Station 160, Walu Bay, Viti Levu (Miocene of Fiji)

Where: Fiji (18.1° S, 178.4° E: paleocoordinates 21.2° S, 178.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Navosa Group, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Estimated to be from the Navosa Group [not stated, =Suva Fm?], which overlies the Nandi Group (?Middle Miocene), and is overlain by the Koroimavua Group (?Early Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene on the basis of foraminiferal biostratigraphy. Now presumably the Serua Conglomerate, late Miocene (7-5.5 Ma) in age according to Stratford & Rodda (2000). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position with lithostratigraphic unit..

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: poorly lithified lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine carbonate facies.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated, but presumably carbonate. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by H.S. Ladd; reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: H.S. Ladd. REPOSITORY: USNM (formely USGS collections).

Primary reference: H. S. Ladd. 1966. Chitons and Gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from Western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 531:1-98 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Millet]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 78060: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 26.01.2008, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Not quite exhaustive, but comprehensive for gastropods. Bivalves not covered in publications. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with moderately modern nomenclature, with subgenus and species-resolution assignments.
unclassified
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Polyplacophora
 Chitonida - Chitonidae
"Lucilina "sp. B"" = Tonicia (Lucilina)
"Lucilina "sp. B"" = Tonicia (Lucilina) Dall 1882 chiton
 Neoloricata - Acanthochitonidae
Cryptoplax sp. Blainville 1818 chiton
Gastropoda
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
"Neritopsis (Neritopsis) radula" = Neritopsis radula
"Neritopsis (Neritopsis) radula" = Neritopsis radula Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
Lophocochlias minutissimus Pilsbry 1921 snail
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Tricolia (Hiloa) "sp. A" Pilsbry 1917 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Turbo (Marmarostoma) "sp. A" Swainson 1829 snail
"Astraea (Astralium) "sp. B"" = Astralium Link 1807 snail
"Leptothyra masculosa" = Collonista snail
"Leptothyra wellsi" = Collonista snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Monilea (Monilea) mateana Ladd 1934 top snail
Trochus (Trochus) histrio Reeve 1848 top snail
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
 Seguenzioidea - Seguenziidae
 Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
 Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
"Batillaria (Zeacumantus) rickardi" = Zeacumantus2
"Batillaria (Zeacumantus) rickardi" = Zeacumantus2 horn snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva woolnoughi3 olive snail
Oliva carneola3 Gmelin 1791 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus charigi4 cone shell
"Conus cf. litteratus" = Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus4 Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Phallium (Semicassis) vavukuana" = Phalium3
"Phallium (Semicassis) vavukuana" = Phalium3 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium (Septa) rubecula3 Linnaeus 1758 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea (Pustilaria) childreni" = Ipsa childreni3, Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx3, "Cypraea (Luria) isabella" = Luria isabella3, "Cypraea (Pustilaria) everwijni" = Erosaria everwijni3, Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola3
"Cypraea (Pustilaria) childreni" = Ipsa childreni3 Gray 1825 cowry
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx3 Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Cypraea (Luria) isabella" = Luria isabella3 Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
Cypraea (Luria) isabella lekalekana
"Cypraea (Pustilaria) everwijni" = Erosaria everwijni3 Martin 1887 cowry
Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola3 Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
"Trivia (Trivirostra) oryza" = Trivirostra oryza3
"Trivia (Trivirostra) oryza" = Trivirostra oryza3 Lamarck 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices (Polinices) cumingianus3, "Polinices (Polinices) mammilla" = Natica (Natica) mamilla3, "Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana5
"Polinices (Polinices) mammilla" = Natica (Natica) mamilla3 Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana5 Récluz 1843 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
"Seila (Notoseila) waluensis" = Notoseila2
"Seila (Notoseila) waluensis" = Notoseila2 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix (Sabia) conicus2 Schumacher 1817 hoof shell
"Capulus (Krebsia) "sp. A"" = Krebsia2 Mörch 1877 hoof shell
Cheilea equestris2 Linnaeus 1758 hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma (Esmeralda) "sp. A" Pilsbry and Olsson 1952 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Heliacus variegatus2 Gmelin 1791 snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Clithon (Clithon) corona Linnaeus 1758 snail
Rhynchonellata
 Thecideida - Thecidellinidae