Playa La Palmita, Mulege Fm, Old Sea Cliff, south end of playa (Pleistocene of Mexico)

Where: Mexico (27.1° N, 112.0° W: paleocoordinates 27.1° N, 112.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mulege Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported

• The sea cliff has a relief of 2 m, rising from an elevation of 4.25 m to 6.25 m above present sea level. Both the unconformity surface and eroded boulders are extensively encrusted with coralline red algae and a variety of articulated bivalve

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: L. K. Libbey and M. E. Johnson. 1997. Upper Pleistocene Rocky Shores and Intertidal Biotas at Playa La Palmita (Baja California Sur,Mexico). Journal of Coastal Research 13(1):216-225 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 147802: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 12.07.2013, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling and Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Corallinales indet.
Corallinales indet. Silva and Johansen 1986
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
"Porites californica" = Porites panamensis
"Porites californica" = Porites panamensis Verrill 1866 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Tubastraea coccinea2
Tubastraea coccinea2 Lesson 1829 stony coral
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae
Encope granids, Encope californica
Encope granids sand dollar
Encope californica Verrill 1870 sand dollar
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo squamiger, "Turbo fluctuosus" = Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus
"Turbo fluctuosus" = Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus Wood 1828 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla aspersa
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices sp.
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra hemphilli, Terebra variegata
Terebra hemphilli auger snail
Terebra variegata auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus recurvus, Conasprella sp.1
Conus recurvus cone shell
Conasprella sp.1 Thiele 1929 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Hanetia anomala" = Solenosteira anomala
"Hanetia anomala" = Solenosteira anomala Reeve 1847 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus cinereus
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella gracilis
Olivella gracilis Broderip and Sowerby 1829 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Phyllonotus nitidus
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus galeatus, "Strombus granulatus" = Persististrombus granulatus
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823 conch
"Strombus granulatus" = Persististrombus granulatus Swainson 1822 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Cassis coarctata" = Cypraecassis coarctata
"Cassis coarctata" = Cypraecassis coarctata Sowerby 1825 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix grayanus
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus indentatus, Serpulorbis margaritaceus
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella mariana, Turritella nodulosa
Turritella mariana turret shell
Turritella nodulosa King 1832 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium maculosum
Cerithium maculosum cerith snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris gigantea" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gigantea
"Glycymeris gigantea" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gigantea Reeve 1843 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca pacifica, "Anadara multicostata" = Larkinia multicostata, "Barbatia bramkampi" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana
Arca pacifica Sowerby 1833 ark
"Anadara multicostata" = Larkinia multicostata Sowerby 1833 ark
"Barbatia bramkampi" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana d'Orbigny 1846 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea fischeri" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea fischeri" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea palmula" = Saccostrea palmula
"Ostrea palmula" = Saccostrea palmula Carpenter 1857 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Volsella capax" = Modiolus capax
"Volsella capax" = Modiolus capax Conrad 1837 mussel
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione californiensis, Dosinia ponderosa, "Macrocallista squalida" = Megapitaria squalida
Chione californiensis Broderip and Sowerby I 1835 venus clam
Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
"Macrocallista squalida" = Megapitaria squalida Sowerby 1833 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
"Chama mexicana" = Chama frondosa mexicana, "Pseudochama janus" = Chama janus
"Chama mexicana" = Chama frondosa mexicana Carpenter 1857 jewel box
"Pseudochama janus" = Chama janus Reeve 1847 jewel box
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trachycardium procerum" = Mexicardia procera, Trachycardium consors, Laevicardium elatum
"Trachycardium procerum" = Mexicardia procera Sowerby 1833 cockle
Trachycardium consors Sowerby I 1833 cockle
Laevicardium elatum Sowerby I 1833 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Apolymetis clarkii" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata
"Apolymetis clarkii" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
"Tagelus californicus" = Tagelus (Tagelus) californianus
"Tagelus californicus" = Tagelus (Tagelus) californianus Conrad 1837 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
"Thracia curta" = Thracia (Ixartia) curta
"Thracia curta" = Thracia (Ixartia) curta Conrad 1837 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita megastropha" = Strophocardia megastropha, "Cardita affinis" = Carditamera affinis, "Glans affinis" = Carditamera affinis
"Cardita megastropha" = Strophocardia megastropha Gray 1825 clam
"Cardita affinis" = Carditamera affinis Sowerby 1823 clam
"Glans affinis" = Carditamera affinis Sowerby 1823 clam
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp.
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Megabalanus californicus, Balanus sp.
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
1Hendy 2020; 2Kiessling 2014