CSUN Loc. 494 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 118.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 104.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Llajas Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• "Stewart bed"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; sandstone

• Shallow-marine (transgressive) facies

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the LACM

Collection methods: bulk,

• Repository: Formerly California State University Northridge (CSUN)

Primary reference: R. L. Squires. 1984. Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350:1-76 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 201702: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 21.05.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
"? Trochocyathus striatus" = Trochosmilia (Acrosmilia) striata
"? Trochocyathus striatus" = Trochosmilia (Acrosmilia) striata Gabb 1864 stony coral
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Pacificor) hornii Gabb 1864 clam
as Venericardia (Pacificor) hornii calafia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solena (Eosolen) novacularis Anderson and Hanna 1925 clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium stentor Anderson and Hanna 1925 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Eocernina hannibali Dickerson 1914 snail
Pachycrommium clarki Stewart 1927 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus" = Rimella macilenta
"Ectinochilus (Macilentos) macilentus" = Rimella macilenta White 1889 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis" = Coalingodea tuberculiformis
"Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis" = Coalingodea tuberculiformis Gabb 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
"Olequahia domenginica" = Ranella domenginica
"Olequahia domenginica" = Ranella domenginica Vokes 1939 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella andersoni Dickerson 1916 turret shell