UCMP Loc. A-9587 - Punta Cabras: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polyplacophora
- Neoloricata
- Acanthochitonidae
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Cryptochiton stelleri
(Middendorf 1847)
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium neohexagonum
Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium indianorum
(Carpenter 1864)
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula onyx
Sowerby 1824
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Crepidula nivea
Adams 1852
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices lewisi
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Seila montereyensis
Bartsch 1907
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina scutulata
Gould 1849
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recombined as Littorina (Littorina) scutulata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Bursidae
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Bursa californica
(Hinds 1843)
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synonym of Crossata ventricosa | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Pusula californianus
(Gray 1828)
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recombined as Pusula (Pusula) californiana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella pedroana
(Conrad 1855)
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recombined as Callianax pedroana | ||||||||||
Olivella biplicata
(Sowerby 1825)
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recombined as Callianax biplicata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Mitra ? idae
Melville 1893
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recombined as Mitra (Atrimitra) idae | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Kelletia kelleti
(Forbes 1852)
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recombined as Kelletia kelletii | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Nassarius fossatus
(Gould 1849)
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recombined as Caesia fossatus | ||||||||||
Nassarius mendicus
(Gould 1849)
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recombined as Hima mendica | ||||||||||
SUBSPECIES: N. mendicus mendicus, N. mendicus cooper | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella carinata
(Hinds 1844)
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recombined as Alia carinata | ||||||||||
Amphissa versicolor
Dall 1871
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Maxwellia gemma
(Sowerby 1879)
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Jaton festiva
(Hinds 1844)
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recombined as Pteropurpura festiva | ||||||||||
"Purpura" nuttalli
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SUBSPECIES: P. nuttalli aciculiger | ||||||||||
Thais emarginata
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Acanthina lugubris
(Sowerby I 1822)
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recombined as Mexacanthina lugubris | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra pedroana
Dall 1908
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recombined as Neoterebra pedroana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus californicus
Reeve 1844
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recombined as Californiconus californicus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Mangelia variegata
Carpenter 1864
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recombined as Tenaturris variegata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Clathrodrillia incisa
(Carpenter 1863)
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recombined as Ophiodermella incisa | ||||||||||
SUBSPECIES: C. incisa ophioderma, C. incisa fancherae; MISSPELT: Clathrodrilla | ||||||||||
Cymatosyrinx hemphilli
(Stearns 1873)
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recombined as Globidrillia hemphilli | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix antiquatus
(Linnaeus 1767)
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= Antisabia panamensis
Adams 1852
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Hendy 2020 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Trimusculidae
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Gadinia reticulata
Sowerby 1835
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recombined as Trimusculus reticulata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma ligatum
(Gould 1849)
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recombined as Calliostoma ligatus | ||||||||||
Tegula funebralis
(Adams 1855)
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original and current combination Chlorostoma funebrale | ||||||||||
Tegula brunnea
(Philippi 1849)
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recombined as Chlorostoma brunnea | ||||||||||
Tegula cf. gallina
(Forbes 1850)
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recombined as Chlorostoma gallina | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Tegula ligulata
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Fissurella volcano
Reeve 1849
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Diodora aspera
(Rathke 1833)
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea scabra
(Gould 1846)
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original and current combination Patella (Lottia) scabra | ||||||||||
Acmaea digitalis
Eschscholtz 1833
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recombined as Lottia digitalis | ||||||||||
Acmaea pelta
Eschscholtz 1833
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recombined as Lottia pelta | ||||||||||
Acmaea insessa
(Hinds 1842)
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recombined as Lottia insessa | ||||||||||
Acmaea mitra
Eschscholtz 1833
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana taphria
(Dall 1896)
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recombined as Saccella taphria | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Penitella cf. penita
(Conrad 1837)
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Zirfaea pilsbryi
Lowe 1931
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Protothaca staminea
(Conrad 1837)
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recombined as Leukoma staminea | ||||||||||
Tivela stultorum
(Mawe 1823)
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recombined as Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum | ||||||||||
Petricola carditoides
(Conrad 1837)
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recombined as Petricola (Petricola) carditoides | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Schizothaerus nuttalli
(Conrad 1837)
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recombined as Tresus nuttallii | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina buttoni
(Dall 1900)
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original and current combination Tellina (Angulus) buttoni | ||||||||||
Tellina bodegensis
Hinds 1844
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recombined as Megangulus bodegensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax gouldi
(Dall 1921)
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recombined as Donax (Donax) gouldii | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium quadragenarium
(Conrad 1837)
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recombined as Dallocardia quadragenarium | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina nuttalli
Conrad 1837
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recombined as Lucinisca nuttalli | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Mytilus californianus
Conrad 1837
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Septifer bifurcatus
(Conrad 1837)
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Modiolus fornicatus
(Carpenter 1864)
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replaced by Modiolus carpenteri | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Leptopecten latiauratus
(Conrad 1837)
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SUBSPECIES: L. latiauratus monotimeris | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Pododesmus macrochismus
(Deshayes 1839)
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recombined as Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea lurida
Carpenter 1864
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Malacostraca
- Decapoda
- Cancridae
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Cancer (Romaleon) antennarius
(Stimpson 1856)
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Nations 1975 | |||||||||
recombined as Romaleon antennarium | ||||||||||
Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus cf. nubilus
Darwin 1854
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Balanus cf. californicus
(Pilsbry 1916)
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original and current combination Balanus tintinnabulum californicus | ||||||||||
SUBSPECIES: B. cf. tintinnabulum californicus | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Mexico |
Coordinates: | 31.3° North, 116.5° West (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 31.3° North, 116.5° West |
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Altitude: | 12 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: 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. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal,white lithified "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: White, well-indurated, sandy coquina of broken mollusc shells. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, based on facies description. | |
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.O. Addicott and W.K. Emerson (1953). 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: | 67641 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy, M. Clapham | Enterer: | A. Hendy, M. Clapham |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2006-11-30 02:35:52 | Last modified: | 2022-07-09 21:02:05 |
Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2007-05-30 02:35:52 |
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:
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] | |
52667 | decapod | J. D. Nations. 1975. The genus Cancer (Crustacea: Brachyura): systematics, biogeography and fossil record. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Bulletin 23:1-104 [C. Schweitzer/C. Schweitzer] |