PBDB Collection

Waila, Saunitambu, Viti Levu (Pleistocene of Fiji)

Where: Fiji (18.0° S, 178.5° E: paleocoordinates 19.1° S, 178.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Nakasi Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• age: ~ 1.8 Ma

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone

• depth of 5-50 m inshore

• fine sands

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. J. Kohn and I. Arua. 1999. An Early Pleistocene molluscan assemblage from Fiji: gastropod faunal composition, paleoecology and biogeography. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 146:99-145 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94832: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 30.03.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• bivalves and some gastropods are not included in the taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Strombus fragilis Strombus fragilis conch
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Monilea nucleus, Monilea belcheri, Monilea callifera Monilea nucleus Philippi 1849 top snail Monilea belcheri Philippi 1849 top snail Monilea callifera Lamarck 1822 top snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Turbo argyrostoma, "Turbo squamosus" = Turbo laminiferus, "Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Turbo argyrostoma snail "Turbo squamosus" = Turbo laminiferus Reeve 1848 snail "Turbo petholatus" = Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Trochoidea - Phasianellidae	Phasianella graeffei Phasianella graeffei snail
Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae	Scaphander sp., Cylichna sp. Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Opisthobranchiata - Haminoeidae	Atys sp. Atys sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Acteon sp., Acteon aff. teramachii Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail Acteon aff. teramachii Habe 1950 snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Otopleura sp., Pyramidella sp., Syrnola brunnea, Turbonilla sp. Otopleura sp. Fischer 1885 snail Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail Syrnola brunnea snail Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Argyropeza schepmaniana, Argyropeza divina, Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi, Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula, Clypeomorus sp., Cerithium columna Argyropeza schepmaniana cerith snail Argyropeza divina Melvill and Standen 1901 cerith snail Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi Philippi 1848 cerith snail Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidula cerith snail Clypeomorus sp. Jousseaume 1888 cerith snail Cerithium columna Sowerby l 1834 cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Vermicularia "sp. A", "Turritella cingulifera" = Turritella (Kurosioia) cingulifera Vermicularia "sp. A" Lamarck 1799 turret shell "Turritella cingulifera" = Turritella (Kurosioia) cingulifera Sowerby 1825 turret shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium sakuraii Epitonium sakuraii wentletrap
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoina bourneae Rissoina bourneae snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Ficus variegata Ficus variegata Röding 1798 fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa "Cypraea erosa" = Naria erosa Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Paradrillia cf. kakegawaensis, Vexillum gembacanum, Vexillum obeliscus, Vexillum cf. radix, Vexillum angustissima Paradrillia cf. kakegawaensis ribbed mitre Vexillum gembacanum ribbed mitre Vexillum obeliscus ribbed mitre Vexillum cf. radix ribbed mitre Vexillum angustissima ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Granulifusus "sp. A", Fusinus sp. Granulifusus "sp. A" Kuroda and Habe 1952 snail Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella puella, Mitrella ligula, Anachis sp., Pyrene sp. Mitrella puella snail Mitrella ligula snail Anachis sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail Pyrene sp. Röding 1798 snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Nassarius comptus, Nassarius (Zeuxis) concinnus, Nassarius crematus, Nassarius (Niotha) sinusigerus, Nassaria acuminata, Cyllene sp. Nassarius comptus snail Nassarius (Zeuxis) concinnus Powys 1835 snail Nassarius crematus Hinds 1844 snail Nassarius (Niotha) sinusigerus snail Nassaria acuminata snail Cyllene sp. Gray 1834 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Phos vitiensis, Phos roseatus, Metula ibbotsoni, Colubraria tortuosa Phos vitiensis true whelk Phos roseatus true whelk Metula ibbotsoni true whelk Colubraria tortuosa true whelk
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	"Ziba interlirata" = Cancilla (Ziba), "Ziba bacillum" = Cancilla (Ziba) "Ziba interlirata" = Cancilla (Ziba) mitre shell "Ziba bacillum" = Cancilla (Ziba) mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Cancellaria atopodonta Cancellaria atopodonta snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Duplicaria duplicaria, Terebra fenestrata, Terebra textilis Duplicaria duplicaria auger snail Terebra fenestrata auger snail Terebra textilis Hinds 1844 auger snail
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	Eucithara vittata Eucithara vittata snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Gemmula speciosa, Gemmula unedo Gemmula speciosa turrid Gemmula unedo turrid
Neogastropoda - Conidae	"Conus eugrammatus" = Conasprella (Conasprella) eugrammata, "Conus comatosa" = Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa, "Conus orbignyi" = Conasprella (Fusiconus) orbignyi, Conus sulcatus, Conus sp., Conus saecularis "Conus eugrammatus" = Conasprella (Conasprella) eugrammata Bartsch and Rehder 1943 cone shell "Conus comatosa" = Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa Pilsbry 1904 cone shell "Conus orbignyi" = Conasprella (Fusiconus) orbignyi Audouin 1831 cone shell Conus sulcatus cone shell Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell Conus saecularis cone shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella apicalis, Olivella sp., Turrancilla sp., Oliva sidelia, "Oliva mustelina" = Oliva (Neocylindrus) mustelina Olivella apicalis olive snail Olivella sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail Turrancilla sp. von Martens 1903 olive snail Oliva sidelia olive snail "Oliva mustelina" = Oliva (Neocylindrus) mustelina Lamarck 1810 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Haustellum dolichourus, Murex aduncospinosus, Murex tenuirostrum, Morula margariticola Haustellum dolichourus murex snail Murex aduncospinosus murex snail Murex tenuirostrum murex snail Morula margariticola Broderip 1832 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Harpidae	Harpa sp. Harpa sp. Röding 1798 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Personidae	Distorsio reticulata Distorsio reticulata snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae	Tonna allium, Tonna sulcosa Tonna allium tun shell Tonna sulcosa tun shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Gyrineum pusillum, Gyrineum gyrinum, "Cymatium nicobaricum" = Monoplex nicobaricus Gyrineum pusillum triton shell Gyrineum gyrinum triton shell "Cymatium nicobaricum" = Monoplex nicobaricus Röding 1798 triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	"Phalium bisulcatum" = Semicassis bisulcata, Phalium glabratum, Phalium areola "Phalium bisulcatum" = Semicassis bisulcata Schubert and Wagner 1829 snail Phalium glabratum snail Phalium areola Linnaeus 1758 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae	"Bursa rana" = Bufonaria (Bufonaria) rana "Bursa rana" = Bufonaria (Bufonaria) rana Linnaeus 1758 frog shell
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	"Tibia powisii" = Tibia (Sulcogladius) powisi, Varicospira cancellata "Tibia powisii" = Tibia (Sulcogladius) powisi Petit 1840 snail Varicospira cancellata Lamarck 1816 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Strombus plicatus, Strombus labiatus, Lambis crocata, Terebellum terebellum Strombus plicatus conch subsp. pulchellus Strombus labiatus Röding 1798 conch Lambis crocata conch Terebellum terebellum Linnaeus 1758 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Natica arachnoidea, Natica (Tanea) euzona, Natica gualteriana Natica arachnoidea moon snail Natica (Tanea) euzona moon snail Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail
Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae	Inquisitor cf. angustus Inquisitor cf. angustus snail
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Heterocyathus sulcatus, Heterocyathus aequicostatus Heterocyathus sulcatus stony coral Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral