Bandon (CAS-23) (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Californian Academy of Science CAS-23

Where: Coos County, Oregon (43.1° N, 124.4° W: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 124.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late Pleistocene terrace Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• Unknown stratigraphic details. Probably from Late Pleistocene marine terrace

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• A Pleistocene terrace shellbed, hence transgressive.
• Unknown lithologiic data

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the CAS

• Collections housed in the California Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Primary reference: W. O. Addicott. 1966. Late Pleistocene marine paleoecology and zoogeography on Central California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 523-C:1-27 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37675: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 20.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Representatve of mollusca, brachiopoda, and cirripedia
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Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Hemithirididae
Hemithiris sp.
Hemithiris sp. d'Orbigny 1847
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina unguicula
Terebratulina unguicula Carpenter 1864
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"? Pupillaria sp." = Margarites (Pupillaria)
"? Pupillaria sp." = Margarites (Pupillaria) Dall 1909 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Trichotropis insignis
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Thais lamellosa
Thais lamellosa Gmelin 1791 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus sp.
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Crepidula cf. grandis" = Grandicrepidula grandis
"Crepidula cf. grandis" = Grandicrepidula grandis Middendorf 1849 slipper shell
 Patellida - Lepetidae
Lepeta concentrica
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus cf. edulis
Mytilus cf. edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Subspecies: Mytilus cf. edulis glomeratus
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
"Pododesmus macrochisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
"Pododesmus macrochisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Deshayes 1839 scallop
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella sp.
Hiatella sp. Daudin 1801 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma inquinata" = Macoma (Macoma) inquinata, Macoma (Macoma) golikovi
"Macoma inquinata" = Macoma (Macoma) inquinata Deshayes 1855 tellin clam
Macoma (Macoma) golikovi Scarlato and Kafanov 1988 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Transenella tantilla" = Nutricola tantilla
"Transenella tantilla" = Nutricola tantilla Gould 1853 venus clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp.
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle