Olympic Foundary (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP A1803

Where: King County, Washington (47.5° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 111.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Blakeley Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. L. Squires and J. L. Goedert. 1994. A new species of the volutid gastropod Fulgoraria (Musashia) from the Oligocene of Washington. The Veliger 37(4):400-409 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 205215: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula ungana Dall 1908 slipper shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Opalia bravinderi Durham 1937 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum scopulosum Conrad 1849 moon snail
"Amauropsis blakeleyensis" = Polinices (Euspira) blakeleyensis Tegland 1933 moon snail
"Polinices rectus" = Neverita (Neverita) washingtonensis Weaver 1916 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Suavodrillia hertleini" = Ptychosyrinx hertleini Durham 1944 turrid
Hemipleurotoma oostinghi Durham 1944 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Clavatula rossellae" = Turricula rossellae
"Clavatula rossellae" = Turricula rossellae Durham 1944 snail
 Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatoma fulleri n. sp. Durham 1944 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Fulgoraria (Musashia) ellenmooreae Squires and Goedert 1994 volute
"Miopleiona "sp. A"" = Fulgoraria (Miopleiona) Dall 1907 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella shepardae Tegland 1933 margin shell
Marginella teglandae Durham 1944 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Siphonaliidae
Bruclarkia seattlensis n. sp. Durham 1944 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Priscofusus hannibali" = Fusinus (Priscofusus) hannibali Clark and Arnold 1923 snail
Priscofusus stewarti Tegland 1933 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Echinophoria rex" = Liracassis rex
"Echinophoria rex" = Liracassis rex Tegland 1931 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella blakeleyensis" = Turritella diversilineata blakeleyensis
"Turritella blakeleyensis" = Turritella diversilineata blakeleyensis Weaver 1912 turret shell
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
"Turcicula washingtoniana" = Bathybembix washingtoniana
"Turcicula washingtoniana" = Bathybembix washingtoniana Dall 1909 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Oxystele dorni Durham 1944 top snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula clarki n. sp. Gardner 1916 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium conradi" = Dentalium pseudonyma
"Dentalium conradi" = Dentalium pseudonyma Pilsbry and Sharp 1898 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana washingtonensis" = Nuculana (Saccella) washingtonensis
"Nuculana washingtonensis" = Nuculana (Saccella) washingtonensis Weaver 1916 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Acila pugetensis" = Nucula (Acila) pugetensis
"Acila pugetensis" = Nucula (Acila) pugetensis Clark 1925 divaricate nutclam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya dalli Clark 1925 Awning Clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites washingtoniana" = Crassatella washingtoniana
"Crassatellites washingtoniana" = Crassatella washingtoniana Weaver 1912 clam
n. subspecies nygreni
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia castor" = Cyclocardia castor
"Venericardia castor" = Cyclocardia castor Dall 1909 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
"Thyasira cf. disjuncta" = Conchocele bisecta
"Thyasira cf. disjuncta" = Conchocele bisecta Conrad 1849 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Glycimeris vancouverensis" = Glycymeris
"Glycimeris vancouverensis" = Glycymeris clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria "sp. A" Dall 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Nemocardium lorenzanum" = Anechinocardium lorenzanum
"Nemocardium lorenzanum" = Anechinocardium lorenzanum Arnold 1908 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma twinensis" = Macoma (Macoma) twinensis
"Macoma twinensis" = Macoma (Macoma) twinensis Clark 1925 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista cathcartensis Weaver 1912 venus clam
Pitar arnoldi venus clam