UCR 4860 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: San Diego County, California (32.9° N, 117.2° W: paleocoordinates 33.6° 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 200717: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.04.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Portlandia rosa Hanna 1927 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris rosecanyonensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis
"Glycymeris rosecanyonensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) rosecanyonensis Hanna 1927 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Glyptoactis domenginica" = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica
"Glyptoactis domenginica" = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica Vokes 1939 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Anapteris wardii" = Corbula wardii
"Anapteris wardii" = Corbula wardii Hanna 1927 clam
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus hornii Gabb 1864 cone shell
subspecies cf. umpquaensis
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Pleurofusia ladrilloensis Hanna 1927 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Sassia bilineata" = Fasciolaria bilineata
"Sassia bilineata" = Fasciolaria bilineata Dickerson 1916 tulip snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica rosensis" = Natica (Carinacca) rosensis Hanna 1927 moon snail
Natica domenginica Vokes 1939 moon snail
Tejonia cf. moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
"Neverita globosa" = Neverita (Neverita) globosa Gabb 1869 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855 turret shell
subspecies applinae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium cliffensis Hanna 1927 cerith snail