CSUN loc. 845. Canton Canyon: Ypresian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea haleyi Hertlein 1933
recombined as Phygraea haleyi
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni (Weaver and Palmer 1922)
Corbula (Varicorbula) capayana Vokes 1939
recombined as Varicorbula capayana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Macaliopsis) aff. rosa
as "Tellina (Macaliopsis) new species? aff. T. (M.) rosa"
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari aff. eoundulata Vokes 1939
recombined as Gari (Gobraeus) eoundulata
as "Gari new species? aff. G. eoundulata"
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama piruensis Squires 1987
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha packi (Dickerson 1916)
recombined as Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) packi
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla (Anderson and Hanna 1925)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Eocernina hannibali (Dickerson 1914)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Crommium pinyonensis (Dickerson 1914)
original and current combination Natica pinyonensis
Neverita (Neverita) globosa (Gabb 1869)
Amaurellina caleocia Vokes 1939
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta roddai n. sp. Squires 1987
Lyria andersoni Waring 1917
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Cryptoconus cooperi (Dickerson 1916)
recombined as Turricula cooperi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Streptochetus californiana n. sp. Squires 1987
Sassia bilineata (Dickerson 1916)
original and current combination Fasciolaria bilineata
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Ficus remondii
Ficopsis remondii crescentensis
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea (Gomphopages) meganosensis (Vokes 1939)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855
Turritella uvasana infera
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
? Bittium dumblei (Dickerson 1916)
recombined as Cerithium dumblei
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea diegoana (Conrad 1855)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California
Coordinates: 34.6° North, 118.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.1° North, 101.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:2260 feet
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian Foram zone: P8
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Juncal Member:Turritella uvasana infera fauna
Regional section:Canton Canyon Regional bed:48 m
Regional order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: CP10 & NP12 calcareous nannoplankton zones
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:carbonate indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:transgressive
Geology comments: Transition zone
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Database number:178752
Authorizer:P. Wagner, J. Marcot Enterer:P. Wagner, J. Marcot
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-05-13 21:16:17 Last modified:2016-05-13 21:16:17
Access level:the public Released:2016-05-13 21:16:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
59124. 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]