UCMP Loc. A-9587 - Punta Cabras (Pleistocene of Mexico)

Where: Mexico (31.3° N, 116.5° W: paleocoordinates 31.3° N, 116.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Coquina in marine terrace deposits, overlying sandstone and conglomerate of the Upper Cretaceous Rossario Fm. THICKNESS: 4 ft. AGE: Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Basal marine terrace deposits.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithified, shelly/skeletal, white mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow water, nearshore environment, bordering an open, precipitous coast.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: White, well-indurated, sandy coquina of broken mollusc shells. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, based on facies description.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Collection methods: quarrying,

• COLLECTOR: W.O. Addicott and W.K. Emerson (1953). REPOSITORY: University of California Museum of Paleontology.

Primary reference: W. O. Addicott and W. K. Emerson. 1959. Late Pleistocene Invertebrates from Punta Cabras, Baja California, Mexico. American Museum Novitates 1925:1-33 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67641: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 30.11.2006, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia, scaphopoda, polyplacophora, echinoidea, cirripedia, and bryozoans. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with occurrences assigned to species resolution by specialist.
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Acanthochitonidae
Cryptochiton stelleri Middendorf 1847 chiton
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium indianorum Carpenter 1864 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula onyx Sowerby 1824 slipper shell
Crepidula nivea Adams 1852 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices lewisi moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila montereyensis Bartsch 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
"Littorina scutulata" = Littorina (Littorina) scutulata
"Littorina scutulata" = Littorina (Littorina) scutulata Gould 1849 periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
"Bursa californica" = Crossata ventricosa
"Bursa californica" = Crossata ventricosa Broderip 1833 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Pusula californianus" = Pusula (Pusula) californiana
"Pusula californianus" = Pusula (Pusula) californiana Gray 1828 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella pedroana" = Callianax pedroana, "Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata
"Olivella pedroana" = Callianax pedroana Conrad 1855 olive snail
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra ? idae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae
"Mitra ? idae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae Melville 1893 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Kelletia kelleti" = Kelletia kelletii
"Kelletia kelleti" = Kelletia kelletii Forbes 1852 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius perpingus, "Nassarius delosi" = Caesia delosi, "Nassarius fossatus" = Caesia fossatus, "Nassarius mendicus" = Hima mendica
"Nassarius delosi" = Caesia delosi Woodring 1946 snail
"Nassarius fossatus" = Caesia fossatus Gould 1849 snail
"Nassarius mendicus" = Hima mendica Gould 1849 snail
SUBSPECIES: N. mendicus mendicus, N. mendicus cooper
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Mitrella carinata" = Alia carinata, Amphissa versicolor
"Mitrella carinata" = Alia carinata Hinds 1844 dovesnail
Amphissa versicolor Dall 1871 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Maxwellia gemma Sowerby 1879 murex snail
"Jaton festiva" = Pteropurpura festiva Hinds 1844 murex snail
"Purpura" nuttalli murex snail
SUBSPECIES: P. nuttalli aciculiger
Thais emarginata Deshayes 1839 murex snail
"Acanthina lugubris" = Mexacanthina lugubris Sowerby I 1822 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra pedroana" = Neoterebra pedroana
"Terebra pedroana" = Neoterebra pedroana Dall 1908 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus californicus" = Californiconus californicus
"Conus californicus" = Californiconus californicus Reeve 1844 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia variegata" = Tenaturris variegata
"Mangelia variegata" = Tenaturris variegata Carpenter 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Clathrodrillia incisa" = Ophiodermella incisa, "Cymatosyrinx hemphilli" = Globidrillia hemphilli
"Clathrodrillia incisa" = Ophiodermella incisa Carpenter 1863 turrid
SUBSPECIES: C. incisa ophioderma, C. incisa fancherae; MISSPELT: Clathrodrilla
"Cymatosyrinx hemphilli" = Globidrillia hemphilli Stearns 1873 turrid
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Antisabia panamensis1 Adams 1852 hoof shell
 Heterostropha - Trimusculidae
"Gadinia reticulata" = Trimusculus reticulata
"Gadinia reticulata" = Trimusculus reticulata Sowerby 1835 button snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma ligatum, "Tegula funebralis" = Chlorostoma funebrale, "Tegula brunnea" = Chlorostoma brunnea, "Tegula cf. gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina, Tegula ligulata
Calliostoma ligatum Gould 1849 top snail
"Tegula funebralis" = Chlorostoma funebrale Adams 1855 top snail
"Tegula brunnea" = Chlorostoma brunnea Philippi 1849 top snail
"Tegula cf. gallina" = Chlorostoma gallina Forbes 1850 top snail
Tegula ligulata Menke 1850 top snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella volcano Reeve 1849 snail
Diodora aspera Rathke 1833 snail
 Patellida - Lottiidae
"Acmaea scabra" = Lottia scabra, "Acmaea digitalis" = Lottia digitalis, "Acmaea pelta" = Lottia pelta, "Acmaea insessa" = Lottia insessa, Acmaea mitra
"Acmaea scabra" = Lottia scabra Gould 1846 limpet
"Acmaea digitalis" = Lottia digitalis Eschscholtz 1833 limpet
"Acmaea pelta" = Lottia pelta Eschscholtz 1833 limpet
"Acmaea insessa" = Lottia insessa Hinds 1842 limpet
Acmaea mitra Eschscholtz 1833 limpet
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana taphria" = Saccella taphria
"Nuculana taphria" = Saccella taphria Dall 1896 pointed nut clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Penitella cf. penita Conrad 1837 clam
Zirfaea pilsbryi Lowe 1931 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea, "Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum, "Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides
"Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum Mawe 1823 venus clam
"Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides Conrad 1837 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina buttoni" = Ameritella modesta, "Tellina bodegensis" = Megangulus bodegensis
"Tellina buttoni" = Ameritella modesta Carpenter 1864 tellin clam
"Tellina bodegensis" = Megangulus bodegensis Hinds 1844 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii Dall 1921 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trachycardium quadragenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium
"Trachycardium quadragenarium" = Dallocardia quadragenarium Conrad 1837 cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucina nuttalli" = Lucinisca nuttalli
"Lucina nuttalli" = Lucinisca nuttalli Conrad 1837 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus californianus Conrad 1837 mussel
Septifer bifurcatus Conrad 1837 mussel
"Modiolus fornicatus" = Modiolus carpenteri Soot-Ryen 1963 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Leptopecten latiauratus Conrad 1837 scallop
SUBSPECIES: L. latiauratus monotimeris
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
"Pododesmus macrochismus" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
"Pododesmus macrochismus" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Deshayes 1839 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 oyster
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Cancridae
"Cancer (Romaleon) antennarius" = Romaleon antennarium2
"Cancer (Romaleon) antennarius" = Romaleon antennarium2 Stimpson 1856 crab
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus cf. nubilus Darwin 1854 barnacle
"Balanus cf. californicus" = Balanus tintinnabulum californicus Pilsbry 1916 barnacle
SUBSPECIES: B. cf. tintinnabulum californicus