USGS Cenozoic M1676 Salinas River: Messinian, California
collected by D. L Durham, D. C. Wiese 1962
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Balanus cf. gregarius
Conrad 1856
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium (Cirsotrema) sp.
(Mörch 1852)
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| original and current combination Cirsotrema | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula cf. princeps
Conrad 1855
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Calyptraea sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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| forma nova | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Neverita sp.
Risso 1826
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Siphonaliidae
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Calicantharus kettlemanensis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius aff. californianus
(Conrad 1856)
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| recombined as Caesia californiana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma cf. coalingense
(Arnold 1909)
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| original and current combination Calliostoma coalingensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta sp.
Bronn 1831
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Saxidomus nuttalli
Conrad 1837
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Transenella sp.
(Dall 1884)
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| spelled with current rank as Transennella | ||||||||||
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Protothaca tenerrima
(Carpenter 1857)
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| recombined as Callithaca tenerrima | ||||||||||
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Protothaca cf. laciniata
(Carpenter 1864)
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| recombined as Leukoma laciniata | ||||||||||
| hannibali | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula sp.
Gray 1837
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? Tresus sp.
Gray 1853
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma nasuta
(Conrad 1837)
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Florimetis biangulata
(Carpenter 1856)
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| synonym of Leporimetis obesa | ||||||||||
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? Tellina cf. lutea
Gray 1828
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| recombined as Tellina (Megangulus) lutea | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium sp.
Mörch 1853
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinisca informal n. sp.? aff. nuttalli
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| spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten terminus
(Arnold 1906)
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Monterey |
| Coordinates: | 36.0° North, 120.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.6° North, 119.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Messinian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Messinian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Pancho Rico | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Described in reference as Pliocene. Pancho Rico Formation is Miocene per Addicott 1978 (Geological Survey Bulletin, Issue 1457). AGE: Revised to Messian consistent with EPICC stratigraphic revision [A. Hendy, 06/2020]. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | D. L Durham, D. C. Wiese | Collection dates: | 1962 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UCMP IP6839 | ||
| Database number: | 194891 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Holroyd | Enterer: | S. Tremblay |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-07-06 14:26:59 | Last modified: | 2020-06-16 03:40:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-06 14:26:59 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66206. | D. L. Durham and W. O. Addicott. 1965. Pancho Rico Formation, Salinas Valley. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 524(A):A1-A22 [P. Holroyd/S. Tremblay] |