UCR 4975 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: San Diego County, California (32.8° N, 117.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: upper Member (Scripps Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

• inner shelf

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. R. Givens and M. P. Kennedy. 1979. Eocene molluscan stages and their correlation, San Diego area, California. Pacific Section SEPM 1979:81-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 200745: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.04.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar uvasanus cf. uvasanus
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
"Philine bisculptata" = Otostoma bisculptata
"Philine bisculptata" = Otostoma bisculptata Hanna 1927 oreodont
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
"Scaphander costatus" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus
"Scaphander costatus" = Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Gabb 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Tejonia moragai
Tejonia moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Phalium tuberculiformis
Phalium tuberculiformis Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Nekewis io
Nekewis io Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites cf. mathewsonii
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
"Ficopsis cooperiana" = Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii
"Ficopsis cooperiana" = Fusus (Hemifusus) cooperii Gabb 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva inornata
Pseudoliva inornata Dickerson 1915 true whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus supraplicatus" = Rimella supraplicata
"Ectinochilus supraplicatus" = Rimella supraplicata Gabb 1864 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficopsis remondii crescentensis
Ficopsis remondii crescentensis Weaver and Palmer 1922 fig shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella uvasana neopleura
Turritella uvasana neopleura Merriam 1941 turret shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Eocernina hannibali
Eocernina hannibali Dickerson 1914 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclinella elevata
Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864 venus clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Gari hornii" = Gari (Gobraeus) hornii
"Gari hornii" = Gari (Gobraeus) hornii Gabb 1864 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina cf. castacana" = Tellina (Angulus) castacana
"Tellina cf. castacana" = Tellina (Angulus) castacana Anderson and Hanna 1925 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula cf. parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis
"Corbula cf. parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis Gabb 1864 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatella uvasana semidentata" = Crassatella uvasana
"Crassatella uvasana semidentata" = Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam