UCMP A1297 (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Solano County, California (38.5° N, 122.0° W: paleocoordinates 40.1° N, 107.5° W)
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When: Markley Formation, Middle Eocene (48.6 - 37.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the UCMP
Primary reference: B. L. Clark. 1938. Fauna from the Markley Formation (Upper Eocene) on Pleasant Creek, California . Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 49:683-730 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 191188: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 14.01.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
"Crepidula pileum" = Spirocrypta pileum
"Crepidula pileum" = Spirocrypta pileum Gabb 1864 snail | |
Benoistia californica n. sp.
Benoistia californica n. sp. Clark 1938 snail | |
"Thiara markleyensis n. sp." = Melanatria markleyensis
"Thiara markleyensis n. sp." = Melanatria markleyensis Clark 1938 snail | |
? Elimia "n. sp." Adams and Adams 1858 snail
Elimia dickersoni n. sp. Clark 1938 snail
Elimia schencki n. sp. Clark 1938 snail | |
Turritella buwaldana Dickerson 1916 turret shell
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855 turret shell | |
Thiara calafi n. sp.
Thiara calafi n. sp. Clark 1938 snail | |
Cantharus californicus n. sp., Cantharus suturalis n. sp., Cantharus (Eocantharus) cowlitzensis, Siphonalia bicarinata
Cantharus californicus n. sp. true whelk
Cantharus suturalis n. sp. Clark 1938 true whelk
Cantharus (Eocantharus) cowlitzensis Clark 1938 true whelk
Siphonalia bicarinata Dickerson 1915 true whelk | |
"Molopophorus tejonensis" = Molopophorus cretaceus, Molopophorus crooki n. sp.
"Molopophorus tejonensis" = Molopophorus cretaceus Gabb 1864 snail
Molopophorus crooki n. sp. Clark 1938 snail | |
Perse tuberculatum n. sp. Clark 1938 snail
Perse markleyensis n. sp. Clark 1938 snail
Latirus kirbyi n. sp. Clark 1938 snail | |
Nekewis io Gabb 1864 snail | |
Turricula cf. uvasana snail | |
Conus aegilops cone shell | |
"Pseudoliva kirbyi n. sp." = Calorebama dilleri kirbyi, "Pseudoliva markleyensis n. sp." = Calorebama dilleri kirbyi
"Pseudoliva kirbyi n. sp." = Calorebama dilleri kirbyi Clark 1938 snail
"Pseudoliva markleyensis n. sp." = Calorebama dilleri kirbyi Clark 1938 snail | |
Urosalpinx kirbyi n. sp. Clark 1938 murex snail
Pseudoperissolax blakei Conrad 1855 murex snail | |
"Ficopsis cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis
"Ficopsis cowlitzensis" = Priscoficus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912 fig shell | |
"Gyrineum kewi" = Ameranella kewi
"Gyrineum kewi" = Ameranella kewi Dickerson 1915 triton shell | |
"Polinices hotsoni" = Polinices (Euspira) hotsoni, Polinices nuciformis, Polinices clementensis, "Neverita secta" = Glossaulax reclusiana, Sinum obliquum
"Polinices hotsoni" = Polinices (Euspira) hotsoni Weaver and Palmer 1922 moon snail
Polinices nuciformis Gabb 1864 moon snail
Polinices clementensis Hanna 1927 moon snail
"Neverita secta" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
Sinum obliquum Gabb 1864 moon snail | |
Nerita crooki n. sp., Nerita "n. sp."
Nerita crooki n. sp. snail
Nerita "n. sp." Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Glycymeris eocenica" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) eocenica, "Glycymeris sagittata" = Glycymeris (Glycymerita) sagittata
"Glycymeris eocenica" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) eocenica Weaver 1912 clam
"Glycymeris sagittata" = Glycymeris (Glycymerita) sagittata Gabb 1864 clam | |
Ostrea "n. sp." Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Lucina aff. taffana, "Lucina hannai n. sp." = Here (Here) hannai
Lucina aff. taffana clam
"Lucina hannai n. sp." = Here (Here) hannai Clark 1938 clam | |
"Corbula dickersoni" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni
"Corbula dickersoni" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) dickersoni Weaver and Palmer 1922 clam | |
Corbicula oldroydi n. sp., Corbicula arnoldi n. sp.
Corbicula oldroydi n. sp. Clark 1938 clam
Corbicula arnoldi n. sp. Clark 1938 clam | |
Myadesma eocenica n. sp.
Myadesma eocenica n. sp. Clark 1938 clam | |
"Mactra markleyensis n. sp." = Mactromeris markleyensis
"Mactra markleyensis n. sp." = Mactromeris markleyensis Clark 1938 clam | |
"Venericardia cf. clarki" = Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki
"Venericardia cf. clarki" = Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki Weaver and Palmer 1922 clam | |
"Yoldia markleyensis n. sp." = Portlandia (Portlandia) markleyensis
"Yoldia markleyensis n. sp." = Portlandia (Portlandia) markleyensis Clark 1938 clam |