Lorne (Eocene of New Zealand)

Also known as Whitstone, Whitestone

Where: South Island, New Zealand (45.1° S, 170.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.4° S, 169.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Waiareka tuff Formation, Kaiatan (39.1 - 36.7 Ma)

• Waiarekan stage

Environment/lithology: marine; tuff

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Marwick. 1926. Molluscan fauna of the Waiarekan stage of the Oamaru Series. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 56:307-316 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 205813: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris lornensis
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Fossularca januaria n. sp." = Quadrilatera januaria
"Fossularca januaria n. sp." = Quadrilatera januaria Marwick 1926 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea cf. mackayi
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys enfieldensis n. sp.
Chlamys enfieldensis n. sp. Marwick 1926 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Mantellum inconspicuum n. sp., Limatula trulla n. sp.
Mantellum inconspicuum n. sp. Marwick 1926 file clam
Limatula trulla n. sp. Marwick 1926 file clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Eucrassatella media n. sp." = Spissatella media
"Eucrassatella media n. sp." = Spissatella media Marwick 1926 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia benhami" = Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) benhami
"Venericardia benhami" = Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) benhami Thompson 1908 clam
 Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Kellia antiqua n. sp.
Kellia antiqua n. sp. Marwick 1926 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium semitectum n. sp.
Nemocardium semitectum n. sp. Marwick 1926 cockle
Gastropoda
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Lornia limata n. gen. n. sp.
Lornia limata n. gen. n. sp. Marwick 1926 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella tophina n. sp." = Spirocolpus tophina, Turritella lornensis n. sp.
"Turritella tophina n. sp." = Spirocolpus tophina Marwick 1926 turret shell
Turritella lornensis n. sp. Marwick 1926 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
Siliquaria senex n. sp.
Siliquaria senex n. sp. Marwick 1926 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Uber esdailei" = Polinices (Polinella) esdailei
"Uber esdailei" = Polinices (Polinella) esdailei Marwick 1924 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis lornensis n. sp.
Serpulorbis lornensis n. sp. Marwick 1926 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Trivia pinguior n. sp.
Trivia pinguior n. sp. Marwick 1926 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
"Erato vulcania n. sp." = Lachryma vulcania
"Erato vulcania n. sp." = Lachryma vulcania Marwick 1926 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum lornense n. sp.
Vexillum lornense n. sp. Marwick 1926 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra cf. inconspicua
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus sp.
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
n. sp.
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula esdailei n. sp., Clavatula humerosa n. sp.
Turricula esdailei n. sp. Marwick 1926 snail
Clavatula humerosa n. sp. Marwick 1926 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Austrotriton sp." = Sassia, "Semitriton revolutum" = Cymatium revolutum
"Austrotriton sp." = Sassia Bellardi 1872 triton shell
n. sp.
"Semitriton revolutum" = Cymatium revolutum Finlay 1924 triton shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella vertex n. sp.
Sigapatella vertex n. sp. Marwick 1926 slipper shell