Gavin Canyon (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.4° N, 118.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.1° N, 116.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pico Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Carson reported as "Fernando Formation," but most likely Towsley or Pico Formation

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by C. M. Carson

Primary reference: C. M. Carson. 1925. Some new species from the Pliocene of Southern California with a few changes in nomenclature. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 24(2):31-35 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 204366: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 06.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Siphonaliidae
"Cantharus ashleyi" = Calicantharus humerosus
"Cantharus ashleyi" = Calicantharus humerosus Gabb 1869 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Alectrion moranianus" = Caesia moraniana
"Alectrion moranianus" = Caesia moraniana Martin 1914 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cooperi Carpenter 1864 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten ? cerrosensis" = Lyropecten cerrosensis
"Pecten ? cerrosensis" = Lyropecten cerrosensis Gabb 1866 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea veatchii" = Myrakeena veatchii
"Ostrea veatchii" = Myrakeena veatchii Gabb 1866 oyster