UCR 4997 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: San Diego County, California (32.8° N, 117.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Mission Valley Formation (Poway Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; sandstone

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 200763: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.04.2019

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Tejonia moragai Stewart 1927 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Perissityidae
Nekewis io Gabb 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Ectinochilus canalifer Gabb 1864 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficopsis hornii Gabb 1864 fig shell
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa hornii Gabb 1864 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 mussel
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclinella cf. elevata Gabb 1864 venus clam
"Callista andersoni" = Macrocallista andersoni Dickerson 1915 venus clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
"Gari hornii" = Gari (Gobraeus) hornii
"Gari hornii" = Gari (Gobraeus) hornii Gabb 1864 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tehachapi Anderson and Hanna 1925 tellin clam
Macoma viticola Anderson and Hanna 1925 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis
"Corbula parilis" = Caryocorbula parilis Gabb 1864 clam