Also known as OCPC loc. 0022
Where: Orange County, California (33.6° N, 117.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.6° N, 111.5° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: CN3 nannofossil zone, Saddleback Valley Limestone Member (Monterey Formation), Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone and poorly lithified, calcareous sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: C. J. Stadum and K. L. Finger. 2016. Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Miocene Saddleback Valley Limestone, Orange County, Southern California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 524:31-49 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 196138: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 05.09.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
"Eucidaris cf. thouarsii" = Cidaris thouarsii
"Eucidaris cf. thouarsii" = Cidaris thouarsii Valencienncs 1846 pencil urchin | |
Vaquerosella merriami Anderson 1905 sand dollar | |
Gnathostomata | |
Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Polychaeta | |
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800 | |
Gastropoda | |
cf. Odostomia sequoiana Addicott 1970 snail | |
Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
Fissurella rixfordi Hertlein 1928 snail | |
Chlorostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail | |
cf. Macrarene sp. Hertlein and Strong 1951 snail | |
Scaphander cf. jugularis Conrad 1855 snail | |
Batillaria sp. Benson 1842 snail | |
Vermicularia sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella temblorensis Wiedey 1928 turret shell
Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell | |
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell | |
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Sinum cf. scopulosum Conrad 1849 moon snail | |
Columbellidae indet. Swainson 1840 snail | |
Fasciolariidae indet. Gray 1853 snail
Priscofusus geniculus Conrad 1849 snail
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
Pleuroploca sp. Fischer 1884 snail | |
Nassariidae indet. Iredale 1916 snail | |
Kelletia lorata Addicott 1970 true whelk
Antillophos woodringi Addicott 1970 true whelk | |
Melongena californica Anderson and Martin 1914 snail | |
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
"Cancellaria dalliana" = Cancellaria (Euclia) dalliana Anderson 1905 snail
Cancellaria ocoyana Addicott 1970 snail | |
Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell | |
"Terebra cooperi" = Terebra (Terebra) cooperi
"Terebra cooperi" = Terebra (Terebra) cooperi Anderson 1905 auger snail | |
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Pyruconus cf. owenianus" = Conus (Chelyconus) owenianus Anderson 1905 cone shell
Pyruconus cf. hayesi Arnold 1909 cone shell | |
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Ophiodermella cf. temblorensis Anderson and Martin 1914 turrid
Megasurcula keepi Arnold 1907 turrid | |
"Trophon kernensis" = Trophon (Austrotrophon) kernensis, Morula cf. granti, Hexaplex sp., Thais edmondi, Forreria bartoni
"Trophon kernensis" = Trophon (Austrotrophon) kernensis Anderson 1905 murex snail
Morula cf. granti Addicott 1970 murex snail
Hexaplex sp. Perry 1811 murex snail
Thais edmondi Arnold 1907 murex snail
Forreria bartoni Arnold 1909 murex snail | |
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Ficus sp. Röding 1798 fig shell | |
Bivalvia | |
"Modiolus ynezianus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus, Mytilus sp., Lithophaga sp., "Mytilus cf. expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus
"Modiolus ynezianus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus Arnold 1908 mussel misspelled as "Modiolus ynezensis"
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
"Mytilus cf. expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus Arnold 1907 mussel | |
Spondylus sp., Chlamys sespeensis, Crassadoma cf. gigantea, Lyropecten crassicardo, Amussiopecten vanvlecki, "Amusium lompocensis" = Amussium lompocensis, Pacipecten andersoni
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Chlamys sespeensis Arnold 1906 scallop
Crassadoma cf. gigantea Gray 1825 scallop
Lyropecten crassicardo Conrad 1856 scallop
Amussiopecten vanvlecki Arnold 1908 scallop
"Amusium lompocensis" = Amussium lompocensis Arnold 1906 scallop
Pacipecten andersoni Arnold 1906 scallop | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Limaria sp. Link 1807 file clam | |
Pycnodonte wiedeyi Hertlein 1928 oyster
Pycnodonte cf. howelli Wiedey 1928 oyster | |
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam | |
Trachycardium sp., "Trachycardium cf. vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
"Trachycardium cf. vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense Arnold 1908 cockle | |
? Solecurtidae indet. d'Orbigny 1846 clam | |
"cf. Leporimetis sp." = Psammotreta (Leporimetis)
"cf. Leporimetis sp." = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) Iredale 1930 tellin clam | |
cf. Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam | |
"Felaniella harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi, "Felaniella cf. harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi
"Felaniella harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi Anderson 1905 clam listed on p. 38 under Gastropoda
"Felaniella cf. harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi Anderson 1905 clam | |
Veneridae indet., Chione schencki, Dosinia sp., "Chione cf. richthofeni" = Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni, Saxidomus vaquerosensis, Clementia cf. conradiana
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Chione schencki Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
"Chione cf. richthofeni" = Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni Hertlein and Jordan 1927 venus clam
Saxidomus vaquerosensis Arnold 1909 venus clam
Clementia cf. conradiana Anderson 1905 venus clam | |
Mactridae indet. Lamarck 1809 clam
Tresus sp. Gray 1853 clam | |
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam
"Panopea tenuis" = Panope tenuis Wiedey 1928 clam
Panopea abrupta Conrad 1849 clam | |
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
Anodontia sp. Link 1807 clam | |
Thecostraca | |
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus 1758 barnacle | |
Demospongiae | |
Entobia sp. demosponge | |
Helicosphaera | |
Helicosphaera carteri | |
Helicosphaera carteri Wallich 1877 | |
Coccolithophyceae | |
Coccolithus pelagicus Wallich 1877 | |
Palaeophycus sp. Hall 1847 | |
Calcidiscus leptoporus Murray and Blackman 1898 |