Hilltop Quarry (1930s-1950s) [Lomita Marl]: Middle Pleistocene, California
collected by S. Berry, E. P. Chace, & R. Cross
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten diegensis
Dall 1898
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Leopecten diegensis | ||||||||||
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Chlamys hastata
(Sowerby 1842)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Chlamys hastata hericeus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris profunda
(Dall 1879)
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Willett 1944 | C category | ||||||||
| synonym of Glycymeris septentrionalis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Arca) sisquocensis
Reinhart 1937
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Reinhart 1937 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Thyasiridae
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Adontorhina cyclia n. sp.
Berry 1947
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Berry 1947 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cardiomya pectinata
(Carpenter 1864)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana taphria
(Dall 1896)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Saccella taphria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium indianorum
(Carpenter 1864)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
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Opalia montereyensis
(Dall 1907)
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Berry 1948 | |||||||||
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Alabina effiae
Willett 1939
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Willett 1939 | |||||||||
| recombined as Acirsella effiae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Procerithiidae
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Bittium catalinensis
Bartsch 1907
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium catalinensis | ||||||||||
| AS: Bittium armillatum catalinensis | ||||||||||
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Bittium attenuatum
Carpenter 1864
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium attenuatum | ||||||||||
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Bittium purpureum
Carpenter 1864
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium purpureum | ||||||||||
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Bittium larum
(Bartsch 1911)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium larum | ||||||||||
| AS: Bittium rugatum larum | ||||||||||
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Bittium asperum
(Gabb 1861)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium asperum | ||||||||||
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Bittium armillatum
Carpenter 1864
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium armillatum | ||||||||||
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Bittium rugatum
Carpenter 1866
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium rugatum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Skeneopsidae
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Skenea cyclostoma n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| synonym of Skeneopsis smithi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Harfordia monkseae
(Dall 1915)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| synonym of Harfordia robusta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clathurellidae
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Clathurella conradiana
Gabb 1866
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Crockerella conradiana | ||||||||||
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Clathurella (Glyphostoma) tridesmia n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| recombined as Crockerella tridesmia | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Oenopota turrispira n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| recombined as Propebela turrispira | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Moniliopsis chacei n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| synonym of Ophiodermella cancellata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Strictispiridae
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Clavus (Crassispira) zizyphus n. sp.
Berry 1940
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| recombined as Strictispira zizyphus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Mitromorpha galeana n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| recombined as Cymakra galeana | ||||||||||
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Mitromorpha barbarensis
(Arnold 1907)
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Mitromorpha filosa barbarensis | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Mitromorpha barbarensis woodfordi n. subsp | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Aletes squamigerus
Carpenter 1857
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Thylacodes squamigerus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Alvania compacta
(Carpenter 1864)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Actonia compacta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Barleeiidae
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Diala marmorea
Carpenter 1864
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| synonym of Pseudodiala acuta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Fartulum occidentale
Bartsch 1920
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| synonym of Fartulum dextroversum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Balcis rutila
(Carpenter 1864)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Polygireulima rutila | ||||||||||
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Balcis thersites
(Carpenter 1864)
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
| recombined as Melanella thersites | ||||||||||
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Balcis (Vitreolina) ebriconus
Berry 1954
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
| synonym of Melanella thersites | ||||||||||
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Balcis (Vitreolina) incallida
Berry 1954
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
| synonym of Melanella thersites | ||||||||||
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Balcis micans
(Carpenter 1864)
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
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Balcis (Balcis) tersa
Berry 1954
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
| recombined as Balcis tersa | ||||||||||
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Balcis prefalcata
Bartsch 1917
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
| synonym of Vitreolina macra | ||||||||||
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Balcis (Vitreolina) obstipa
Berry 1954
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Berry 1954 | |||||||||
| synonym of Vitreolina macra | ||||||||||
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Balcis oldroydi
(Bartsch 1917)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Balcis oldroydae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Antiplanes macfarlandi n. sp.
Berry 1947
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Berry 1947 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella pedroensis
Applin 1920
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Elassum californicum
(Dall and Bartsch 1901)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
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Mistostigma punctulum
Berry 1947
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Berry 1947 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea depicta
(Hinds 1842)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lottia depicta | ||||||||||
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Acmaea lepisma n. sp.
Berry 1940
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| synonym of Lottia depicta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Astraea (Pomaulax) petrothauma n. sp.
Berry 1940
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| synonym of Megastraea turbanica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma grantianum n. sp.
Berry 1940
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Margarites (Lirularia) aresta n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirularia aresta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Actaeon (Microglyphis) schencki n. sp.
Berry 1941
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Berry 1941 | |||||||||
| synonym of Microglyphis breviculus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Iselica fenestrata
(Carpenter 1864)
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Burch 1944 | |||||||||
| synonym of Iselica ovoidea | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Los Angeles |
| Coordinates: | 33.8° North, 118.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.8° North, 118.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Chibanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Middle Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.77400 - 0.12900 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Lomita Marl | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Lomita Marl, which is locally overlain by the Timms Point Silt and San Pedro Sand. AGE: Early Pleistocene in Woodring et al. (1946) and Valentine PhD, but is now regarded as Middle Pleistocene [A. Hendy]. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: List is representation of formation at this section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified sandy,calcareous marl |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not listed, but generally a calcareous sandy marl. LITHIFICATION: Not stated, but typically unlithified to slightly poorly-lithified. | |
| Environment: | offshore |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Typically containing and offshore fauna. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Degree of concentration: | -lag |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera,some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | CAS |
| Collectors: | S. Berry, E. P. Chace, & R. Cross |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: S. Berry and other collectors; multiple collecting events. REPOSITORY: Likely to be at CAS; former Stanford collections. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to a few taxa described within publication. NOMENCLATURE: Original identifications by S. Berry. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 203118 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy, J. Marcot | Enterer: | A. Hendy, J. Marcot |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2019-07-27 12:16:34 | Last modified: | 2021-11-20 01:23:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-07-27 12:16:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 69613. | S. S. Berry. 1940. New Mollusca from the Pleistocene of San Pedro, California - I. Bulletins of American Paleontology 25(94A):1-16 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 69611 | S. S. Berry. 1941. New Mollusca from the Pleistocene of San Pedro, California - II. Bulletins of American Paleontology 27(101):1-16 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 69612 | S. S. Berry. 1947. New Mollusca from the Pleistocene of San Pedro, California - III. Bulletins of American Paleontology 31(127):256-274 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 78623 | S. S. Berry. 1948. On Opalia montereyensis (Dall). Journal of Paleontology 40(1):15-19 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 78624 | S. S. Berry. 1954. New Californian Pleistocene Eulimidae. Bulletins of American Paleontology 35(151):1-16 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot] | |
| 78446 | J.Q. Burch. 1944. Distributional List of the West American Marine Molluscs from San Diego, California to the Polar Sea. Proceedings of the Conch Club of Southern California [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 78337 | A. Hendy. 2021. A review of the Quaternary Mollusca of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 71130 | P. W. Reinhart. 1937. Three New Species of the Pelecypod Family Arcidae from the Pliocene of California. Journal of Paleontology 11(3):181-185 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot] | |
| 78538 | G. Willett. 1939. A new species of mollusk from the San Pedro Pleistocene. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 36(2):202-203 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 75846 | G. Willett. 1944. Two new west American pelecypods. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 433(1):199-22 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot] |