UCMP loc. 2520 (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Fresno County, California (36.1° N, 120.4° W: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 119.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Chione elsmerensis other zone, Etchegoin Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Chione elsmerensis zone.

Environment/lithology: marine; conglomeratic sandstone

• These beds are composed almost entirely of 'vivianitic' sandstone with beds

•of conglomerate.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Nomland; 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: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 216865: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 29.12.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Tamiosoma gregaria
Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad 1856 barnacle
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficus nodiferus" = Ficus (Trophosycon) kerniana
"Ficus nodiferus" = Ficus (Trophosycon) kerniana Cooper 1894 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassa californiana" = Caesia californiana
"Nassa californiana" = Caesia californiana Conrad 1856 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten oweni" = Patinopecten lohri, "Pecten terminus" = Lyropecten terminus
"Pecten oweni" = Patinopecten lohri Hertlein 1927 scallop
"Pecten terminus" = Lyropecten terminus Arnold 1906 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea atwoodi" = Ostrea (Ostrea) atwoodii
"Ostrea atwoodi" = Ostrea (Ostrea) atwoodii Gabb 1866 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca trilineata" = Anadara trilineata
"Arca trilineata" = Anadara trilineata Conrad 1856 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris coalingensis" = Glycymeris septentrionalis
"Glycymeris coalingensis" = Glycymeris septentrionalis Middendorf 1849 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Siliqua lucida
Siliqua lucida Conrad 1837 clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta parilis
Diplodonta parilis Conrad 1848 clam
 Cardiida - Cyrenidae
Cyrena californica
Cyrena californica Gabb 1866 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Saxidomus nuttalli, "Chione elsmerensis" = Securella elsmerensis
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Chione elsmerensis" = Securella elsmerensis English 1914 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii, "Mulinia densata" = Pseudocardium densatum
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 clam
"Mulinia densata" = Pseudocardium densatum Conrad 1856 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma secta" = Rexithaerus secta, Macoma nasuta
"Macoma secta" = Rexithaerus secta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam