US Fisheries, Baird: Mississippian, California
collected by J. P. Smith, C. A. White
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Kleopatrinidae
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Lithostrotion californiense
Meek 1864
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| recombined as Paraheritschioides californiense | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Durhaminidae
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Lithostrotion sublaeve
Meek 1864
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| recombined as Durhamina sublaeve | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Aulophyllidae
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Clisiophyllum gabbi
Meek 1864
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Trilobita
- Proetida
- Phillipsiidae
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Proetus ellipticus
Meek and Worthen 1865
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| recombined as Elliptophillipsia ellipticus | ||||||||||
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Stenolaemata
- Rhabdomesida
- Rhomboporidae
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Rhombopora sp.
Meek 1872
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Fenestellidae
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Fenestella sp.
Lonsdale 1839
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Lingulata
- Lingulida
- Lingulidae
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Lingula mytiloides
Meek and Worthen 1873
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| synonym of Lingula carbonaria | ||||||||||
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Lingulata
- Discinida
- Disciniidae
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Discina sp.
Lamarck
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rugosochonetidae
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Chonetes loganensis
Hall and Whitfield 1877
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| recombined as Nix loganensis | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Echinoconchidae
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Productus cf. nebrascensis
Owen 1852
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| recombined as Parajuresania nebrascensis | ||||||||||
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Productus punctatus
(Martin 1809)
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| recombined as Echinoconchus punctatus | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productellidae
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Productus sp.
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Productus subaculeatus
Murchison 1840
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| recombined as Productella subaculeata | ||||||||||
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Productus giganteus
Sowerby 1822
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| recombined as Gigantella giganteus | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productidae
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Productus burlingtonensis
(Hall 1858)
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| recombined as Dictyoclostus burlingtonensis | ||||||||||
| as Productus flemingi var. burlingtonensis (Hall 1858) | ||||||||||
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Productus semireticulatus
(Martin 1809)
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| recombined as Dictyoclostus semireticulatus | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Orthotetidae
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Streptorhynchus cf. crenistria
(Phillips 1836)
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| recombined as Orthothetes crenistria | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Stenoscismatidae
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Camarophoria sp.
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| replaced by Stenoscisma | ||||||||||
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Camarophoria cooperensis
(Shumard 1855)
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Rhynchonella thera
Walcott 1884
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| recombined as Coledium therum | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Rhipidomellidae
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Orthis michelini
(L'Eveille 1835)
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| recombined as Rhipidomella michelini | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Dielasmatidae
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Terebratula hastata
Sowerby 1824
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| synonym of Dielasma virgoides | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Reticulariidae
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Spirifer lineatus
(Martin 1809)
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| recombined as Reticularia lineata | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Spiriferidae
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Spirifer centronatus
Shimer 1926
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Spirifer striatus
(Martin 1809)
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Athyrididae
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Spirigera sp.
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| spelled with current rank as Athyris (Spirigera) | ||||||||||
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Athyris lamellosa
(Léveillé 1835)
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Athyris subtilita
(Hall 1852)
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| recombined as Composita subtilita | ||||||||||
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Athyris hirsuta
(Hall 1857)
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| recombined as Cleiothyridina hirsuta | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Retziidae
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Retzia radialis
(Phillips 1836)
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferinida
- Spiriferellinidae
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Spiriferina cristata
(von Schlotheim 1816)
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| recombined as Spiriferellina cristata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Loxonematidae
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Loxonema sp.
Phillips 1841
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Palaeozygopleuridae
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Loxonema cf. delphicola
Hall 1860
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| recombined as Palaeozygopleura delphicola | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Murchisoniidae
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Murchisonia sp.
d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1841
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Gosseletinidae
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Pleurotomaria aff. capillaria
Conrad 1842
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| recombined as Dictyotomaria capillaria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Bellerophontida
- Tropidodiscidae
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Bellerophon cyrtolites
Hall 1858
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| recombined as Vorticina cyrtolites | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Bellerophontida
- Euphemitidae
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Bellerophon cf. galericulatus
Winchell 1862
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| recombined as Euphemites galericulatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Euomphalidae
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Euomphalus sp.
Sowerby 1814
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Euomphalus cf. luxus
Hall 1859
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Platyceratidae
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Cyclonema sp.
Hall 1852
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Rostroconchia
- Conocardiida
- Conocardiidae
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Conocardium alternistriatum
Herrick 1888
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| recombined as Aphelakardia alternistriata | ||||||||||
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Rostroconchia
- Conocardiida
- Hippocardiidae
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Conocardium cf. pulchellum
White and Whitfield 1862
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| recombined as Hippocardia pulchellum | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Nautilus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Cephalopoda
- Orthocerida
- Orthoceratidae
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Orthoceras sp.
Breynius 1832
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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? Astartella sp.
Hall 1858
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenomorphidae
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? Promacrus sp.
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Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
- Edmondiidae
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Allorisma sp.
King 1844
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Allorisma cf. costatum
(Meek and Worthen 1869)
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Allorisma cf. consanguinatum
Herrick 1888
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Edmondia sp.
de Koninck 1841
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Edmondia medon
Walcott 1884
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Bivalvia
- Modiomorphida
- Carydiidae
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Nucula insularis
Walcott 1884
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| recombined as Carydium insularis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Modiomorphida
- Modiomorphidae
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Modiomorpha cf. desiderata
Walcott 1884
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Palaeanatina cf. typa
Hall 1870
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kalenteridae
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Pleurophorus meeki
Walcott 1884
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Bivalvia
- Grammysiidae
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Cardiomorpha sp.
de Koninck 1844
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Prothyris meeki
Winchell in Meek 1875
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Sphenotus cf. valvulus
(Hall 1870)
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Sanguinolites aeolus
Hall and Whitfield 1869
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| recombined as Sphenotus aeolus | ||||||||||
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Grammysia famelica
Herrick 1888
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Grammysia arcuata
(Conrad 1841)
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Bivalvia
- Sanguinolitidae
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Sanguinolites cf. clavulus
Hall 1870
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Sphenotus rigidus
(White and Whitfield 1862)
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| recombined as Sanguinolites rigidus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Schizodidae
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Schizodus curtiformis
(Walcott 1884)
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Schizodus chemungensis
(Conrad 1842)
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Schizodus deparcus
Walcott 1884
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Schizodus pintoensis
Walcott 1884
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Macrodon cf. tenuistriatus
Meek and Worthen 1866
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| recombined as Parallelodon tenuistriatus | ||||||||||
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Macrodon hamiltonae
Hall 1870
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinnidae indet.
Leach 1819
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| as ""? Pinna sp."" and "? Aviculopinna sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Leptodesma cf. protextum
(Conrad 1842)
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Leptodesma cf. spinigerum
(Conrad 1842)
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Pterinea pintoensis
Walcott 1884
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Actinopteria aff. boydi
(Conrad 1842)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pterinopectinidae
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Pterinopecten vertumnus
Hall 1883
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Streblochondriidae
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Streblopteria similis
Walcott 1884
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Annuliconchidae
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Aviculopecten interlineatus
Meek and Worthen 1860
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| recombined as Annuliconcha interlineata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limipectinidae
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Aviculopecten cf. carboniferus
(Stevens 1858)
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| recombined as Acanthopecten carboniferous | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Aviculopectinidae
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Crenipecten winchelli
(Meek 1875)
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| original and current combination Aviculopecten winchelli | ||||||||||
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Crenipecten crenistriatus
(Meek 1871)
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| original and current combination Aviculopecten crenistriatus | ||||||||||
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Aviculopecten cf. affinis
Walcott 1884
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Aviculopecten peroccidens
Walcott 1884
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Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Miller 1821
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Shasta |
| Coordinates: | 40.8° North, 122.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.5° North, 53.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Mississippian |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 1-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Mississippian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 358.90000 - 323.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Baird |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | black cherty/siliceous "shale" |
| Lithology description: "black metamorphic siliceous shales, in places calcareous and occasionally sandy" (Smith 1894) | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collectors: | J. P. Smith, C. A. White |
Metadata
| Database number: | 214521 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Dunhill | Enterer: | B. Allen |
| Modifier: | B. Allen | ||
| Created: | 2020-10-05 09:12:41 | Last modified: | 2020-10-09 05:11:13 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-10-05 09:12:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 74055. | J. P. Smith. 1894. The Metamorphic Series of Shasta County, California. Journal of Geology 2(6):588-612 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] |