UCR 4847 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: San Diego County, California (32.8° N, 117.2° W: paleocoordinates 33.5° N, 103.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Ardath Formation (La Jolla Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. R. Givens and M. P. Kennedy. 1979. Eocene molluscan stages and their correlation, San Diego area, California. Pacific Section SEPM 1979:81-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 200714: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.04.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium cliffensis
Bittium cliffensis Hanna 1927 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella soledadensis" = Turritella andersoni soledadensis, Turritella uvasana
"Turritella soledadensis" = Turritella andersoni soledadensis Hanna 1927 turret shell
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855 turret shell
subspecies applinae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira clementensis, Natica domenginica, "Natica rosensis" = Natica (Carinacca) rosensis
Euspira clementensis Hanna 1927 moon snail
Natica domenginica Vokes 1939 moon snail
"Natica rosensis" = Natica (Carinacca) rosensis Hanna 1927 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Sassia bilineata" = Fasciolaria bilineata, "Perse martinez" = Whitneyella martinez
"Sassia bilineata" = Fasciolaria bilineata Dickerson 1916 tulip snail
"Perse martinez" = Whitneyella martinez Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Terebrifusus howei
Terebrifusus howei Hanna 1927 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
"Ficopsis cooperiana" = Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii
"Ficopsis cooperiana" = Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites mathewsonii, Eosurcula praeattenuata, Pleurofusia ladrilloensis, Pleurofusia fresnoensis
Surculites mathewsonii Gabb 1864 turrid
Eosurcula praeattenuata Gabb 1869 turrid
Pleurofusia ladrilloensis Hanna 1927 turrid
Pleurofusia fresnoensis Arnold 1909 turrid
 Sorbeoconcha - Seraphsidae
Paraseraphs cf. erraticus
Paraseraphs cf. erraticus Cooper 1894 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus supraplicatus" = Rimella supraplicata
"Ectinochilus supraplicatus" = Rimella supraplicata Gabb 1864 true conch
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris rosecanyonensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis
"Glycymeris rosecanyonensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis Hanna 1927 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma viticola
Macoma viticola Anderson and Hanna 1925 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis Gabb 1864 clam