PBDB Collection

Lodo Fm (general list) (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Fresno County, California (36.6° N, 120.7° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 46.5° N, 88.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Moreno Member (Lodo Formation), Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified mudstone and lithified, glauconitic sandstone

• Moreno mudstone deposited in deep water offshore environment, sandstone deposited as a result of a submarine canyon.

• mudstone refered to as purplish-brown in color

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Primary reference: J. T. Smith. 1975. Age, Correlation and Possible Tethyan Affinities of Mollusks from the Lodo Formation of Fresno County, California. Paleogene Symposium & Selected Technical Papers: Conference on Future Energy Horizons of the Pacific Coast 464-483 [A. Miller/C. Ferguson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11117: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Chad Ferguson on 18.07.2001, edited by Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names

Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium cooperi Dentalium cooperi Gabb 1864 tusk shell
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Acila (Truncacila) decisa Acila (Truncacila) decisa Conrad 1855 divaricate nutclam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymerita major Glycymerita major Stanton 1896 clam as ssp. "Glycymeris veatchii major"
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea mathewsonii Cucullaea mathewsonii Gabb 1864 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Brachidontes lawsoni" = Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni "Brachidontes lawsoni" = Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni Nelson 1925 mussel
Cardiida - Veneridae	? Meretrix stantoni ? Meretrix stantoni Dickerson 1914 venus clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	"? Arctica weaveri" = Mactromeris weaveri "? Arctica weaveri" = Mactromeris weaveri Dickerson 1914 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Saxolucina sp., "Eomiltha turneri" = Claibornites (Codalucina) turneri Saxolucina sp. Stewart 1930 clam "Eomiltha turneri" = Claibornites (Codalucina) turneri Stanton 1896 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia mulleri Venericardia mulleri Verástegui 1953 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella sp., Crassatella compacta, "? Cyrena cf. studleyi" = Crassatella studleyi Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799 clam Crassatella compacta Gabb 1869 clam "? Cyrena cf. studleyi" = Crassatella studleyi Dickerson 1914 clam
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Macrarene sp. Macrarene sp. Hertlein and Strong 1951 snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	"Tornatellaea pinguis" = Ringicula (Ringicula) pinguis, Gilbertina sp. "Tornatellaea pinguis" = Ringicula (Ringicula) pinguis Gabb 1864 snail Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail misspelled as "Gilbertia sp."
Heterostropha - Physidae	Physa sp. Physa sp. Draparnaud 1801 snail
Cerithioidea - Metacerithiidae	Metacerithium packardi Metacerithium packardi Nelson 1925 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritellidae indet., Turritella reversa, Turritella stocki, Turritella infragranulata, "Turritella pachecoensis" = Turritella infragranulata pachecoensis Turritellidae indet. Lovén 1847 turret shell Turritella reversa Waring 1917 turret shell Turritella stocki Merriam 1941 turret shell Turritella infragranulata Gabb 1864 turret shell "Turritella pachecoensis" = Turritella infragranulata pachecoensis Stanton 1896 turret shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	? Epitonium aff. cookii ? Epitonium aff. cookii Gardner 1933 wentletrap
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea diegoana, Calyptraea cf. mamillaris Calyptraea diegoana Conrad 1855 Chinese hat snail Calyptraea cf. mamillaris Broderip 1834 Chinese hat snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae	Ranella louellae¹ Ranella louellae¹ Beu 1988 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae	? Ranellina aff. pilsbryi ? Ranellina aff. pilsbryi Stewart 1927 frog shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Priscoficus caudatus" = Urosyca caudata "Priscoficus caudatus" = Urosyca caudata Gabb 1869 fig shell misspelled as "Priscoficus caudata"
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella sp., Olivella mathewsonii Olivella sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Pseudoperissolax blakei, Typhis sp. Pseudoperissolax blakei Conrad 1855 murex snail Typhis sp. Montfort 1810 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Retipirula crassitesta Retipirula crassitesta Gabb 1869 volute
Neogastropoda - Tudiclidae	Heteroterma trochoidea Heteroterma trochoidea Gabb 1869 snail
Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae	"Exilia" cf. taliaferroi "Exilia" cf. taliaferroi Vokes 1939 snail misspelled as "? Exilia cf. talliaferroi"
Neogastropoda - Columbariidae	Columbarium sp. Columbarium sp. von Martens 1881 snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	"? Neptunea mucronata" = Sycum mucronatum, Fusinus calabasasensis "? Neptunea mucronata" = Sycum mucronatum Gabb 1869 snail Fusinus calabasasensis Nelson 1925 snail misspelled as "Fusinus calabasensis"
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	""Latirus" buwaldana" = Fasciolaria buwaldana, ? Fusinus simiensis, Latirus sp., Latirus cf. roseburgensis ""Latirus" buwaldana" = Fasciolaria buwaldana Dickerson 1915 tulip snail ? Fusinus simiensis Nelson 1925 spindle shell Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail Latirus cf. roseburgensis Hendon 1938 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Colubraria (Colubraria) sp., Brachysphingus mammilatus², "Brachysphingus sinuatus" = Brachysphingus sinuatus, "Brachysphingus liratus" = Brachysphingus sinuatus Colubraria (Colubraria) sp. Schumacher 1817 true whelk Brachysphingus mammilatus² Clark and Woodford 1927 true whelk "Brachysphingus sinuatus" = Brachysphingus sinuatus Gabb 1869 true whelk "Brachysphingus liratus" = Brachysphingus sinuatus Gabb 1869 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae	"Heteroterma striata" = Pyropsis striata "Heteroterma striata" = Pyropsis striata Stanton 1896 snail
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	? Turricula sp., ? Surcula merriami, ? Turricula waringi ? Turricula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail ? Surcula merriami Dickerson 1914 snail ? Turricula waringi Nelson 1925 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	? Surculites mathewsonii, Pleurofusia sp., Pleurofusia aff. fresnoensis ? Surculites mathewsonii Gabb 1864 turrid Pleurofusia sp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid Pleurofusia aff. fresnoensis Arnold 1909 turrid
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Gisortia cf. clarki, Cypraea sp. Gisortia cf. clarki Ingram 1940 cowry Gisortia cf. clarki Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Lacunaria aff. striata, Crommium andersoni, "? Ampullella cf. schencki" = Crommium pinyonensis, Polinices cf. nuciformis, "Polinices aff. rectus" = Neverita (Neverita) washingtonensis, Polinices susanaensis, "? Polinices cf. pinyonensis" = Natica pinyonensis Lacunaria aff. striata Gabb 1869 moon snail Crommium andersoni Dickerson 1914 moon snail "? Ampullella cf. schencki" = Crommium pinyonensis Dickerson 1914 moon snail Polinices cf. nuciformis Gabb 1864 moon snail "Polinices aff. rectus" = Neverita (Neverita) washingtonensis Weaver 1916 moon snail Polinices susanaensis Nelson 1925 moon snail "? Polinices cf. pinyonensis" = Natica pinyonensis Dickerson 1914 moon snail
Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae	Cylichnina cf. tantilla Cylichnina cf. tantilla Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Brachiopoda
-	Brachiopoda indet. Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida -	Eogryphus cf. tolmani Eogryphus cf. tolmani Hertlein and Grant IV 1944
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Oculinidae	"? Archohelia sp." = Petrophyllia "? Archohelia sp." = Petrophyllia Conrad 1855 stony coral misspelled as "Archoheia sp. ?"
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	"Flabellum remondianum" = Flabellum cuneiforme "Flabellum remondianum" = Flabellum cuneiforme Lonsdale 1845 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Deltocyathus whitei Deltocyathus whitei Durham 1943 stony coral

¹Beu 1988; ²Squires 1999