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
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
Florideophyceae | |
Corallinales indet. Silva and Johansen 1986 | |
Anthozoa | |
"Porites californica" = Porites panamensis
"Porites californica" = Porites panamensis Verrill 1866 stony coral | |
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Echinoidea | |
Encope granids sand dollar
Encope californica Verrill 1870 sand dollar | |
Gastropoda | |
Turbo squamiger, "Turbo fluctuosus" = Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus
Turbo squamiger snail
"Turbo fluctuosus" = Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus Wood 1828 snail | |
Turritella mariana turret shell
Turritella nodulosa King 1832 turret shell | |
Cerithium maculosum cerith snail | |
Serpulorbis margaritaceus worm shell
Vermetus indentatus worm shell | |
Hipponix grayanus hoof shell | |
Olivella gracilis Broderip and Sowerby 1829 olive snail | |
Phyllonotus nitidus murex snail | |
"Hanetia anomala" = Solenosteira anomala
"Hanetia anomala" = Solenosteira anomala Reeve 1847 true whelk | |
Fusinus cinereus snail | |
Conus recurvus cone shell | |
Terebra hemphilli auger snail
Terebra variegata auger snail | |
"Strombus granulatus" = Persististrombus granulatus, Strombus galeatus
"Strombus granulatus" = Persististrombus granulatus Swainson 1822 true conch
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823 conch | |
"Cassis coarctata" = Cypraecassis coarctata
"Cassis coarctata" = Cypraecassis coarctata Sowerby 1825 snail | |
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
Bulla aspersa snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"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 | |
"Thracia curta" = Thracia (Ixartia) curta
"Thracia curta" = Thracia (Ixartia) curta Conrad 1837 clam | |
"Macrocallista squalida" = Megapitaria squalida Sowerby 1833 venus clam
Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
Chione californiensis Broderip and Sowerby I 1835 venus clam | |
"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 | |
Laevicardium elatum Sowerby I 1833 cockle
Trachycardium consors Sowerby I 1833 cockle
"Trachycardium procerum" = Mexicardia procera Sowerby 1833 cockle | |
"Apolymetis clarkii" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata
"Apolymetis clarkii" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902 tellin clam | |
"Tagelus californicus" = Tagelus (Tagelus) californianus
"Tagelus californicus" = Tagelus (Tagelus) californianus Conrad 1837 clam | |
"Volsella capax" = Modiolus capax
"Volsella capax" = Modiolus capax Conrad 1837 mussel | |
"Glycymeris gigantea" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gigantea
"Glycymeris gigantea" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) gigantea Reeve 1843 clam | |
"Anadara multicostata" = Larkinia multicostata, "Barbatia bramkampi" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana, Arca pacifica
"Anadara multicostata" = Larkinia multicostata Sowerby 1833 ark
"Barbatia bramkampi" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana d'Orbigny 1846 clam
Arca pacifica Sowerby 1833 ark | |
"Ostrea fischeri" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea fischeri" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster | |
"Ostrea palmula" = Saccostrea palmula
"Ostrea palmula" = Saccostrea palmula Carpenter 1857 oyster | |
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Polychaeta | |
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800 | |
Thecostraca | |
Megabalanus californicus barnacle
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle |