Beverly Beach State Park: Langhian, Oregon

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Opalia cf. williamsoni (Anderson and Martin 1914)
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula praerupta Conrad 1849
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella oregonensis (Conrad 1849)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
? Searlesia carlsoni
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Siphonaliidae
Bruclarkia oregonensis (Conrad 1848)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
? Hinia lincolnensis (Anderson and Martin 1914)
recombined as Nassarius (Demondia) lincolnensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Priscofusus sp. Conrad 1865
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Spirotropis sp. Sars 1878
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
"Thesbia" antiselli
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Megasurcula sp. Casey 1904
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799
? Crawfordina sp.
spelled with current rank as Cancellaria (Crawfordina)
n. sp. ?
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Trophosycon cf. ocoyanum
spelled with current rank as Ficus (Trophosycon)
Ficus modesta (Conrad 1848)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices canalis Moore 1963
synonym of Natica lincolnensis
Neverita jamesae Moore 1963
Cryptonatica oregonensis (Conrad 1865)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina petrosa
spelled with current rank as Retusa (Cylichnina)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara devincta (Conrad 1849)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Patinopecten propatulus (Conrad 1849)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasira bisecta (Conrad 1849)
recombined as Conchocele bisecta
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia trapezoides Conrad 1849
recombined as Thracia (Homoeodesma) trapezoides
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Katherinella angustifrons
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta parilis (Conrad 1848)
Lucina parilis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina emacerata Conrad 1849
recombined as Tellina (Oudardia) emacerata
Macoma arcata
Macoma albaria Conrad 1849
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen conradi Dall 1900
recombined as Solena (Plectosolen) conradi
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea abrupta (Conrad 1849)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia subtenta (Conrad 1849)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila conradi (Meek 1864)
recombined as Acila (Truncacila) conradi
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia sp. Möller 1842
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Oregon
Coordinates: 44.7° North, 124.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:44.5° North, 119.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian
Age range of interval:15.97000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Astoria
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandy mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:open shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:201690
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:vertebrate
Created:2019-05-21 12:43:32 Last modified:2020-06-14 03:39:40
Access level:the public Released:2019-05-21 12:43:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

61619. S. L. Colbath. 1985. Gastropod Predation and Depositional Environments of Two Molluscan Communities from the Miocene Astoria Formation at Beverly Beach State Park, Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 59(4):849-869 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

18061 E. A. Nesbitt. 2018. Cenozoic Marine Formations of Washington and Oregon: an annotated catalogue. PaleoBios 35:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]