USGS 14879 - Casmalia Hills [Foxen Mudstone]: Piacenzian, California
collected by W. Woodring
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus fusiformis
Pilsbry and Sharp 1898
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| synonym of Gadila aberrans | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia pratoma
(Dall and Bartsch 1909)
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| original and current combination Odostomia (Evalea) pratoma | ||||||||||
| Odostomia cf. 0. pratoma | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Puncturella cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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| SUBSPECIES: Puncturella cooperi aphales | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula princeps
Conrad 1855
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Trochita radians
Lamarck 1816
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Opalia varicostata
Stearns 1875
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Gastropoda
- Procerithiidae
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Bittium casmaliense
Bartsch 1911
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| recombined as Lirobittium casmaliense | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Cryptonatica aleutica
Dall 1919
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= Cryptonatica affinis
Gmelin 1791
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassa waldorfensis
Arnold 1908
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| synonym of Caesia californiana | ||||||||||
| Nassa" waldorfensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella baetica
Carpenter 1864
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| recombined as Callianax baetica | ||||||||||
| Olivella cf. 0 . baetica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Saccella orcutti
(Arnold 1908)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea vespertina
Conrad 1855
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| recombined as Dendostrea vespertina | ||||||||||
| Ostrea cf. 0. vespertina | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara trilineata
(Conrad 1856)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Transennella tantilla
(Gould 1853)
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| recombined as Nutricola tantilla | ||||||||||
| Transennella cf. T. tantilla | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholadidea penita
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Penitella penita | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Thyasiridae
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Axinopsis viridis
Dall 1901
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| synonym of Axinopsida serricata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Miodontiscus prolongatus
(Carpenter 1864)
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| Miodontiscus cf. M . prolongatus | ||||||||||
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Cyclocardia californica
(Dall 1903)
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| recombined as Coanicardita californica | ||||||||||
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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus aquila
Pilsbry 1907
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| synonym of Tamiosoma gregaria | ||||||||||
| Balanus cf. B. aquila | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Santa Barbara |
| Coordinates: | 34.9° North, 120.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.7° North, 119.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| 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: | Foxen Mudstone | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Foxen Mudstone, which overlies the Sisquoc Formation (late Miocene-early Pliocene) and underlies the Careaga Formation (late Pliocene). AGE: Early-middle Pliocene, on the basis of foraminiferal and microfossil biostratigraphy. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified mudstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Mudstone. LITHIFICATION: Assumed on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | offshore |
| Geology comments: PALEOENVIRONMENT: Established on the basis of faunal composition. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USNM |
| Collectors: | W. Woodring |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Not reported, but assumed to be W. Woodring. REPOSITORY: Smithsonian (USNM). | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for macrofossils. NOMENCLATURE: Somewhat antiquated nomenclature. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Woodring Loc. 139; W40 | ||
| Database number: | 189541 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-10-29 23:07:31 | Last modified: | 2020-06-14 02:03:50 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2019-10-29 23:07:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10621. | W. P. Woodring and M.N. Bramlette. 1950. Geology and paleontology of the Santa Maria District California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 222:1-185 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila] |
Secondary references:
| 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] |