LACMIP Loc. 1309: Late/Upper Pleistocene, California
collected by W. Easton & L. Marincovich
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Polyplacophora
- Neoloricata
- Mopaliidae
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Mopalia wossnessenski
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Mopalia wossnessenski or M. hindsii | ||||||||||
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= Mopalia sp.
Gray 1847
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Hendy 2021 | |||||||||
| Mopalia wossnessenski is a NW Pacific taxon | ||||||||||
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Mopalia cf. wossnessenski
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Mopalia sp.
Gray 1847
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Hendy 2021 | |||||||||
| Mopalia wossnessenski is a NW Pacific taxon | ||||||||||
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Mopalia muscosa
(Gould 1846)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Mopalia aff. ciliata
(Sowerby 1840)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Polyplacophora
- Neoloricata
- Ischnochitonidae
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Stenoplax sp.
Carpenter 1879
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Stenoplax heathiana
Berry 1946
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Stenoplax heathiana or S. fall | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiolus sp.
(Lamarck 1801)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Lasaeidae
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Lasaea subviridus
(Dall 1899)
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Lasaea adansoni | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Transenella tantilla
(Gould 1853)
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20 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Nutricola tantilla | ||||||||||
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Chione sp.
von Mühlfield 1811
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinoma annulata
(Reeve 1850)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Lucinoma annulatum | ||||||||||
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Epilucina californica
(Conrad 1837)
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23 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Phacoides californicus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Glans subquadrata
(Carpenter 1864)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Glans carpenteri | ||||||||||
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Milneria kelseyi
Dall 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina culcitella
(Gould 1853)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Procerithiidae
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Bittium purpureum
Carpenter 1864
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium purpureum | ||||||||||
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Bittium armillatum
Carpenter 1864
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium armillatum | ||||||||||
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Bittium cf. armillatum
Carpenter 1864
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium armillatum | ||||||||||
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Bittium cf. attenuatum
Carpenter 1864
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirobittium attenuatum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Petaloconchus montereyensis
Dall 1919
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Petaloconchus compactus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix antiquatus
(Linnaeus 1767)
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19 specimens | |||||||||
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= Antisabia panamensis
Adams 1852
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Hendy 2021 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Assimineidae
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Assiminea californica
(Tryon 1865)
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22 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Assiminea translucens | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis sp.
Hanley 1849
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Granulina subtrigona
(Carpenter 1864)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Gibberula subtrigona | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Ocenebra lurida
(Middendorff 1848)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Paciocinebrina lurida | ||||||||||
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Ocenebra interfossa
(Carpenter 1864)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Paciocinebrina interfossa | ||||||||||
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Acanthina spirata
(Blainville 1832)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Acanthinucella spirata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Clathromangelia interfossa
(Carpenter 1864)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Perimangelia interfossa | ||||||||||
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Clathromangelia cf. interfossa
(Carpenter 1864)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Perimangelia interfossa | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella biplicata
(Sowerby 1825)
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16 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Callianax biplicata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius mendicus
(Gould 1849)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Hima mendica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella carinata
(Hinds 1844)
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16 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Alia carinata | ||||||||||
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Amphissa versicolor
Dall 1871
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Cymatium sp.
Röding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina scutulata
Gould 1849
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419 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Littorina (Littorina) scutulata | ||||||||||
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Littorina planaxis
Philippi 1847
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| replaced by Littorina (Neritrema) keenae | ||||||||||
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Lacuna sp.
Turton 1827
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Lacuna cf. unifasciata
Carpenter 1857
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium sculptum
Sowerby 1855
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78 specimens | |||||||||
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= Neostylidium eschrichtii
Middendorff 1849
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Hendy 2021 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula coei
Berry 1950
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Crepidula naticarum | ||||||||||
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Crepidula adunca
Sowerby 1824
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Crepidula cf. adunca
Sowerby 1824
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Crepidula cf. onyx
Sowerby 1824
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Homalopoma luridum
Dall 1885
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14 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Homalopoma (Homalopoma) luridum | ||||||||||
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Homalopoma baculum
(Carpenter 1864)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Homalopoma cf. baculum
(Carpenter 1864)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Norrisia norrisi
(Sowerby I 1838)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Norrisia norrisii | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Tegula funebralis
(Adams 1855)
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13 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Chlorostoma funebrale | ||||||||||
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Tegula gallina
(Forbes 1850)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Chlorostoma gallina | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Tegula gallina multifilosa | ||||||||||
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Lirularia succincta
(Carpenter 1864)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Haliotidae
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Haliotis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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11 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia turricula
(Dall et al. 1901)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Odostomia (Ivara) amava | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
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Clathromangelia sp.
Monterosato 1884
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Notoacmea sp.
Iredale 1915
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Collisella scabra
(Gould 1846)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Patella (Lottia) scabra | ||||||||||
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Collisella pelta
(Eschscholtz 1833)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lottia pelta | ||||||||||
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Notoacmea insessa
(Hinds 1842)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lottia insessa | ||||||||||
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Collisella limatula
(Carpenter 1864)
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31 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Patella limatula | ||||||||||
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Acmaea mitra
Eschscholtz 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Los Angeles |
| Coordinates: | 33.8° North, 118.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.8° North, 118.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Altitude: | 123 meters | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unnamed Quaternary terrace, which locally overlies Altamira Shale (middle-late Miocene). AGE: Late Pleistocene, following Marincovich (1976). STRATIGRAPHIC DETAILS: From terrace five of Woodring et al. (1946). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified "siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: not reported in text, but siliciclastic. LITHIFICATION: not reported in text, but fossils in LACMIP collection from LACMIP loc. 1309 are unlithified. | |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Glacial or sequence phase: | transgressive |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: fauna is characteristic of rocky intertidal or shallow subtidal hard ground. SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: from terrace deposit accumulated under transgressive conditions. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Degree of concentration: | -hiatal |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | abundant |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | LACM |
| Collectors: | W. Easton & L. Marincovich |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: W. Easton and L. Marincovich (c. 1970s). REPOSITORY: LACMIP, including former USC collections. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs, but echinoids and decapods are likely present and are not included. NOMENCLATURE: Somewhat antiquated, but mostly with species-resolution identifications. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Marincovich Site 5-1 | ||
| Database number: | 202490 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2019-07-11 23:52:41 | Last modified: | 2019-07-14 23:32:08 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2020-01-11 23:52:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 69388. | L. Marincovich. 1976. Late Pleistocene molluscan faunas from upper terraces of the Palos Verdes Hills, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Contributions in Science 281:1-28 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/S. Ávila] |
Secondary references:
| 78337 | A. Hendy. 2021. A review of the Quaternary Mollusca of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 63217 | A. J. W. Hendy. 2020. Unpublished taxonomic backbone for Eastern Pacific Invertebrate Communities of the Cenozoic (EPICC) Thematic Collections Network. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |