Waitemata Brewery Well - Otahuhu (Otahuhu Formation): Early/Lower Pliocene, New Zealand
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Amphibola aff. crenata
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ancillariidae
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Baryspira sp.
Fischer 1883
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= Amalda (Baryspira) sp.
Fischer 1883
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Xymene coctor
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= Xymene plebeius
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
| Synonym of subspecies: Xymene plebeius moniliferus | ||||||||||
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Otahua bartrumi
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= Bedeva bartrumi
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Neothais lassa
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= Morula (Neothyris) lassa
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cominella (Cominista) altispira
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= Cominella (Josepha) altispira
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Cominella (Acominia) dingleyi
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= Cominella (Cominella) dingleyi
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Verconella gauli
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= Penion gauli
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Gastropoda
- Struthiolariidae
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Struthiolaria firthi
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= Struthiolaria (Struthiolaria) firthi
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
| Accurate subgeneric placement | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices stanleyi
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= Polnices (Polinices) waipipiensis
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Janthinidae
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Heligmope postulatus
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= Hartungia typica
Bronn 1861
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
| recombined as Janthina typica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Zegalerus tumens
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Maoricrypta radiata
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= Crepidula radiata
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Taxonia tesserata
Marwick 1948
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Zefallacia lawsi
Marwick 1948
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Pachydontella etiampicta
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Diloma lorea
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Tugalia cf. kumeroa
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= Tugali sp.
Gray 1843
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
| Unlikely to be T. cf. kumeroa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Maoricardium spatiosum
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macomona liliana
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= Macomona sp.
Finlay 1926
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| Unlikely to be M. liliana | ||||||||||
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Barytellina tertia
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Soletellina waitemata
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Gari aucklandica
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= Gari (Gari) aucklandica
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| Accurate subgeneric placement | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Tara (Zemysia) zelandica
(Gray 1835)
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= Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica
Gray 1835
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
| recombined as Diplodonta zelandica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Eumarcia (Opimarcia) healyi
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Eumarcia kaawaensis
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= Eumarcia (Eumarcia) kaawaensis
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Bassina katherinae
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Chione (Austrovenus) tamakiensis
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= Austrovenus tamakiensis
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Dosinia (Raina) powelli
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Tawera duobrunnea
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mesodesmatidae
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Amphidesma (Paphies) cf. australe
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= Paphies sp.
Lesson 1831
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| Unlikely to be P. cf. australe | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mactra (Mactrula) mula
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Mactra (Cyclomactra) williamsi
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= Cyclomactra williamsi
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| spelled with current rank as Mactra (Cyclomactra) | ||||||||||
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Zenatia flemingi
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= Zenatia (Zenatia) flemingi
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Beu et al. 1990 | |||||||||
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Spisula (Spisulona) couttsi
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Lutraria solida
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Laternulidae
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Laternula synthetica
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Manaia) sp.
()
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= Glycymerita (Manaia) sp.
Finlay and Marwick 1937
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Patro (Prismatro) undatus
(Hutton 1885)
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= Patro undatus
Hutton 1885
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Phialopecten triphooki
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= Phialopecten marwicki
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| spelled with current rank as Chlamys (Phialopecten) | ||||||||||
| Synonym. Revised by Beu (1970) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea charlottae
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= Ostrea chilensis
Philippi 1844
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Echinoidea
- Clypeasteroida
- Clypeasteridae
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Arachnoides sp.
Leske 1778
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= Fellaster sp.
Durham 1955
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Geography
| Country: | New Zealand | State/province: | Auckland | County: | Otahuhu |
| Coordinates: | 36.9° South, 174.8° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.1° South, 175.4° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Otahuhu | ||||
| Local section: | Waitemata Brewery Well | Local bed: | 84-98 ft | ||
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||||
| Regional section: | Otahuhu | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Possibly correlated with Kaawa Formation (regional early Pliocene strata). Shellbed 84-98 ft below surface. Opoitian-Waipipian age | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Shell bed. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: Shallow water, inner shelf siliciclastic facies, possibly with estuarine influence. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Collected by Coutts (1945). Collections most likely reposited at GNS (NZ Geol. Surv.), Lower Hutt. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Taxonomy vetted by A. Hendy (10/2004). Reliable at species resolution. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | GS 3528 | ||
| Database number: | 45259 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy, A. Miller | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-10-15 10:32:43 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-10-15 10:32:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11772. | J. Marwick. 1948. Lower Pliocene Mollusca from Otahuhu, Auckland. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 16 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 11706 | A. G. Beu, P.A. Maxwell, and R.C. Brazier. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 58 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |