Kakanui River (Paleogene of New Zealand)

Also known as GS 3892

Where: South Island, New Zealand (45.2° S, 170.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° S, 172.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: McDonald Limestone Formation, Whaingaroan (34.6 - 27.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; limestone

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 205336: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema gagei n. sp. Maxwell 1978 wentletrap