Uloa, South Africa - King (1953): Late/Upper Miocene, South Africa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Nummulitidae
? Operculinella sp. Yabe 1918
Rotaliidae
Rotalia sp. Lamarck 1804
Bagginidae
Cancris sp. Monfort 1808
Amphisteginidae
Amphistegina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerinidae
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
Lagena sp. Walker and Boys 1784
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sp. Defrance 1824
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Eponides sp. Montfort 1808
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratotrochus alcockianus
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum distinctum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
synonym of Flabellum pavoninum
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharodon megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Otodus megalodon
Echinoidea - Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas spheroidalis
Echinolampas jacquemonti d'Archiac and Haime 1854
recombined as Echinolampas oviformis jacquemonti
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Laganidae
Laganum depressum Agassiz 1841
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster martini
Clypeaster cf. profundus Sanchez-Roig 1949
synonym of Clypeaster oxybaphon
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae
Temnopleurus cf. toreumaticus (Leske 1778)
Echinoidea - Cidaroida
Cidaroida indet. (Claus 1880)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
Listed as: Nucula spp.
Nucula dowlingi McLearn 1919
recombined as Nucula (Pectinucula) dowlingi
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites cf. sulcatus
synonym of Crassatella
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen capensis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo (Kuphus) polythalamia (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula socialis Martin 1879
recombined as Corbula (Anisocorbula) socialis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista erycina (Linnaeaus 1758)
recombined as Costacallista erycina
Antigona granosa (Sowerby 1840)
Marcia (Levimarcia) paupercula
Tapes sulcaria
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina regularis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari elongata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium cf. sindense
Cardium papyraceum
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina neasquamata
Loripes clausa
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Modiolarca excavata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus cf. capensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris suidafrikana
Listed as: Glycymeris suid-afrikana
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea concamera
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Scapharca inaequilateralis Maury 1917
recombined as Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis
Scapharca praenatalensis
Listed as: praenatalensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys puzio
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
Chlamys senatoria (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Mimachlamys senatoria
Amussium umfolozianum
corrected as Amusium
Minnivola sapolwanaensis Carter 1966
Carter 1966
Sectipecten vasseli
Aequipecten uloa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae
Placuna anomala
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea prismatica
Ostrea angulata Sowerby 1840
recombined as Crassostrea angulata
Ostrea hyotiformis Philippi 1901
recombined as Ostrea (Lopha) hyotiformis
Ostrea cf. hyotis (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Hyotissa hyotis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Kaitoa islandica
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassipira (Inquisitor) coxana
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Natica callosa Sowerby 1840
    = Globularia sp. Swainson 1840
Harzhauser et al. 2009
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella angulata Sowerby 1840
synonym of Kapalmerella ranikoti
Turritella cf. capensis
Turritella cf. carinifera Deshayes 1824
recombined as Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Tonna luteostoma
Tonna nkulunkulu
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Cassis achatina
Cassis cf. mombasana
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Ranella elegans Sowerby 1836
recombined as Bufonaria elegans
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus cf. condita (Brongniart 1823)
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea aff. citrina Gray 1850
recombined as Erosaria citrina
Gastropoda - Eratoidae
Trivia cf. oryza (Lamarck 1810)
recombined as Trivirostra oryza
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus floridus
Strombus altispirus
Gastropoda - Seraphsidae
Seraphs naricum Vredenburg 1925
recombined as Seraphs naricus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta ponderosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Harpa (Eocithara) narica Vredenburg 1925
recombined as Eocithara narica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Coralliophila violacea
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria govenderi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Streptosiphon pyriformis
Turbinella premekranica Vredenburg 1925
    = Turbinella sp. Lamarck 1799
Harzhauser et al. 2009
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Chelyconus) haughtoni
spelled with current rank as Conus (Chelyoconus)
Conus (Chelyconus) proliferatus
spelled with current rank as Conus (Chelyoconus)
Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia" curiosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clionella bipartita
Clionella inornata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra textura
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Callianax) martiniopsis
Oliva australis Duclos 1835
recombined as Oliva (Strephona) australis
Ancilla ntombazana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Ancilla glabrata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Eburna glabrata
Baryspira impi
spelled with current rank as Amalda (Baryspira)
Baryspira shaka
spelled with current rank as Amalda (Baryspira)
Ancilla glandiformis (Lamarck 1810)
recombined as Amalda glandiformis
Gastropoda - Perissityidae
Pyrene cf. pardalina
Latirus pseudolynchoides (Vredenburg 1923)
Latirus indicus (Vredenburg 1921)
Fasciolaria sp. Lamarck 1799
Nassarius kraussianus
Nassarius delislei
Nassarius (Hima) tringa
Fusus prolongata
Fusus sp. Bruguière 1789
Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800
Hipponix sp. (Defrance 1819)
Polinices mamilla
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Cynisca formosa
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula turrita
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica cf. perspectiva (Linnaeus 1767)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Retepora cellulosa
synonym of Reteporella
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus cf. amphitrite Darwin 1854
Arachnida - Solifugae
Galeodes kehla
see common names

Geography
Country:South Africa State/province:KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28.4° South, 32.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.8° South, 31.5° East
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Miocene
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Lowest beds in the exposed section are marls, or yellow, sandy clays, which appear in the hillside overlooking the westward flats surrounding Lake Futululu. They are overlain by sandstone (20-30 ft) containing the collection. Succeeding yellow sands are 20 ft in thickness, but yield no fossils.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal,yellow poorly lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Fossiliferous yellow sandstone
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: Fossilifeous bed represents a Miocene sandbank near the mouth of the river.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Originally collected by A. Martin (1952), subsequent collecting by L. King (1953) and Frankel (1960's). Some material lodged in Durban Museum.
Taxonomic list comments:Representative for Coelenterata, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, and Mollusca
Metadata
Database number:41473
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-14 21:24:41 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-14 21:24:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11553. L. K. King. 1954. A Miocene marine fauna from Zululand. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 61:59-91 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]

Secondary references:

26243 A. N. Carter. 1966. Minnivola sapolwanaensis, new species, from the Miocene of Zululand, South Africa. Geological Magazine 103(4):317-320 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
36478 M. Harzhauser, M. Euter, W. E. Piller, B. Berning, A. Kroh and O. Mandic. 2009. Oligocene and Early Miocene gastropods from Kutch (NW India) document an early biogeographic switch from Western Tethys to Indo-Pacific. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 83:333-372 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]