Where: Kern County, California (34.9° N, 118.9° W: paleocoordinates 35.7° N, 104.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Metralla Sandstone Member (Tejon Formation), Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; brown sandstone and gray shale
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Bruce Martin
Primary reference: R. E. Dickerson. 1915. Fauna of the Type Tejon: Its relation to the Cowlitz Phase of the Tejon Group of Washington. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 5(3):33-98 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 207112: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 27.12.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
"Cylichna costata" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus
"Cylichna costata" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Gabb 1864 snail | |
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"Calyptraea excentrica" = Calyptraea diegoana
"Calyptraea excentrica" = Calyptraea diegoana Conrad 1855 slipper shell | |
"Crepidula pileum" = Spirocrypta pileum
"Crepidula pileum" = Spirocrypta pileum Gabb 1864 snail | |
Niso pistiliformis n. sp.1
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Naticina obliqua, "Sinum coryliforme n. sp." = Sinum obliquum1, "Lunatia nuciformis" = Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis, "Neverita secta" = Glossaulax reclusiana, "Lunatia hornii" = Polinices hornii, "Amauropsis alveata" = Amaurellina moragai
Naticina obliqua Gabb 1864 moon snail
"Lunatia nuciformis" = Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis Gabb 1864 moon snail
"Neverita secta" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
"Lunatia hornii" = Polinices hornii Gabb 1864 moon snail
"Amauropsis alveata" = Amaurellina moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail | |
"Galeodea tuberculata" = Galeodea tuberculiformis
"Galeodea tuberculata" = Galeodea tuberculiformis Gabb 1864 snail | |
"Nyctilochus sp." = Cymatium
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Ficopsis hornii Gabb 1864 fig shell
Ficopsis remondii Gabb 1864 fig shell
"Nyctilochus cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 fig shell | |
"Surcula alizensis n. sp." = Nekewis io1
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"Perissolax blakei" = Pseudoperissolax blakei Conrad 1855 murex snail | |
Voluta martini n. sp.
Voluta martini n. sp. Dickerson 1915 volute | |
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"Nyctilochus sopenahensis" = Hemifusus sopenahensis
"Nyctilochus sopenahensis" = Hemifusus sopenahensis Weaver 1912 snail | |
"Whitneya ficus" = Strepsidura ficus
"Whitneya ficus" = Strepsidura ficus Gabb 1864 true whelk | |
"Nyctilochus washingtoniana" = Perse washingtoniana, Clavilithes californicus1, "Fasciolaria sinuata" = Latirus sinuatus
"Nyctilochus washingtoniana" = Perse washingtoniana Weaver 1912 snail
"Fasciolaria sinuata" = Latirus sinuatus Gabb 1864 snail | |
"Ancillaria elongata" = Ancilla (Spirancilla) gabbi
"Ancillaria elongata" = Ancilla (Spirancilla) gabbi Cossman 1899 snail | |
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"Exilia waringi n. sp." = Exilia microptygma
"Exilia waringi n. sp." = Exilia microptygma Gabb 1864 snail | |
"Voluta slevini n. sp." = Mitra slevini Dickerson 1915 mitre shell | |
"Drillia raricostata" = Pleurofusia raricostata, "Surcula (Surculites) sinuata" = Surculites sinuatus
"Drillia raricostata" = Pleurofusia raricostata Gabb 1864 turrid
"Surcula (Surculites) sinuata" = Surculites sinuatus Gabb 1864 turrid | |
Surcula cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 snail | |
Conus remondii Gabb 1864 cone shell
Conus weaveri Dickerson 1915 cone shell
Conus californiana Conrad 1855 cone shell
Conus hornii Gabb 1864 cone shell | |
Potamides sp. Brongniart 1810 horn snail | |
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Acteon quercus n. sp.1
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Architectonica hornii Gabb 1864 sundial | |
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Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864 tusk shell | |
"Cadulus pusillus" = Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi
"Cadulus pusillus" = Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi Sharp and Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Avicula pellucida Gabb 1864 clam | |
"Leda gabbi" = Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii, "Leda vogdesi n. sp." = Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii1, "Leda uvasana n. sp." = Saccella uvasana, Leda parkei n. sp.1
"Leda gabbi" = Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii Conrad 1866 pointed nut clam
"Leda uvasana n. sp." = Saccella uvasana Dickerson 1915 pointed nut clam | |
"Crassatellites uvasana" = Crassatella uvasana, "Crassatellites grandis" = Crassatella uvasana
"Crassatellites uvasana" = Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam
"Crassatellites grandis" = Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam | |
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta Lamarck 1801 clam as Venericardia planicosta hornii
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Lucina cf. cretacea Gabb 1864 clam
"Lucina cumulata" = Divaricella (Egracina) cumulata Gabb 1864 clam | |
"Solen parallelus" = Solena (Plectosolen) parallelus
"Solen parallelus" = Solena (Plectosolen) parallelus Gabb 1864 clam | |
"Corbula hornii" = Caryocorbula hornii
"Corbula hornii" = Caryocorbula hornii Gabb 1864 clam | |
Corbicula williamsoni n. sp.1
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"Spisula bisculpturata n. sp." = Mactromeris bisculpturata1
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Macrocallista andersoni n. sp., "Dosinia elevata" = Cyclinella elevata, "Meretrix ovalis" = Cyclinella elevata, "Meretrix uvasana" = Pitar uvasana, "Meretrix tejonensis n. sp." = Pitar uvasana, "Macrocallista conradiana" = Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana, "Meretrix hornii" = Callista (Costacallista) hornii
Macrocallista andersoni n. sp. Dickerson 1915 venus clam
"Dosinia elevata" = Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864 venus clam
"Meretrix ovalis" = Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864 venus clam
"Meretrix uvasana" = Pitar uvasana Conrad 1855 venus clam
"Meretrix tejonensis n. sp." = Pitar uvasana Conrad 1855 venus clam
"Macrocallista conradiana" = Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana Gabb 1864 venus clam
"Meretrix hornii" = Callista (Costacallista) hornii Gabb 1864 venus clam | |
Tellina tehachapi n. sp.1, Tellina remondii, "Tellina lebecki n. sp." = Tellina (Phyllodina) lebecki1, Macoma viticola n. sp.1, "Tellina castacana n. sp." = Tellina (Angulus) castacana1
Tellina remondii Gabb 1864 tellin clam | |
"Psammobia hornii" = Gari (Gobraeus) hornii, "Tellina howardi n. sp." = Nuttallia howardi
"Psammobia hornii" = Gari (Gobraeus) hornii Gabb 1864 clam
"Tellina howardi n. sp." = Nuttallia howardi Dickerson 1915 clam | |
"Cardium brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii
"Cardium brewerii" = Schedocardia brewerii Gabb 1864 cockle | |
"Corbula harrisi n. sp." = Kellia catacta, "Corbula uvasana n. sp." = Kellia uvasana
"Corbula harrisi n. sp." = Kellia catacta Anderson and Hanna 1925 kelly clam
"Corbula uvasana n. sp." = Kellia uvasana Dickerson 1915 kelly clam | |
"Glycimeris sagittata" = Glycymerita sagittata
"Glycimeris sagittata" = Glycymerita sagittata Gabb 1864 clam | |
"Arca hornii" = Pachecoa hornii
"Arca hornii" = Pachecoa hornii Gabb 1864 clam | |
Modiolus ornatus Gabb 1864 mussel |