NB 9450 - Togopi Fm (Pliocene to of Malaysia)

Where: Malaysia (5.5° N, 117.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.5° N, 117.1° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Togopi Formation, Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Togopi Fm. Unknown lithostratigraphic relationships. THICKNESS: Unit of unknown thickness. Collections assumed to be from individual beds. AGE: Debated. Cox (1948) suggested a Pliocene, if not Late Miocene age; Nuttall (1961) suggested Quaternary, but possibly Pliocene; Nuttall (1965) suggested a Plio-Pleistocene age. A Pliocene-Pleistocene age is assigned here. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within unit.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

• ENVIRONMENT: From rather shallow water, possibly in carbonate setting.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Lithology not stated in text. LITHIFICATION: Unknown lithology.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Collected by N. S. Haile (c. 1950's). REPOSITORY: Unknown. NB....may well stand for some repository.

Primary reference: W. Hashimoto. 1982. Preliminary notes on fossil records of East Malaysia and Brunei. Geology and Palaeontology of Southeast Asia 137-175 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 72099: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.05.2007

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia, other taxa possibly present include corals and echinoderms, but these are not listed specifically. IDENTIFIER: Identified by C. P. Nuttall (1961). NOMENCLATURE: Variable, ranging from antiquated to relatively modern, mostly with subgenus and species level assignments.
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
"Triphoris micans" = Triphora
"Triphoris micans" = Triphora snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Cryptospira tricincta, Cryptospira pilzi, "Marginella (Eratoidea) cf. karikalensis" = Eratoidea
Cryptospira pilzi margin shell
"Marginella (Eratoidea) cf. karikalensis" = Eratoidea margin shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
"Neosimnia javana" = Volva javana
"Neosimnia javana" = Volva javana Martin 1899 snail
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
 Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella radiata Sowerby 1825 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucina (Pleurolucina) aff. pisum" = Lucina semperiana
"Lucina (Pleurolucina) aff. pisum" = Lucina semperiana Issel 1869 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Vasticardium lacunosum" = Trachycardium lacunosum
"Vasticardium lacunosum" = Trachycardium lacunosum Reeve 1845 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma cuspidata tellin clam
Semelangulus tenuilirata Sowerby 1867 Fine-ridged Tellen
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Timoclea subnodulosa" = Tawera subnodulosa, "Chione tiara" = Placamen tiara, "Pitar belcheri" = Tapes (Tapes) belcheri
"Timoclea subnodulosa" = Tawera subnodulosa Hanley 1844 venus clam
"Chione tiara" = Placamen tiara Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
"Pitar belcheri" = Tapes (Tapes) belcheri Sowerby 1852 venus clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
"Miocardia vulgaris" = Meiocardia
"Miocardia vulgaris" = Meiocardia clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula modesta" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) taheitensis, "Corbula aff. scaphoides" = Aloidis scaphoides, "Corbula aff. fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata
"Corbula modesta" = Corbula (Anisocorbula) taheitensis Lamarck 1818 clam
"Corbula aff. scaphoides" = Aloidis scaphoides Hinds 1843 clam
"Corbula aff. fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata Smith 1879 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
"Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) sp." = Cardiomya, "Cuspidaria (Plectodon) sp." = Plectodon
"Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) sp." = Cardiomya Adams 1864 clam
"Cuspidaria (Plectodon) sp." = Plectodon Carpenter 1864 clam
 Thraciida - Myochamidae
Myadora trigona Reeve 1844 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima, "Lima (Limaria) aff. orientalis" = Limaria orientalis
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
SUBSPECIES: Lima lima multicostata
"Lima (Limaria) aff. orientalis" = Limaria orientalis Adams 1850 file clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Arcida - Limopsidae
"Limopsis multistriata" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata
"Limopsis multistriata" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) multistriata Forsskal 1775 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arcopsis sculptilis" = Striarca sculptilis, Anadara tambacana
"Arcopsis sculptilis" = Striarca sculptilis Reeve 1844 clam
Anadara tambacana Martin 1883 ark
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda (Jupiteria) aff. fulgida" = Jupiteria, "Leda (Jupiteria) aff. confusa" = Nuculana (Nuculana) confusa
"Leda (Jupiteria) aff. fulgida" = Jupiteria pointed nut clam
"Leda (Jupiteria) aff. confusa" = Nuculana (Nuculana) confusa Hanley 1860 pointed nut clam