UCMP 459, Grapevine Canyon: Eocene, California
collected by Roy Cohn and R. E. Dickerson
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus pusillus
(Gabb 1864)
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| replaced by Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella uvasana
Conrad 1855
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| also T. u. bicarinata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Rimella simplex
Gabb 1864
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| synonym of Rimella supraplicata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Volutilithes sp.
Swainson 1829
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| as "Volutilithes, n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pseudolividae
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Pseudoliva volutaeformis
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Calorebama volutaeformis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ancillariidae
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Ancillaria elongata
Gabb 1864
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| replaced by Ancilla (Spirancilla) gabbi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Whitneya ficus
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Strepsidura ficus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula cowlitzensis
Weaver 1912
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus hornii
Gabb 1864
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Amauropsis alveata
(Conrad 1855)
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| replaced by Amaurellina moragai | ||||||||||
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Naticina obliqua
Gabb 1864
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Neverita secta
Gabb 1864
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| synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana | ||||||||||
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Lunatia nuciformis
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Leda gabbi
(Conrad 1866)
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| misspelling Nuculana gabbii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycimeris sagittata
(Gabb 1864)
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| recombined as Glycymerita sagittata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula hornii
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Caryocorbula hornii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula merriami
(Packard 1916)
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| recombined as Mactromeris merriami | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Dosinia elevata
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Cyclinella elevata | ||||||||||
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Meretrix ovalis
Gabb 1864
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| synonym of Cyclinella elevata | ||||||||||
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Meretrix tejonensis
Dickerson 1915
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| synonym of Pitar uvasana | ||||||||||
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Macrocallista conradiana
(Gabb 1864)
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| recombined as Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana | ||||||||||
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Meretrix hornii
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Callista (Costacallista) hornii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium cf. olequahensis
Weaver 1912
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| recombined as Schedocardia olequahensis | ||||||||||
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Cardium brewerii
Gabb 1864
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| recombined as Schedocardia brewerii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Psammobia hornii
(Gabb 1864)
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| recombined as Gari (Gobraeus) hornii | ||||||||||
| 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: | 2100 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
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collectors: | Roy Cohn and R. E. Dickerson |
Metadata
| Database number: | 207123 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Marcot | Enterer: | J. Marcot |
| Modifier: | J. Marcot | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2019-12-27 17:16:29 | Last modified: | 2019-12-27 17:26:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-12-27 17:16:29 |
| 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] |