KE/f60 Dayrell Island (Pleistocene of New Zealand)

Also known as Reef 3905

Where: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (29.2° S, 177.8° W: paleocoordinates 30.2° S, 177.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dayrell Formation (Herald Group), Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• lower part of the formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone and volcaniclastic sandstone

• coral patch reefs, up to 5 m thick and more than 50 m across, weakly stratified to cross-stratified, bioturbated volcaniclastic sandstone, gravelly sandstone and conglomerates

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. J. Brook. 1998. Stratigraphy and paleontology of Pleistocene submarine volcanic-sedimentary sequences at the northern Kermadec Islands. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 28(2):235-257 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 85098: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 27.11.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Corallinaceae indet.
Corallinaceae indet. Lamouroux 1816
Anthozoa
 Alcyonacea -
Alcyonacea indet.
Alcyonacea indet. Lamouroux 1816
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Scolymia australis
Scolymia australis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Hydnophora pilosa, Leptoria phrygia, "Montastrea curta" = Astrea curta, Goniastrea australensis, Favites sp., Favites flexuosa, Cyphastrea serailia, "Favia ? speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa
Hydnophora pilosa Veron 1985 stony coral
Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
listed as Leptoria phyrgia
"Montastrea curta" = Astrea curta Dana 1846 stony coral
Goniastrea australensis Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
Favites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Favites flexuosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
"Favia ? speciosa" = Dipsastraea speciosa Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Culicia ? rubeola
Culicia ? rubeola stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Gardineroseris planulata
Gardineroseris planulata Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Lobophyllia sp.
Lobophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Cycloseris ? vaughani
Cycloseris ? vaughani Boschma 1923 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Pavona minuta, Leptoseris yabei
Pavona minuta Wells 1954 stony coral
Leptoseris yabei Pillai and Scheer 1976 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
"Coscinaraea columna" = Psammocora columna
"Coscinaraea columna" = Psammocora columna Dana 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora sp., Porites sp.
Goniopora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea transversa
Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Turbinaria radicalis, Rhizopsammia cf. verrilli
Turbinaria radicalis Bernard 1896 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylocoeniella guentheri, Pocillopora ? eydouxi, Pocillopora damicornis
Stylocoeniella guentheri Bassett-Smith 1890 stony coral
Pocillopora ? eydouxi Edwards and Haime 1860 stony coral
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Alveopora spongiosa, Acropora ? divaricata, Montipora sp.
Alveopora spongiosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Acropora ? divaricata Dana 1846 stony coral
Montipora sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Clanculus cf. stigmatarius, Trochus sp., Trochus maculatus
Trochus sp. Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Turbo argyrostomus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) argyrostomus
"Turbo argyrostomus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) argyrostomus Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Patella kermadecensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea cernica" = Erosaria cernica
"Cypraea cernica" = Erosaria cernica Sowerby 1870 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Antisabia cf. foliacea
Antisabia cf. foliacea Quoy and Gaimard 1834 hoof shell
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Acar sp., Barbatia ? decussata, Barbatia sp.
Acar sp. Gray 1857 miniature ark
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys cellularis, Spondylus raoulensis
Spondylus raoulensis Oliver 1915 scallop
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Periglypta sp.
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Celleporina sp.
Celleporina sp. Gray 1848
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae "indet. A", Serpulidae "indet. B", ? Spirobranchus sp.
Serpulidae "indet. A" Rafinesque 1835
Serpulidae "indet. B" Rafinesque 1835
? Spirobranchus sp. Blainville 1818
Cirripedia
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Cirripedia indet.