UCLA loc. 5758, Elsmere Canyon [Towsley Fm]: Early/Lower Pliocene, California
collected by Kern
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana taphria
(Dall 1896)
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92 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Saccella taphria | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Acila castrensis
(Hinds 1843)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Acila (Truncacila) castrensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Patinopecten lohri
(Hertlein 1927)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cyclocardia californica
(Dall 1903)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Coanicardita californica | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen sicarius
Gould 1850
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea generosa
Gould 1850
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium quadragenarium
(Conrad 1837)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Dallocardia quadragenarium | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma indentata
Carpenter 1864
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3 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) indentata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione (Anomalocardia) fernandoensis
(English 1914)
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54 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Chione (Securella) securis fernandoensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinisca nuttallii
(Conrad 1837)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Lucinisca nuttalli | ||||||||||
Lucinoma annulata
(Reeve 1850)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Lucinoma annulatum | ||||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium neohexagonum
Sharp and Pilsbry 1897
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina aff. culcitella
(Gould 1853)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla sp.
Risso 1826
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula adunca
Sowerby 1824
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61 specimens | |||||||||
Crepidula nummaria
Gould 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Calyptraea filosa
(Gabb 1866)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Procerithiidae
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Bittium cf. rugatum
Carpenter 1866
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5 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Lirobittium rugatum | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Elachisinidae
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Boetica hertleini
Kanakoff 1966
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Lacuna sp.
Turton 1827
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249 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Thais cf. lamellosa
Gmelin 1791
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Admete rhyssa
Dall 1919
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Hendy et al. 2008 | 18 specimens | ||||||||
synonym of Admete gracilior | ||||||||||
Cancellaria planospira
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cancellaria fernandoensis
Arnold 1907
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Hendy et al. 2008 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Euclia fernandoensis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Clavus aff. pallidus
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus californicus
Reeve 1844
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93 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Californiconus californicus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Mangelia interlirata
Stearns 1872
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1 specimen | |||||||||
synonym of Perimangelia interfossa | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra martini
English 1914
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48 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Taranis incultus
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius inquus
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174 specimens | |||||||||
Nassarius stocki
Kanakoff 1956
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72 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Nassarius (Catilon) stocki | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella gausapata
(Gould 1850)
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77 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Siphonaliidae
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Calicantharus humerosus
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Calicantharus fortis
(Carpenter 1866)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
SUBSPECIES: Calicanthus fortis angulatus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Mitra idae
Melville 1893
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Mitra (Atrimitra) idae | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Neverita reclusiana
(Deshayes 1839)
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312 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Glossaulax reclusiana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Balcis rutila
(Carpenter 1864)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Polygireulima rutila | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Crassispira aff. montereyensis
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21 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella cooperi
Carpenter 1864
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74 specimens | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Margarites pupillus
(Gould 1849)
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227 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Pupillaria pupilla | ||||||||||
Astraea gradata
Grant and Gale 1931
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Carcharodon sulcidens
(Agassiz 1835)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
synonym of Carcharodon carcharias | ||||||||||
Isurus hastalis
(Agassiz 1838)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Carcharodon hastalis | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Los Angeles |
Coordinates: | 34.4° North, 118.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 34.1° North, 117.2° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pliocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Towsley | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Towsley Fm, which unconformably overlies Eocene strata, and is overlain by the Pico Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Early Pliocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | poorly lithified calcareous sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Calcareous coarse-grained sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Variably lithified. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Spatial orientation: | preferred |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,surface (in situ),field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Collectors: | Kern |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: J.P. Kern, c. 1970's. REPOSITORY: UCLA, California. | |
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs. NOMENCLATURE: An authoritative publication, with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, but with species-resolution identifications. |
Metadata
Also known as: | LACMIP loc. 25758 | ||
Database number: | 97230 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
Modifier: | J. Marcot | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2010-07-20 19:08:51 | Last modified: | 2021-03-04 14:28:11 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-07-20 19:08:51 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
33152. | J. P. Kern. 1973. Early Pliocene marine climate and environment of the eastern Ventura Basin, Southern California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 96:1-117 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
19909 | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |