CSUN loc. 358. On west side of Canton Canyon (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as UCLA locality 7210

Where: California (34.6° N, 118.7° W: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 101.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: P8 foram zone, Turritella uvasana applinae Member (Juncal Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• Near top of Capay stage. CP11 & NP13 calcareous nannoplankton zones

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone

• Transition zone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: R. L. Squires. 1987. Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388:1-93 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 178748: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 13.05.2016, edited by Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Hemitoma (Montfortia) cantonensis n. sp. Squires 1987 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea diegoana Conrad 1855 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
Benoistia cantonensis Squires 1987 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella merriami Dickerson 1913 turret shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Eocernina hannibali Dickerson 1914 snail
Pachycrommium clarki Stewart 1927 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus" = Rimella macilenta
"Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus" = Rimella macilenta White 1889 true conch
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes tabulatus Dickerson 1913 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Cryptoconus cooperi" = Turricula cooperi
"Cryptoconus cooperi" = Turricula cooperi Dickerson 1916 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus remondii Gabb 1864 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites mathewsonii Gabb 1864 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyrischapa lajollaensis Hanna 1927 volute
Lyria andersoni Waring 1917 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii Gabb 1864 fig shell
Ficopsis remondii crescentensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita (Neverita) globosa Gabb 1869 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Claibornites diegoensis" = Claibornites (Claibornites) diegoensis, "Miltha packi" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) packi
"Claibornites diegoensis" = Claibornites (Claibornites) diegoensis Dickerson 1916 clam
"Miltha packi" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) packi Dickerson 1916 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Callista (Costacallista) hornii" = Macrocallista (Costacallista) hornii
"Callista (Costacallista) hornii" = Macrocallista (Costacallista) hornii Gabb 1864 venus clam
Callista (Costacallista) hornii vokesi
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Nemocardium linteum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum, "Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii
"Nemocardium linteum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum Conrad 1855 cockle
"Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii Gabb 1864 cockle