UCLA Loc. 2718, Rosarito Beach (Pleistocene of Mexico)

Also known as LACMIP Loc. 22718

Where: Baja California, Mexico (32.3° N, 117.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.3° N, 116.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unnamed lithostratigraphic unit, for which stratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: PLeistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Sandy rubble exposed in sea cliff.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified sandstone

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Sandy rubble. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis of facies description.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collected by Cunningham & Valentine in 1952; reposited in the LACM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: Cunningham and Valentine, 1952. REPOSITORY: Apparently, UCLA.

Primary reference: J. W. Valentine. 1957. Late Pleistocene faunas from the northwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 12(16):298-308 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96593: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 13.06.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, but with species resolution.
Polychaeta
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Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium neohexagonum Sharp and Pilsbry 1897 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Odostomia trachis" = Boonea inflecta, Odostomia virginalis, Odostomia sp., Turbonilla buttoni, "Turbonilla aresta" = Turbonilla hypolispa, "Turbonilla tenuicula" = Pyrgiscus tenuiculus
"Odostomia trachis" = Boonea inflecta Dall 1897 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Turbonilla buttoni Dall and Bartsch 1909 snail
"Turbonilla aresta" = Turbonilla hypolispa Dall and Bartsch 1909 snail
"Turbonilla tenuicula" = Pyrgiscus tenuiculus Gould 1853 snail
 Heterostropha - Trimusculidae
Trimusculus reticulata Sowerby 1835 button snail
 Lepetellida - Haliotidae
"Haliotis cracherodi" = Haliotis cracherodii
"Haliotis cracherodi" = Haliotis cracherodii Leach 1814 abalone
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora aspera Rathke 1833 snail
Fissurella volcano Reeve 1849 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Norrisia norrisi" = Norrisia norrisii, "Tegula aureotincta" = Chlorostoma aureotincta, "Tegula brunnea" = Chlorostoma brunnea, "Tegula funebralis" = Chlorostoma funebrale, Calliostoma ligatum, "Calliostoma doliarium" = Calliostoma canaliculatum
"Norrisia norrisi" = Norrisia norrisii Sowerby I 1838 top snail
"Tegula aureotincta" = Chlorostoma aureotincta Forbes 1852 top snail
"Tegula brunnea" = Chlorostoma brunnea Philippi 1849 top snail
"Tegula funebralis" = Chlorostoma funebrale Adams 1855 top snail
Calliostoma ligatum Gould 1849 top snail
"Calliostoma doliarium" = Calliostoma canaliculatum Lightfoot 1786 top snail
 Trochoidea - Tegulidae
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
"Tricolia pulloides" = Eulithidium pulloides
"Tricolia pulloides" = Eulithidium pulloides Carpenter 1865 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina culcitella Gould 1853 barrel-bubble
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea mitra, "Acmaea asmi" = Lottia asmi, "Acmaea persona" = Lottia persona, "Acmaea insessa" = Lottia insessa, "Acmaea digitalis" = Lottia digitalis, "Acmaea limatula" = Lottia limatula, "Acmaea paleacea" = Lottia paleacea, "Acmaea scabra" = Lottia scabra, Lottia gigantea
Acmaea mitra Eschscholtz 1833 limpet
"Acmaea asmi" = Lottia asmi Middendorff 1847 limpet
"Acmaea persona" = Lottia persona Eschesholtz 1833 limpet
"Acmaea insessa" = Lottia insessa Hinds 1842 limpet
"Acmaea digitalis" = Lottia digitalis Eschscholtz 1833 limpet
"Acmaea limatula" = Lottia limatula Carpenter 1864 limpet
"Acmaea paleacea" = Lottia paleacea Gould 1853 limpet
"Acmaea scabra" = Lottia scabra Gould 1846 limpet
Lottia gigantea Sowerby 1834 limpet
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula nummaria Gould 1846 slipper shell
"Crepidula coei" = Crepidula naticarum Williamson 1905 slipper shell
Crepidula adunca Sowerby 1824 slipper shell
Crepidula onyx Sowerby 1824 slipper shell
Crepipatella lingulata Gould 1846 slipper shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Epitonium tinctum" = Hirtoscala tincta
"Epitonium tinctum" = Hirtoscala tincta Carpenter 1864 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
"Bittium interfossa" = Lirobittium interfossum
"Bittium interfossa" = Lirobittium interfossum Carpenter 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix tumens Carpenter 1864 hoof shell
Antisabia panamensis2 Adams 1852 hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
"Lacuna carinata" = Lacuna (Epheria) carinata, "Lacuna unifasciata" = Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata, "Littorina planaxis" = Littorina (Neritrema) keenae, "Littorina scutulata" = Littorina (Littorina) scutulata
"Lacuna carinata" = Lacuna (Epheria) carinata Gould 1848 periwinkle
"Lacuna unifasciata" = Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata Carpenter 1857 periwinkle
"Littorina planaxis" = Littorina (Neritrema) keenae Rosewater 1978 periwinkle
"Littorina scutulata" = Littorina (Littorina) scutulata Gould 1849 periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Neverita reclusiana" = Glossaulax reclusiana, Euspira lewisii
"Neverita reclusiana" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
Euspira lewisii Gould 1847 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
Seila montereyensis Bartsch 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
"Triphora cf. pedroana" = Monophorus pedroanus
"Triphora cf. pedroana" = Monophorus pedroanus Bartsch 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Newtoniellidae
"Cerithiopsis diegensis" = Cerithiopsida diegensis
"Cerithiopsis diegensis" = Cerithiopsida diegensis Bartsch 1911 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Barleeiidae
Barleeia haliotiphila Carpenter 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
Fartulum orcutti Dall in Orcutt 1885 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Amphissa versicolor, "Mitrella carinata" = Alia carinata
Amphissa versicolor Dall 1871 snail
"Mitrella carinata" = Alia carinata Hinds 1844 dovesnail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassa perpinguis" = Caesia perpinguis, "Nassa fossata" = Caesia fossatus, "Nassa mendica" = Hima mendica
"Nassa perpinguis" = Caesia perpinguis Hinds 1844 snail
"Nassa fossata" = Caesia fossatus Gould 1849 snail
"Nassa mendica" = Hima mendica Gould 1849 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Kelletia kelleti" = Kelletia kelletii
"Kelletia kelleti" = Kelletia kelletii Forbes 1852 true whelk
 Neogastropoda -
"Ocinebra poulsoni" = Roperia poulsoni
"Ocinebra poulsoni" = Roperia poulsoni Carpenter 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra catalinae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) catalinae, "Mitra idae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae
"Mitra catalinae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) catalinae Dall 1919 mitre shell
"Mitra idae" = Mitra (Atrimitra) idae Melville 1893 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia variegata" = Tenaturris variegata, "Mangelia interlirata" = Perimangelia interfossa
"Mangelia variegata" = Tenaturris variegata Carpenter 1864 snail
"Mangelia interlirata" = Perimangelia interfossa Carpenter 1864 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 - Turridae
Ophiodermella incisa Carpenter 1863 turrid
"Clavus hemphilli" = Globidrillia hemphilli Stearns 1873 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatoma penicillata Carpenter 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata, "Olivella baetica" = Callianax baetica
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata Sowerby 1825 olive snail
"Olivella baetica" = Callianax baetica Carpenter 1864 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Jaton festivus" = Pteropurpura festiva, Maxwellia gemma, "Ocinebra interfossa" = Paciocinebrina interfossa, "Ocinebra foveolata" = Paciocinebrina foveolata, "Maxwellia santarosana" = Murexiella santarosana, "Acanthina spirata" = Acanthinucella spirata, "Acanthina lugubris" = Mexacanthina lugubris, Acanthina paucilirata
"Jaton festivus" = Pteropurpura festiva Hinds 1844 murex snail
Maxwellia gemma Sowerby 1879 murex snail
"Ocinebra interfossa" = Paciocinebrina interfossa Carpenter 1864 murex snail
"Ocinebra foveolata" = Paciocinebrina foveolata Hinds 1844 murex snail
"Maxwellia santarosana" = Murexiella santarosana Dall 1905 murex snail
"Acanthina spirata" = Acanthinucella spirata Blainville 1832 murex snail
"Acanthina lugubris" = Mexacanthina lugubris Sowerby I 1822 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
"Cystiscus subtrigona" = Gibberula subtrigona, "Cypraeolina pyriformis" = Granulina margaritula, Plesiocystiscus politulus2
"Cystiscus subtrigona" = Gibberula subtrigona Carpenter 1864 snail
"Cypraeolina pyriformis" = Granulina margaritula Carpenter 1857 snail
Plesiocystiscus politulus2 Dall 1919 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
"Erato columbella" = Hespererato columbella
"Erato columbella" = Hespererato columbella Menke 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Pusula californiana" = Pseudopusula californiana
"Pusula californiana" = Pseudopusula californiana Gray 1827 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Zonaria spadicea" = Neobernaya spadicea
"Zonaria spadicea" = Neobernaya spadicea Swainson 1823 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
"Bursa californica" = Crossata ventricosa
"Bursa californica" = Crossata ventricosa Broderip 1833 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
"Aletes squamigerus" = Thylacodes squamigerus
"Aletes squamigerus" = Thylacodes squamigerus Carpenter 1857 worm shell
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus californianus Conrad 1837 mussel
Septifer bifurcatus Conrad 1837 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Hinnites giganteus" = Crassadoma gigantea
"Hinnites giganteus" = Crassadoma gigantea Gray 1825 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
"Pododesmus macroschisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
"Pododesmus macroschisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Deshayes 1839 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris aff. profunda" = Glycymeris septentrionalis
"Glycymeris aff. profunda" = Glycymeris septentrionalis Middendorf 1849 clam
 Cardiida - Lasaeidae
"Kellia laperousi" = Kellia suborbicularis
"Kellia laperousi" = Kellia suborbicularis Montague 1803 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
"Pseudochama exogyra" = Chama exogyra, Chama arcana1
"Pseudochama exogyra" = Chama exogyra Conrad 1837 jewel box
Chama arcana1 Bernard 1976 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Irus lamellifer" = Irusella lamellifera, "Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea, Chione undatella, "Transenella tantilla" = Nutricola tantilla, "Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides
"Irus lamellifer" = Irusella lamellifera Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837 venus clam
Chione undatella Sowerby I 1835 venus clam
"Transenella tantilla" = Nutricola tantilla Gould 1853 venus clam
"Petricola carditoides" = Petricola (Petricola) carditoides Conrad 1837 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii
"Schizothaerus nuttalli" = Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
Cryptomya californica Conrad 1837 softshell clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
"Pholadidea penita" = Penitella penita
"Pholadidea penita" = Penitella penita Conrad 1837 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinisca nuttalli Conrad 1837 clam
Epilucina californica Conrad 1837 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Glans subquadrata" = Glans carpenteri
"Glans subquadrata" = Glans carpenteri Lamy 1922 clam
Polyplacophora
 Chitonida - Callistoplacidae
Callistochiton crassicostatus Pilsbry 1893 chiton
 Neoloricata - Mopaliidae
Mopalia muscosa Gould 1846 chiton
 Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae
Tonicella cf. lineata Wood 1815 lined red chiton
Pomaulax undosus
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"Pomaulax undosus" = Megastraea undosa
"Pomaulax undosus" = Megastraea undosa Wood 1828