UCR 4985 (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: upper Member (Scripps Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

• inner shelf

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 200750: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.04.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 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
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam
subspecies semidentata
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia sorrentoensis Hanna 1927 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma cf. viticola Anderson and Hanna 1925 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Mercimonia bunkeri Hanna 1927 venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis Gabb 1864 clam
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus supraplicatus" = Rimella supraplicata
"Ectinochilus supraplicatus" = Rimella supraplicata Gabb 1864 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Seraphsidae
Paraseraphs erraticus Cooper 1894 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii Gabb 1864 fig shell
subspecies crescentensis
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Pseudoperissolax blakei Conrad 1855 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus hornii Gabb 1864 cone shell
subspecies umpquaensis
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurofusia cf. fresnoensis" = Pleurotoma fresnoensis
"Pleurofusia cf. fresnoensis" = Pleurotoma fresnoensis Arnold 1909 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
"Ficopsis cooperiana" = Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii
"Ficopsis cooperiana" = Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Terebrifusus howei Hanna 1927 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Sassia cf. bilineata" = Fasciolaria bilineata
"Sassia cf. bilineata" = Fasciolaria bilineata Dickerson 1916 tulip snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora stocki Dickerson 1916 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Phalium tuberculiformis" = Coalingodea tuberculiformis
"Phalium tuberculiformis" = Coalingodea tuberculiformis Gabb 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Tejonia cf. moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855 turret shell
subspecies neopleura
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium cliffensis Hanna 1927 cerith snail