UCMP Loc. A-9585 - Punta Cabras: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium neohexagonum
Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Haliotidae
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Haliotis cracherodi
(Leach 1814)
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| original and current combination Haliotis cracherodii | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Tegula brunnea
(Philippi 1849)
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| recombined as Chlorostoma brunnea | ||||||||||
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Tegula funebralis
(Adams 1855)
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| original and current combination Chlorostoma funebrale | ||||||||||
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Tegula cf. gallina
(Forbes 1850)
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| recombined as Chlorostoma gallina | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma ligatum
(Gould 1849)
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| recombined as Calliostoma ligatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea mitra
Eschscholtz 1833
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Acmaea pelta
Eschscholtz 1833
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| recombined as Lottia pelta | ||||||||||
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Acmaea cf. scutum
Eschscholtz 1833
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| recombined as Lottia scutum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula norrisianum
Williamson 1905
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix tumens
(Carpenter 1864)
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Hipponix antiquatus
(Linnaeus 1767)
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= Antisabia panamensis
Adams 1852
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices cf. reclusianus
(Deshayes 1839)
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= Polinices cf. recluzianus
Deshayes 1839
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
| recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana | ||||||||||
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Polinices lewisi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Amphissa versicolor
Dall 1871
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Mitrella carinata
(Hinds 1844)
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| recombined as Alia carinata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius perpingus
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Nassarius delosi
(Woodring 1946)
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| recombined as Caesia delosi | ||||||||||
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Nassarius fossatus
(Gould 1849)
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| recombined as Caesia fossatus | ||||||||||
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Nassarius mendicus
(Gould 1849)
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| recombined as Hima mendica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Kelletia kelleti
(Forbes 1852)
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| recombined as Kelletia kelletii | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Mitra ? idae
Melville 1893
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| recombined as Mitra (Atrimitra) idae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra pedroana
Dall 1908
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| recombined as Neoterebra pedroana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus californicus
Reeve 1844
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| recombined as Californiconus californicus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Clathrodrillia incisa
(Carpenter 1863)
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| recombined as Ophiodermella incisa | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: C. incisa fancherae; MISSPELT: Clathrodrilla | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella biplicata
(Sowerby 1825)
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| recombined as Callianax biplicata | ||||||||||
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Olivella pedroana
(Conrad 1855)
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| recombined as Callianax pedroana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Jaton festiva
(Hinds 1844)
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| recombined as Pteropurpura festiva | ||||||||||
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Thais emarginata
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Thais haemastoma
(Linnaeus 1767)
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| recombined as Stramonita haemostoma | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: T. haemastoma biserialis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Pusula californianus
(Gray 1828)
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| recombined as Pusula (Pusula) californiana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Bursidae
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Bursa californica
(Hinds 1843)
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| synonym of Crossata ventricosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana taphria
(Dall 1896)
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| recombined as Saccella taphria | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Mytilus californianus
Conrad 1837
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Hinnites multirugosus
(Gale 1928)
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| synonym of Crassadoma gigantea | ||||||||||
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Leptopecten latiauratus
(Conrad 1837)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea lurida
Carpenter 1864
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele decisa
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Semele (Semele) decisa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma nasuta
(Conrad 1837)
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| SUBSPECIES: M. nasuta helseyi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama pellucida
Broderip 1835
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= Chama arcana
Bernard 1976
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Coan et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Petricola carditoides
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Petricola (Petricola) carditoides | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Schizothaerus nuttalli
(Conrad 1837)
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| recombined as Tresus nuttallii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina nuttalli
Conrad 1837
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| recombined as Lucinisca nuttalli | ||||||||||
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Lucina californica
(Conrad 1837)
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| original and current combination Phacoides californicus | ||||||||||
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Here excavata
(Carpenter 1857)
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Polyplacophora
- Neoloricata
- Acanthochitonidae
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Cryptochiton stelleri
(Middendorf 1847)
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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus cf. nubilus
Darwin 1854
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Geography
| Country: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 32.4° North, 116.5° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.4° North, 116.5° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Altitude: | 20 feet |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Conglomeratic sand at basal contact with Cretaceous agglomerate (Alistos or San Fernando formation). Overlain by 5 ft of reddish-brown alluvium with 2 inch seam of caliche at base. THICKNESS: 4-5 ft. AGE: Late Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within unit. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | pebbly,shelly/skeletal unlithified conglomeratic sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unconsolidated, gravelly sand containing abundant cobbles and pebbles, poorly sorted, abundant cominuted shell material. LITHIFICATION: | |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Glacial or sequence phase: | transgressive |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow water, nearshore environment, bordering an open, precipitous coast. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Abundance in sediment: | abundant |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UCMP |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: W.K. Emerson (1954). REPOSITORY: University of California Museum of Paleontology. | |
| Taxonomic list comments: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. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 67613 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-11-27 21:50:21 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2007-11-27 21:50:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 19272. | 1% | 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] |
Secondary references:
| 18663 | E. V. Coan, P. V. Scott, and F. R. Bernard. 2000. Bivalve seashells of western North America. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2:1-764 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen] | |
| 63217 | A. J. W. Hendy. 2020. Unpublished taxonomic backbone for Eastern Pacific Invertebrate Communities of the Cenozoic (EPICC) Thematic Collections Network. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 19909 | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |