CSUN Loc. 373, Santa Susana Mountains: Ypresian - Lutetian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium stentor Anderson and Hanna 1925
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium Vokes 1939
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis (Hanna 1927)
Glycymeris (Glycymerita) sagittata (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Glycymerita sagittata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni (Weaver and Palmer 1922)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium linteum (Conrad 1855)
recombined as Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista (Costacallista) cf. hornii (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla (Anderson and Hanna 1925)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Stellaxis) cognata (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella buwaldana Dickerson 1916
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Naticarius) aff. uvasana (Gabb 1864)
original and current combination Natica uvasana
Tejonia moragai (Stewart 1927)
original and current combination Amaurellina moragai
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Ficus remondii
as Ficopsis remondii crescentensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Pseudoliva lineata Gabb 1864
recombined as Calorebama dilleri lineata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus hornii Gabb 1864
as Conus hornii umpquaensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyrischapa lajollaensis (Hanna 1927)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Eocithara mutica (Lamarck 1803)
original and current combination Harpa mutica
as Eocithara mutica californiensis
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus (White 1889)
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis (Gabb 1864)
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Ranellina pilsbryi Stewart 1927
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis llajasensis Squires 1984
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium clarki (Stewart 1927)
Eocernina hannibali (Dickerson 1914)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34.3° North, 118.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.2° North, 102.9° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Altitude:1900 feet
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian - Lutetian
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Llajas
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:bioturbation sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: sandstone.
Environment:offshore
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:LACM
Taxonomic list comments:New species only.
Metadata
Database number:200144
Authorizer:J. Marcot Enterer:J. Marcot
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2019-03-22 15:41:50 Last modified:2020-01-02 00:43:02
Access level:the public Released:2019-03-22 15:41:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

59877. R. L. Squires. 1984. Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350:1-76 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]