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Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations

Pareora Formation

Pareora Formation.

The following fossils have been obtained in the beds belonging to this formation:—

Mammalia.—Cetacea: In the lower Waipara, several vertebræ; also, portions of lower jaw. In Westland, at Kanieri, and the Waimea, a number of bones.

Mollusca.—Class Pteropoda.
Fossils. Authority. Localities.
Dentalium Mantelli Zittel Waitaki, Waihao, Mt. Harris
Dentalium irregularis Hutton Kanieri
Dentalium lævis Hutton Kanieri
Dentalium solidum Hutton Pareora, White Rock River Waikari, Mount Harris
Dentalium giganteum Sowerby Waikari, Waitaki
Dentalium conicum Hutton Broken river
Class Gasteropoda.
Fossils. Authority. Localities.
Murex, sp. Mount Harris, Pareora
Typhis hebetans Hutton Mount Harris
Turbinella brevirostris Hutton White Rock River
Fusue tegens Hutton White Rock River
Fusue plicatilis Hutton Pareora
Fusue dentatus Hutton Mount Harris
Fusue Australia Hutton Waitaki
Fusue dilatatus Quoy White Rock River
Fusue Crawfordi Hutton Mount Harris
Fusue colus (?) Linn. White Rock Riverpage 320
Neptunea mandarinus Duclos White Rock River
Neptunea nodosus, var. r Quoy White Rock River
Neptunea (Sipho) costatus Hutton White Rock River
Acus nitida Hinds White Rock River
Pleurotoma Buchanani Hutton White Rock River, Pareora
Pleurotoma Awamoensis Hutton Mount Harris, Pareora
Pleurotoma Wanganuensis Hutton White Rock River, Waikari
Drillia fusiformis Hutton Mount Harris, Pareora
Defranchia excavata Hutton White Rock River
Clavatula Haasti Hutton White Rock River, Mt. Harris, Pareora
Bela robusta Hutton White Rock River
Buccinum Robinsonii Zittel Kanieri
Buccinum inflatum Hutton Kanieri, White Rock River
Buccinum carinatum Hutton Broken River, Waikari
Triton minimus Hutton Pareora
Triton Spengleri Chemnitz Waitaki
Cominolla subnodosa Hutton White Rock River
Cominolla ordinatis Hutton White Rock River
Ancillaria Hebera Hutton Waitaki, Pareora, Waikari
Ancillaria sp. undetermined, probably Australis White Rock River
Ancillaria pomahaka Hutton Kanieri
Voluta pacifica, var. r Hutton Mount Harris
Voluta pacifica, var. C. Hutton Broken River
Voluta corrugata Hutton Waikari, Kanieri
Voluta pseudorarispina McCoy Broken River
Voluta subplicata Hutton Mount Harris
Turbinella brevirostris Hutton White Rock River
Mitra apicalis Hutton Mount Harris, Waitaki
Mitra Enysii Hutton Broken River
Marginella albescens Hutton Broken River
Cassidaria sulcata Hutton Kanieri
Natica Zealandica Quoy White Rock River
Natica solida Sowerby Kanieri, Waipara Gorge, White Rock River
Natica ovata Hutton Common
Sigaretes subglobosus Sowerby Waitaki
Sigaretes carinatus Hutton White Rock River, Pareora
Scalaria Brownii Zittel White Rock River, Pareora
Eulima acciculata Pease White Rock River, Pareora
Conus ornatus Hutton Waitaki
Conus Trailli Hutton Waitaki, White Rock River
Struthiolaria cincta Hutton Common
Struthiolaria tuberculata Hutton Broken River, White Rock River
Struthiolaria scutaluta Desh. Waitaki
Cerithium rugatum Hutton White Rock River, Waikari, Pareora
Cerithium nodulosum Hutton Broken River
Turitella rosea Quoy Broken River, White Rock Riverpage 321
Turitella Haustator concava Hutton White Rock River, Waitaki Broken River
Turitella tricincta Hutton Waikari
Turitella tricincta var. B. Hutton Waitaki
Turitella bicincta Hutton Kanieri
Turitella gigantea Hutton Common
Calyptræa maculata Quoy Common
Trochita dilatata Zittel Waipara Gorge, White Rock River
Crypta costata Desh. Waipara Gorge, White Rock River
Crypta contorta Quoy Pareora, Broken River
Crypta incurva Zittel Waipara Gorge
Crypta profunda Hutton Common
Trochus granosus Lamark Kanieri
Turbo superbus Zittel Broken River
Turbo imperialis Zittel Broken River
Turbo Stolizkii Zittel Pareora
Cyclostrema helicoides Hutton White Rock River
Cladapoda monilifera Hutton Broken River
Gibbula, sp. Pareora
Class Lamellibranchiata.
Panopæa Zelandica Quoy Kanieri
Panopæa Worthingtoni Hutton Mount Harris, Waitaki Point, Pareora
Saxicava arctica Linn. Tengawai, Waipara Gorge
Corbula dubia Hutton Motanau
Corbula sulcata Hutton Mount Harris
Mactra inflata Hutton Motanau, Waipara Gorge
Mactra scalpellum Desh. White Rock River
Lutraria solida Hutton Lower Waipara, Kanieri
Lutraria sulcata Hutton Motanau
Zenatia acinacis Quoy Tengawai
Psammobia lineolata Gray Motanau, White Rock River, Pareora
Psammobia sp. Waitaki
Tellina sp. Pareora
Chione vellicata Hutton Common
Chione Stuchburgi Gray Waitaki
Chione Yatii Gray Broken River
Cytheria Enysi Hutton Lower Waipara, Broken River, White Rock River
Callista elegans Hutton Kanieri
Dosinia subrosea Gray Common
Dosinia Grayi Zittel Motanau, Lower Waipara. Gorge
Dosinia magna Hutton Broken River
Tapes intermedia Quoy Motanau
Tapes curta Hutton Broken Riverpage 322
Cardium striatulum Sowerby Motanau
Cardium spathiosum Hutton Broken River, Mount Harris
Venericardia intermedia Hutton Waitaki, Lower Waipara Pareora
Lucina divaricata Lamark Pareora
Crassatella ampla Zittel Broken River
Crassatella attenuata Hutton Broken River
Crassatella Trailli Hutton Mount Harris, Pareora
Modiola albicosta Lamark Lower Gorge Waipara
Modiola sp. Lower Gorge Waipara
Arca sp. Broken River
Pinna sp. Motauau
Trigonia pectinata (?) Pareora
Cucullæa ponderosa var. B Hutton Waikari, Broken River, Pareora
Cucullæa Worthingtoni Hutton Waitaki
Cucullæa alta Sowerby Common
Pectunculus laticostatus Quoy Common
Pectunculus globosus Hutton Common
Limopsis insolita Sowerby Mount Harris
Limopsis Zealandica Hutton Waitaki, Tengawai
Solenella Australis Zittel Mount Harris
Leda semiteres Hutton Waihao
Pecten scandula Hutton Kanieri
Pecten secta Hutton Kanieri, Motanau
Pecten Hochstetteri Zittel Waitaki
Pecten accrementa Hutton Motanau
Lima crassa Hutton Lower Gorge Waipara, Pareora
Lima colorata Hutton Pareora
Placunanomia sp. Waitaki, Rangitata
Ostrea Nelsoniana Zittel Motanau, Lower Waipara
Anomia trigonopsis Hutton White Rock River
Class Brachiopoda.
Rhynchonella squamosa Hutton Broken River
Rhynchonella nigricans Sowerby Waihao
Waldheimia lenticularis Desh. Waitaki
Annuloida.—Class Echinodermata.
Astropecten Sandersoni Hutton Waikari
Echinus sp. White Rock River
Arachnoides Zealandiæ Gray Double Corner
Actinozoa.
Turbinolia sp. Broken River