus anarchicus Schwarzhans 1980
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Macrurulus immanis n. gen. n. sp.
Macrurulus immanis n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980
 Beryciformes -
Trachichthodes pulcher
Trachichthodes pulcher Schwarzhans 1980
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Adioryx sp., Adioryx amplus n. sp.
Adioryx sp. Starks 1908
Adioryx amplus n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980
 Acanthomorphata - Ambassidae
Dapalis antipodes n. sp.
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ampheristus sinuocaudataus n. sp.
 Perciformes - Lactariidae
Paralactarius fankeyes
Paralactarius fankeyes perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Pomadasyidae
Pomadasyidarum krebsi n. sp.
Pomadasyidarum krebsi n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
? Dentex sp.
? Dentex sp. Cuvier 1815 perch-like fish
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
? Neoscombrops vetustus n. sp.
? Neoscombrops vetustus n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
"? Scalanago meridies" = Gnathophis meridies, "Gnathophis eocenicus" = Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Maxwelliella urbana n. gen. n. sp., "? Scalanago fastigatus" = Tonganago fastigatus
"? Scalanago meridies" = Gnathophis meridies Frizzell and Lamber 1962 conger eel
"Gnathophis eocenicus" = Rhynchoconger eocenicus Shepherd 1916 conger eel
Maxwelliella urbana n. gen. n. sp. Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
"? Scalanago fastigatus" = Tonganago fastigatus Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus sp.
Pterothrissus sp. Hilgendorf 1877 bonefish