Temblor sandstone: Early/Lower Miocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Losinia sp.
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae
Astrodapsis ? merriami Anderson 1905
recombined as Vaquerosella merriami
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Margarites ? sp. Gray 1847
Gastropoda - Tegulidae
Tegula ? sp. Lesson 1835
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma (cf. Calliostoma) pacificum Anderson and Martin 1914
recombined as Chlorostoma pacificum
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
? Niso antiselli Anderson and Martin 1914
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (cf. Calyptraea) mamillaris (Broderip 1834)
recombined as Calyptraea mamillaris
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva californica Anderson 1905
recombined as Oliva (Oliva) californica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Austrotrophon sp. Dall 1902
Nucella sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Priscofusus ? carlsoni (Anderson and Martin 1914)
recombined as Searlesia carlsoni
Phos sp. Monfort 1810
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Siphonaliidae
Bruclarkia sp. Trask 1926
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Priscofusus lincolnensis (Anderson and Martin 1914)
synonym of Priscofusus medialis
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (cf. Cancellaria) posunculensis Anderson and Martin 1914
recombined as Cancellaria (Coptostoma) posunculensis
Progabbia sp. Dall 1918
spelled with current rank as Cancellaria (Progabbia)
Crawfordina (cf. Crawfordina) weaveri Etherington 1931
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Drillia temblorensis Anderson and Martin 1914
recombined as Ophiodermella temblorensis
Pseudotoma (cf. Pseudotoma) keepi (Arnold 1907)
recombined as Megasurcula keepi
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Trophosycon nodiferum (Gabb 1869)
synonym of Ficus (Trophosycon) kerniana
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Neverita sp. Risso 1826
Sinum (cf. Sinum) scopulosum (Conrad 1849)
recombined as Sinum scopulosus
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina sp. Monterasato 1884
spelled with current rank as Retusa (Cylichnina)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon (cf. Acteon) boulderanus (Etherington 1931)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila conradi (Meek 1864)
recombined as Acila (Truncacila) conradi
Nucula (cf. Nucula) washingtonensis Weaver 1916
synonym of Ennucula nuculana
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Sacella sp. (Woodring 1925)
original and current combination Saccella
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Kalayoldia sp. (Grant, IV and Gale 1931)
original and current combination Yoldia (Kalayoldia)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma sp. Dall 1901
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia sp. Blainville 1824
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Compsomyax sp. (Stewart 1930)
original and current combination Venerella (Compsomyax)
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811
Tivela (cf. Tivela) gabbi Clark 1915
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula sp. Gray 1837
Spisula (cf. Spisula) catilliformis (Conrad 1867)
recombined as Mactromeris catilliformis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina idae Dall 1891
recombined as Idatellina idae
Macoma (cf. Macoma) copelandi Wiedey 1928
recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) copelandi
Tellina oregonensis Conrad 1848
nomen dubium belonging to Tellina
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus middendorffi Grewingk 1850
recombined as Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) middendorffi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara sp. Gray 1847
Anadara obispoana (Conrad 1857)
recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) obispoana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina (cf. Atrina) alamedensis (Yates in Cooper 1888)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostraea sp. (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Ostrea
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ? sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Aequipecten andersoni (Arnold 1906)
recombined as Pacipecten andersoni
Vertipecten (cf. Vertipecten) nevadanus (Conrad 1855)
synonym of Vertipecten kernensis
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Terebratalia sp. Beecher 1893
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California
Coordinates: 35.9° North, 120.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.9° North, 113.9° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Temblor
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:open shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:167645
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2015-03-27 08:06:37 Last modified:2019-05-28 18:25:39
Access level:authorizer only Released:2015-06-27 08:06:37
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
54721. R. B. Stewart. 1946. Geology of Reef Ridge Coalinga district California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 205C:81-115 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/J. Marcot]