UCMP loc. A-244, Santa Paula (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 119.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 112.8° W)

When: Vaqueros Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone

• Holotype 3171144 Univ. Cal.. loc. A244, on the northeast side and near the west

•end of South Mountain, southwest of Santa Paula, Ventura County, in a soft

•sandstone near the base of the Vaqueros formation ... Vaqueros horizon, Lower Miocene.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by W. H. Corey; reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: W. Loel and W. H. Corey. 1932. The Vaqueros Formation, Lower Miocene of California (Part 1). University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 22(3):31-410 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 203554: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.08.2019, edited by Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Chondrichtheyes indet.
Chondrichtheyes indet.
"Carcharodon (shark) and Lamna (skate) teeth"
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Scutasteridae
Scutaster vaquerosensis n. sp.
Scutaster vaquerosensis n. sp. Loel and Corey 1932 sand dollar
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
? Schizaster "n. sp."
? Schizaster "n. sp." Agassiz 1835 heart urchin
UCMP 31716
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
"Pinniped and Cetacean bones in quantities"
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices recluzianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana
"Polinices recluzianus" = Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839 moon snail
as ssp. Polinices recluzianus andersoni
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Solenosteira venturana n. sp.
Solenosteira venturana n. sp. Loel and Corey 1932 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Rapana vaquerosensis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis
"Rapana vaquerosensis" = Califrapana vaquerosensis Arnold 1908 murex snail
aslo as ssp. Rapana vaquerosensis imperialis
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella inezana
Turritella inezana Conrad 1857 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia vaquerosensis
Anomia vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Lyropecten) bowersi" = Vertipecten bowersi, "Pecten (Plagioctenium) andersoni" = Pacipecten andersoni, "Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia, "Pecten (Chlamys) sespeensis" = Chlamys sespeensis
"Pecten (Lyropecten) bowersi" = Vertipecten bowersi Arnold 1906 scallop
"Pecten (Plagioctenium) andersoni" = Pacipecten andersoni Arnold 1906 scallop
as ssp. Pecten (Plagioctenium) andersoni subandersoni
"Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia" = Macrochlamis magnolia Conrad 1857 scallop
"Pecten (Chlamys) sespeensis" = Chlamys sespeensis Arnold 1906 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea eldridgei" = Crenostrea eldridgei
"Ostrea eldridgei" = Crenostrea eldridgei Arnold 1907 oyster
aslo as ssp. Ostrea eldridgei ynezana
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea titan" = Crassostrea titan, "Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina
"Ostrea titan" = Crassostrea titan Conrad 1853 oyster
as ssp. Ostrea titan subtitan
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855 oyster
as ssp. Ostrea vespertina loeli
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna stocktoni
Pinna stocktoni Loel and Corey 1932 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria hertleini
Pteria hertleini Wiedey 1928 pearl oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Mytilus expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus
"Mytilus expansus" = Crenomytilus expansus Arnold 1907 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata, "Phacoides (Miltha) sanctaecrucis" = Miltha (Miltha) sanctaecrucis
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) acutilineatus" = Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam
"Phacoides (Miltha) sanctaecrucis" = Miltha (Miltha) sanctaecrucis Arnold 1909 clam
misspelled as "Phacoides (Miltha) sanctacrucis"
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Dosinia (Dosinidia) mathewsonii" = Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi, Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami, Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana, Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana, Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis
"Dosinia (Dosinidia) mathewsonii" = Dosinia (Dosinia) whitneyi Gabb 1866 venus clam
misspelled as "Dosinia (Dosinidia) mathewsoni"
Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami Clark 1915 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana Wiedey 1928 venus clam
as spp. Dosinia (Dosinidia) margaritana projecta
Tivela (Pachydesma) inezana Conrad 1856 venus clam
Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis Gabb 1864 venus clam
as ssp. Clementia (Egesta) pertenuis conradiana
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense
"Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis" = Dallocardia vaquerosense Arnold 1908 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma nasuta
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Solen gravidus" = Solena (Plectosolen) gravidus
"Solen gravidus" = Solena (Plectosolen) gravidus Clark 1918 clam
type locality of ssp. Solen gravidus baileyi
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa
"Panope cf. generosa" = Panopea generosa Gould 1850 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti
"Crassatellites granti" = Hybolophus granti Wiedey 1928 clam
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp.
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle