UCMP 3030, Fourth and Hill Streets, Los Angeles: Piacenzian, California
collected by J. Z. Gilbert 1913

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Astrangia insignifica Nomland 1916
unclassified
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (Agassiz 1863)
original and current combination Toxocidaris franciscana
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson 1857)
original and current combination Echinus purpuratus
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
Laqueus ? jeffreysi (Dall 1871)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Terebratalia ? hemphilli Dall 1902
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium hexagonum Gould 1859
    = Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
Hendy 2021
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus nitentior Arnold 1903
Polyplacophora - Chitonida - Callistoplacidae
Callistochiton palmulatus Dall 1879
Willett 1946
as ssp. "Callistochiton palmulatus mirabilis"
Polyplacophora
Amphineura indet.
synonym of Polyplacophora
"Chiton"
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Modiolus sp. (Lamarck 1801)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycimeris cf. septentrionalis (Middendorf 1849)
recombined as Glycymeris septentrionalis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea erici Hertlein 1929
Willett 1946
recombined as Pycnodonte erici
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810
as "Pecten sp."
Pecten (Patinopecten) caurinus (Gould 1850)
recombined as Patinopecten caurinus
Pecten (Pecten) hemphilli (Dall 1879)
synonym of Euvola bella
Pecten (Hinnites) giganteus (Gray 1825)
recombined as Crassadoma gigantea
Pecten (Chlamys) hericeus (Carpenter 1887)
synonym of Chlamys hastata
Pecten hindsi (Carpenter 1864)
Willett 1946
synonym of Chlamys rubida
Pecten (Chlamys) opuntia Dall 1898
recombined as Chlamys opuntia
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Monia macroschisma (Deshayes 1839)
recombined as Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
Anomia lampe Gray 1849
synonym of Anomia peruviana
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Pecten (Propeamusium) levis n. sp. Moody 1916
synonym of Parvamussium alaskense
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia borealis (Conrad 1831)
    = Cardita occidentalis Conrad 1855
Willett 1946
recombined as Coanicardita occidentalis
Venericardia barbarensis Stearns 1890
    = Cardita crebricostata Krause 1885
Willett 1946
recombined as Crassicardia crebricostata
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides californicus Conrad 1837
Phacoides tenuisculpta (Carpenter 1864)
recombined as Parvilucina tenuisculpta
Phacoides cf. annulatus (Reeve 1850)
recombined as Lucinoma annulatum
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasira gouldi (Philippi 1845)
synonym of Tellina flexuosa
Axinopsis serricatus (Carpenter 1864)
Willett 1946
recombined as Axinopsida serricata
misspelled as "Axinopsis sericatus"
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Mya truncata Linnaeus 1758
Willett 1946
recombined as Mya (Mya) truncata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula tenuis n. sp. Sowerby 1833
recombined as Tenuicorbula tenuis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholadidea penita (Conrad 1837)
recombined as Penitella penita
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium corbis Martyn 1784
    = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii Conrad 1837
Hendy 2020
Protocardia centifilosa (Carpenter 1864)
recombined as Nemocardium (Keenaea) centifilosum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele decisa (Conrad 1837)
Willett 1946
recombined as Semele (Semele) decisa
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma calcarea (Gmelin 1792)
recombined as Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari edentula (Gabb 1869)
Willett 1946
synonym of Gari (Gobraeus) fucata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Petricola lamellifera (Conrad 1837)
recombined as Irusella lamellifera
Protothaca staminea (Conrad 1837)
Willett 1946
recombined as Leukoma staminea
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811
Chione simillima (Sowerby 1855)
synonym of Chione undatella
Marcia subdiaphana (Carpenter 1864)
recombined as Compsomyax subdiaphana
Psephis tantilla (Gould 1853)
recombined as Nutricola tantilla
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad 1837
Macrocallista densa n. sp. Moody 1916
Tivela stultorum (Mawe 1823)
recombined as Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama (Chama) pellucida Broderip 1835
Willett 1946
    = Chama arcana Bernard 1976
Hendy 2020
Chama exogyra Conrad 1837
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula catilliformis (Conrad 1867)
recombined as Mactromeris catilliformis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
Petricola carditoides (Conrad 1837)
    = Archivesica gibbera Crickmay 1929
Hendy 2020
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sicarius Gould 1850
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Siliqua lucida (Conrad 1837)
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panomya ampla Dall 1898
Panope generosa (Gould 1850)
original and current combination Panopea generosa
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia trapezoides Conrad 1849
recombined as Thracia (Homoeodesma) trapezoides
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
Lyonsia californica Conrad 1837
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda taphria Dall 1896
recombined as Saccella taphria
misspelled as "Leda tephria"
Leda hamata Carpenter 1864
recombined as Nuculana (Nuculana) hamata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia scissurata Dall 1897
synonym of Yoldia (Cnesterium) aeolica
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissuridea murina Arnold 1903
    = Diodora arnoldi McLean 1966
Hendy 2021
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Haliotis fulgens Philippi 1845
Willett 1946
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea inaequalis (Martyn 1784)
replaced by Pomaulax gibberosa
misspelled as "Astraea inequale"
Leptothyra paucicostata Dall 1871
recombined as Homalopoma (Homalopoma) paucicostatum
Leptothyra carpenteri Pilsbry 1889
synonym of Homalopoma (Homalopoma) luridum
Astraea sp. Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma canaliculatum (Lightfoot 1786)
Calliostoma gemmulatum Carpenter 1864
Calliostoma tricolor Gabb 1865
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna alba (Brown 1827)
Tornatina culcitella (Gould 1853)
recombined as Acteocina culcitella
Tornatina cerealis (Gould 1853)
recombined as Acteocina cerealis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia gravida Gould 1853
recombined as Brachystomia gravida
Turbonilla tridentata (Carpenter 1865)
recombined as Paramormula tridentata
Odostomia satura Carpenter 1864
recombined as Aartsenia satura
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817
includes "Odostomia sp. A" and "Odostomia sp. B"
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826
includes "Turbonilla sp. A" and "Turbonilla sp. B"
Turbonilla tenuicula (Gould 1853)
Willett 1946
recombined as Pyrgiscus tenuiculus
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea insessa (Hinds 1842)
recombined as Lottia insessa
Acmaea cf. scabra (Gould 1846)
original and current combination Patella (Lottia) scabra
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epidonium (Opalia) retiporosa Carpenter 1863
recombined as Epitonium (Opalia) retiporosum
Epitonium indianorum (Carpenter 1864)
Epitonium acrostephanum (Dall 1908)
Willett 1946
synonym of Hirtoscala sawinae
Epitonium hindsii (Carpenter 1856)
recombined as Hirtoscala hindsii
misspelled as "Epitonium hindsi"
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Melanella thersites (Carpenter 1864)
Willett 1946
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium californicum Dall and Bartsch 1901
recombined as Elassum californicum
Bittium munitum (Carpenter 1864)
Willett 1946
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella cooperi Carpenter 1864
Turritella jewetti (Carpenter 1866)
synonym of Turritella cooperi
Gastropoda - Procerithiidae
Bittium interfossum (Carpenter 1864)
Willett 1946
recombined as Lirobittium interfossum
Bittium rugatum Carpenter 1866
recombined as Lirobittium rugatum
Bittium attenuatum Carpenter 1864
Willett 1946
recombined as Lirobittium attenuatum
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Lacuna compacta (Carpenter 1863)
synonym of Lacuna (Epheria) carinata
Lacuna solidula Lovén 1847
synonym of Lacuna (Epheria) carinata
Lacuna porrecta Carpenter 1864
recombined as Lacuna (Epheria) porrecta
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa (Broderip and Sowerby 1829)
synonym of Cryptonatica affinis
Natica (Euspira) orbicularis Nomland 1916
    = Polinices lewisii Gould 1847
Willett 1946
recombined as Euspira lewisii
Natica (Neverita) recluziana (Deshayes 1839)
recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus 1758)
Willett 1946
Amalthaea tumens (Carpenter 1864)
recombined as Hipponix tumens
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoa acutelirata Carpenter 1864
synonym of Actonia compacta
misspelled as "Rissoa acutilirata"
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis squamigerus (Carpenter 1857)
recombined as Thylacodes squamigerus
misspelled as "Serpulorbis squamigerous"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda
Fusinus rugosus (Trask 1855)
replaced by Harfordia arnoldi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra maura Broderip 1836
    = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae Melville 1893
Hendy 2021
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella (Astyris) carinata Hinds 1844
recombined as Alia carinata
Columbella californiana Gaskoin 1851
synonym of Alia carinata
Amphissa corrugata (Reeve 1847)
    = Amphissa columbiana Dall 1916
Soper and Grant, IV 1932
Amphissa versicolor Dall 1871
Columbella (Astyris) constantia n. sp. Moody 1916
Columbella (Astyris) gausapata Gould 1850
recombined as Mitrella gausapata
Columbella (Astyris) tuberosa (Carpenter 1864)
recombined as Mitrella tuberosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia gilberti n. sp. Moody 1916
recombined as Cantharus gilberti
Chrysodomus dirus (Reeve 1846)
var. nov. meridiei
Tritonofusus sp. Beck 1847
synonym of Colus
Chrysodomus tabulatus Baird 1863
recombined as Neptunea (Sulcosipho) tabulata
Volutharpa sp. Fisher 1855
Chrysodomus rectirostris Carpenter 1864
recombined as Exilioidea rectirostris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassa perpinguis Hinds 1844
recombined as Caesia perpinguis
Nassa mendica Gould 1849
recombined as Hima mendica
Nassa cooperi Forbes 1852
recombined as Hima cooperi
Nassa insculpta Carpenter 1864
recombined as Hima insculpta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus barbarensis (Trask 1855)
recombined as Barbarofusus barbarensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete gracilior (Gabb 1869)
Cancellaria crawfordiana Dall 1891
recombined as Crawfordina crawfordiana
Cancellaria quadrata n. sp. Moody 1916
replaced by Cancellaria angelana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella intorta Carpenter 1856
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris (Bathytoma) tryoniana Gabb 1866
synonym of Megasurcula carpenteriana
Turris (Drillia) ? inermis (Reeve 1843)
recombined as Ophiodermella inermis
Clathrodrillia incisa (Carpenter 1863)
Willett 1946
recombined as Ophiodermella incisa
genus misspelled as "Clathodrillia" as Clathodrillia incisa fancherae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Bela sanctaemonicae Arnold 1903
recombined as Propebela sanctaemonicae
Bela fidicula (Gould 1849)
    = Lora tabulata Carpenter 1864
Soper and Grant, IV 1932
recombined as Propebela tabulata
Conus californicus Reeve 1844
recombined as Californiconus californicus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Turris (Drillia) mercedensis Martin 1914
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Mangilia (Clathurella) conradiana Gabb 1866
recombined as Crockerella conradiana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Mangilia hexagona (Gabb 1865)
recombined as Ithycythara hexagona
Mangilia oldroydi Arnold 1903
Mangilia muricidea n. sp. Moody 1916
Mangilia angulata Carpenter 1864
replaced by Kurtziella hecetae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Turris (Drillia) renaudi Arnold 1903
recombined as Rhodopetoma renaudi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Turris (Drillia) modestus n. sp. Moody 1916
replaced by Borsonella polynotata
Borsonia inculta n. sp. Moody 1916
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex sp. Linnaeus 1758
Tritonalia squamulifera (Carpenter in Gabb 1869)
Willett 1946
recombined as Ocinebrina squamulifera
Murex peritus Hinds 1844
recombined as Favartia perita
Purpura foliata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Ceratostoma foliatum
Trophon (Boreotrophon) raymondi n. sp. (Moody 1916)
recombined as Boreotrophon raymondi
Trophon (Boreotrophon) stuarti (Smith 1880)
recombined as Boreotrophon stuarti
var. praecursor
Trophon (Boreotrophon) gracilis (Perry 1811)
Murex interfossa (Carpenter 1864)
recombined as Paciocinebrina interfossa
Murex lurida (Middendorff 1848)
recombined as Paciocinebrina lurida
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Priene oregonensis (Redfield 1846)
recombined as Fusitriton oregonensis
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphoris adversa (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Marshallora adversa
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis tuberculata
    = Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849
Soper and Grant, IV 1932
Seila assimilata (Adams 1852)
    = Seila montereyensis Bartsch 1907
Hendy 2021
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Turris perversa (Gabb 1865)
recombined as Spirotropis (Antiplanes) perversa
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea radians (Lamarck 1816)
original and current combination Trochita radians
Crepidula adunca Sowerby 1824
Crepidula rugosa Anton 1838
    = Crepidula adunca Sowerby 1824
Soper and Grant, IV 1932
Crepidula nivea Adams 1852
    = Crepidula nummaria Gould 1846
Soper and Grant, IV 1932
Crepidula princeps Conrad 1855
Calyptraea (Galerus) mammillaris (Broderip 1834)
recombined as Calyptraea mamillaris
Crepidula dorsata (Broderip 1834)
recombined as Crepipatella dorsata
Crepidula grandis Middendorf 1849
recombined as Grandicrepidula grandis
Gastropoda - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria sp. Sowerby 1824
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Cancer sp. Linnaeus 1758
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34.1° North, 118.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.9° North, 117.3° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Piacenzian
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fernando
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Thirty four feet below the surface
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,blue claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: clay shale
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Collectors:J. Z. Gilbert Collection dates:1913
Metadata
Database number:186031
Authorizer:M. Uhen, A. Hendy, J. Marcot Enterer:M. Uhen, A. Hendy, J. Marcot
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-06-06 15:48:29 Last modified:2022-07-15 00:11:39
Access level:the public Released:2017-06-06 15:48:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
65629. C. L. Moody. 1916. Fauna of the Fernando of Los Angeles. University of California, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(4):39-62 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]

Secondary references:

78337 A. Hendy. 2021. A review of the Quaternary Mollusca of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
63217 A. J. W. Hendy. 2020. Unpublished taxonomic backbone for Eastern Pacific Invertebrate Communities of the Cenozoic (EPICC) Thematic Collections Network. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
62416 D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil fishes of the Pliocene formations of Southern California. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 61-64 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
68410 E. K. Soper and U. S. Grant, IV. 1932. Geology and Paleontology of a Portion of Los Angeles, California. Geological Society of America Bulletin 43(4):1041-1068 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]
68411 G. Willett. 1946. Additional Notes on the Pliocene Molluscan Fauna of Los Angeles City. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 46(1):28-32 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]