Where: Western Australia, Australia (34.8° S, 116.7° E: paleocoordinates 54.8° S, 102.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pallinup Siltstone Member (Werillup Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
• The Werillup Formation is regarded as late Middle Eocene. This is supported by the presence of the Dasycladcian algae, Larvana and Neomeris (Cockbain 1969) and the foraminifer Asterocylinia(Cockbain 1967). The Pallinup Siltstone is of similar age, again from the presence of the nautiloid Aturia clarkei and foraminifer reported by Backhouse (1969), Cockbain (1968a) and Quilty (1969). The foraminifers correspond with Ludbrook's "Tortachilla microfauna" (Cockbain 1968c).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, brown, white, cherty/siliceous siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the WAM
Primary reference: T. A. Darragh. 2017. Further Mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 32:29-100 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 205816: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
? Eutrephoceras sp. Hyatt 1894 nautiloid | |
Gastropoda | |
Crosseola princeps Tate 1890 snail | |
Cylichna cf. angustata Cossman and Cossman 1897 snail | |
Heliacus (Torinista) darraghi Garrard 1978 snail | |
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
"Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) Philippi 1841 snail | |
Epitoniidae indet. Berry 1910 wentletrap
Cirsotrema pleiophylla Tate 1890 wentletrap
Notacirsa lampra Tate 1890 wentletrap | |
Cerithioderma tabulata Tate 1890 snail | |
Cerithiopsidae indet., Seila stenopyrgisca n. sp., ? Cerithiopsis sp., Cerithiopsis pustuloclathrata n. sp.
Cerithiopsidae indet. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Seila stenopyrgisca n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
? Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
Cerithiopsis pustuloclathrata n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail | |
Cerithiella sp., Cerithiella limula n. sp.
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Cerithiella limula n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail | |
? Viriola sp., Inella dauciformis n. sp., Inella moniliferata n. sp., Costatophora pulcherrima n. sp., Mastoniaeforis pagodiformis n. sp.
? Viriola sp. Jousseaume 1884 snail
Inella dauciformis n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Inella moniliferata n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Costatophora pulcherrima n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Mastoniaeforis pagodiformis n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail | |
Trituba sp., Trituba (Granulotriforis) umboseriata n. sp., Eumetula sp., Ataxocerithium biaulax n. sp., Ataxocerithium otopleuroides n. sp., Ataxocerithium multicostulatum n. sp., Ataxocerithium venustulum n. sp.
Trituba sp. Jousseaume 1884 snail
Trituba (Granulotriforis) umboseriata n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Eumetula sp. Thiele 1912 snail
Ataxocerithium biaulax n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Ataxocerithium otopleuroides n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Ataxocerithium multicostulatum n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Ataxocerithium venustulum n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail | |
? Euspirocrommium sp. Sacco 1890 moon snail
Tanea hamiltonensis Tenison Woods 1879 moon snail | |
Microvoluta cf. complanata Tate 1889 snail
Microvoluta cf. subcrenularis Tate 1889 snail | |
Conomitra strombodiformis n. sp.
Conomitra strombodiformis n. sp. Darragh 2017 ribbed mitre | |
Semitriton sp. snail
Turehua sp. Marwick 1943 snail | |
Neoguraleus filiferus n. sp.
Neoguraleus filiferus n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail | |
Apiotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 snail | |
? Comitas sp., Comitas silicicola n. sp., "Comitas aldingensis" = Comitas (Carinocomitas) aldingensis
? Comitas sp. Finlay 1926 snail
Comitas silicicola n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
"Comitas aldingensis" = Comitas (Carinocomitas) aldingensis Powell 1944 snail | |
Cordieria torquata n. sp., Cordieria fuscoamnica n. sp.
Cordieria torquata n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail
Cordieria fuscoamnica n. sp. Darragh 2017 snail | |
Conus sp., Conorbis notialis n. sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conorbis notialis n. sp. Darragh 2017 cone shell | |
? Splendrillia sp. Hedley 1922 snail | |
Asperdaphne sp. snail | |
? Pugilina sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
? Tasmeuthria arenicola n. sp.
? Tasmeuthria arenicola n. sp. Darragh 2017 true whelk | |
Austrolithes cf. incompositus Tate 1888 snail
Fusinus sculptilis Tate 1888 snail | |
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
Retizafra sp. Hedley 1913 snail | |
Belloliva canaliculata n. sp.
Belloliva canaliculata n. sp. Darragh 2017 olive snail | |
"Amalda (Gracilispira) ligata" = Gracilispira ligata
"Amalda (Gracilispira) ligata" = Gracilispira ligata Tate 1889 snail | |
Lyria craticulata n. sp. Darragh 2017 volute
Mitreola salaputium Darragh 1989 volute
Notopeplum cf. protorhysum Tate 1889 volute | |
Ovaginella mumiformis n. sp., Ovaginella arenula n. sp., Eratoidea fusoides n. sp., Cryptospira hordeastra n. sp., "Serrata cf. mala" = Marginella mala
Ovaginella mumiformis n. sp. Darragh 2017 margin shell
Ovaginella arenula n. sp. Darragh 2017 margin shell
Eratoidea fusoides n. sp. Darragh 2017 margin shell
Cryptospira hordeastra n. sp. Darragh 2017 margin shell
"Serrata cf. mala" = Marginella mala Cotton 1949 margin shell | |
"Ocenebra prionotus" = Murex prionotus, "Laevityphis ludbrookae" = Laevityphis (Laevityphis) ludbrookae, Dermomurex sp., Dermomurex silicatus n. sp., Attiliosa arenaria n. sp., Coralliophila sp., Hexaplex ? tridentatus, Timbellus calvus
"Ocenebra prionotus" = Murex prionotus Tate 1888 murex snail
"Laevityphis ludbrookae" = Laevityphis (Laevityphis) ludbrookae Keen and Campbell 1964 murex snail
Dermomurex sp. Monterosato 1890 murex snail
Dermomurex silicatus n. sp. Darragh 2017 murex snail
Attiliosa arenaria n. sp. Darragh 2017 murex snail
Coralliophila sp. Adams and Adams 1853 murex snail
Hexaplex ? tridentatus Tate 1888 murex snail
Timbellus calvus Tate 1888 mustached bat | |
Zoila viathomsoni Darragh 2011 cowry | |
Archierato pyrulata, "Triviella pompholugota" = Semitrivia pompholugota
Archierato pyrulata Tate 1890 snail
"Triviella pompholugota" = Semitrivia pompholugota Tate 1890 snail | |
Willungia ovulatella Tate 1890 snail | |
Phenacovolva sp. Iredale 1930 snail | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Sassia tortirostris triton shell | |
Rissoidae indet. Gray 1847 snail | |
Eulima danae Tenison Woods 1879 snail
? Melanella sp. Bowdich 1822 snail
Niso kimberi Pritchard 1906 snail
? Curveulima sp. Laseron 1955 snail | |
"Thylacodes actinotus" = Lilax actinotus, Tenagodus ? occlusus
"Thylacodes actinotus" = Lilax actinotus Tate 1893 snail
Tenagodus ? occlusus Tenison Woods 1877 snail | |
Glyptozaria sp. Iredale 1924 turret shell | |
Cerithiidae indet., Jetwoodsia nullarborica, Pseudovertagus longbottomi n. sp., Clavocerithium kendricki n. sp., Orthochetus pagoda
Cerithiidae indet. Fleming 1822 cerith snail
Jetwoodsia nullarborica Tate 1879 cerith snail
Pseudovertagus longbottomi n. sp. Darragh 2017 cerith snail
Clavocerithium kendricki n. sp. Darragh 2017 cerith snail
Orthochetus pagoda Chapman and Crespin 1934 cerith snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Fissidentalium mawsoni Ludbrook 1956 tusk shell |