LACMIP 41815: Gelasian, California
collected by Alexandra Buczek, Austin Hendy 2017

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Selia montereyensis
Unsorted fossils
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
Entobia sp. Bronn 1838
Malacostraca - Decapoda
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Cancer sp. Linnaeus 1758
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanidae indet. Leach 1817
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Calliostoma ligatum (Gould 1849)
recombined as Calliostoma ligatus
Calliostoma coalingensis Arnold 1909
Calliostoma gemmulatum Carpenter 1864
Lirularia optabilis (Carpenter 1864)
Gastropoda - Procerithiidae
Lirobittium casmaliense (Bartsch 1911)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda
Harfordia sp. Dall 1921
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria arnoldi Dall 1909
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassariidae indet. Iredale 1916
Caesia californianus
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Caesia)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella gausapata (Gould 1850)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Callianax biplicata (Sowerby 1825)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Forreria belcheri (Hinds 1843)
Paciocinebrina tenuisculpta
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834
Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes 1839)
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula princeps Conrad 1855
Crepidula onyx Sowerby 1824
Crucibulum spinosum Conrad 1855
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia californica (Dall 1903)
recombined as Coanicardita californica
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sicarius Gould 1850
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Heteroclidus punctatus
spelled with current rank as Pandora (Heteroclidus)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma nasuta (Conrad 1837)
Tellina idae Dall 1891
recombined as Idatellina idae
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Clinocardium nuttalli (Conrad 1837)
recombined as Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Tresus nuttallii (Conrad 1837)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Nutricola tantilla (Gould 1853)
Dosinia ponderosa (Gray 1838)
Tivela stultorum (Mawe 1823)
recombined as Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum
Securella kanakoffi
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Cryptomya californica (Conrad 1837)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. (Lamarck 1801)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara trilineata (Conrad 1856)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Dendostrea vespertina (Conrad 1855)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Pododesmus macrochisma (Deshayes 1839)
recombined as Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys rubida (Hinds 1845)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Santa Maria
Coordinates: 34.9° North, 120.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.8° North, 119.9° West
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Gelasian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Gelasian
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 1.80000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:2.0 to 1.85 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Formation:Careaga Sandstone Member:Cebada
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified sandstone
Lithology description: The Cebada Member consists of fine- to very fine-grained massive gray to yellow sand.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:LACM
Collectors:Alexandra Buczek, Austin Hendy Collection dates:2017
Metadata
Also known as:AB170621, Careaga Sandstone, Shuman Cut
Database number:214286
Authorizer:J. Sessa Enterer:A. Buczek
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2020-09-22 10:16:03 Last modified:2020-09-22 10:16:03
Access level:the public Released:2020-09-22 10:16:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
72722. A. Buczek, A. Hendy, M. Hopkins and J. Sessa. 2020. On the reconciliation of biostratigraphy and strontium isotope stratigraphy of three southern Californian Plio-Pleistocene formations. Geological Society America Bulletin 133(1-2):100-114 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Marcot]