Rocky Side f257, f587, f345 (Cretaceous to of New Zealand)

Where: Chatham Islands, New Zealand (44.3° S, 176.0° W: paleocoordinates 59.9° S, 134.6° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kahuitara Tuff Formation, Campanian to Campanian (83.6 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

• lithology is a volcaniclastic sediment

Primary reference: J. D. Stilwell. 1997. Tectonic and palaeobiogeographic significance of the Chatham Islands, South Pacific, Late Cretaceous fauna. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 136:97-119 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3641: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 06.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Gymnocytherium sp.
? Gymnocytherium sp.
originally entered as "Gymnocytherium? sp."
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Wellsotrochus sp.
Wellsotrochus sp. Squires 1960 stony coral
originally entered as "Wellesotrochus sp."
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonellidae indet.
 Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Terebratellidae indet.
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Rotularia chathamensis, Rotularia ornata, ? Rotularia sp.
? Rotularia sp.
originally entered as "Rotularia? sp."
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Limidae
"? Limea woodsi" = Lima (Limatula) woodsi
"? Limea woodsi" = Lima (Limatula) woodsi Suter 1921 file clam
originally entered as "?Limea woodsi"
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium membranaceum
Entolium membranaceum Nilsson 1827 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
? Chlamys sp. n. sp., Chlamys s. n. sp., Eburneopecten freneixae n. sp.
? Chlamys sp. n. sp. Röding 1798 scallop
originally entered as "?Chlamys n. sp."
Chlamys s. n. sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"s.l. n. sp." - originally entered as "Chlamys s.l. n. sp."
Eburneopecten freneixae n. sp. Stilwell 1998 scallop
originally entered as "Eburneopecten freneixae n. sp."
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
"Dimyodon sp. n. sp." = Atreta
"Dimyodon sp. n. sp." = Atreta Etallon 1862 scallop
originally entered as "Dimyodon n. sp."
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
? Ostreidae indet.
? Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
originally entered as "?Ostreidae indet."
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
cf. Amphidonte conica
cf. Amphidonte conica Sowerby 1813 oyster
originally entered as "?Amphidonte cf. A. conica"
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
? Bakevelliidae indet.
? Bakevelliidae indet. King 1850 oyster
originally entered as "?Bakevelliidae indet."
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea zealandica" = Cucullaea (Cucullastis) zealandica
"Cucullaea zealandica" = Cucullaea (Cucullastis) zealandica Woods 1917 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea malvernensis
 Cardiida - Veneridae
cf. Aphrodina wilckensi
cf. Aphrodina wilckensi venus clam
originally entered as "Aphrodina cf. A. wilckensi"
 Cardiida - Lahillidae
Lahillia sp. n. sp.
Lahillia sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1899 clam
originally entered as "Lahillia n. sp."
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
? Solyma flemingae n. sp.
? Solyma flemingae n. sp. tellin clam
originally entered as "?Solyma flemingae n. sp."
 Carditida - Carditidae
Purpurocardia sp. n. sp.
Purpurocardia sp. n. sp. Maxwell 1969 clam
originally entered as "Pupurocardia n. sp."
 Carditida - Astartidae
? Astartidae indet.
? Astartidae indet. d'Orbigny 1844 clam
originally entered as "?Astartidae indet."
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia ultima
Pterotrigonia ultima clam
originally entered as "Ptertrigonia ultima"
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira selwyniana
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
? Tectarius sp.
? Tectarius sp. Valenciennes 1832 periwinkle
originally entered as "Tetctarius? sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Struthioptera novoseelandica
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Pyrgulifera kahuitara n. sp.
Pyrgulifera kahuitara n. sp. snail
originally entered as "Pyrgulifera kahuitara n. sp."
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Brookula s. n. sp.
Brookula s. n. sp. Iredale 1912 snail
"s.l. n. sp." - originally entered as "Brookula s.l. n. sp."
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus s. n. sp.
Calliomphalus s. n. sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
"s.l. n. sp." - originally entered as "Calliomphalus s.l. n. sp."
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Protodolium pittensis
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae
"Dimitobelus hectori" = Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori
"Dimitobelus hectori" = Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori Stevens 1965 belemnite
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras sp.
Eutrephoceras sp. Hyatt 1894 nautiloid
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites rectus
Baculites rectus Marshall 1926 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae
? Maorites sp.
? Maorites sp. Marshall 1926 ammonite
originally entered as "Maorites? sp."
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium morganianum
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
 Irregularia -
Spatangoida indet.
Spatangoida indet. Agassiz 1840 heart urchin
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspidae indet." = Odontaspididae
"Odontaspidae indet." = Odontaspididae Müller and Henle 1839 sand tiger shark
Ichnofossils
 Ichnofossils -
Ichnofossils indet.
Ichnofossils indet. Hantzschel 1975