UW 1, Lincoln Creek Formation (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Lewis County, Washington (46.4° N, 122.9° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 52.0° N, 103.3° W (Wright 2013)

When: Echinophoria fax zone other zone, Lincoln Creek Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• age after Nesbitt (2018)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

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

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 202067: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.06.2019, edited by Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Cymathium etheringtoni, Cymathium cowlitzensis
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium stramineum
Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea idriaensis" = Acutostrea idriaensis
"Ostrea idriaensis" = Acutostrea idriaensis Gabb 1869 oyster
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Loxocardium olequahensis" = Schedocardia olequahensis
"Loxocardium olequahensis" = Schedocardia olequahensis Weaver 1912 cockle
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari cowlitzensis
Gari cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar eocenica, Pitar californiana, Callista williamsoni
Pitar eocenica venus clam
Pitar californiana venus clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia hornii clarki
Venericardia hornii clarki Weaver and Palmer 1930 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana cowlitzensis
Nuculana cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila decisa
Acila decisa Conrad 1855 divaricate nutclam
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acrilla berthiaumei
Acrilla berthiaumei Durham 1937 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus wshingtonensis" = Rimella, "Ectinochilus elongata" = Rimella
"Ectinochilus wshingtonensis" = Rimella true conch
"Ectinochilus elongata" = Rimella true conch
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Siphonalia sopenahensis" = Siphonalia (Nassicola) sopenahensis
"Siphonalia sopenahensis" = Siphonalia (Nassicola) sopenahensis Weaver 1912 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Perse washingtonensis, Priscofusus willisi
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus bretzi
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia dicersoni
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus cowlitzensis
Conus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula cowlitzensis
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex cowlitzensis, Murex packardi
Murex cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 murex snail
Murex packardi Dickerson 1915 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis
"Ficopsis cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Olequahia washingtoniana
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Echinophoria tritiberculata
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices hornii, "Polinices weaveri" = Neverita (Neverita) globosa
Polinices hornii Gabb 1864 moon snail
"Polinices weaveri" = Neverita (Neverita) globosa Gabb 1869 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis washingtoniana
Cerithiopsis washingtoniana Dickerson 1915 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
"Crepidula dickersoni" = Spirocrypta pileum
"Crepidula dickersoni" = Spirocrypta pileum Gabb 1864 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana olequahensis, Turritella uvasana stewarti
Turritella uvasana olequahensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 turret shell
Turritella uvasana stewarti Turner 1938 turret shell