Muddy Creek Fm - Muddy Creek (lower bed) (Miocene of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (37.7° S, 142.0° E: paleocoordinates 46.6° S, 140.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Muddy Creek Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Muddy Creek, which interfingers the Gellibrand Fm (Early Miocene-Middle Miocene) in Central Otway Basin. AGE: Middle Miocene (Balcombian) according to Beu and Darragh (2001). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From multiple localities and horizons, hence assigned to a "formation" scale. NOTES: From antiquated publication that predates establishment of region lithostratigraphic framework. Assignments to lithostratigraphic unit and age are based on interpretation by enterer on the basis of cross-referening localities and taxa to more recent publications (e.g. Darragh 1970, Darragh 1986, and in particular Beu and Darragh 2001).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Environment not reported in text, presumably shallow marine siliciclastic setting.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown lithology. LITHIFICATION: Unknown lithification, note stated in text.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown collectors, possibly including Tate (1880's). REPOSITORY: South Australia Museum (SAM), Adelaide, Australia.

Primary reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 72210: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.05.2007, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive list, comprising bivalvia, gastropoda, and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: Very antiquated nomenclature (c. 1880's) with species-level assignments from authoritative publication. Nomenclature updated where possible through recent systematic revisions and checklists (e.g. Darragh, 1970).
unclassified
  -
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita calva" = Vimentum calva3
"Cardita calva" = Vimentum calva3 Tate 1887 clam
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Carditella multilamella" = Cuna multilamella3, "Carditella polita" = Cuna polita3
"Carditella multilamella" = Cuna multilamella3 Tate 1887 clam
"Carditella polita" = Cuna polita3 Tate 1887 clam
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Verticordia pectinata3 Tate 1887 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
"Neaera subrostrata" = Cuspidaria subrostrata3
"Neaera subrostrata" = Cuspidaria subrostrata3 Tate 1887 clam
 Thraciida - Myochamidae
"Myodora australis" = Myadora australis3, "Myodora tenuilirata" = Myadora tenuilirata3
"Myodora australis" = Myadora australis3 Johnston 1880 clam
"Myodora tenuilirata" = Myadora tenuilirata3 Tate 1887 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
"Thracia perscabrosa" = Eximiothracia perscabrosa3
"Thracia perscabrosa" = Eximiothracia perscabrosa3 Tate 1887 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium hemimeris" = Pratulum hemimeris3, "Cardium antisemigranulatum" = Pratulum antisemigranulatum3, "Cardium victoriae" = Pratulum victoriae3
"Cardium hemimeris" = Pratulum hemimeris3 Tate 1887 cockle
"Cardium antisemigranulatum" = Pratulum antisemigranulatum3 McCoy 1877 cockle
"Cardium victoriae" = Pratulum victoriae3 Tate 1887 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele krauseana3 Tate 1887 clam
Semele vesiculosa3 Tate 1887 clam
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus dennanti3 Tate 1887 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina masoni3 Tate 1887 tellin clam
"Tellina stirlingi" = Homalina stirlingi3 Tate 1887 tellin clam
Strigilla australis3 Tate 1887 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
"Donax dixoni" = Deltachion dixoni3
"Donax dixoni" = Deltachion dixoni3 Tate 1887 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cryptodon mactraeformis3 Tate 1887 clam
"Mactra howchiniana" = Electromactra howchiniana3 Tate 1887 clam
Zenatiopsis angustata3 Tate 1879 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Cytherea eburnea" = Fossacallista eburnea3, "Chione propinqua" = Tawera propinqua3
"Cytherea eburnea" = Fossacallista eburnea3 Tate 1887 venus clam
"Chione propinqua" = Tawera propinqua3 Tenison Woods 1877 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta subquadrata" = Diplodonta balcombensis3
"Diplodonta subquadrata" = Diplodonta balcombensis3 Pritchard 1906 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula ephamilla" = Notocorbula ephamilla3
"Corbula ephamilla" = Notocorbula ephamilla3 Tate 1887 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucina araneosa" = Epicodakia araneosa3, "Lucina despectans" = Epicodakia despectans3
"Lucina araneosa" = Epicodakia araneosa3 Tate 1887 clam
"Lucina despectans" = Epicodakia despectans3 Tate 1887 clam
Scaphopoda
  -
Entalis acriculum2 Tate 1887 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus mucronatus" = Gadila mucronatus2
"Cadulus mucronatus" = Gadila mucronatus2 Tate 1887 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium atratum2 Tate 1887 tusk shell
"Entalis mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli2 Zittel 1865 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Vaginella eligmostoma4 Tate 1887 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
"Trichotropis accrescens" = Cerithioderma accrescens7
"Trichotropis accrescens" = Cerithioderma accrescens7 Tate 1890 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula unguiformis7 Lamarck 1822 slipper shell
Calyptraea undulata7 Tate 1893 slipper shell
Calyptropsis turbinata7 Tenison Woods 1879 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix antiquatus7 Linnaeus 1767 hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
"Streblorhamphus mirulus" = Mirolacuna mirulus8
"Streblorhamphus mirulus" = Mirolacuna mirulus8 Tate 1898 periwinkle
 Neogastropoda -
Pseudovaricia mirabilis5 Tate 1888 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbariidae
"Fusus acanthostephes" = Columbarium acanthostephes5
"Fusus acanthostephes" = Columbarium acanthostephes5 Tate 1888 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Vitularia curtansata" = Urosalpinx curtansata5, "Murex (Chicoreus) irregularis" = Xenotrophon basedowi5, "Murex (Chicoreus) hamiltonensis" = Xenotrophon hamiltonensis5, "Trophon brevicaudatus" = Litozamia brevicaudatus5, "Rapana aculeata" = Xanthochorus aculeata5, "Trophon polyphyllia" = Apixystus polyphyllia5, Typhis maccoyi5, "Murex (Chicoreus) lophaessus" = Torvamurex lophaessus5, "Murex (Chicoreus) amblyceras" = Siratus amblyceras5, "Murex (Chicoreus) dennanti" = Siratus dennanti5, "Murex (Ocenebra) trochispira" = Paziella trochispira5, "Murex (Ocenebra) alevolatus" = Paziella graniformis5, "Murex (Phyllonotus) eyrei" = Paziella eyrei5, "Murex (Ocenebra) camplytropis" = Murex camplytropis5, "Murex (Rhinocantha) pachystirus" = Murex pachystirus5, "Murex (Rhinocantha) asteriscus" = Murex asteriscus5, "Murex (Pteronotus) velificus" = Pterynotus velificus5, "Typhis evaricosus" = Siphonochelus evaricosus5, "Typhis laciniatus" = Typhina laciniatus5, "Typhis disjunctus" = Typhina disjunctus5, "Murex (Ocenebra) asperulus" = Bedeva asperulus5
"Vitularia curtansata" = Urosalpinx curtansata5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) irregularis" = Xenotrophon basedowi5 Cossmann 1903 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) hamiltonensis" = Xenotrophon hamiltonensis5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Trophon brevicaudatus" = Litozamia brevicaudatus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Rapana aculeata" = Xanthochorus aculeata5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Trophon polyphyllia" = Apixystus polyphyllia5 Woods 1879 murex snail
Typhis maccoyi5 Woods 1875 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) lophaessus" = Torvamurex lophaessus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) amblyceras" = Siratus amblyceras5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) dennanti" = Siratus dennanti5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Ocenebra) trochispira" = Paziella trochispira5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Ocenebra) alevolatus" = Paziella graniformis5 Harris 1897 murex snail
"Murex (Phyllonotus) eyrei" = Paziella eyrei5 Tenison Woods 1877 murex snail
"Murex (Ocenebra) camplytropis" = Murex camplytropis5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Rhinocantha) pachystirus" = Murex pachystirus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Rhinocantha) asteriscus" = Murex asteriscus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Pteronotus) velificus" = Pterynotus velificus5 Tate 1888 mustached bat
"Typhis evaricosus" = Siphonochelus evaricosus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Typhis laciniatus" = Typhina laciniatus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Typhis disjunctus" = Typhina disjunctus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
"Murex (Ocenebra) asperulus" = Bedeva asperulus5 Tate 1888 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Voluta ellipsoidea" = Ericusa ellipsoidea6, "Voluta ancilloides" = Ericusa ancilloides6, "Voluta mortoni" = Pterospira mortoni6, "Voluta alticostata" = Pterospira alticostata6, "Voluta hannafordi" = Pterospira hannafordi6, "Voluta sarissa" = Alcithoe sarissa6, "Voluta pseudolirata" = Notovoluta pseudolirata6, "Voluta cathedralis" = Notovoluta cathedralis6, "Voluta conoidea" = Volutoconus ralphi6, "Voluta crassilabrum" = Leptoscapha crassilabrum6, "Lyria harpularia" = Harpella harpularia6, "Voluta macdonaldi" = Aulicina macdonaldi6, "Voluta strophodon" = Pseudocymbiola strophodon6, "Voluta weldii" = Pseudocymbiola weldii6, "Voluta costellifera" = Paramoria costellifera6, "Voluta antiscalaris" = Ternivoluta antiscalaris6, "Voluta polita" = Notopeplum polita6, "Voluta maccoyi" = Notopeplum maccoyi6
"Voluta ellipsoidea" = Ericusa ellipsoidea6 Tate 1888 volute
"Voluta ancilloides" = Ericusa ancilloides6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta mortoni" = Pterospira mortoni6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta alticostata" = Pterospira alticostata6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta hannafordi" = Pterospira hannafordi6 McCoy 1866 volute
"Voluta sarissa" = Alcithoe sarissa6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta pseudolirata" = Notovoluta pseudolirata6 Tate 1888 volute
"Voluta cathedralis" = Notovoluta cathedralis6 Tate 1888 volute
"Voluta conoidea" = Volutoconus ralphi6 Finlay 1930 volute
"Voluta crassilabrum" = Leptoscapha crassilabrum6 Tate 1889 volute
"Lyria harpularia" = Harpella harpularia6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta macdonaldi" = Aulicina macdonaldi6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta strophodon" = Pseudocymbiola strophodon6 McCoy 1876 volute
"Voluta weldii" = Pseudocymbiola weldii6 Tenison Woods 1876 volute
"Voluta costellifera" = Paramoria costellifera6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta antiscalaris" = Ternivoluta antiscalaris6 McCoy 1866 volute
"Voluta polita" = Notopeplum polita6 Tate 1889 volute
"Voluta maccoyi" = Notopeplum maccoyi6 Tenison Woods 1877 volute
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus cuspidatus5 Tate 1890 cone shell
Conus ptychodermis5 Tate 1890 cone shell
Conus ligatus5 Tate 1890 cone shell
Conus complicatus5 Tate 1890 cone shell
"Conus pullulescens" = Parviconus pullulescens5 Tenison Woods 1879 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassa tatei" = Reticunassa tatei5
"Nassa tatei" = Reticunassa tatei5 Tenison-Woods 1878 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Phos tardicrescens5, "Epidromus turritus" = Obex turritus5, "Epidromus texturatus" = Obex texturatus5, "Epidromus leptoskeles" = Ratifusus leptoskeles5, "Epidromus clitharellus" = Ratifusus clitharellus5, "Epidromus tenuicostatus" = Ratifusus tenuicostatus5, "Pisania purpuroides" = Zeapollia purpuroides5, "Pisania brevis" = Zeapollia brevis5, "Trophon succinctus" = Ellicea succinctus5, "Phos cominelloides" = Fax cominelloides5, "Fusus craspedotus" = Serratifusus craspedotus5, "Fusus foliaceus" = Serratifusus foliaceus5, "Siphonalia subreflexa" = Austrosipho subreflexa5, "Siphonalia lamellifera" = Austrosipho lamellifera5, "Phos variciferus" = Loxotaphrus variciferus5, "Sipho styliformis" = Varicosipho styliformis5, "Sipho labrosus" = Varicosipho labrosus5, "Sipho asperulus" = Varicosipho asperulus5, "Sipho crebrigranosus" = Varicosipho crebrigranosus5, Eburnopsis aulacoessa6, Zemira praecursoria5
Phos tardicrescens5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Epidromus turritus" = Obex turritus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Epidromus texturatus" = Obex texturatus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Epidromus leptoskeles" = Ratifusus leptoskeles5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Epidromus clitharellus" = Ratifusus clitharellus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Epidromus tenuicostatus" = Ratifusus tenuicostatus5 Tenison-Woods 1878 true whelk
"Pisania purpuroides" = Zeapollia purpuroides5 Johnston 1879 true whelk
"Pisania brevis" = Zeapollia brevis5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Trophon succinctus" = Ellicea succinctus5 Tenison-Woods 1879 true whelk
"Phos cominelloides" = Fax cominelloides5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Fusus craspedotus" = Serratifusus craspedotus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Fusus foliaceus" = Serratifusus foliaceus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Siphonalia subreflexa" = Austrosipho subreflexa5 Sowerby 1844 true whelk
"Siphonalia lamellifera" = Austrosipho lamellifera5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Phos variciferus" = Loxotaphrus variciferus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Sipho styliformis" = Varicosipho styliformis5 Tenison-Woods 1879 true whelk
"Sipho labrosus" = Varicosipho labrosus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Sipho asperulus" = Varicosipho asperulus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
"Sipho crebrigranosus" = Varicosipho crebrigranosus5 Tate 1888 true whelk
Eburnopsis aulacoessa6 Tate 1889 true whelk
Zemira praecursoria5 Tate 1888 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Fasciolaria rugata" = Pleuroploca rugata5, "Fasciolaria cryptoploca" = Pleuroploca cryptoploca5, "Fasciolaria cristata" = Pleuroploca cristata5, Fasciolaria fusilla6, "Fusus simulans" = Fusinus simulans5, "Fusus dictyotis" = Fusinus dictyotis5, "Fusus henicus" = Fusinus henicus6, "Fusus hexagonalis" = Solutofusus hexagonalis5, "Fusus bulbodes" = Austrolithes bulbodes5, "Fasciolaria decipiens" = Pleia decipiens5, "Fasciolaria tenisoni" = Pleia tenisoni5, "Fasciolaria exilis" = Brocchitas exilis5, "Peristernia interlineata" = Streptopelma interlineata5, "Peristernia lintea" = Streptopelma lintea5, "Peristernia subundulosa" = Streptopelma subundulosa5, "Leucozonia tumida" = Latirolagena tumida5, "Fusus aciformis" = Fractolatirus aciformis5, Dennantia ino5
"Fasciolaria rugata" = Pleuroploca rugata5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fasciolaria cryptoploca" = Pleuroploca cryptoploca5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fasciolaria cristata" = Pleuroploca cristata5 Tate 1888 snail
Fasciolaria fusilla6 Tate 1889 tulip snail
"Fusus simulans" = Fusinus simulans5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fusus dictyotis" = Fusinus dictyotis5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fusus henicus" = Fusinus henicus6 Tate 1889 snail
"Fusus hexagonalis" = Solutofusus hexagonalis5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fusus bulbodes" = Austrolithes bulbodes5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fasciolaria decipiens" = Pleia decipiens5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fasciolaria tenisoni" = Pleia tenisoni5 Tenison-Woods 1879 snail
"Fasciolaria exilis" = Brocchitas exilis5 Tate 1888 snail
"Peristernia interlineata" = Streptopelma interlineata5 Tate 1888 snail
"Peristernia lintea" = Streptopelma lintea5 Tate 1888 snail
"Peristernia subundulosa" = Streptopelma subundulosa5 Tate 1888 snail
"Leucozonia tumida" = Latirolagena tumida5 Tate 1888 snail
"Fusus aciformis" = Fractolatirus aciformis5 Tate 1888 snail
Dennantia ino5 Tenison-Woods 1879 snail
 Neogastropoda -
"Fusus senticosus" = Hispidofusus senticosus5
"Fusus senticosus" = Hispidofusus senticosus5 Tate 1888 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Triton woodsii" = Austrotriton woodsii5, "Triton cyphus" = Austrotriton cyphus5, "Triton textilis" = Austrotriton textilis5, "Triton tumulosus" = Austrotriton tumulosus5, "Triton protensus" = Austrotriton protensus5, "Triton gibbus" = Austrotriton gibbus5, "Triton tortirostris" = Austrosassia tortirostris5, "Triton annectans" = Austrosassia annectans5, "Ranella pratti" = Cymatiella pratti5, "Triton gemmulatus" = Cymatiella gemmulatus5
"Triton woodsii" = Austrotriton woodsii5 Tate 1879 triton shell
"Triton cyphus" = Austrotriton cyphus5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Triton textilis" = Austrotriton textilis5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Triton tumulosus" = Austrotriton tumulosus5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Triton protensus" = Austrotriton protensus5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Triton gibbus" = Austrotriton gibbus5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Triton tortirostris" = Austrosassia tortirostris5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Triton annectans" = Austrosassia annectans5 Tate 1888 triton shell
"Ranella pratti" = Cymatiella pratti5 Tenison Woods 1879 triton shell
"Triton gemmulatus" = Cymatiella gemmulatus5 Tate 1888 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
"Triton intercostalis" = Ranella intercostalis5
"Triton intercostalis" = Ranella intercostalis5 Tate 1888 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Trivia minima" = Trivellona avellanoides1
"Trivia minima" = Trivellona avellanoides1 McCoy 1867 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica subnoae" = Taniella subnoae7, "Natica substolida" = Austrocochlis substolida7, "Natica hamiltonensis" = Tanea hamiltonensis7, "Natica polita" = Friginatica polita7, "Natica subinfundibulum" = Sigaretotrema subinfundibulum7, "Natica perspectiva" = Globisinum perspectiva7, "Natica arata" = Globisinum pritchardi7, "Natica limata" = Globisinum limata7
"Natica subnoae" = Taniella subnoae7 Tate 1893 moon snail
"Natica substolida" = Austrocochlis substolida7 Tate 1893 moon snail
"Natica hamiltonensis" = Tanea hamiltonensis7 Tenison Woods 1879 moon snail
"Natica polita" = Friginatica polita7 Tenison Woods 1876 moon snail
"Natica subinfundibulum" = Sigaretotrema subinfundibulum7 Tate 1893 moon snail
"Natica perspectiva" = Globisinum perspectiva7 Tate 1893 moon snail
"Natica arata" = Globisinum pritchardi7 Cossmann 1907 moon snail
"Natica limata" = Globisinum limata7 Tate 1893 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus danieli7, "Trichotropis subquadrata" = Sirius subquadrata7
"Trichotropis subquadrata" = Sirius subquadrata7 Tate 1890 snail
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
"Thylacodes cratericulus" = Lilax cratericulus5
"Thylacodes cratericulus" = Lilax cratericulus5 Tate 1893 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella murrayana" = Maoricolpus murrayana7, "Turritella platyspira" = Colpospira platyspira7, "Turritella gemmulata" = Ctenocolpus gemmulata7, "Turritella acricula" = Gazameda acricula7
"Turritella murrayana" = Maoricolpus murrayana7 Tate 1885 turret shell
"Turritella platyspira" = Colpospira platyspira7 Tenison Woods 1879 turret shell
"Turritella gemmulata" = Ctenocolpus gemmulata7 Tate 1893 turret shell
"Turritella acricula" = Gazameda acricula7 Tate 1893 turret shell
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
"Tudicula angulata" = Tudicla angulata5, "Tudicula turbinata" = Tudicla turbinata5
"Tudicula angulata" = Tudicla angulata5 Tate 1888 snail
"Tudicula turbinata" = Tudicla turbinata5 Tate 1888 snail