UCMP 3607 - South bank of Cowlitz River at old Gries Ranch: Priabonian, Washington
collected by W. L. Effinger 1930

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Ischnochitonidae
Stenoplax informal sp. A Carpenter 1879
Dell'Angelo et al. 2011 10 specimens
Stenoplax informal sp. B Carpenter 1879
Dell'Angelo et al. 2011 1 specimen
Ischnochiton informal sp. A Gray 1847
Dell'Angelo et al. 2011 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria ocitatia
Lindberg and Hickman 1986
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia (Evalea) hiltoni (Winkle 1918)
Odostomia (Odostomia) winlockiana Effinger 1938
recombined as Odostomia winlockiana
Odostomia griesensis Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon parvum Dickerson 1917
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Erginus vaderensis (Lindberg 1979)
Lindberg 1987
Acmaea simplex Dickerson 1917
Acmaea ocitatia Hanna 1924
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Melanella sp. Bowdich 1822
Melanella (Melanella) clarki (Dickerson 1917)
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix arnoldi (Dickerson 1917)
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea dalli Dickerson 1917
recombined as Echinophoria dalli
Galeodea cf. fax Tegland 1931
recombined as Echinophoria fax
Phalium cf. egberti (Schenck 1926)
recombined as Liracassis egberti
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia weaveri Dickerson 1917
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria" landesi Winkle 1918
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Urosalpinx informal n. sp.
Trophon calamitus (Hanna 1924)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Cryptospira) instabilata Hanna 1924
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula arnoldi (Winkle 1918)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Spirotropis winlockensis Effinger 1938
recombined as Suavodrillia winlockensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus ruckmani Dickerson 1917
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus stephensoni Dickerson 1917
Molopophorus bramkampi Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Whitneyella" gabbi (Dickerson 1917)
"Fusinus" gesteri Dickerson 1917
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella eocenica (Weaver 1912)
Siphonalia packi (Dickerson 1917)
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Terebellum andersoni (Dickerson 1917)
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Cypraeogemmula warnerae n. sp. Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis merriami (Dickerson 1917)
Cerithiopsis washingtoniana (Dickerson 1915)
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Trichotropis alienensis Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina oligocenica Dickerson 1917
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Turbella cowlitzensis Effinger 1938
Alvania lettana (Winkle 1918)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Natica) cf. weaveri Tegland 1933
Polinices lincolnensis (Weaver 1916)
Neverita nomlandi Dickerson 1917
synonym of Neverita (Neverita) globosa
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Acrilla (Ferminoscala) dickersoni (Durham 1937)
Epitonium (Boreoscala) condoni (Dall 1909)
Epitonium (Boreoscala) keaseyense Durham 1937
Durham 1937
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea diegoana (Conrad 1855)
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Crepidula pileum (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Spirocrypta pileum
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium howardi (Dickerson 1917)
Gastropoda - Pleuroceridae
Elimia sp. Adams and Adams 1858
"probably new"
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritellopsis ? weaveri (Winkle 1918)
Gastropoda - Liotiidae
Liotia weaveri Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Colloniidae
Cirsochilus washingtonianus Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
? Homalopoma sp. Carpenter 1864
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Cylichnina turneri Effinger 1938
Volvulella tabori Effinger 1938
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander washingtonensis Tegland 1933
as ssp. "Scaphander washingtonensis goodspeedi"
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Loxocardium etheringtoni Effinger 1938
recombined as Schedocardia etheringtoni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Tellina) townsendensis (Clark 1925)
recombined as Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis
Tellina (Moerella) lincolnensis (Weaver 1916)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari martini (Dickerson 1917)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele reagani Dickerson 1917
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama grunskyi Hanna 1924
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Taras griesensis Effinger 1938
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) clarki (Dickerson 1917)
recombined as Lamelliconcha clarki
Macrocallista cf. williamsoni Weaver and Palmer 1922
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula packardi Dickerson 1917
recombined as Pseudocardium packardi
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula cowlitzensis Dickerson 1917
recombined as Caryocorbula cowlitzensis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya" arnoldi (Dickerson 1917)
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen townsendensis (Clark 1925)
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Saxicava sp. de Bellevue 1802
synonym of Hiatella
Glycymeris andersoni (Dickerson 1917)
original and current combination Glycimeris andersoni
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
"Tellina" gibsonensis Van Winkle 1918
recombined as Thracia gibsonensis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Here) dalli (Dickerson 1917)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Cartidamera) weaveri Dickerson 1917
recombined as Glans weaveri
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella perrini (Dickerson 1917)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris winlockensis Effinger 1938
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Arca washingtoniana Dickerson 1917
recombined as Tetrarca washingtoniana
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Acar) reinharti Effinger 1938
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Cucullaria (Porterius) gabbi (Dickerson 1917)
recombined as Porterius gabbi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima bella Dickerson 1917
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) grunskyi Hertlein 1929
recombined as Chlamys grunskyi
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Pedalion clarki Effinger 1938
recombined as Isognomon (Isognomon) clarki
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Acutostrea griesensis n. sp. (Effinger 1938)
Squires 2018
Ostrea griesensis Effinger 1938
recombined as Acutostrea griesensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana merriami (Dickerson 1917)
recombined as Nuculana (Saccella) merriami
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi (Sharp and Pilsbry 1898)
Emerson 1957
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia cf. variabilis Nomland 1916
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Washington County:Lewis
Coordinates: 47.7° North, 123.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.0° North, 110.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian Other zone: Barbatia merriami
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lincoln Creek Member:Gries Ranch
Local section:Gries Ranch Local bed:45-48 ft
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine,tuffaceous,gray sandstone
Lithology description: Fine-grained gray tuffaceous sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:LACM,UCMP
Collectors:W. L. Effinger Collection dates:middle 1930s.
Metadata
Also known as:UW 239; Gries Ranch of Washington; LACMIP loc. 10037
Database number:40733
Authorizer:P. Wagner, M. Uhen, J. Marcot, E. Clites, P. Holroyd, W. Kiessling Enterer:K. Koverman, P. Wagner, M. Uhen, M. Krause, J. Marcot, E. Clites, P. Holroyd
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-06-28 13:53:01 Last modified:2024-04-23 14:51:08
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-28 13:53:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
88247. W. L. Effinger. 1938. The Gries Ranch Fauna (Oligocene) of Western Washington. Journal of Paleontology 12(4):355-390 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]

Secondary references:

59810 B. Dell'Angelo, A. Bonfitto, and M. Taviani. 2011. Chitons (Polyplacophora) from Paleogene Strata in Western Washington State, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 85(5):936-954 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]
58580 J. W. Durham. 1937. Gastropods of the Family Epitoniidae from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rocks of the West Coast of North America, including One New Species by F. E. Turner and One by R. A. Bramkamp. Journal of Paleontology 11(6):479-512 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
88146 W. K. Emerson. 1957. Three New Tertiary Scaphopods, with a Review of the Extinct Western North American Siphonodentaliidae. Journal of Paleontology 31(5):985-991 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]
64932 D. R. Lindberg. 1987. Recent and fossil species of the genus Erginus from the north Pacific Ocean (Patellogastropoda: Mollusca). PaleoBios 12(46):1-7 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]
65926 D. R. Lindberg and C. S. Hickman. 1986. A new anomalous giant limpet from the Oregon Eocene (Mollusca: Patellida). Journal of Paleontology 60(3):661-668 [E. Clites/E. Clites/M. Uhen]
18061 E. A. Nesbitt. 2018. Cenozoic Marine Formations of Washington and Oregon: an annotated catalogue. PaleoBios 35:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
70556 R. L. Squires. 2018. Paleocene and Eocene oysters from the West Coast of the United States: Revision of named species and recognition of new species. Contributions in Science 526:1-29 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
58001 R. L. Squires, J. L. Goedert, and S. R. Benham. 1996. Protoconch of the Rare Ovulid Gastropod Cypraeogemmula warnerae Effinger, 1938, from the Eocene of Western Washington. The Veliger 39(2):136-141 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
109721% N. M. Tegland. 1931. The gastropod genus Galeodea in the Oligocene of Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 19(18):397-434 [P. Wagner/K. Koverman/K. Koverman]