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Spiroplectammina steinekei, Vulvulina büningi, Gaudryina whangaia, Eggerella columna, Matanzia simulans, Palmula rugosa d'Orb. and thalmanni, Frondicularia mucronata Reuss, teuria, and steinekei, Planularia rakauroana, Pseudoglandulina cylindracea (Reuss), Gümbelina panikauia, Bulimina rakauroana, Nonionella tamumua, Eponides infrafossa, Nuttallides alatus (Marsson) and tholus, Globotruncana n.sp., Globigerina circumnodifera; together with all the South Island species except Patellina. First appearance of:— (F) Bolivinopsis Yakov. (as spectabilis Grzyb.), Vulvulina d'Orb., Matanzia Palmer, Tritaxilina Cush. (as n.sp.), Clavulinoides Cush. (of instar line), Citharinella Marie, Gümbelina Egger, Nonionella Cush., Nuttallides (several species), Parrella, Quadrimorphina (as allomorphinoides Reuss), Discorbis of bertheloti (d'Orb.) line (as n.sp.). Trochamminoides irregularis White, Cyclammina cf. pusilla Brady, Karrerulina aegra, Pseudoclavulina cf. anglica (Cush.), Bulimina bortonica, Anomalina aotea and eoglobra, Eponides ecuadorensis (G. and M.), Nuttallides subtrümpyi (small specimens), Cibicides of perforatus Karrer line, Allomorphina trochoides (Reuss), Globorotalia of dehiscens C., P., and C. line (as n.sp.), Globigerina linaperta. Last appearance of:— (M) *Aucellina Pompeckj (in Tinui Series), *Ammonites, and *Inoceramus. (F) Rzehakina Cush. (as epigona Rze.; abundant), Planularia Defr. (until the Recent spinipes Cush.). Karrerulina clarentia, Marssonella cf. oxycona (Reuss), Globigerinella aspera (Ehrenb.). Post-Piripauan. The Amuri “Teredo limestone” has yielded no fossils as yet, except the little Belemnites, and cannot be discussed faunally. Wangaloan. Type Locality:—Mitchell's Point, Wangaloa (Ongley, 1939, p. 56). Sediments:—Concretionary zone in sandstone, 50 + ft. thick, overlying Taratu and Kaitangata coal measures, the latter resting on schist. Overlain by unfossiliferous sandstone. Fauna:—Molluscs abundant. Correlatives:—(By molluscs) Otago (Boulder Hill, Dunedin); (by stratigraphical position between Bortonian and Piripauan) North Otago (? Katiki-Moeraki Series, with good foram faunas but only arenaceous species). Restricted forms:— (M) The following genera of Finlay and Marwick, 1937; *Cucullona, *Dosinobia, *Leptocolpus, *Colposigma, *Kaitangata, *Amauropsona, Spirogalerus, *Microfulgur, Tudiclana, *Fyfea, Taieria, *Proficus, *Taioma, Antepepta, Coptostomella, *Pristimerica,