Also known as GS 938, GS 1912; Coll# 3086 (Hendy PhD), GS 9685, J41/f9499
Where: New Zealand (45.0° S, 170.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.8° S, 179.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Rifle Butts Formation (Kaierero Group), Altonian (19.0 - 15.9 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Rifle Butts Fm, which gradationally overlies the Gee Greensand of the Kaierero Group, and is overlain by the Kurow Group. AGE: Hutchisonian-Awamoan in text of Gage (1957); late Altonian = Burdigalian-earliest Langhian; hereby assigned to the Altonian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Lower part of the formation.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, fine-grained, glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, gray, green sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion
Reposited in the IGNS
Collection methods: quarrying,
• COLLECTOR: Collected by Park (1915-1916) and Marwick (1924), etc. REPOSITORY: New Zealand Geological Survey (now GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand).
Primary reference: M. Gage. 1957. The Geology of the Waitaki Subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 55 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 67900: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.12.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Odostomia obstinata, Turbonilla awamoana, Turbonilla pukeuriensis, Turbonilla erratica, Turbonilla awasimulans, "Pyrgiscus abjunctus" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), "Mormula locuples" = Turbonilla (Mormula), Gispyrella finlayi, Pukeuria anaglypta, Eulimella larga, Evelynella venustas
Odostomia obstinata Laws 1939 snail
Turbonilla awamoana snail
Turbonilla pukeuriensis snail
Turbonilla erratica snail
Turbonilla awasimulans snail
"Pyrgiscus abjunctus" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail
"Mormula locuples" = Turbonilla (Mormula) snail
Gispyrella finlayi snail
Pukeuria anaglypta Laws 1941 snail
Eulimella larga snail
Evelynella venustas snail | |
"Austrosassia maoria" = Sassia
"Austrosassia maoria" = Sassia triton shell | |
Coluzea dentata snail | |
"Parvimitra pukeuriensis" = Peculator (Parvimitra), "Parvimitra apicalis" = Peculator (Parvimitra), "Parvimitra tumens" = Peculator (Parvimitra)
"Parvimitra pukeuriensis" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
"Parvimitra apicalis" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
"Parvimitra tumens" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail | |
Egestas fenestrata snail | |
Zeadmete miocenica snail
"Merica pukeuriensis" = Cancellaria (Merica) snail
Inglisella pukeuriensis snail | |
"Baryspira gigartoides" = Amalda (Baryspira)
"Baryspira gigartoides" = Amalda (Baryspira) snail | |
Spinomelon cf. parki volute
Alcithoe reflexa volute | |
"Marginella (Glabella) fraudulenta" = Glabella, "Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella, Marginella harrisi
"Marginella (Glabella) fraudulenta" = Glabella margin shell
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella margin shell
Marginella harrisi margin shell | |
Vexithara vexilliformis snail | |
Puha sinusigera Powell 1942 snail | |
Austroclavus marshalli, Tomopleura transenna, "Maoritomella pukeuriensis" = Tomopleura (Maoritomella)
Austroclavus marshalli turrid
Tomopleura transenna turrid
"Maoritomella pukeuriensis" = Tomopleura (Maoritomella) turrid | |
"Conospirus huttoni" = Conilithes
"Conospirus huttoni" = Conilithes cone shell | |
Nassarius latecostata, "Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima)
Nassarius latecostata snail
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima) snail | |
Glaphyrina excelsa snail | |
Zemitrella haroldi snail
Zemitrella "n. sp." Finlay 1926 snail | |
Cominella (Procominula) pukeuriensis, "Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki, Buccinulum (Evarnula) "n. sp.", Buccinulum (Evarnula) protensum2
Cominella (Procominula) pukeuriensis true whelk
"Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki Finlay 1930 true whelk
Buccinulum (Evarnula) "n. sp." Swainson 1837 true whelk | |
Struthiolaria subspinosa Marwick 1924 snail | |
"Proterato pukeuriensis" = Bellerato pukeuriensis, "Proterato (Cypraeerato) submorosa" = Lachryma (Proterato) submorosa
"Proterato pukeuriensis" = Bellerato pukeuriensis Laws 1935 snail
"Proterato (Cypraeerato) submorosa" = Lachryma (Proterato) submorosa Laws 1935 snail | |
Strebloceras hinemoana snail | |
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"Linemera pukeuriensis" = Alvania (Linemera), "Linemera minuta" = Alvania (Linemera), "Nobolira polyvincta" = Attenuata
"Linemera pukeuriensis" = Alvania (Linemera) snail
"Linemera minuta" = Alvania (Linemera) snail
"Nobolira polyvincta" = Attenuata snail | |
Globisinum miocenicum, Taniella notocenica, Tanea socia, "Polinella modesta" = Polinices (Polinella), Uberella pukeuriensis
Globisinum miocenicum moon snail
Taniella notocenica moon snail
Tanea socia moon snail
"Polinella modesta" = Polinices (Polinella) moon snail
Uberella pukeuriensis moon snail | |
? Turriscala "n. sp." de Boury 1890 wentletrap | |
Sigapatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell | |
Maoricolpus cavershamensis turret shell
Zeacolpus "n. sp." Finlay 1926 turret shell
Zeacolpus pukeuriensis Marwick 1934 turret shell | |
"Cirsonella" "n. sp.", "Brookula (Aequispirella) iredalei" = Aequispirella, "Brookula (Aequispirella) tenuilirata" = Aequispirella, Brookula pukeuriensis
"Cirsonella" "n. sp." Angas 1877 snail
"Brookula (Aequispirella) iredalei" = Aequispirella snail
"Brookula (Aequispirella) tenuilirata" = Aequispirella snail
Brookula pukeuriensis snail | |
Zetela awamoana Laws 1939 snail | |
Argalista impervia snail | |
"Venustas suteri" = Calliostoma, Thoristella fossilis
Thoristella fossilis top snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Kuia vellicata venus clam
Turia pukeuriensis venus clam
Marama "n. sp." Marwick 1927 venus clam
Marama ovata Marwick 1927 venus clam | |
"Notocorbula cf. kaiparaensis" = Corbula (Notocorbula), Notocorbula humerosa
"Notocorbula cf. kaiparaensis" = Corbula (Notocorbula) clam
Notocorbula humerosa Hutton 1885 clam | |
Myrtea valdescripta clam | |
Pleuromeris prolutea Marwick 1929 clam | |
Spissatella trailli Hutton 1873 clam | |
Cucullaea australis clam | |
Placunanomia incisura scallop | |
Lima colorata Hutton 1873 file clam | |
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop
Hinnites oamarutica scallop
Serripecten hutchinsoni Hutton 1873 scallop | |
Neilo awamoana clam | |
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta clam | |
"Nucula aff. nitidula" = Nucula (Nucula) nitidula Adams 1856 nut clam
Nucula (Linucula) cf. waiotea nut clam
Nucula tersior Marwick 1929 nut clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Badenia lactea" = Crussoliceras, "Badenia comes" = Crussoliceras
"Badenia lactea" = Crussoliceras ammonite
"Badenia comes" = Crussoliceras ammonite | |
Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli, Dentalium aff. marwicki
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865 tusk shell
Dentalium aff. marwicki tusk shell | |
Actinopteri | |
Scombridae indet.3 Rafinesque 1815 | |
Citharus latisulcatus n. sp.1
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"Trachinus mutabilis" = Atherina gidjakensis1
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"Carapus exiguus" = Onuxodon exiguus3 Stinton 1956
Carapus aff. praecursor3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Acropoma serrata3 Frost 1934 | |
Sillago recta n. sp.3
Sillago recta n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Sparidarum elongatus1 Priem 1906 | |
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Pomadasyidarum longicaudatus n. sp.3
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Cottidarum impolitus n. sp.3
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Parapercis finlayi3 Frost 1924 | |
Macruronus pukeuriensis3 Frost 1924 | |
"Ventrifossa sagittiformis" = Nezumia sagittiformis3, Macrurus toulai1, Macrurus gracilis1, Coelorhynchus australis3, Coelorhynchus toulai3
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Merluccius pukeuriensis n. sp.1
Merluccius pukeuriensis n. sp.1 Frost 1924 | |
"Physiculus bicaudatus n. sp." = Auchenoceros bicaudatus1, Actuariolum bicaudatum3, Austrophycis pseudomegalops n. sp.3
"Physiculus bicaudatus n. sp." = Auchenoceros bicaudatus1 Frost 1924
Austrophycis pseudomegalops n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Leptoscopus progressus n. sp.3
Leptoscopus progressus n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
? Notoscopelus scopelopsoides3, Benthosema sp.3, Diogenichthys sp.3, Scopelus regularis3, Scopelus sulcatus1, "Diaphus (Lamprossa) curvatus n. sp." = Diaphus curvatus3, Diaphus (Diaphus) sp.3
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"Elops miocaenicus n. sp." = Paraulopus miocaenicus1, "Chlorophthalmus miocenicus" = Paraulopus miocaenicus3
"Elops miocaenicus n. sp." = Paraulopus miocaenicus1 Frost 1924
"Chlorophthalmus miocenicus" = Paraulopus miocaenicus3 Frost 1924 | |
"Polymetme glareosus n. sp." = Margrethia glareosus3
"Polymetme glareosus n. sp." = Margrethia glareosus3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Argentina subfrigida n. sp.3
Argentina subfrigida n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
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Waitakia robusta3 Schwarzhans 1980
Hemerocoetes minutus3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
? Trichodon obesus n. sp.3
? Trichodon obesus n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Osteichthyes | |
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