Crown Point (Pleistocene of the United States)

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

When: Bay Point Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; gray sandstone

• Light gray, cross-bedded coarse sands and gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: U. S. Grant and L. G. Hertlein. 1938. The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea. Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2:1-225 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 203417: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.08.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Serridens oblonga2
Echinoidea
 Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Stimpson 1857 sea urchin
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
"Coleophysis harpa" = Acteocina harpa2
"Coleophysis harpa" = Acteocina harpa2 Dall 1871 barrel-bubble
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla sp.2, Turbonilla torquata2
Turbonilla sp.2 Risso 1826 snail
Turbonilla torquata2 Gould 1853 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum spinosum2, Crepidula onyx2
Crucibulum spinosum2 Conrad 1855 slipper shell
Crepidula onyx2 Sowerby 1824 slipper shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium sp.2
Epitonium sp.2 Bolten 1798 wentletrap
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata2
"Olivella biplicata" = Callianax biplicata2 Sowerby 1825 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
""Nassa" fossata" = Caesia fossatus2
""Nassa" fossata" = Caesia fossatus2 Gould 1849 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
"Littorina scutulata" = Littorina (Littorina) scutulata2
"Littorina scutulata" = Littorina (Littorina) scutulata2 Gould 1849 periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila montereyensis2
Seila montereyensis2 Bartsch 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Alvania acutelirata" = Actonia compacta2, Rissoina nereina2
"Alvania acutelirata" = Actonia compacta2 Carpenter 1864 snail
Rissoina nereina2 Bartsch 1915 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Barleeiidae
Barleeia haliotiphila2
Barleeia haliotiphila2 Carpenter 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Neverita reclusiana" = Glossaulax reclusiana2
"Neverita reclusiana" = Glossaulax reclusiana2 Deshayes 1839 moon snail
subspecies alta and imperferforata
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Pseudorotella supravallata2
Pseudorotella supravallata2 Carpenter 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
Caecum californicum2
Caecum californicum2 Dall 1885 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix tumens2
Hipponix tumens2 Carpenter 1864 hoof shell
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella volcano2
Fissurella volcano2 Reeve 1849 snail
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
"Liotia acuticostata" = Parviturbo acuticostatus2
"Liotia acuticostata" = Parviturbo acuticostatus2 Carpenter 1864 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Tegula ligulata2, Halistylus pupoideus2
Tegula ligulata2 Menke 1850 top snail
Halistylus pupoideus2 Carpenter 1864 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Pomaulax undosus" = Megastraea undosa2
"Pomaulax undosus" = Megastraea undosa2 Wood 1828 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium neohexagonum2
Dentalium neohexagonum2 Sharp and Pilsbry 1897 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Schizothaerus nuttali" = Tresus2
"Schizothaerus nuttali" = Tresus2 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum2, Chione californiensis2, "Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea2, Saxidomus nutalli2, Amiantis callosa2
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum2 Mawe 1823 venus clam
Chione californiensis2 Broderip and Sowerby I 1835 venus clam
"Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea2 Conrad 1837 venus clam
Saxidomus nutalli2 venus clam
Amiantis callosa2 Conrad 1837 venus clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii2
"Donax gouldi" = Donax (Donax) gouldii2 Dall 1921 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma secta" = Rexithaerus secta2
"Macoma secta" = Rexithaerus secta2 Conrad 1837 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
"Semele decisa" = Semele (Semele) decisa2
"Semele decisa" = Semele (Semele) decisa2 Conrad 1837 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Leptopecten latiauralus2
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula exigua" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) exigua2
"Nucula exigua" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) exigua2 Sowerby 1833 nut clam
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Coronulidae
Cryptolepas murata1, Coronula sp.1, Coronula diadema1
Cryptolepas murata1 Zullo 1961 whale barnacle
Coronula sp.1 Bruguière 1792 whale barnacle
Coronula diadema1 Linnaeus 1767 whale barnacle
Pseudorotella invallata
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"Pseudorotella invallata" = Pseudorotella supravallatum2
"Pseudorotella invallata" = Pseudorotella supravallatum2 Carpenter 1864
1Taylor et al. 2019; 2Valentine 1959