UCMP loc. A1889, Wheatland (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Yuba County, California (39.1° N, 121.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 44.6° N, 102.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Wheatland Formation, Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• UPPER EOCENE (Galvinian Stage)

Environment/lithology: coastal; pebbly conglomerate and tuffaceous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: B. L. Clark and C. A. Anderson. 1938. Wheatland Formation and its relation to Early Tertiary andesites in the Sierra Nevada. Geological Society Of America Bulletin 49:931-956 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 205787: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.10.2019, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Pleuroceridae
Elimia sacramentensis n. sp.
Elimia sacramentensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella variata, Turritella wheatlandensis n. sp.
Turritella variata Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella wheatlandensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
? Thiara wheatlandensis n. sp., Thiara smartsvillensis n. sp.
? Thiara wheatlandensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938 snail
Thiara smartsvillensis n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices washingtonensis, "Polinices (Neverita) aff. recluzianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana
Polinices washingtonensis Weaver 1916 moon snail
"Polinices (Neverita) aff. recluzianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Siphonalia bicarinata" = Siphonalia (Nassicola) bicarinata
"Siphonalia bicarinata" = Siphonalia (Nassicola) bicarinata Dickerson 1915 true whelk
type locality of spp. Siphonalia bicarinata wheatlandensis
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia (Buccinanops) clarki, Molopophorus bramkampi n. sp., Molopophorus cf. stephensoni
Bullia (Buccinanops) clarki Wagner and Schilling 1923 snail
type locality of ssp. Bullia (Buccinanops) clarki wheatlandensis
Molopophorus bramkampi n. sp. Effinger 1938 snail
Molopophorus cf. stephensoni Dickerson 1917 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Priscofusus chehalisensis" = Fusinus (Priscofusus) hecoxi
"Priscofusus chehalisensis" = Fusinus (Priscofusus) hecoxi Arnold 1908 snail
type locality of ssp. Priscofusus chehalisensis weaveri
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Acutostrea gaviota
Acutostrea gaviota Squires 2018 oyster
as "Ostrea, n. sp?"
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Mactra packardi" = Pseudocardium packardi
"Mactra packardi" = Pseudocardium packardi Dickerson 1917 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Pitar (Lamelliconcha) clarki" = Lamelliconcha clarki, Pitar (Lamelliconcha) crooki n. sp., "Pachydesma inezana" = Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana
"Pitar (Lamelliconcha) clarki" = Lamelliconcha clarki Dickerson 1917 venus clam
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) crooki n. sp. Clark and Anderson 1938 venus clam
"Pachydesma inezana" = Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana Conrad 1856 venus clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula sp.
Corbicula sp. Megerle 1811 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari sp.
Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam