CSUN Loc. 987 [Juncal Fm]: Lutetian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla (Anderson and Hanna 1925)
7 specimens
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella andersoni Dickerson 1916
14 specimens
Turritella buwaldana Dickerson 1916
1 specimen
? in locality information
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855
3 specimens
Turritella uvasana hendoni (s.l.)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium clarki (Stewart 1927)
12 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica uvasana Gabb 1864
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes tabulatus (Dickerson 1913)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Apiotoma californiana Squires 1987
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Cryptoconus cooperi (Dickerson 1916)
1 specimen
recombined as Turricula cooperi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus remondii Gabb 1864
1 specimen
? in locality information
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Ectinochilus macilentus (White 1889)
5 specimens
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea (Caliagaleodea) californica Clark 1942
1 specimen
recombined as Galeodea californica
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia cf. cliffensis Hanna 1927
1 specimen
recombined as Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cliffensis
[entered as Barbartia cliffensis]
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sagittata (Gabb 1864)
1 specimen
recombined as Glycymerita sagittata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Claibornites diegoensis (Dickerson 1916)
1 specimen
recombined as Claibornites (Claibornites) diegoensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Trochocyathus grahami (Durham 1943)
1 specimen
original and current combination Platycyathus grahami
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Ventura
Coordinates: 34.5° North, 119.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.2° North, 105.0° West
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
*Period:Tertiary *Local age/stage:Capay
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Juncal
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:lag poorly lithified argillaceous siltstone
Secondary lithology: poorly lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: the juncal formation in northern lockwood valley is 605 m thick and consists predominantly of muddy siltstone with minor amounts of sandstone and scattered lenses with fossils. lenses are fine to coarse sandstone representing storm lag deposits.
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:LACM
Collection method comments: Samples were taken for microfossil (nannos and planktonic forams) collections, but all were barren.
Metadata
Also known as:LACMIP Loc. 16175
Database number:5543
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-10-12 07:54:10 Last modified:2016-02-29 00:43:07
Access level:the public Released:1999-10-12 07:54:10
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

329. R. L. Squires. 1988. Eocene Macropaleontology of Northern Lockwood Valley, Ventura County, California. Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 398:1-23 [A. Miller/K. Layou]