PBDB Collection

La Meseta Fm Telm 3 (Eocene of Antarctica)

Where: Seymour Island, Antarctica (64.3° S, 56.8° W: paleocoordinates 63.4° S, 63.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Telm 3 Member (La Meseta Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• may be laterally correlative with Telm 2

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: delta plain; unlithified, shelly/skeletal, silty, conglomeratic sandstone

• buff-weathering cross-bedded sands and silts, together with abundant shell beds and lenses

•includes large-scale, low-amplitude lenses of silty sandstones with shell-rich layers

•channel infillings are common, large-scale cross-bedding, numerous laterally extensive shell-bearing lenses

•internal lag deposits

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 63549: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 16.08.2006, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

• Mollusks only

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unclassified
-	Kallosinistrala antarctodelicata n. gen. n. sp. Kallosinistrala antarctodelicata n. gen. n. sp.
Aves
Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae	Palaeeudyptes gunnari Palaeeudyptes gunnari Wiman 1905 penguin
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Polinices (Polinices) cf. subtenuis Polinices (Polinices) cf. subtenuis Ihering 1907 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	"Arrhoges (Antarctohoges) diversicostata" = Antarctohoges "Arrhoges (Antarctohoges) diversicostata" = Antarctohoges snail
Sorbeoconcha - Struthiolariidae	Antarctodarwinella ellioti, Struthiolarella variabilis Antarctodarwinella ellioti Zinsmeister 1976 snail Struthiolarella variabilis Wilckens 1911 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Austroficopsis seymourensis n. gen. n. sp., Austroficopsis wimani n. gen. n. sp. Austroficopsis seymourensis n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 fig shell Austroficopsis wimani n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 fig shell
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Eoscaphella fordycei n. gen. n. sp. Eoscaphella fordycei n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 volute
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Austrosullivania lata n. gen. n. sp., Conomitra iredalei n. sp. Austrosullivania lata n. gen. n. sp. ribbed mitre Conomitra iredalei n. sp. ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Cosmasyrinx brychiosinus n. sp. Cosmasyrinx brychiosinus n. sp. turrid
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Austrotoma oliveroi n. sp., Austrotoma ventricosa n. sp. Austrotoma oliveroi n. sp. snail Austrotoma ventricosa n. sp. snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen. n. sp. Sudonassarius antarctohimaleos n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Fusinus graciloaustralis n. sp. Fusinus graciloaustralis n. sp. snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Pareuthria hookeri n. sp., Pareuthria mccormicki n. sp., Zelandiella verrucosa n. sp., Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen. n. sp., Cyrtochetus (Cyrtochetus) bucciniformis, Eobuccinella brucei n. gen. n. sp., Penion australocapax n. sp. Pareuthria hookeri n. sp. true whelk Pareuthria mccormicki n. sp. true whelk Zelandiella verrucosa n. sp. true whelk Austrobuccinum tuberosum n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 true whelk Cyrtochetus (Cyrtochetus) bucciniformis Wilckens 1911 true whelk Eobuccinella brucei n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 true whelk Penion australocapax n. sp. true whelk
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Mitra (Eumitra) monoplicata n. sp. Mitra (Eumitra) monoplicata n. sp. mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Coptostoma notopolaris n. sp., Pristimerica australis n. sp. Coptostoma notopolaris n. sp. snail Pristimerica australis n. sp. snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Sigapatella disapicula n. sp., Zegalerus coniculus n. sp. Sigapatella disapicula n. sp. slipper shell Zegalerus coniculus n. sp. slipper shell
Opisthobranchia - Bullidae	Bulla glacialis Bulla glacialis snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander (Kaitoa) duseni n. sp. Scaphander (Kaitoa) duseni n. sp. snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Tornatellaea darwini n. sp., Acteon eoantarcticus n. sp. Tornatellaea darwini n. sp. snail Acteon eoantarcticus n. sp. snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Wangaloa disca n. sp. Wangaloa disca n. sp. snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Turbonilla (Mormula) woodburnei n. sp. Turbonilla (Mormula) woodburnei n. sp. snail
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Yoldiella leurovata n. sp. Yoldiella leurovata n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam
Nuculanida - Malletiidae	Neilo maxwelli n. sp., Australoneilo rossi Neilo maxwelli n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam Australoneilo rossi clam [entered as Australoneillo rossi]
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Jupiteria (Surojupiteria) dissensa n. subgen. n. sp. Jupiteria (Surojupiteria) dissensa n. subgen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri, Nucula (Leionucula) nova Nucula (Leionucula) palmeri Zinsmeister 1984 nut clam Nucula (Leionucula) nova Wickens 1911 nut clam
Solemyida - Solemyidae	Solemya peteri Solemya peteri Awning Clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Eucrassatella wilckensi Eucrassatella wilckensi Median and Rinaldi 1978 clam
Thraciida - Periplomatidae	Periploma topei Periploma topei clam
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Anisodonta truncilla n. sp. Anisodonta truncilla n. sp. clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas) ortmanni, Nymphactra jonasseni n. gen. n. sp., Mactra irizari Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas) ortmanni clam Nymphactra jonasseni n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam Mactra irizari Wilckens 1912 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Eurhomalea newtoni, Eurhomalea antarctica, Gomphina iheringi, "Cyclorismina" marwicki, Cockburnia lunulifera Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911 venus clam Eurhomalea antarctica Sharman and Newton 1897 venus clam Gomphina iheringi venus clam "Cyclorismina" marwicki Zinsmeister 1984 venus clam Cockburnia lunulifera Wilckens 1911 venus clam
Cardiida - Gaimardiidae	Gaimardia flemingi Gaimardia flemingi Zinsmeister 1984 clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa n. sp. Tellina (Tellinella) reflexa n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 tellin clam
Cardiida - Lahillidae	Lahillia wilckensi Lahillia wilckensi Zinsmeister 1984 clam
Pholadida - Myidae	Mya (Geramya) ekelofi n. subgen. n. sp., Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi, Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Mya (Geramya) ekelofi n. subgen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 softshell clam Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi softshell clam Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Wilckens 1911 softshell clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea eightsi n. sp., Panopea akerlundi n. sp. Panopea eightsi n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam Panopea akerlundi n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Saxolucina sharmani Saxolucina sharmani Wilckens 1911 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Mytilosootus arcuatus n. gen. n. sp., Modiolus thomsoni, Aulacomya andersoni Mytilosootus arcuatus n. gen. n. sp. Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 mussel Modiolus thomsoni mussel Aulacomya andersoni mussel
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea antarctica Ostrea antarctica Zinsmeister 1984 oyster
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea raea Cucullaea raea clam
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus (Cadulus) antarctotubulus n. sp. Cadulus (Cadulus) antarctotubulus n. sp. tusk shell