CAS loc. 245, Grapevine Canyon: Eocene, California
collected by Bruce Martin

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
? Spiroglyphus tejonensis Arnold 1909
recombined as Rotularia (Rotularia) tejonense
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus pusillus (Gabb 1864)
replaced by Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864
Dentalium stramineum Gabb 1864
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Dentalium cooperii Gabb 1864
Anderson and Hanna 1925
corrected as Dentalium cooperi
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Crepidula pileum (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Spirocrypta pileum
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea excentrica (Gabb 1864)
synonym of Calyptraea diegoana
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana Conrad 1855
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticina obliqua Gabb 1864
Lunatia nuciformis Gabb 1864
recombined as Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis
Lunatia hornii Gabb 1864
recombined as Polinices hornii
Neverita secta Gabb 1864
synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana
Amauropsis alveata (Conrad 1855)
replaced by Amaurellina moragai
Amauropsis andersoni
    = Amauropsis alveata Conrad 1855
Anderson and Hanna 1925
replaced by Amaurellina moragai
Natica uvasana Gabb 1864
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea tuberculata (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) tuberculiformis
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Argobuccinum californicum (Gabb 1869)
Anderson and Hanna 1925
recombined as Gyrineum californicum
Fusus tumidus Gabb 1869
    = Gyrineum uvasalis n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Gyrineum uvasalis n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Cypraea matthewsonii
    = Cypraea kerniana n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
synonym of Grovesia mathewsonii
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis hornii (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Priscoficus hornii
Ficopsis remondii (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Ficus remondii
Nyctilochus cowlitzensis (Weaver 1912)
recombined as Priscoficus cowlitzensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia dickersoni (Weaver 1912)
    = Exilia fausta n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Ancillaria elongata Gabb 1864
replaced by Ancilla (Spirancilla) gabbi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mathewsonii Gabb 1864
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria stantoni Dickerson 1913
synonym of Bonellitia (Admetula) paucivaricata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Pseudoliva tejonensis n. sp. Dickerson 1915
synonym of Pseudoliva inornata
Pseudoliva volutaeformis Gabb 1864
recombined as Calorebama volutaeformis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Surcula ioformis n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
synonym of Nekewis io
Surcula io (Gabb 1864)
    = Surcula alizensis Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
synonym of Nekewis io
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra simplicissima Cooper 1894
    = Mitra murietta n. sp.
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Mitra uvasana n. sp. Dickerson 1915
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Nyctilochus washingtoniana (Weaver 1912)
recombined as Perse washingtoniana
Fasciolaria sinuata Gabb 1864
recombined as Latirus sinuatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Whitneya ficus Gabb 1864
recombined as Strepsidura ficus
Nyctilochus fusiformis
    = Siphonalia tularensis n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
recombined as Siphonalia (Nassicola) tularensis
Phos blakianus n. sp.
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Nyctilochus sopenahensis (Weaver 1912)
original and current combination Hemifusus sopenahensis
Hemifusus lewisiana Weaver 1912
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Molopophorus tejonensis n. sp. Dickerson 1915
synonym of Molopophorus cretaceus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Perissolax blakei (Conrad 1855)
recombined as Pseudoperissolax blakei
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Drillia ullreyana Cooper 1894
    = Surcula coaequalis n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Surcula washingtoniana (Weaver 1912)
Surcula cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus aegilops n. sp.
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Conus californiana (Conrad 1855)
Conus hornii Gabb 1864
Conus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turris uvasana
Surcula cohni n. sp. Dickerson 1915
recombined as Eosurcula cohni
Gemmula encinalis n. sp.
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Drillia raricostata (Gabb 1864)
    = Gemmula abacta n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Surcula (Surculites) sinuata (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Surculites sinuatus
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rimella simplex Gabb 1864
    = Cowlitzia canalifera Gabb 1864
Anderson and Hanna 1925
recombined as Ectinochilus (Cowlitzia) canalifer
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica cognata Gabb 1864
recombined as Architectonica (Stellaxis) cognata
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna costata Gabb 1864
recombined as Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea tejonensis Gabb 1869
Anderson and Hanna 1925
recombined as Patelloida tejonensis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula cooperi Dickerson 1913
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) cooperi
Acila sp. Adams and Adams 1858
as "Acila, n. sp."
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Glycimeris sp. (Da Costa 1778)
original and current combination Glycymeris
as "Glycimeris, n. sp."
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen parallelus Gabb 1864
recombined as Solena (Plectosolen) parallelus
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula parilis Gabb 1864
recombined as Caryocorbula parilis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Meretrix uvasana Conrad 1855
recombined as Pitar uvasana
Meretrix tejonensis Dickerson 1915
synonym of Pitar uvasana
Meretrix hornii Gabb 1864
recombined as Callista (Costacallista) hornii
Macrocallista conradiana (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana
Dosinia elevata Gabb 1864
recombined as Cyclinella elevata
Meretrix ovalis Gabb 1864
synonym of Cyclinella elevata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Psammobia sp.
spelled with current rank as Gari (Psammobia)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina joaquinensis Arnold 1909
    = Macoma viticola Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium cooperii Gabb 1864
synonym of Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
Cardium brewerii Gabb 1864
recombined as Schedocardia brewerii
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Myrtaea) sp. Bruguière 1797
as "Lucina (Myrtaea), n. sp."
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites uvasana (Conrad 1855)
original and current combination Crassatella uvasana
Crassatellites grandis Gabb 1864
synonym of Crassatella uvasana
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris viticola n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1825
Anderson and Hanna 1925
Glycimeris eocenica (Weaver 1912)
recombined as Glycymeris (Glycymeris) eocenica
Glycimeris sagittata (Gabb 1864)
recombined as Glycymerita sagittata
Glycymeris verticordia n. sp. Anderson and Hanna 1925
Anderson and Hanna 1925
recombined as Glycymeris (Tucetona) verticordia
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Kern
Coordinates: 34.9° North, 118.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.7° North, 104.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Altitude:2000 feet
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Eocene
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tejon
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:brown sandstone
Secondary lithology:gray "shale"
Environment:marginal marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:Bruce Martin
Metadata
Also known as:CASG loc. 66608
Database number:207113
Authorizer:J. Marcot Enterer:J. Marcot
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2019-12-27 16:02:24 Last modified:2023-11-20 11:23:12
Access level:the public Released:2019-12-27 16:02:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
71303. R. E. Dickerson. 1915. Fauna of the Type Tejon: Its relation to the Cowlitz Phase of the Tejon Group of Washington. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 5(3):33-98 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]

Secondary references:

59875 F. M. Anderson and G. D. Hanna. 1925. Fauna and stratigraphic relations of the Tejon Eocene at the type locality in Kern County, California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 11:1-249 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]