An unusual Late Cretaceous fauna from an oyster-rich interval in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California

W. P. Elder

1991

Article

United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1934:E1

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Amphidonte (Amphidonte)
• Amphidonte (Amphidonte) parasitica
• Inoceramus (Endocostea) cymbaeformis
• Lyriochlamys traskii
• Mytilus quadratus
• Spondylus fucatus
• Spondylus subnodosus

Taxonomy:

• Mytilus quadratus belongs to Mytilus - Elder (1991)
• Inoceramus (Endocostea) belongs to Inoceramus - Elder (1991)
• Inoceramus (Endocostea) cymbaeformis belongs to Inoceramus (Endocostea) - Elder (1991)
• Lyriochlamys traskii belongs to Lyriochlamys - Elder (1991)
• Spondylus subnodosus belongs to Spondylus - Elder (1991)
• Spondylus striatus belongs to Spondylus subnodosus - Elder (1991)
• Spondylus fucatus belongs to Spondylus subnodosus - Elder (1991)
• Amphidonte (Amphidonte) belongs to Amphidonte - Elder (1991)
• Amphidonte (Amphidonte) parasitica belongs to Amphidonte (Amphidonte) - Elder (1991)