Waisiu, Buton Island (Pliocene of Indonesia)

Where: Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia (5.6° S, 122.7° E: paleocoordinates 5.1° S, 124.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sampolakosa Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, carbonaceous marl

• Asphalt deposit

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Geological Museum, University of Leiden

Primary reference: J. H. F. Umbgrove. 1942. Corals from asphalt deposits of the island Buton (East-Indies). Leidsche Geologische Mededeelingen 13:29-38 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109175: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.05.2011, edited by Mihaela Krause and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Favia cf. laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa, "Coeloria daedalea" = Platygyra daedalea, "Coeloria lamellina" = Platygyra lamellina, Cyphastrea serailia, Goniastrea retiformis, "Platygyra phrygia" = Leptoria phrygia
"Favia cf. laxa" = Dipsastraea laxa Klunzinger 1879 stony coral
"Coeloria daedalea" = Platygyra daedalea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
"Coeloria lamellina" = Platygyra lamellina Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Cyphastrea serailia Forskal 1775 stony coral
Goniastrea retiformis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
"Platygyra phrygia" = Leptoria phrygia Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Plerogyridae
"Goniastrea simplicitexta n. sp." = Blastomussa simplicitexta
"Goniastrea simplicitexta n. sp." = Blastomussa simplicitexta Umbgrove 1942 stony coral
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Nautilus butonensis n. sp.3 Martin 1933 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla latifasciata n. sp.3 Martin 1933 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella retifera n. sp.3 Martin 1933 true whelk
Siphonalia (Pseudoneptunea) semisulcata n. sp.3 Martin 1933 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus (Butonius) pectinatus n. sp.3 Martin 1933 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Lathyrus (Peristernia) waisiuensis n. sp.3 Martin 1933 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Leptoconus) petrolei n. sp.3 Martin 1933 cone shell
Cryptoconus carinatus n. sp.3 Martin 1933 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Borsonia germeraadi n. sp.3 Martin 1933 snail
Bathytoma hetzeli n. sp.3 Martin 1933 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra waisiuensis n. sp.3 Martin 1933 auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassidea (Semicassis) vandervierki n. sp.3 Martin 1933 snail
Cassidea (Semicassis) bituminata n. sp.3 Martin 1933 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica radians3 Martin 1933 moon snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Diacria mbaensis2 Ladd 1934 snail
Cavolinia mexicana2 Collins 1934 snail
Cavolinia bituminata2 Beets 1953 snail
"Cavolinia vendryesiana" = Cavolinia marginata2 Bronn 1962 snail
Styliola subula2 Quoy and Gaimard 1827 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima fulgurans n. sp.3 Martin 1933 file clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiola flemischi3 Martin 1933 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucina (Miltha) hetzeli n. sp." = Elliptiolucina hetzeli3, Lucina sp.3, Lucina petrolei n. sp.3
"Lucina (Miltha) hetzeli n. sp." = Elliptiolucina hetzeli3 Martin 1933 clam
Lucina sp.3 Bruguière 1797 clam
Lucina petrolei n. sp.3 Martin 1933 clam
 Unionida - Unionidae
Unio sparsa n. sp.3
Unio sparsa n. sp.3 Martin 1933 freshwater mussel
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dyscoliidae
Waisiuthyrina margineplicata n. gen. n. sp.1 Beets 1942