Wildcat Fm (Pliocene of the United States)
Where: Humboldt County, California (40.6° N, 124.3° W: paleocoordinates 39.5° N, 122.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Wildcat Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Wildcat Fm, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: Pliocene, according to text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within local section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Presumably siliciclastic. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Not stated, but possibly Martin. REPOSITORY: Unknown.
Primary reference: U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale. 1931. Catalogue of the Marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History 1:1-1036 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 96885: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.07.2010
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Taxonomic list
• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature (revised through other sources), but with species-resolution identifications.
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| Gastropoda | |
"Bittium (Stylidium) eschrichtii" = Neostylidium eschrichtii
"Bittium (Stylidium) eschrichtii" = Neostylidium eschrichtii Middendorff 1849 cerith snail | |
"Polinices (Polinices) uber" = Polinices uber, "Natica (Tectonatica) clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis
"Polinices (Polinices) uber" = Polinices uber Valenciennes 1821 moon snail
"Natica (Tectonatica) clausa" = Cryptonatica affinis Gmelin 1791 moon snail | |
"Ranella (Priene) oregonensis" = Fusitriton oregonensis, "Ranella (Priene) scotiaensis" = Priene, "Ranella (Priene) amoldi" = Priene
"Ranella (Priene) oregonensis" = Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield 1846 triton shell
"Ranella (Priene) scotiaensis" = Priene triton shell
"Ranella (Priene) amoldi" = Priene triton shell | |
"Psephaea prevostiana" = Fulgoraria (Psephaea)
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"Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) hippocastanum" = Phyllonotus, Trophon (Boreotrophon) fleenerensis
"Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) hippocastanum" = Phyllonotus murex snail
Trophon (Boreotrophon) fleenerensis Martin 1914 murex snail SUBSPECIES: Psephaea prevostiana oregonensis
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"Nassarius (Schizopyga) fossatus" = Caesia fossatus
"Nassarius (Schizopyga) fossatus" = Caesia fossatus Gould 1849 snail | |
Buccinum strigillatum, Neptunea (Colus) eurekaensis, Neptunea (Neptunea) andersoni, Neptunea (Neptunea) lirata, Neptunea (Sulcosipho) lawsoni, Neptunea (Sulcosipho) scotiaensis, Neptunea (Sulcosipho) tabulata, Volutopsius eurekaensis
Buccinum strigillatum true whelk
Neptunea (Colus) eurekaensis true whelk
Neptunea (Neptunea) andersoni true whelk
Neptunea (Neptunea) lirata true whelk
Neptunea (Sulcosipho) lawsoni true whelk
Neptunea (Sulcosipho) scotiaensis true whelk
Neptunea (Sulcosipho) tabulata Baird 1863 true whelk
Volutopsius eurekaensis Martin 1914 true whelk | |
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Spirotropis (Antiplanes) perversa Gabb 1865 snail SUBSPECIES: Spirotropis (Antiplanes) perversa voyi
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| Bivalvia | |
"Solemya ventricosa" = Acharax ventricosa
"Solemya ventricosa" = Acharax ventricosa Conrad 1849 Awning Clam | |
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Lyonsia califomica clam | |
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Pandora grandis Dall 1877 clam | |
"Schizothaerus nuttallii" = Tresus nuttallii, "Mactra (Spisula) falcata" = Simomactra falcata, "Mactra (Spisula) brevirostrata" = Mactromeris brevirostrata, "Mactra (Spisula) polynyma" = Mactromeris polynyma, "Mactra (Spisula) catilliformis" = Mactromeris catilliformis, "Mactra (Spisula) albaria" = Mactromeris albaria
"Schizothaerus nuttallii" = Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 clam
"Mactra (Spisula) falcata" = Simomactra falcata Gould 1850 clam
"Mactra (Spisula) brevirostrata" = Mactromeris brevirostrata Packard 1916 clam
"Mactra (Spisula) polynyma" = Mactromeris polynyma Stimpson 1860 clam SUBSPECIES: Mactra (Spisula) polynyma voyi
"Mactra (Spisula) catilliformis" = Mactromeris catilliformis Conrad 1867 clam
"Mactra (Spisula) albaria" = Mactromeris albaria Conrad 1848 clam | |
Saxidomus nuttalli, "Venus (Chione) succincta" = Chione californiensis, "Venerupis (Protothaca) staminea" = Leukoma staminea, "Venus (Chione) securis" = Securella securis
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Venus (Chione) succincta" = Chione californiensis Broderip and Sowerby I 1835 venus clam
"Venerupis (Protothaca) staminea" = Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Venus (Chione) securis" = Securella securis Shumard 1858 venus clam | |
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Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam | |
"Laevicardium (Cerastoderma) meekianum" = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum
"Laevicardium (Cerastoderma) meekianum" = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum Gabb 1866 cockle | |
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Panope (Panomya) ampla Dall 1898 clam | |
"Thyasira disjuncta" = Conchocele bisecta
"Thyasira disjuncta" = Conchocele bisecta Conrad 1849 clam | |
"Lucina (Myrtea) acutilineata" = Lucinoma acutilineata
"Lucina (Myrtea) acutilineata" = Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam | |
"Pecten (Patinopecten) caurinus" = Patinopecten caurinus, "Pecten (Patinopecten) coosensis" = Pecten coosensis
"Pecten (Patinopecten) caurinus" = Patinopecten caurinus Gould 1850 scallop
"Pecten (Patinopecten) coosensis" = Pecten coosensis Shumard 1858 scallop SUBSPECIES: Pecten (Patinopecten) coosensis dilleri
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| Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium rectius" = Rhabdus rectius
"Dentalium rectius" = Rhabdus rectius Carpenter 1864 tusk shell | |