PBDB Collection

CIT loc. 1053, Santiago Creek (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as UCLA loc. 4191; LACMIP loc. 24191; LACMIP loc. 10093; Locality F24c of Schoellhamer et al. 1981

Where: Orange County, California (33.7° N, 117.6° W: paleocoordinates 39.4° N, 87.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holz Shale Member (Ladd Formation), Early/Lower Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• Early Campanian, Turritella chicoensis holzana Zone, upper part of Holz Shale Member

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by W.P. Popenoe in 1934; reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: W. P. Popenoe. 1942. Upper Cretaceous formations and faunas of southern California. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 26(2):162-187 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3885: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 11.08.1999, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae	Canadoceras cf. multisulcatum⁵ Canadoceras cf. multisulcatum⁵ Whiteaves 1903 ammonite
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	"Oligoptycha obliqua" = Biplica obliqua "Oligoptycha obliqua" = Biplica obliqua Gabb 1864 snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	"Cylichna cf. costata" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus "Cylichna cf. costata" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Gabb 1864 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella packardi⁴, Turritella chicoensis Turritella packardi⁴ Merriam 1941 turret shell Turritella chicoensis Gabb 1864 turret shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Confusiscala newcombii⁷ Confusiscala newcombii⁷ Squires and Saul 2003 wentletrap from LACMIP loc. 10093, same as CIT loc. 1053
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Gyrodes canadensis" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) canadensis⁵ "Gyrodes canadensis" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) canadensis⁵ Whiteaves 1903 moon snail
Neogastropoda - Perissityidae	Forsia baia³, Murphitys corona n. sp.² Forsia baia³ Saul 1988 snail from LACMIP loc. 10093, same as CIT loc. 1053 Murphitys corona n. sp.² Popenoe and Saul 1987 snail
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	Fimbrivasum medium⁶ Fimbrivasum medium⁶ Squires and Saul 2001 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutoderma santana Volutoderma santana Packard 1922 volute
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Tessarolax ? distorta, Anchura halberdopsis n. sp.¹ Tessarolax ? distorta Gabb 1864 snail Anchura halberdopsis n. sp.¹ Elder and Saul 1996 snail
Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae	Paosia pentzensis⁸ Paosia pentzensis⁸ Squires and Saul 2004 snail from LACMIP loc. 10093, same as CIT loc. 1053 (typo? in this ref as 1035)
Bivalvia
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	"Parallelodon cf. vancouverensis" = Indogrammatodon vancouverensis⁵ "Parallelodon cf. vancouverensis" = Indogrammatodon vancouverensis⁵ Meek 1858 clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	"Cucullaea youngi" = Cucullaea (Idonearca) youngi "Cucullaea youngi" = Cucullaea (Idonearca) youngi Waring 1917 clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris veatchii" = Glycymerita veatchii "Glycymeris veatchii" = Glycymerita veatchii Gabb 1864 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Flaventia zeta" = Paraesa zeta "Flaventia zeta" = Paraesa zeta Popenoe 1937 venus clam questionable occurrence
Carditida - Astartidae	Eriphyla lapidis, "Crassatella cf. tuscana" = Astarte tuscana⁵ Eriphyla lapidis Packard 1922 clam "Crassatella cf. tuscana" = Astarte tuscana⁵ Gabb 1864 clam
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia evansana⁵ Pterotrigonia evansana⁵ Meek 1864 clam

¹Elder and Saul 1996; ²Popenoe and Saul 1987; ³Saul 1988; ⁴Saul 1991; ⁵Schoellhamer et al. 1981; ⁶Squires and Saul 2001; ⁷Squires and Saul 2003; ⁸Squires and Saul 2004