USGS 14648 - Graciosa Ridge [Careaga Sandstone]: Gelasian, California
collected by W. Woodring
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Terebrataliidae
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Terebratalia occidentali
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium cf. semipolitum
Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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= Graptacme semistriata
Turton 1819
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
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Dentalium neohexagonum
Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla cf. arnoldi
(Dall and Bartsch 1903)
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| recombined as Pyrgolampros arnoldi | ||||||||||
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Turbonilla cf. antestriata
(Dall and Bartsch 1907)
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| recombined as Pyrgiscus antestriatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Acteon cf. punctocaelatus
(Carpenter 1864)
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| recombined as Rictaxis punctocaelatus | ||||||||||
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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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Puncturella cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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| SUBSPECIES: Puncturella cooperi aphales | ||||||||||
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Megathura crenulata
(Sowerby 1825)
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Pupillaria cf. optabilis
(Carpenter 1864)
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| recombined as Lirularia optabilis | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma virgineum
(Chemnitz 1789)
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| synonym of Calliostoma annulatum | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma cf. ligatum
(Gould 1849)
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| recombined as Calliostoma ligatus | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma coalingensis
Arnold 1909
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| SUBSPECIES: Calliostoma coalingensis catoteron | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Solariellidae
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Solariella sp.
Wood 1842
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Homalopoma cf. carpenteri
(Pilsbry 1889)
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| synonym of Homalopoma (Homalopoma) luridum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna cf. attonsa
(Carpenter 1864)
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Acteocina cf. culcitella
(Gould 1853)
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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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Trochita radians
Lamarck 1816
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Crepidula aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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= Bostrycapulus decorus
Collin 2019
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium cf. tinctum
(Carpenter 1864)
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| recombined as Hirtoscala tincta | ||||||||||
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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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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
- Cerithiopsidae
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Seila montereyensis
Bartsch 1907
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Vitrinella stearnsi
(Bartsch 1907)
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| recombined as Docomphala stearnsi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella gausapata
(Gould 1850)
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Mitrella tuberosa
(Carpenter 1864)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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"Nassa" moraniana
Martin 1914
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| recombined as Caesia moraniana | ||||||||||
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"Nassa" cooperi
Forbes 1852
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| recombined as Hima cooperi | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: "Nassa" mendica cooperi | ||||||||||
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"Nassa" mendica
Gould 1849
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| recombined as Hima mendica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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"Cancellaria" arnoldi
Dall 1909
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"Cancellaria" rapa
Nomland 1917
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| recombined as Euclia rapa | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: "Cancellaria" rapa perrini | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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"Mitromorpha" intermedia
Arnold 1903
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| recombined as Cymakra intermedia | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Elaeocyma cf. empyrosia
(Dall 1899)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Mangelia variegata
Carpenter 1864
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| recombined as Tenaturris variegata | ||||||||||
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Mangelia interlirata
Stearns 1872
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| synonym of Perimangelia interfossa | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clathurellidae
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Glyphostoma conradiana
(Gabb 1866)
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| recombined as Crockerella conradiana | ||||||||||
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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 cf. carpenteriana
(Gabb 1866)
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| SUBSPECIES: Megasurcula cf. carpenteriana tryoniana | ||||||||||
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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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Tritonalia clathrata
(Dall 1919)
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| synonym of Paciocinebrina atropurpurea | ||||||||||
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Tritonalia cf. lurida
(Middendorff 1848)
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| recombined as Paciocinebrina lurida | ||||||||||
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Tritonalia cf. barbarensis
(Gabb 1865)
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| recombined as Paciocinebrina barbarensis | ||||||||||
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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
- Eratoidae
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Erato cf. scabriuscula
Gray 1832
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| recombined as Hespererato scabriuscula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Trivia cf. sanguinea
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Fusitriton cf. oregonensis
(Redfield 1846)
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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
- Eulimidae
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Balcis cf. micans
(Carpenter 1864)
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Saccella taphria
(Dall 1896)
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Saccella redondoensis
(Burch 1944)
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| original and current combination Nuculana redondoensis | ||||||||||
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Saccella cellulita
(Dall 1896)
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| recombined as Jupiteria cellulita | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys hastatus
(Sowerby 1842)
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| recombined as Chlamys hastata | ||||||||||
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Chlamys parmeleei
(Dall 1898)
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| recombined as Swiftopecten parmeleei | ||||||||||
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Pecten hemphilli
(Dall 1879)
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| synonym of Euvola bella | ||||||||||
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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
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte erici
(Hertlein 1929)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia pseudoillota
(Reinhart 1937)
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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
- 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
- Cardiidae
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Cerastoderma cf. meekianum
(Gabb 1866)
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| recombined as Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium cf. quadragenarium
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Dallocardia quadragenarium | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele cf. rubropicta
Dall 1871
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| recombined as Semele (Semele) rubropicta | ||||||||||
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Cumingia californica
Conrad 1837
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina cf. buttoni
(Dall 1900)
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| original and current combination Tellina (Angulus) buttoni | ||||||||||
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Macoma cf. brota
Dall 1916
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama cf. pellucida
Broderip 1835
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= Chama arcana
Bernard 1976
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Protothaca cf. staleyi
(Gabb 1866)
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| recombined as Leukoma staleyi | ||||||||||
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Protothaca cf. tenerrima
(Carpenter 1857)
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| recombined as Callithaca tenerrima | ||||||||||
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Saxidomus cf. nuttalli
Conrad 1837
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Transennella cf. tantilla
(Gould 1853)
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| recombined as Nutricola tantilla | ||||||||||
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Petricola cf. carditoides
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Petricola (Petricola) carditoides | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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Cryptomya cf. californica
(Conrad 1837)
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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
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen perrini
Clark 1915
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| recombined as Solena (Eosolen) perrini | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinoma cf. annulata
(Reeve 1850)
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| recombined as Lucinoma annulatum | ||||||||||
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Parvilucina cf. tenuisculpta
(Carpenter 1864)
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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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Glans subquadrata
(Carpenter 1864)
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| synonym of Glans carpenteri | ||||||||||
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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus cf. aquila
Pilsbry 1907
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| synonym of Tamiosoma gregaria | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Dendrophyllia sp.
Blainville 1830
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Santa Barbara |
| Coordinates: | 34.8° North, 120.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.7° North, 119.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Gelasian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Gelasian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 1.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Careaga Sandstone | Member: | Cebada | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Cebada Member of the Careaga Sandstone, which overlies the Foxen Mudstone (mid-late Pliocene) and underlies the Paso Robles Fm (Pleistocene). AGE: Late Pliocene, on the basis of foraminiferal and microfossil biostratigraphy. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified silty sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Fine-grained sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Assumed poorly lithified 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,mesofossils |
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. 177; W624 | ||
| Database number: | 189765 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-11-06 18:03:26 | Last modified: | 2020-06-14 01:37:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-11-06 18:03:26 |
| 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:
| 72722 | A. Buczek, A. Hendy, M. Hopkins and J. Sessa. 2020. On the reconciliation of biostratigraphy and strontium isotope stratigraphy of three southern Californian Plio-Pleistocene formations. Geological Society America Bulletin [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] |