Where: Ventura County, California (34.3° N, 118.7° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 35.1° N, 117.0° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; bioturbated lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by W. K. E. Lohman and W. B. Maitland; reposited in the CIT, LACM
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: W. P. Woodring. 1930. Pliocene deposits north of Simi Valley, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 19(6):57-64 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 237391: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 08.12.2024
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina
"Ostrea vespertina" = Dendostrea vespertina Conrad 1855 oyster | |
"Pecten bellus hemphilli" = Euvola bella, Chlamys opuntia
"Pecten bellus hemphilli" = Euvola bella Conrad 1856 scallop
Chlamys opuntia Dall 1898 scallop | |
"Monia macroschisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma
"Monia macroschisma" = Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Deshayes 1839 scallop |