UCMP loc. A606, Corral de Piedra Canyon, Sierra Madre Mountains (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (35.3° N, 120.6° W: paleocoordinates 34.3° N, 114.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

• Same zone as A604.

Environment/lithology: coastal; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by H. W. Fairbanks, Wayne Loel, and R. B. Moran; reposited in the UCMP

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

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 238191: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 14.01.2025

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Lingulata
 Discinida - Disciniidae
Discinisca sp.
Discinisca sp. Gray 1840
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomatida -
Cheilostomatida indet.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella inezana, Turritella inezana sespeensis, Turritella inezana bicarina
Turritella inezana Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella inezana sespeensis Arnold 1907 turret shell
Turritella inezana bicarina Loel and Corey 1932 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Cerithium topangensis" = Bittium topangensis
"Cerithium topangensis" = Bittium topangensis Arnold 1907 cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora hawleyi
Xenophora hawleyi Loel and Corey 1932 carrier shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella pedroana subpedroana
Olivella pedroana subpedroana Loel and Corey 1932 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Purpura topangensis
Purpura topangensis Arnold 1907 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria dalliana" = Cancellaria (Euclia) dalliana
"Cancellaria dalliana" = Cancellaria (Euclia) dalliana Anderson 1905 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyanus" = Trophosycon ocoyanum
"Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyanus" = Trophosycon ocoyanum Conrad 1855 fig shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea filosa
Calyptraea filosa Gabb 1866 slipper shell
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Astraea morani" = Astraea (Pomaulax) morani
"Astraea morani" = Astraea (Pomaulax) morani Loel and Corey 1932 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna aff. alba
Cylichna aff. alba Brown 1827 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea vaquerosensis" = Crassostrea vaquerosensis
"Ostrea vaquerosensis" = Crassostrea vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia vaquerosensis
Anomia vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia
"Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia Conrad 1857 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp.
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Solen gravidus baileyi" = Solena (Plectosolen) gravidus baileyi
"Solen gravidus baileyi" = Solena (Plectosolen) gravidus baileyi Loel and Corey 1932 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
Platyodon piedraensis n. sp.
Platyodon piedraensis n. sp. Wiedey 1929 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Papyridea) sp." = Papyridea, "Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense, "Cardium (Trachycardium) woodringi" = Dallocardia woodringi
"Cardium (Papyridea) sp." = Papyridea Swainson 1840 cockle
"Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense Arnold 1908 cockle
"Cardium (Trachycardium) woodringi" = Dallocardia woodringi Loel and Corey 1932 cockle
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Mactra cf. sectoris" = Mactromeris sectoris
"Mactra cf. sectoris" = Mactromeris sectoris Anderson and Martin 1914 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione schencki n. sp., Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta, "Chione temblorensis subtemblorensis" = Chione (Chionopsis) temblorensis, "Chione aff. richthofeni" = Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni, "Antigona vaquerosensis" = Globivenus vaquerosensis, "Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana, Saxidomus vaquerosensis
Chione schencki n. sp. Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Wiedey 1928 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
"Chione temblorensis subtemblorensis" = Chione (Chionopsis) temblorensis Anderson 1905 venus clam
"Chione aff. richthofeni" = Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni Hertlein and Jordan 1927 venus clam
questionable occurrence
"Antigona vaquerosensis" = Globivenus vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam
"Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905 venus clam
Saxidomus vaquerosensis Arnold 1909 venus clam