Western King County Tukwila Checklist (Eocene of the United States)

Where: King County, Washington (47.5° N, 122.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 53.6° N, 100.0° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: CP14 nannofossil zone, Tukwila Formation (Puget Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: E. A. Nesbitt. 1998. Marine fauna of the middle Eocene Tukwila Formation, King County. Washington Geology 26(1):13-19 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 203164: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 02.08.2019, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
unclassified
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Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Brisaster sp. Gray 1855 heart urchin
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina sp. Jordan 1898 goblin shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Triaenodon sp. Mueller and Henle 1837 requiem shark
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
cf. Protula sp. Risso 1826
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana washingtonensis" = Nuculana (Saccella) washingtonensis Weaver 1916 pointed nut clam
Nuculana cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 pointed nut clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus cowlitzensis" = Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis, "Mytilus dichotomus" = Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi
"Modiolus cowlitzensis" = Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 mussel
"Mytilus dichotomus" = Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi Moore 1983 mussel
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites washingtoniana" = Crassatella washingtoniana
"Crassatellites washingtoniana" = Crassatella washingtoniana Weaver 1912 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia clarki" = Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki
"Venericardia clarki" = Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula dickersoni" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni
"Corbula dickersoni" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina cowlitzensis Weaver 1916 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari columbiana Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii
"Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii Gabb 1864 cockle
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Spisula packardi" = Pseudocardium packardi
"Spisula packardi" = Pseudocardium packardi Dickerson 1917 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Tivelina vaderensis Dickerson 1915 venus clam
"Pachydesma aragoensis" = Tivela (Pachydesma) venus clam
"Microcallista conradiana" = Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana Gabb 1864 venus clam
Pitar californiana venus clam
Macrocallista andersoni Dickerson 1915 venus clam
Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurellidae indet. Fleming 1822 snail
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
"Solariella olequahensis" = Solariella (Solariella) olequahensis
"Solariella olequahensis" = Solariella (Solariella) olequahensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia cf. winlockiana Effinger 1938 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium condoni Dall 1909 wentletrap
Acrilla (Ferminoscala) aragoensis Durham 1937 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
"Crepidula pileum" = Spirocrypta pileum
"Crepidula pileum" = Spirocrypta pileum Gabb 1864 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea diegoana Conrad 1855 slipper shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Galeodea trituberculata" = Echinophoria trituberculata
"Galeodea trituberculata" = Echinophoria trituberculata Weaver 1912 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis
"Ficopsis cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia dickersoni Weaver 1912 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex sopenahensis Weaver 1912 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella mathewsoni" = Olivella mathewsonii
"Olivella mathewsoni" = Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Calorebama inornata Dickerson 1915 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Latirus eocenica" = Cominella eocenica, "Siphonalia sopenahensis" = Siphonalia (Nassicola) sopenahensis, Cantharus cowlitzensis
"Latirus eocenica" = Cominella eocenica Weaver 1912 true whelk
"Siphonalia sopenahensis" = Siphonalia (Nassicola) sopenahensis Weaver 1912 true whelk
Cantharus cowlitzensis Turner 1938 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Whitneyella sinuata Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula washingtonensis, "Nekewis washingtoniana" = Surcula washingtoniana, "Hemipleurotoma pulchra" = Surcula evermanni
"Nekewis washingtoniana" = Surcula washingtoniana Weaver 1912 snail
"Hemipleurotoma pulchra" = Surcula evermanni Hanna 1924 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Turricula (Pleurofusia) cowlitzensis" = Pleurofusia, Gemmula fasteni
"Turricula (Pleurofusia) cowlitzensis" = Pleurofusia turrid
Gemmula fasteni Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus weaveri Dickerson 1915 cone shell
Conus vaderensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra washingtoniana Weaver 1912 mitre shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella supraplicata Gabb 1864 true conch
Ectinochilus washingtonensis Clark and Palmer 1923 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum obliquum Gabb 1864 moon snail
Polinices (Euspira) hotsoni Weaver and Palmer 1922 moon snail
Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis Gabb 1864 moon snail
Polinices hornii Gabb 1864 moon snail
Tejonia moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana olequahensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 turret shell
 Patellida - Lottiidae
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
"Scaphander costatus" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus
"Scaphander costatus" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Gabb 1864 snail
 Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
Cylichnina tantilla Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
Laevidentalium sp. Cossmann 1888 tusk shell
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Carcinidae
? Coeloma martinezensis Rathbun 1926 crab
 Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Zanthopsis vulgaris Rathbun 1926 crab
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia weaveri Durham 1942 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Discotrochus sp. Milne-Edwards 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia washingtonensis Durham 1942 stony coral