Where: Wellington, New Zealand (40.0° S, 175.5° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° S, 175.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Waiomio Shellbed Member (Waiomio Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• basal OIS 15, ~ 550-600 ka
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. T. Abbott. 1992. The Mid Pleistocene Waiomio Shellbed (Castlecliffian, ca. 550-600 ky), Wanganui Basin, New Zealand. Alcheringa 16:171-180 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 94818: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.03.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Tenuiactaeon ambiguus snail | |
Ringiculidae indet. Philippi 1853 snail | |
Cirsotrema zelebori wentletrap | |
Tanea zelandica Quoy and Gaimard 1832 moon snail | |
Struthiolaria papulosa snail | |
Penion sp., Cominella (Josepha) glandiformis, Austrofusus glans, Buccinulum ? pallidum, Buccinulum vittatum, Aeneator sp.
Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
Cominella (Josepha) glandiformis true whelk
Austrofusus glans true whelk
Buccinulum ? pallidum true whelk
Buccinulum vittatum true whelk
Aeneator sp. Finlay 1926 true whelk | |
Alcithoe cf. arabica volute | |
Xymene expansus murex snail
"Poirieria zelandica" = Poirieria zelandicus Quoy and Gaimard 1834 murex snail | |
Sigapatella novaezelandiae slipper shell
Crepidula cf. radiata slipper shell
Zegalerus tenuis slipper shell | |
Zeacolpus sp. Finlay 1926 turret shell
"? Stiracolpus sp." = Zeacolpus (Stiracolpus) Finlay 1926 turret shell
Maoricolpus cf. roseus turret shell | |
Zeacumantus ? lutulentus horn snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Rexithaerus spenceri" = Macoma (Rexithaerus), Macomona liliana
"Rexithaerus spenceri" = Macoma (Rexithaerus) tellin clam
Macomona liliana tellin clam | |
Tawera aff. spissa, Ruditapes largillierti, Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus, Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea, Austrovenus stutchburyi
Tawera aff. spissa venus clam
Ruditapes largillierti venus clam
Dosinia (Austrodosinia) anus venus clam
Dosinia (Phacosoma) subrosea venus clam
Austrovenus stutchburyi venus clam | |
"Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica" = Diplodonta zelandica
"Felaniella (Zemysia) zelandica" = Diplodonta zelandica Gray 1835 clam | |
Mactra discors, Maorimactra ordinaria, "Cyclomactra tristis" = Mactra (Cyclomactra), Spisula (Crassula) aequilatera
Mactra discors clam
Maorimactra ordinaria Smith 1885 clam
"Cyclomactra tristis" = Mactra (Cyclomactra) clam | |
Paphies australis clam | |
Purpurocardia purpurata Deshayes 1854 clam | |
Glycymeris (Glycymerula) modesta Angas 1879 clam
Tucetona laticostata Quoy 1835 clam | |
"Tiostrea chilensis" = Ostrea
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Pecten aff. novaezelandiae, "Chlamys gemmulata" = Talochlamys gemmulata
Pecten aff. novaezelandiae Reeve 1853 scallop
"Chlamys gemmulata" = Talochlamys gemmulata Reeve 1853 scallop | |
Perna canaliculus mussel | |
Thecostraca | |
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
Echinoidea | |
Fellaster zelandiae sand dollar |