UCMP loc. 738, Coyote Mountain (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Imperial County, California (32.8° N, 116.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.6° N, 114.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Imperial Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Imperial Formation, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: Early Pliocene, based on existing (more recent) collections. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From lower division of Carrizo Formation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Fossil collections generally originate from sandstone layers. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Kew, English, Buwalda in 1912; reposited in the UCMP

Collection methods: bulk,

• COLLECTORS: W.S.W. Kew, W.W. English, and J.P. Buwalda. REPOSITORY: UCMP.

Primary reference: G. D. Hanna. 1926. Paleontology of Coyote Mountain, Imperial County, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 14(18):427-503 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96539: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.06.2010, edited by Uta Merkel, Mark Uhen and Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with antiquated nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
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Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster carrizoensis n. sp.3, Clypeaster deserti1, Clypeaster bowersi3
Clypeaster carrizoensis n. sp.3 Kew 1914 sand dollar
Clypeaster deserti1 Kew 1914 sand dollar
Clypeaster bowersi3 Weaver 1908 sand dollar
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica quadriceps" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica quadriceps" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita sp.
Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella imperialis n. sp.
Turritella imperialis n. sp. Hanna 1926 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica uber" = Polinices uber, "Natica unifasciata" = Natica (Naticarius) unifasciata
"Natica uber" = Polinices uber Valenciennes 1821 moon snail
"Natica unifasciata" = Natica (Naticarius) unifasciata Lamarck 1822 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Fasciolaria princeps" = Triplofusus princeps
"Fasciolaria princeps" = Triplofusus princeps Sowerby 1825 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Solenosteira anomala
Solenosteira anomala Reeve 1847 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria obesa" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa
"Cancellaria obesa" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) obesa Sowerby 1832 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra sulcata" = Subcancilla sulcata
"Mitra sulcata" = Subcancilla sulcata Swainson 1825 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra gausapata" = Strioterebrum gausapatum
"Terebra gausapata" = Strioterebrum gausapatum Brown and Pilsbry 1911 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus fergusoni, "Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus
Conus fergusoni Sowerby 1875 cone shell
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurotoma barretti" = Polystira barretti2
"Pleurotoma barretti" = Polystira barretti2 Guppy 1866 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella gracilis, Oliva spicata
Olivella gracilis Broderip and Sowerby 1829 olive snail
Oliva spicata Durham 1950 olive snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus galeatus, "Strombus obliteratus" = Persististrombus obliteratus
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823 conch
"Strombus obliteratus" = Persististrombus obliteratus Hanna 1926 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea ringens
Malea ringens Swainson 1822 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis subtuberosa
Cassis subtuberosa Hanna 1926 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus bostrychites, "Pecten carrizoensis" = Flabellipecten carrizoensis, Lyropecten tiburonensis6, "Pecten keepi" = Euvola keepi, "Pecten mendenhalli" = Argopecten mendenhalli
Spondylus bostrychites Guppy 1867 scallop
"Pecten carrizoensis" = Flabellipecten carrizoensis Arnold 1906 scallop
Lyropecten tiburonensis6 Smith 1991 scallop
"Pecten keepi" = Euvola keepi Arnold 1906 scallop
"Pecten mendenhalli" = Argopecten mendenhalli Arnold 1906 calico scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855 oyster
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Leporimetis dombei" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei4
"Leporimetis dombei" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei4 Hanley 1844 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia dunkeri
Dosinia dunkeri Philippi 1844 venus clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Divaricella eburnea" = Divalinga eburnea, "Phacoides xantusi" = Miltha xantusi, "Lucina edentuloides" = Pegophysema edentuloides
"Divaricella eburnea" = Divalinga eburnea Reeve 1850 clam
"Phacoides xantusi" = Miltha xantusi Dall 1903 clam
"Lucina edentuloides" = Pegophysema edentuloides Verrill 1901 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites subgibbosus" = Hybolophus subgibbosa
"Crassatellites subgibbosus" = Hybolophus subgibbosa Hanna 1926 clam
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Madrepora solida n. sp.5
Madrepora solida n. sp.5 Nomland 1916 stony coral
listed as Madripora solida
1Grant and Hertlein 1938; 2Hendy et al. 2008; 3Kew 1914; 4Moore 2003; 5Nomland 1916; 6Smith 1991