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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1228-E Availability of Books and Maps of the U.S U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1228-E AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND MAPS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Instructions on ordering publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, along with the last offerings, are given in the current-year issues of the monthly catalog "New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices of available U.S. Geological Survey publications released prior to the current year are listed in the most recent annual "Price and Availability List" Publications that are listed in various U.S. Geological Survey catalogs (see back inside cover) but not listed in the most recent annual "Price and Availability List" are no longer available. Prices of reports released to the open files are given in the listing "U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports," updated monthly, which is for sale in microfiche from U.S. Geological Survey Book and Open-File Report Sales, Box 25425, Denver, CO 80225. Order U.S. Geological Survey publications by mail or over the counter from the offices given below. BY MAIL OVER THE COUNTER Books Books Professional Papers, Bulletins, Water-Supply Papers, Books of the U.S. Geological Survey are available over Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Circulars, pub­ the counter at the following U.S. Geological Survey offices, all lications of general interest (such as leaflets, pamphlets, book­ of which are authorized agents of the Superintendent of Doc­ lets), single copies of periodicals (Earthquakes & Volcanoes, uments. Preliminary Determination of Epicenters), and some miscella­ neous reports, including some of the foregoing series that have ANCHORAGE, Alaska-4230 University Dr., Rm. 101 gone out of print at the Superintendent of Documents, are obtainable by mail from ANCHORAGE, Alaska-605 West 4th Ave., Rm G-84 DENVER, Colorado-Federal Bldg., Rm. 169,1961 Stout U.S. Geological Survey, Book and Open-File Report Sales St. Box 25425 LAKEWOOD, Colorado- Federal Center, Bldg. 810 Denver, CO 80225 MENLO PARK, California-Bldg. 3, Rm. 3128,345 Mid- Subscriptions to periodicals (Earthquakes & Volcanoes dlefieldRd. and Preliminary Determination of Epicenters) can be obtained RESTON, Virginia-National Center, Rm. 1C402,12201 ONLY from Sunrise Valley Dr. Superintendent of Documents SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105,125 LLS. Government Printing Office South State St. Washington, DC 20402 SAN FRANCISCO, California-Customhouse, Rm. 504, 555 Battery St. (Check or money order must be payable to Superintendent of Documents.) SPOKANE, Washington-U.S. Courthouse, Rm. 678, West 920 Riverside Ave. WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Department of the Interior Maps Bldg., Rm. 2650, 1849 C St., NW. For maps , address mail orders to U.S. Geological Survey, Map Sales Maps Box 25286 Maps may be purchased over the counter at the U.S. Denver, CO 80225 Geological Survey offices where books are sold (all addresses in above list) and at the following Geological Survey offices: Residents of Alaska may order maps from - ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. LLS. Geological Survey, Map Sales 101 Twelfth Ave. - Box 12 FAIRBANKS, Alaska-New Federal Building, 101 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Twelfth Ave. Tertiary Marine Pelecypods of California and Baja California: Erycinidae Through Carditidae By ELLEN JAMES MOORE PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1228-E UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1992 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANUEL LUJAN, JR., Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government Library of Congress Catalog-in-Publication Data Moore, Ellen James. Tertiary marine pelecypods of California and Baja California: Erycinidae through Carditidae / by Ellen James Moore. p. cm. (Paleontology of California and Baja California) (U.S. Geological Survey professional paper; 1228-E) Includes bibliographical references and index. Supt. of Docs, no.: I 19.16: 1228-E 1. Bivalvia, Fossil California. 2. Bivalvia, Fossil Mexico Baja California. 3. Paleontology California Mexico Baja California. I. Title. II. Series. III. Series: U.S. Geological Survey professional paper; 1228-E. QE811.M636 1992 564'.11'09794 dc20 92-3921 CIP For sale by the Books and Open-File Reports Section, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225 CONTENTS Page Abstract - _____________......_........................... j] i Systematics: Pelecypods Continued from Chapter D Introduction 1 Continued Purpose and scope 1 Family Carditidae Ell Procedure - ----- ---«-«-«-«-- ---«-«- ------ «« - " ' --««--- 1 Genus Cardita 11 Acknowledgments 4 Subgenus Cardita 11 Abbreviations 4 Subgenus Byssomera 11 Systematics: Pelecypods Continued from Chapter D 5 Genus Strophocardia 12 Family Erycinidae 5 Genus Cyclocardia 12 Genus Lasaea 5 Subgenus Cyclocardia 12 Family Kelliidae -- -- 6 Genus Glans 15 Genus Kellia 6 Subgenus Glans 15 Genus Aligena 7 Subgenus Centrocardita 15 Subgenus Aligena 7 Genus Miodontiscus 16 Genus Bornia 8 Subfamily Venericardinae 16 Subgenus Temblornia 8 Genus Venericardia 16 Family Montacutidae 9 Subgenus Paciftcor 16 Genus Mysella 9 Subgenus Venericor 25 Subgenus Rochefortia 9 Subfamily Carditesinae 26 Genus Thecodonta 9 Genus Glyptoactis 26 Subgenus Pristes 9 Subgenus Claibornicardia 26 Genus Neaeromya 9 Subfamily Thecaliinae 28 Subgenus Orbitella 10 Genus Milneria 28 Family Sportellidae 10 Fossil localities 28 Genus Basterotia W Geologic formations cited for occurrence of pelecypods - 29 Subgenus Basterotella W References 30 J.HQ6X -«-«--------«----- --- ----- - -- - " -----"- -" ----- ----- ------ 35 ILLUSTRATIONS [Plates follow index] PLATE 1. Venericardia, Lasaea, Aligena, Kellia, Glyptoactis. 2. Venericardia. 3. Venericardia, Kellia, Bornia. 4. Venericardia, Thecodonta, Neaeromya, Cardita. 5. Venericardia, Glans, Miodontiscus. 6. Venericardia. 7. Cardita, Cyclocardia, Mysella, Glans, Glyptoactis, Cyclocardia. 8. Venericardia, Glyptoactis. 9. Cyclocardia, Venericardia, Basterotia, Cardita, Milneria. Page FIGURE 1. Divisions used in California for geographic range of species of pelecypods, Erycinidae through Carditidae E12 2. Divisions used in Baja California peninsula for geographic range of species of pelecypods, Erycinidae through Carditidae 3 3. Preliminary phylogenetic chart of Glyptoactis and Venericardia in the eastern Pacific prepared by LouElla Saul, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. 18 TABLES Page TABLES 1-3. Geologic and geographic distribution in the eastern Pacific region of the genera: 1. Lasaea, Kellia, Aligena, Bornia, Mysella, Thecodonta, Neaeromya, Basterotia, Cardita, and Strophocardia E5 2. Cyclocardia, Glans, and Miodontiscus - 12 3. Venericardia, Glyptoactis, and Milneria - -- - - 17 III PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA TERTIARY MARINE PELECYPODS OF CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA: ERYCINIDAE THROUGH CARDITIDAE By ELLEN JAMES MOORE ABSTRACT geographic localities but known to occur in the Tertiary of the Californias, are included in this The description of the mollusks in the Tertiary formations of study. All positively identified species that have been California and Baja California is continued from Chapter D. Forty-eight species in the families Erycinidae, Kelliidae, found on faunal lists are also included. Only in Montacutidae, Sportellidae, and Carditidae, representing 15 gen­ genera that are extremely rare have I included era, are covered in this chapter. Of the 15 included genera, 1 species that are questionably identified. occurs in the Cretaceous, 2 in the Paleocene, 3 in the Eocene, 1 In this work, the species are arranged systemati­ in the Oligocene, 3 in the Miocene, 11 in the Pliocene, 5 in the cally following the order of families, genera, and sub- Pleistocene, and 12 in the Holocene of the included geographic area. Four genera are extinct or locally extinct. genera given in the Treatise (Moore, 1969). Within Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi Verastegui was found by the systematic groups, species are arranged by geo­ Verastegui (1953) to occur in the Late Cretaceous lower part of logic age, beginning with the oldest species and end­ the Dip Creek Formation of Taliafero (1944) of Late Cretaceous ing with the youngest. and Paleocene age, thus extending the range of the genus Brief synopses of generic and subgeneric charac­ Venericardia and the subgenus Pacificor into the Late Creta­ ceous in the eastern Pacific. ters are given in the appropriate places; more com­ plete synopses will be found in the Treatise (Moore, 1969), in Keen (1971), and in Olsson (1961). INTRODUCTION Distribution tables are included to show graphi­ cally the geographic and geologic distribution of spe­ PURPOSE AND SCOPE cies within each family. To facilitate finding a specific taxon, the species are listed alphabetically The description and illustration of the Tertiary under genus and subgenus in the tables. marine mollusks of California and Baja California The synonymy for each species includes the origi­ started in Chapter A is continued in this chapter, nal citation and subsequent substantive references. which treats the families Erycinidae, Kelliidae, The accuracy of identifications cited in subsequent Montacutidae, Sportellidae, and Carditidae. references in the synonymy has not been verified. A total of 48 species assigned to the included The type is usually that of the author of the original families occur in the geographic study area. For con­ description
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