S118/f539 (Eocene of New Zealand)

Also known as GS 5618

Where: Canterbury, New Zealand (44.5° S, 170.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 46.4° S, 156.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Broken River Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Unit 5 ft thick. Porangan local stage.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified, concretionary sandstone

• intercalations of micaceous sands and concretionary slabs

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

• Collected by Gudex (1918), Allan, and Marwick (1960). COllections likely to be reposited in IGNS (New Zealand Geological Survey) collections, Lower Hutt, New Zealaand

Primary reference: J. Marwick. 1960. Early Tertiary Mollusca from Otaio Gorge, South Canterbury. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 33 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50147: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

• Identifications are those of Marwick (1960). Nomenclature revised by A. Hendy (2005)
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unclassified
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Cyclichnania cf. putealis
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Taniella (Taniella) tantilla, "Propesinum fornicatum" = Eunaticina, Polinices (Polinices) otaioensis
"Propesinum fornicatum" = Eunaticina moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Rugobela oborni
Rugobela oborni Marwick 1960 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Insolentia aff. sertula, "Eoturris sp." = Eopleurotoma
"Eoturris sp." = Eopleurotoma Cossmann 1889 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta lata, "Waihaoia sp." = Alcithoe (Waihaoia)
Athleta lata Marwick 1926 volute
Subspecies: Notoplejona neocopinata lata
"Waihaoia sp." = Alcithoe (Waihaoia) Marwick 1926 volute
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudofax cf. filius
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda (Gracilispira) allani
 Sorbeoconcha - Struthiolariidae
Perissodonta mortoni n. sp., Monalaria gracilis
Monalaria gracilis snail
Subspecies: Monalaria gracilis filata n. subsp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Priscoficus allani n. sp.
Priscoficus allani n. sp. fig shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella (Sigapatella) mapalia
Sigapatella (Sigapatella) mapalia Marwick 1929 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Colposigma plebeia n. sp., Colposigma gairi, Zeacolpus (Zeacolpus) sp.
Colposigma plebeia n. sp. Marwick 1960 turret shell
Colposigma gairi Marwick 1960 turret shell
Zeacolpus (Zeacolpus) sp. Finlay 1926 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea aff. gudexi
Cubitostrea aff. gudexi Suter 1917 oyster
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Latiarca) waihaoensis
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Gonimyrtea sp.
Gonimyrtea sp. Marwick 1929 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea worthingtoni
Panopea worthingtoni Hutton 1873 clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta (Zemysina) densiscalpta
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet., Costacallista hectori, Dosinia (Kereia) castigata, Dosinia (Kereia) sp., Turia fausata n. sp.
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Costacallista hectori Finlay and Marwick 1937 venus clam
Dosinia (Kereia) castigata Marwick 1960 venus clam
Dosinia (Kereia) sp. Marwick 1927 venus clam
Turia fausata n. sp. venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactridae indet., Oxyperas (Pseudoxyperas) flemingi
Mactridae indet. Lamarck 1809 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Hedecardium (Hedecardium) collinsi
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella aff. australis
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis (Fasiculicardia) cf. acanthodes