Kama (Kama stage) (Miocene of Myanmar)

Where: Myanmar (19.0° N, 95.2° E: paleocoordinates 12.4° N, 97.9° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kama Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC DATA: Unknown stratigraphic data other than approximating Aquitanian in age.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

• ENVIRONMENT: Unknown.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: Include R. Bahadur, S. R. Rau, and the Burma Oil Co. and British Burma Petroleum Co. REPOSITORY: Unknown, probably Geological Survey of India, or BMNH.

Primary reference: E. Vredenburg. 1921. Comparative diagnoses of Pleurotomidae from the Tertiary formations of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India 53:83-129 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 76583: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 23.11.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COMPLETENESS: Only include taxonomic groups (families of gastropoda and bivalvia) described in various articles entered. NOMENCLATURE: Antiquated, but designated to species and subgenus resolution in authoritative publication, and can be revised with more recent publications (e.g. Murkejee, 1939; Harzhauser, 2007).
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Rimella (Dientomochilus) promensis n. sp.2, "Rimella (Dientomochilus) javana" = Varicospira javana2
Rimella (Dientomochilus) promensis n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
"Rimella (Dientomochilus) javana" = Varicospira javana2 Martin 1879 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Pirula promensis n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Eburna lutosa2 Lamarck 1790 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Surcula karenaica2 Noetling 1901 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia protocincta2 Noetling 1901 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Leptoconus) vimineus" = Conasprella (Fusiconus) vimineus2 Reeve 1849 cone shell
"Conus odengensis" = Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis1 Martin 1895 cone shell
SUBSPECIES: C. odengensis avaensis
Conus (Leptoconus) yuleianus2 Noetling 1901 cone shell
Conus (Leptoconus) bonneti2 Cossmann 1900 cone shell
Conus (Leptoconus) hanza2 Noetling 1901 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra (Duplicaria) protoduplicata" = Duplicaria2 auger snail
Terebra (Noditerebra) samarangana2 Martin 1884 auger snail
Terebra (Myurella) protomyuros2 Noetling 1901 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surcula (Pleurofusia) scala2 Vredenburg 1921 turrid
Clavatula birmanica1 Vredenburg 1921 turrid
SUBSPECIES: C. birmanica singuensis
Clavatula (Perrona) munga2 Noetling 1901 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Clavilithes seminudus" = Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) seminudus1 Noetling 1901 snail
Lathyrus (Peristernia) gautama2 Noetling 1901 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Cassidaria echinophoria" = Galeodea2
"Cassidaria echinophoria" = Galeodea2 snail
SUBSPECIES: C. echinophoria promensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Ranella (Pseudobursa) promensis n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
Ranella antiqua n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Drillia (Crassispira) promensis2 Noetling 1901 snail
Drillia kamaensis2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
Drillia (Crassispira) kamaensis n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
"Drillia (Crassispira) cotteri n. sp." = Inquisitor cotteri2 Vredenburg 1921 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella angulata" = Kapalmerella ranikoti2, Turritella noetlingi n. sp.2
"Turritella angulata" = Kapalmerella ranikoti2 Vredenburg 1928 turret shell
Turritella noetlingi n. sp.2 Vredenburg 1921 turret shell