USGS 14770 - Fugler Point [Careaga Sandstone]: Gelasian, 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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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus cf. aquila
Pilsbry 1907
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| synonym of Tamiosoma gregaria | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Terebrataliidae
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Terebratalia occidentalis
(Dall 1871)
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| original and current combination Terebratella occidentalis | ||||||||||
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Lingulata
- Discinida
- Disciniidae
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Discinisca cf. cumingii
(Broderip 1833)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella gonostoma
Valenciennes 1832
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| SUBSPECIES: Turritella gonostoma hemphilli | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Barleeiidae
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Diala cf. marmorea
Carpenter 1864
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| synonym of Pseudodiala acuta | ||||||||||
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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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Neverita reclusiana
(Deshayes 1839)
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| recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Micranellum crebricinctum
(Carpenter 1864)
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| original and current combination Caecum crebricinctum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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"Gyrineum" mediocre
Dall 1909
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| recombined as Argobuccinum mediocre | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: "Gyrineum" mediocre lewisiii | ||||||||||
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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
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella tuberosa
(Carpenter 1864)
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Amphissa cf. versicolor
Dall 1871
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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
- Siphonaliidae
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Calicantharus portolaensis
(Arnold 1908)
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| recombined as Lirabuccinum portolaensis | ||||||||||
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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
- 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 cf. clathrata
(Dall 1919)
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| synonym of Paciocinebrina atropurpurea | ||||||||||
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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
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea cf. fastigiata
Gould 1846
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= Calyptraea contorta
Carpenter 1864
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
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Crepidula adunca
Sowerby 1824
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Crepidula excavata
(Broderip 1834)
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Crepidula nummaria
Gould 1846
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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
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma sp.
Swainson 1840
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Calliostoma cf. virgineum
(Chemnitz 1789)
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| synonym of Calliostoma annulatum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Pachypoma cf. gibberosum
(Dillwyn 1817)
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| recombined as Pomaulax gibberosa | ||||||||||
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Homalopoma cf. paucicostata
(Dall 1871)
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| recombined as Homalopoma (Homalopoma) paucicostatum | ||||||||||
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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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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia cf. farallonensis
(Dall and Bartsch 1909)
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| synonym of Aartsenia satura | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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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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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
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Acila cf. castrensis
(Hinds 1843)
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| recombined as Acila (Truncacila) castrensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara cf. trilineata
(Conrad 1856)
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Arca sisquocensis
(Reinhart 1937)
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| original and current combination Arca (Arca) sisquocensis | ||||||||||
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Arca santamariensis
Reinhart 1937
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Barbatia pseudoillota
(Reinhart 1937)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris sp.
Da Costa 1778
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte erici
(Hertlein 1929)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten cf. cerrosensis
(Gabb 1866)
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Chlamys parmeleei
(Dall 1898)
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| recombined as Swiftopecten parmeleei | ||||||||||
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Chlamys hastatus
(Sowerby 1842)
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| recombined as Chlamys hastata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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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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Cumingia californica
Conrad 1837
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Semele cf. rubropicta
Dall 1871
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| recombined as Semele (Semele) rubropicta | ||||||||||
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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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Irus cf. lamellifer
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Irusella lamellifera | ||||||||||
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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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Glans subquadrata
(Carpenter 1864)
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| synonym of Glans carpenteri | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Santa Barbara |
| Coordinates: | 34.9° North, 120.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.8° North, 119.7° 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. 178b; FP3 | ||
| Database number: | 189768 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-11-06 18:06:48 | Last modified: | 2020-06-14 01:37:56 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-11-06 18:06:48 |
| 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 133(1-2):100-114 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot] | |
| 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] |