Castro Canyon (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS M1030

Where: Santa Barbara County, California (34.9° N, 119.6° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 114.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Branch Canyon Formation, Hemingfordian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• middle Miocene, Temblor Stage

Environment/lithology: marine

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: E. D. Mitchell and C. A. Repenning. 1963. The chronologic and geolographic range of desmostylians. Contributions in Science 78:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59073: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.03.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Echinarachniidae
Vaquerosella andersoni
Vaquerosella andersoni Clark and Twitchell 1915 sand dollar
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Desmostylidae
Desmostylus cf. hesperus
Desmostylus cf. hesperus Marsh 1888 desmostylian
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander cf. jugularis
Scaphander cf. jugularis Conrad 1855 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Phos" dumbleanus
 Neogastropoda - Siphonaliidae
Bruclarkia cf. oregonensis
Bruclarkia cf. oregonensis Conrad 1848 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva californica" = Oliva (Oliva) californica
"Oliva californica" = Oliva (Oliva) californica Anderson 1905 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
""Trophon" kernensis" = Trophon (Austrotrophon) kernensis
""Trophon" kernensis" = Trophon (Austrotrophon) kernensis Anderson 1905 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficus (Trophosycon) ? ocoyana" = Trophosycon ocoyanum
"Ficus (Trophosycon) ? ocoyana" = Trophosycon ocoyanum Conrad 1855 fig shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella ocoyana
Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Aequipecten cf. andersoni" = Pacipecten andersoni
"Aequipecten cf. andersoni" = Pacipecten andersoni Arnold 1906 scallop