UCMP loc. A252, Wiley Canyon, Oak Ridge (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (34.4° N, 119.8° W: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 113.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Vaqueros Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• Low in formation.

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by W. H. Oorey, F. R. Stockton, a.nd D. D. Oorey; reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: W. Loel and W. H. Corey. 1932. The Vaqueros Formation, Lower Miocene of California (Part 1). University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 22(3):31-410 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 237917: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 19.12.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
"Pinniped and Cetacean bones in quantities"
Gnathostomata
  -
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
"Carcharodon (shark) and Lamna (skate) teeth"
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae
"Scutella fairbanksi" = Kewia fairbanksi
"Scutella fairbanksi" = Kewia fairbanksi Arnold 1907 sand dollar
Malacostraca
 Decapoda -
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod
"crab parts"
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus perrini, "Pecten (Chlamys) sespeensis" = Chlamys sespeensis, Pecten (Pecten) vanvlecki, "Pecten (Plagioctenium) andersoni subandersoni" = Pacipecten andersoni subandersoni
Spondylus perrini Wiedey 1928 scallop
"Pecten (Chlamys) sespeensis" = Chlamys sespeensis Arnold 1906 scallop
Pecten (Pecten) vanvlecki Arnold 1908 scallop
"Pecten (Plagioctenium) andersoni subandersoni" = Pacipecten andersoni subandersoni Loel and Corey 1932 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 jingle
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea eldridgei" = Crenostrea eldridgei, "Ostrea eldridgei ynezana" = Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) ynezana
"Ostrea eldridgei" = Crenostrea eldridgei Arnold 1907 oyster
"Ostrea eldridgei ynezana" = Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) ynezana Loel and Corey 1932 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) stocktoni Loel and Corey 1932 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Barbatia) sp." = Barbatia, "Arca (Anadara) santaclarana" = Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana
"Arca (Barbatia) sp." = Barbatia Gray 1842 clam
"Arca (Anadara) santaclarana" = Scapharca (Cunearca) santaclarana Loel and Corey 1932 ark
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Mytilus expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus, "Modiolus ynezianus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus
"Mytilus expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus Arnold 1907 mussel
"Modiolus ynezianus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) ynezianus Arnold 1908 mussel
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti
"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti Wiedey 1928 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata, "Phacoides (Miltha) sanctaecrucis" = Miltha (Miltha) sanctaecrucis, Lucina wattsi
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam
"Phacoides (Miltha) sanctaecrucis" = Miltha (Miltha) sanctaecrucis Arnold 1909 clam
Lucina wattsi Loel and Corey 1932 clam
questionable occurrence
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Saxidomus vaquerosensis Arnold 1909 venus clam
"Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905 venus clam
Antigona vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami Clark 1915 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta cf. orbella Gould 1851 clam
"Diplodonta harfordi" = Felaniella (Felaniella) harfordi Anderson 1905 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Sanguinolaria cf. toulai" = Nuttallia toulai
"Sanguinolaria cf. toulai" = Nuttallia toulai Hertlein and Jordan 1927 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Metis cf. alta" = Leporimetis obesa, "Metis aff. alta" = Leporimetis obesa, "Macoma arctata" = Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata, Macoma nasuta, "Macoma sespeensis" = Macoma (Rexithaerus) sespeensis
"Metis cf. alta" = Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855 tellin clam
"Metis aff. alta" = Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855 tellin clam
"Macoma arctata" = Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata Conrad 1849 tellin clam
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
"Macoma sespeensis" = Macoma (Rexithaerus) sespeensis Loel and Corey 1932 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Trachycardium) woodringi" = Dallocardia woodringi, "Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense
"Cardium (Trachycardium) woodringi" = Dallocardia woodringi Loel and Corey 1932 cockle
"Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense Arnold 1908 cockle
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Zirfaea sp. Gray 1842 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Solen gravidus baileyi" = Solena (Plectosolen) gravidus baileyi
"Solen gravidus baileyi" = Solena (Plectosolen) gravidus baileyi Loel and Corey 1932 clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea costellata Conrad 1857 slipper shell
Calyptraea filosa Gabb 1866 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella inezana Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella inezana sespeensis Arnold 1907 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices (Neverita) recluzianus andersoni" = Natica (Neverita) recluziana andersoni
"Polinices (Neverita) recluzianus andersoni" = Natica (Neverita) recluziana andersoni Clark 1918 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficus (Ficus) cf. modestus" = Ficus modesta
"Ficus (Ficus) cf. modestus" = Ficus modesta Conrad 1848 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Rapana vaquerosensis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis, "Rapana vaquerosensis imperialis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis
"Rapana vaquerosensis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis Arnold 1908 murex snail
"Rapana vaquerosensis imperialis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis Arnold 1908 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Siphonaliidae
"Bruclarkia barkerianum santacruzanum" = Bruclarkia barkeriana
"Bruclarkia barkerianum santacruzanum" = Bruclarkia barkeriana Cooper 1894 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Solenosteira venturana Loel and Corey 1932 true whelk