UCMP Loc. A-9585 - Punta Cabras (Pleistocene of Mexico)
Where: Mexico (32.4° N, 116.5° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Conglomeratic sand at basal contact with Cretaceous agglomerate (Alistos or San Fernando formation). Overlain by 5 ft of reddish-brown alluvium with 2 inch seam of caliche at base. THICKNESS: 4-5 ft. AGE: Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within unit.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shoreface; unlithified, pebbly, shelly/skeletal, conglomeratic sandstone
• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow water, nearshore environment, bordering an open, precipitous coast.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unconsolidated, gravelly sand containing abundant cobbles and pebbles, poorly sorted, abundant cominuted shell material. LITHIFICATION:
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the UCMP
Collection methods: quarrying,
• COLLECTOR: W.K. Emerson (1954). REPOSITORY: University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Primary reference: W. O. Addicott and W. K. Emerson. 1959. Late Pleistocene Invertebrates from Punta Cabras, Baja California, Mexico. American Museum Novitates 1925:1-33 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 67613: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.11.2006
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia, scaphopoda, polyplacophora, echinoidea, cirripedia, and bryozoans. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with occurrences assigned to species resolution by specialist.
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| Gastropoda | |
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Thais haemastoma biserialis murex snail | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Macoma nasuta helseyi bent-nose clam | |
| Polyplacophora | |
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Cryptochiton stelleri Middendorf 1847 giant Pacific chiton | |
| Bivalvia | |
"Nuculana taphria" = Saccella taphria
"Nuculana taphria" = Saccella taphria Dall 1896 furrowed nutclam | |
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Here excavata Carpenter 1857 pit lucine
"Lucina californica" = Epilucina californica Conrad 1837 California lucine
"Lucina nuttalli" = Lucinisca nuttalli Conrad 1837 Nuttall's lucine | |
"Semele decisa" = Semele (Semele) decisa
"Semele decisa" = Semele (Semele) decisa Conrad 1837 clipped semele | |
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"Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides
"Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides Conrad 1837 hearty petricola | |
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 Pacific gaper | |
Leptopecten latiauratus, "Hinnites multirugosus" = Crassadoma gigantea
Leptopecten latiauratus Conrad 1837 kelp scallop
"Hinnites multirugosus" = Crassadoma gigantea Gray 1825 rock scallop | |
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Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 native oyster | |
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Mytilus californianus Conrad 1837 California mussel | |
| Gastropoda | |
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"Acmaea pelta" = Lottia pelta Eschscholtz 1833 shield limpet
"Acmaea cf. scutum" = Lottia scutum Eschscholtz 1833 Pacific plate limpet
Acmaea mitra Eschscholtz 1833 white-cap limpet | |
"Haliotis cracherodi" = Haliotis cracherodii
"Haliotis cracherodi" = Haliotis cracherodii Leach 1814 black abalone | |
Calliostoma ligatum, "Tegula funebralis" = Chlorostoma funebrale, "Tegula cf. gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina, "Tegula brunnea" = Chlorostoma brunnea
Calliostoma ligatum Gould 1849 blue topsnail
"Tegula funebralis" = Chlorostoma funebrale Adams 1855 black turban
"Tegula cf. gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina Forbes 1850 speckled turban
"Tegula brunnea" = Chlorostoma brunnea Philippi 1849 brown tegula | |
Thais emarginata, "Jaton festiva" = Pteropurpura festiva
Thais emarginata Deshayes 1839 striped dogwinkle
"Jaton festiva" = Pteropurpura festiva Hinds 1844 festive murex | |
"Mitra ? idae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae
"Mitra ? idae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae Melville 1893 half-pitted miter | |
"Olivella pedroana" = Callianax pedroana, "Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata
"Olivella pedroana" = Callianax pedroana Conrad 1855 San Pedro dwarf olive
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 purple olivella | |
Nassarius perpingus, "Nassarius delosi" = Caesia delosi, "Nassarius fossatus" = Caesia fossatus, "Nassarius mendicus" = Hima mendica
Nassarius perpingus snail
"Nassarius delosi" = Caesia delosi Woodring 1946 snail
"Nassarius fossatus" = Caesia fossatus Gould 1849 channeled basket snail
"Nassarius mendicus" = Hima mendica Gould 1849 lean western nassa | |
"Mitrella carinata" = Alia carinata, Amphissa versicolor
"Mitrella carinata" = Alia carinata Hinds 1844 carinate dovesnail
Amphissa versicolor Dall 1871 variegated amphissa | |
"Kelletia kelleti" = Kelletia kelletii
"Kelletia kelleti" = Kelletia kelletii Forbes 1852 Kellet's whelk | |
"Conus californicus" = Californiconus californicus
"Conus californicus" = Californiconus californicus Reeve 1844 California cone | |
"Terebra pedroana" = Neoterebra pedroana
"Terebra pedroana" = Neoterebra pedroana Dall 1908 San Pedro augur | |
"Clathrodrillia incisa fancherae" = Moniliopsis incisa fancherae
"Clathrodrillia incisa fancherae" = Moniliopsis incisa fancherae Dall 1903 snail | |
"Pusula californianus" = Pusula (Pusula) californiana
"Pusula californianus" = Pusula (Pusula) californiana Gray 1828 California trivia | |
"Bursa californica" = Crossata ventricosa
"Bursa californica" = Crossata ventricosa Broderip 1833 California frog shell | |
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Hipponix tumens Carpenter 1864 ribbed hoofsnail | |
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Polinices lewisi moon snail | |
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Crepidula norrisianum Williamson 1905 shelf limpet | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897 six-sided tooth | |
| Thecostraca | |
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Balanus cf. nubilus Darwin 1854 giant acorn barnacle | |