UCMP A-7308, Bear Creek (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as UDCMP loc. D-2725; CAS loc. 1350

Where: Colusa County, California (39.1° N, 122.4° W: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 71.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Grizzly Canyon Member (Crack Canyon Formation), Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithified carbonate

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Kiel

Primary reference: S. Kiel and K. A. Campbell. 2005. Lithomphalus enderlini gen. et sp. nov. from cold-seep carbonates in California—a Cretaceous neomphalid gastropod?. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 227:232-241 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 151968: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Marko Manojlovic on 27.10.2013, edited by Mark Uhen and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Neomphalida - Neomphalidae
Retiskenea tuberculata1, Lithomphalus enderlini
Retiskenea tuberculata1 Campbell 2008 snail
Lithomphalus enderlini Kiel and Campbell 2005 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Paskentanidae
Paskentana hamiltonensis n. sp.1, Paskentana berryessaensis n. sp.3, Paskentana paskentaensis3
Paskentana hamiltonensis n. sp.1 Kaim et al. 2014 snail
Paskentana berryessaensis n. sp.3 Kiel et al. 2008 snail
Paskentana paskentaensis3 Stanton 1895 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Puncturella mcleani n. sp.2
Puncturella mcleani n. sp.2 Kiel et al. 2010 puncturella
 Lepetellida - Scissurellidae
Triassurella goederti n. sp.2
Triassurella goederti n. sp.2 Kiel et al. 2010 snail
 Trochoidea - Colloniidae
Hikidea osoensis n. sp.1
Hikidea osoensis n. sp.1 Kaim et al. 2014 snail
 Seguenzioidea - Chilodontaidae
? Chilodonta reticulata n. sp.1, ? Cataegis sp.1
? Chilodonta reticulata n. sp.1 Kaim et al. 2014 snail
? Cataegis sp.1 McLean and Quinn 1987 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
? Dentalium sp.3
? Dentalium sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Oxyeurax trapezoidalis1, Neocrassina californica1
Oxyeurax trapezoidalis1 Stanton 1895 clam
Neocrassina californica1 Stanton 1895 clam
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Buchia crassicollis3
Buchia crassicollis3 Keyserling 1846 scallop
as ssp. "Buchia crassicolis solida?"
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiola major" = Modiolus major3
"Modiola major" = Modiolus major3 Gabb 1869 mussel
 Nuculiformii -
Solemyida indet.3
Solemyida indet.3 Newell 1965 clam
"solemyids"
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax stantoni1
Acharax stantoni1 Vokes 1955 Awning Clam
1Kaim et al. 2014; 2Kiel et al. 2010; 3Kiel et al. 2008