UCMP loc. 2991 - Zapato Creek (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Fresno County, California (36.0° N, 120.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.8° N, 119.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pecten coalingensis other zone, Etchegoin Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Pecten coalingensis zone; San Joaquin clay near Coalinga

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• "San Joaquin clay near Coalinga"

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Nomland in 1915; reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: J. O. Nomland. 1917. The Etchegoin Pliocene of middle California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(14):191-254 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 194664: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Emily Orzechowski on 25.06.2018, edited by Jonathan Marcot and Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Astrangia coalingensis Vaughan 1909 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Rhizopsammia arnoldi n. sp.1 Durham 1941 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Tegula (Chlorostoma) pulcella n. sp. Nomland 1917 top snail
Calliostoma kerri Arnold 1909 top snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissuridea unica n. sp. Nomland 1917 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea filosa Gabb 1866 slipper shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella pedroana" = Callianax pedroana
"Olivella pedroana" = Callianax pedroana Conrad 1855 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassa californiana" = Caesia californiana
"Nassa californiana" = Caesia californiana Conrad 1856 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Trophon gracilis" = Trophon (Boreotrophon) gracilis, "Purpura turris" = Califostoma turris, Murex perangulatus
"Trophon gracilis" = Trophon (Boreotrophon) gracilis Perry 1811 murex snail
"Purpura turris" = Califostoma turris Nomland 1916 murex snail
Murex perangulatus Nomland 1916 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica recluziana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca trilineata" = Anadara trilineata
"Arca trilineata" = Anadara trilineata Conrad 1856 ark
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten proteus n. sp." = Argopecten circularis impostor, "Pecten etchegoini" = Swiftopecten parmeleei etchegoini, "Pecten egregius n. sp." = Chlamys egregius, "Pecten coalingensis" = Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis
"Pecten proteus n. sp." = Argopecten circularis impostor Hanna 1924 calico scallop
"Pecten etchegoini" = Swiftopecten parmeleei etchegoini Anderson 1905 scallop
also Pecten etchegoini nutteri and Pecten etchegoini wattsi
"Pecten egregius n. sp." = Chlamys egregius Nomland 1917 scallop
"Pecten coalingensis" = Oppenheimopecten coalingaensis Arnold 1906 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus fornicatus" = Modiolus carpenteri
"Modiolus fornicatus" = Modiolus carpenteri Soot-Ryen 1963 mussel
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia formosa n. sp. Nomland 1917 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama arcana2 Bernard 1976 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides
"Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides Conrad 1837 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium quadrigenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium
"Cardium quadrigenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium Conrad 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
"Semele fausta n. sp." = Semele (Semele) fausta
"Semele fausta n. sp." = Semele (Semele) fausta Nomland 1917 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
"Yoldia cooperi" = Yoldia (Kalayoldia) cooperii
"Yoldia cooperi" = Yoldia (Kalayoldia) cooperii Gabb 1865 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Terebratalia smithi Arnold 1903
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus
"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus Bronn 1831 barnacle
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae
"Dendraster perrini" = Merriamaster perrini, Dendraster arnoldi
"Dendraster perrini" = Merriamaster perrini Weaver 1908 sand dollar
Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915 sand dollar
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
"camel tooth"