PBDB Collection

UCMP loc. A495, foothills of La Panza Range (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (35.3° N, 120.0° W: paleocoordinates 34.3° N, 113.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

• Near top of Vaqueros section (= A498).

Environment/lithology: coastal; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Wayne Loel, Victor Barlow, and W. H. Corey.; 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 238214: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 15.01.2025

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Plantae indet. Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866 "Petrified and carbonized wood in quantities"
Mammalia
-	Mammalia indet. Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal "Pinniped and Cetacean bones in quantities"
Echinoidea
Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae	"Scutella vaquerosensis" = Vaquerosella vaquerosensis "Scutella vaquerosensis" = Vaquerosella vaquerosensis Kew 1920 sand dollar questionable occurrence
Thecostraca
Balanomorpha - Balanidae	Balanus sp. Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella ocoyana" = Turritella ocoyana, "Turritella ocoyana bosei" = Turritella ocoyana, "Turritella ocoyana wittichi" = Turritella ocoyana, Turritella inezana "Turritella ocoyana" = Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell "Turritella ocoyana bosei" = Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell "Turritella ocoyana wittichi" = Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell Turritella inezana Conrad 1857 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	"Cerithium topangensis" = Bittium topangensis "Cerithium topangensis" = Bittium topangensis Arnold 1907 cerith snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	"Terebra cooperi" = Terebra (Terebra) cooperi "Terebra cooperi" = Terebra (Terebra) cooperi Anderson 1905 auger snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus sp. Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	"Oliva californica" = Oliva (Oliva) californica "Oliva californica" = Oliva (Oliva) californica Anderson 1905 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Purpura topangensis Purpura topangensis Arnold 1907 murex snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum scopulosum, "Polinices (Neverita) recluzianus andersoni" = Natica (Neverita) recluziana andersoni Sinum scopulosum Conrad 1849 moon snail "Polinices (Neverita) recluzianus andersoni" = Natica (Neverita) recluziana andersoni Clark 1918 moon snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea costellata, Calyptraea filosa, Crepidula cf. praerupta Calyptraea costellata Conrad 1857 slipper shell Calyptraea filosa Gabb 1866 slipper shell Crepidula cf. praerupta Conrad 1849 slipper shell
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Acteon sp. Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail questionable occurrence
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander jugularis Scaphander jugularis Conrad 1855 snail
Bivalvia
Ostreida - Malleidae	"Pedalion panzana" = Isognomon (Isognomon) panzana "Pedalion panzana" = Isognomon (Isognomon) panzana Loel and Corey 1932 oyster
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna (Pinna) stocktoni Pinna (Pinna) stocktoni Loel and Corey 1932 oyster
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia vaquerosensis Anomia vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 jingle
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Pecten (Lyropecten) perrini" = Vertipecten perrini, "Pecten (Lyropecten) miguelensis" = Lyropecten miguelensis, "Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia "Pecten (Lyropecten) perrini" = Vertipecten perrini Arnold 1906 scallop questionable occurrence "Pecten (Lyropecten) miguelensis" = Lyropecten miguelensis Arnold 1906 scallop questionable occurrence "Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia Conrad 1857 scallop
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris sp. Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti "Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti Wiedey 1928 clam questionable occurrence
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata "Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam
Solenida - Solenidae	Psamosolen gabbiana Psamosolen gabbiana Anderson and Martin 1914 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa "Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina sp., "Metis cf. alta" = Leporimetis obesa Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam "Metis cf. alta" = Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855 tellin clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Cardium (Acanthocardia) reedi" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi, "Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense, "Cardium (Trachycardium) woodringi n. sp." = Dallocardia woodringi "Cardium (Acanthocardia) reedi" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi Loel and Corey 1932 cockle "Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense Arnold 1908 cockle "Cardium (Trachycardium) woodringi n. sp." = Dallocardia woodringi Loel and Corey 1932 cockle
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Diplodonta cf. buwaldana" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) buwaldana "Diplodonta cf. buwaldana" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) buwaldana Anderson and Martin 1914 clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	"Spisula cf. catilliformis" = Mactromeris catilliformis, "Spisula aff. albaria" = Mactromeris albaria, "Mactra cf. sectoris" = Mactromeris sectoris "Spisula cf. catilliformis" = Mactromeris catilliformis Conrad 1867 clam "Spisula aff. albaria" = Mactromeris albaria Conrad 1848 clam "Mactra cf. sectoris" = Mactromeris sectoris Anderson and Martin 1914 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta, Petricola sp., "Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana, Saxidomus vaquerosensis Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Wiedey 1928 venus clam Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta Loel and Corey 1932 venus clam Petricola sp. Lamarck 1801 venus clam "Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana" = Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905 venus clam Saxidomus vaquerosensis Arnold 1909 venus clam