LACMIP 41815 (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as AB170621, Careaga Sandstone, Shuman Cut

Where: Santa Maria County, California (34.9° N, 120.5° W: paleocoordinates 34.8° N, 119.9° W)

When: Cebada Member (Careaga Sandstone Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone

• The Cebada Member consists of fine- to very

•fine-grained massive gray to yellow sand.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collected by Alexandra Buczek, Austin Hendy in 2017; reposited in the LACM

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: A. Buczek, A. Hendy, M. Hopkins and J. Sessa. 2020. On the reconciliation of biostratigraphy and strontium isotope stratigraphy of three southern Californian Plio-Pleistocene formations. Geological Society America Bulletin 133(1-2):100-114 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 214286: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Alexandra Buczek on 22.09.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Selia montereyensis, Unsorted fossils
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum spinosum, Crepidula onyx, Crepidula princeps
Crucibulum spinosum Conrad 1855 slipper shell
Crepidula onyx Sowerby 1824 slipper shell
Crepidula princeps Conrad 1855 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Lirobittium casmaliense
Lirobittium casmaliense Bartsch 1911 snail
 Neogastropoda -
Harfordia sp.
Harfordia sp. Dall 1921 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria arnoldi
Cancellaria arnoldi Dall 1909 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassariidae indet., "Caesia californianus" = Nassarius (Caesia)
Nassariidae indet. Iredale 1916 snail
"Caesia californianus" = Nassarius (Caesia) snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella gausapata
Mitrella gausapata Gould 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Forreria belcheri, Paciocinebrina tenuisculpta
Forreria belcheri Hinds 1843 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Callianax biplicata
Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 olive snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet., Glossaulax reclusiana
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochidae indet., Calliostoma ligatum, Calliostoma gemmulatum, Calliostoma coalingensis, Lirularia optabilis
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 top snail
Calliostoma ligatum Gould 1849 top snail
Calliostoma gemmulatum Carpenter 1864 top snail
Calliostoma coalingensis Arnold 1909 top snail
Lirularia optabilis Carpenter 1864 top snail
Bivalvia
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sicarius
Solen sicarius Gould 1850 clam
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
"Heteroclidus punctatus" = Pandora (Heteroclidus)
"Heteroclidus punctatus" = Pandora (Heteroclidus) clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
Cryptomya californica
Cryptomya californica Conrad 1837 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina idae" = Idatellina idae, Macoma nasuta
"Tellina idae" = Idatellina idae Dall 1891 tellin clam
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Clinocardium nuttalli" = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii
"Clinocardium nuttalli" = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii Conrad 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum, Securella kanakoffi, Dosinia ponderosa, Nutricola tantilla
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum Mawe 1823 venus clam
Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
Nutricola tantilla Gould 1853 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Tresus nuttallii
Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cyclocardia californica" = Coanicardita californica
"Cyclocardia californica" = Coanicardita californica Dall 1903 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara trilineata
Anadara trilineata Conrad 1856 ark
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys rubida
Chlamys rubida Hinds 1845 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
"Pododesmus macrochisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
"Pododesmus macrochisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Deshayes 1839 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Dendostrea vespertina
Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp.
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
Malacostraca
 Decapoda -
Decapoda indet.
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod
 Decapoda - Cancridae
Cancer sp.
Cancer sp. Linnaeus 1758 crab
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanidae indet.
Balanidae indet. Leach 1817 barnacle
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia sp.
Entobia sp. Bronn 1838 demosponge