USGS 4473 - 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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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Dendrophyllia sp.
Blainville 1830
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Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Turcica imperialis
Adams 1864
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| SUBSPECIES: Turcica imperialis brevis | ||||||||||
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= Turcica caffea
Gabb 1865
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
| Turcica imperialis brevis Stewart is synonym of Turcica caffea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Puncturella cucullata
(Gould 1846)
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| recombined as Craniopsis cucullata | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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
- Naticidae
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Lunatia cf. lewisii
(Gould 1847)
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| recombined as Euspira lewisii | ||||||||||
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Neverita reclusiana
(Deshayes 1839)
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| recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana | ||||||||||
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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
- Cancellariidae
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"Cancellaria" arnoldi
Dall 1909
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Propebela sp.
Iredale 1918
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Megasurcula carpenteriana
(Gabb 1866)
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| SUBSPECIES: Meqasurcula carpenteriana tyroniana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Elaeocyma cf. empyrosia
(Dall 1899)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Barbarofusus cf. arnoldi
(Cossmann 1903)
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| recombined as Harfordia arnoldi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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"Nassa" waldorfensis
Arnold 1908
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| synonym of Caesia californiana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Neptunea cf. stantoni
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Neptunea sp.
Röding 1798
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella gausapata
(Gould 1850)
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Amphissa sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Siphonaliidae
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Calicantharus sp.
Clark 1938
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella cf. baetica
Carpenter 1864
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| recombined as Callianax baetica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Psephaea oregonensis
(Dall 1909)
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| recombined as Fulgoraria oregonensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Jaton cf. carpenteri
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Nucella lamellosa
(Gmelin 1791)
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| SUBSPECIES: Nucella lamellosa collomi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Fusitriton cf. oregonensis
(Redfield 1846)
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"Gyrineum" elsmerense
English 1914
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| recombined as Reticutriton elsmerensis | ||||||||||
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"Gyrineum" mediocre
Dall 1909
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| recombined as Argobuccinum mediocre | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: "Gyrineum" mediocre lewisii | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Aletes squamigerus
Carpenter 1857
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| recombined as Thylacodes squamigerus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Procerithiidae
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Bittium casmaliense
Bartsch 1911
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| recombined as Lirobittium casmaliense | ||||||||||
| INCLUDES SUBSPECIES: Bittium casmaliense arnoldo | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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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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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Saccella cellulita
(Dall 1896)
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| recombined as Jupiteria cellulita | ||||||||||
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Saccella orcutti
(Arnold 1908)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris sp.
Da Costa 1778
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca sisquocensis
(Reinhart 1937)
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| original and current combination Arca (Arca) sisquocensis | ||||||||||
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Anadara trilineata
(Conrad 1856)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten stearnsii
Dall 1878
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| recombined as Leopecten stearnsii | ||||||||||
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Chlamys parmeleei
(Dall 1898)
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| recombined as Swiftopecten parmeleei | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Chlamys parmeleei etchegoini | ||||||||||
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Chlamys hastatus
(Sowerby 1842)
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| recombined as Chlamys hastata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea cf. vespertina
Conrad 1855
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| recombined as Dendostrea vespertina | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Volsella cf. capax
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Modiolus capax | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Thyasiridae
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Thyasira cf. gouldii
(Philippi 1845)
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| synonym of Tellina flexuosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinisca nuttallii
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Lucinisca nuttalli | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Lucinisca nuttallii | ||||||||||
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Parvilucina tennisculpta
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Lucinoma cf. annulata
(Reeve 1850)
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| recombined as Lucinoma annulatum | ||||||||||
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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
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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Sphenia cf. globula
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Mya sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Lasaeidae
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Kellia laperousii
(Deshayes 1839)
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| original and current combination Chironia laperousii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Transennella cf. tantilla
(Gould 1853)
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| recombined as Nutricola tantilla | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma sp.
Leach 1819
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Macoma cf. brota
Dall 1916
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Tellina cf. lutea
Gray 1828
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| recombined as Tellina (Megangulus) lutea | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele sp.
Schumacher 1817
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Semele cf. rubropicta
Dall 1871
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| recombined as Semele (Semele) rubropicta | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Pandoridae
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Pandora cf. filosa
(Carpenter 1863)
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| recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) filosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panope cf. generosa
(Gould 1850)
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| original and current combination Panopea generosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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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 hesperius
Pilsbry 1916
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| recombined as Balanus (Hesperibalanus) hesperius | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Balanus hesperius proinus | ||||||||||
| 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
| Database number: | 189542 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-10-29 23:13:02 | Last modified: | 2020-06-14 02:03:54 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2019-10-29 23:13:02 |
| 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] |