Where: Wellington, New Zealand (40.0° S, 175.5° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° S, 175.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Waiomio Shellbed Member (Waiomio Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• basal OIS 15, ~ 550-600 ka
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. T. Abbott. 1992. The Mid Pleistocene Waiomio Shellbed (Castlecliffian, ca. 550-600 ky), Wanganui Basin, New Zealand. Alcheringa 16:171-180 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 94818: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.03.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Thecostraca | |
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
Gastropoda | |
Cirsotrema zelebori wentletrap | |
Zegalerus tenuis slipper shell
Crepidula cf. radiata slipper shell
Sigapatella novaezelandiae slipper shell | |
Tanea zelandica Quoy and Gaimard 1832 moon snail | |
Struthiolaria papulosa snail | |
Xymene expansus murex snail
"Poirieria zelandica" = Poirieria zelandicus Quoy and Gaimard 1834 murex snail | |
Alcithoe cf. arabica volute | |
Penion sp., Cominella (Josepha) glandiformis, Buccinulum ? pallidum, Buccinulum vittatum, Austrofusus glans, Aeneator sp.
Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
Cominella (Josepha) glandiformis true whelk
Buccinulum ? pallidum true whelk
Buccinulum vittatum true whelk
Austrofusus glans true whelk
Aeneator sp. Finlay 1926 true whelk | |
Zeacumantus ? lutulentus horn snail | |
Maoricolpus cf. roseus turret shell
Zeacolpus sp. Finlay 1926 turret shell
"? Stiracolpus sp." = Zeacolpus (Stiracolpus) Finlay 1926 turret shell | |
Tenuiactaeon ambiguus snail | |
Ringiculidae indet. Philippi 1853 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Purpurocardia purpurata Deshayes 1854 clam | |
"Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica" = Diplodonta zelandica
"Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica" = Diplodonta zelandica Gray 1835 clam | |
Spisula (Crassula) aequilatera, Mactra discors, Maorimactra ordinaria, "Cyclomactra tristis" = Mactra (Cyclomactra)
Mactra discors clam
Maorimactra ordinaria Smith 1885 clam
"Cyclomactra tristis" = Mactra (Cyclomactra) clam | |
Paphies australis clam | |
Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus, Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea, Austrovenus stutchburyi, Ruditapes largillierti, Tawera aff. spissa
Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus venus clam
Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea venus clam
Austrovenus stutchburyi venus clam
Ruditapes largillierti venus clam
Tawera aff. spissa venus clam | |
"Rexithaerus spenceri" = Macoma (Rexithaerus), Macomona liliana
"Rexithaerus spenceri" = Macoma (Rexithaerus) tellin clam
Macomona liliana tellin clam | |
"Chlamys gemmulata" = Talochlamys gemmulata, Pecten aff. novaezelandiae
"Chlamys gemmulata" = Talochlamys gemmulata Reeve 1853 scallop
Pecten aff. novaezelandiae Reeve 1853 scallop | |
"Tiostrea chilensis" = Ostrea
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Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta Angas 1879 clam
Tucetona laticostata Quoy 1835 clam | |
Perna canaliculus mussel | |
Echinoidea | |
Fellaster zelandiae sand dollar |