CAS 711, Grapevine Canyon (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Kern County, California (34.9° N, 118.9° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 104.8° W)

When: Tejon Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, fine-grained, medium sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by G. D. Hanna, M. A. Hanna in 1921; reposited in the CAS

Primary reference: F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna. 1925. Fauna and stratigraphic relations of the Tejon Eocene at the type locality in Kern County, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 11:1-249 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 166458: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Kristina Okamoto on 14.02.2015, edited by Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
"Cylichnella tantilla n. sp." = Cylichnina tantilla
"Cylichnella tantilla n. sp." = Cylichnina tantilla Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Alvania vinosula n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra californica Gabb 1869 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula abacta n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Mangilia fibrata n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella colemani n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella multifilosa n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 margin shell
Marginella adumbrata n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Pseudoperissolax blakei2 Conrad 1855 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
"Exilia novatrix n. sp." = Exilia microptygma
"Exilia novatrix n. sp." = Exilia microptygma Gabb 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Gyrineum uvasalis Anderson and Hanna 1925 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Amauropsis alveata" = Amaurellina moragai
"Amauropsis alveata" = Amaurellina moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Vitrinella uvasula n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
? Teinostoma exoleta n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Teinostoma profunda n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Melanella acuella n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla kernensis n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Pyramidella slevini n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Pyramidella fremonti n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Odostomia insignifica n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Solariella enamellata n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia kerniana n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris evermanni n. sp." = Glycymeris (Tucetona) evermanni
"Glycymeris evermanni n. sp." = Glycymeris (Tucetona) evermanni Anderson and Hanna 1925 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi n. sp." = Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia3
"Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi n. sp." = Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia3 Stewart 1930 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium linteum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum Conrad 1855 cockle
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium cooperii" = Dentalium cooperi, Dentalium stramineum
"Dentalium cooperii" = Dentalium cooperi Gabb 1864 tusk shell
Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi1 Sharp and Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
? Trochocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral