PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. VOL. II. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA. J. D. WHITNEY, STATE GEOLOGIST. PALEONTOLOGY, VOLUME II. CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY FOSSILS. BT W. M. GABB. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE OF CALIFORNIA. 1869. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGES PREFACE (BY J. D. WHITNEY), -. vji xjv SECTION I. PART I. — DESCRIPTION OF THE TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS, . 1 — 38 II. — TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS — CONTINUED, . . . 39 — 63 III. — SYNOPSIS OF THE TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS OF CAL IFORNIA, .......... 67 — 124 SECTION II. PART I. — DESCRIPTION OF NEW, AND KEVISIOJT OF PREVIOUSLY DE SCRIBED, CRETACEOUS FOSSILS, 127 — 205 II. — SYNOPSIS OF ALL THE DESCRIBED INVERTEBRATE CRETACEOUS FOSSILS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ADJACENT STATES, . 209 — 254 SECTION III. DESCRIPTION OF CRETACEOUS FOSSILS, COLLECTED BY A. EEMOND, AT ARIVECHI, SONORA, MEXICO, 257 — 276 INDEX, . . . .'.•--.-*. 277—299 PREFACE. VOLUME I of the Palaeontology of California was issued in 1864, the preface bearing date September of that year. It contained descriptions of the Carboniferous and Jurassic fos sils by Mr. Meek, and of the Triassic and Cretaceous by Mr. Gabb, and is illustrated by thirty-two plates. The present volume is devoted to the Tertiary and Cretaceous palaeontol ogy, and is entirely the work of Mr. Gabb. At the time the first volume of the Palaeontology was published — which was also the first of our Report — it was thought that the whole of our material in this department of the Survey would be com prised in two volumes. Events have proved, however, as might perhaps have been foreseen, that at least three volumes will be required for the proper exposition of our palaeontological results. The Cretaceous and Tertiary invertebrate material alone requires a volume by itself, and for a third, and pos sibly a fourth, we have still such additions as have been made to the Jurassic and Triassic, as well as all the fossil plants of various ages, and the vertebrate remains, chiefly of fresh water and land animals, and of Tertiary age ; besides these, are the microscopic fossil organisms, both marine and fresh water, which are interesting, arid will require considerable space for their illustration. In the preface of Volume I of the Palaeontology, a brief ( vii) Vlll PREFACE. synopsis of the field-work of the Survey was giveo, up to the close of the year 1863. In Geology Vol. I, a synopsis of the operations of the Survey was given up to the date of Novem ber, 1865, which is that of the preface of the volume. For the convenience of those who may possess the palaeontological volumes of the Report only, the resume" of our work given in Volume I of that series, will here be continued, in as concise a manner as possible, up to the date of the suspension of the field-work in 1867, the failure of the Legislature of 1867—68 to make an appropriation for the continuance of the Survey, having compelled us to bring our active operations to a close. The question of the resumption of the field-work is one to be decided by a future Legislature. The party under the direction of Professor Brewer, men tioned in the Preface of the Palaeontology, Vol. I, as being in the field at the time of its publication, and which commenced operations in May, proceeded across the plains of the San Joaquin to Visalia, from which point they entered the Sierra, ascending King's River to its source, and exploring the whole region about the headwaters of that and Kern River. Thence they made their way across the range by a pass over 12,000 feet high; passed up Owen's Valley, ascended the west branch of Owen's River, crossing the Sierra again at an altitude of 12,400 feet, and thence descending to the head of the San Joaquin River. The exploration was continued through the region of the headwaters of that stream and the Merced, con necting the reconnoissance with that of 1863 around the sources of the Tuolumne. The whole expedition occupied about three months, during which time the geography and geology of a district including an area of over 10,000 square miles were, for the first time, explored, the whole region having previously been entirely unknown. The results PREFACE. ix proved to be of the greatest interest, disclosing the fact that this was the highest part of the Sierra Nevada, and that it embraced the loftiest mountains and the grandest scenery yet discovered within the territory of the United States. For the details of this reconnoissance, reference may be made to Chapter X of Volume I of the Geology. Mr. Gabb was in the field in Northern California, South ern Oregon and Idaho, from June 1st, 1864, to about the middle of October. During that expedition he obtained in formation and specimens proving the existence of the Cre taceous formation on Crooked River — a branch of the Des Chutes — the first discovery of rocks of this age anywhere to the east of the Cascade Range, as noticed in this volume, page 181. Very little field-work was done during this year, or the next (in 186-5), in regions where fossiliferous rocks occur. Mr. Remond, during his explorations between the Merced and Stanislaus Rivers, in 1865, made for the purpose of work ing up the detailed geology of that region, discovered several new localities of Jurassic fossils, along the line of outcrop of the fossiliferous belt, previously noticed by different members of the Survey, as occurring on the Mariposa Estate. Several new species were found, which still remain to be worked up. During a portion of the year 1865 Mr. Gabb was employed in revising the palaeontologies! materials of the Survey ; but, owing to the limited appropriation by the Legislature of 1863—64, the field-work was necessarily on a very small scale. A larger amount of money ($15,000 a year, for two years) having been granted by the Legislature of 1865—66, the work was taken up again more vigorously at the beginning of 1866. Mr. Gabb, assisted by Mr. F. E. Brown, commenced early in PAL. VOL. II. — U X PREFACE. the year an exploration of the southern Coast Ranges, partly with the view of completing the palaeontological collections in the Tertiary groups, and partly with the intention of working up the geology of the region, in which, at that time, a large amount of money was being expended for the purpose of ascertaining the value of the bituminous materials occur ring there. This party continued in the field from January to June, adding largely to our knowledge of the geology of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties, and to our collection of Tertiary fossils. Mr. Gabb continued his work northward from the Bay of San Francisco, accompanied by Mr. F. Coffee, during the months from July to November, and explored a large por tion of Sonoma, Mendocino, and Humboldt counties, a region of sedimentary rocks, chiefly of Cretaceous age, but not rich in fossils. A party was at work during this summer in the High Sierra, in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, under the charge of Mr. King ; but their operations were exclusively confined to a region of granitic and volcanic rocks, and no additions were made by them to our palseontological ma terials. Another party, under my own charge, in Plumas County, during the same summer, made a pretty careful exploration of the fossiliferous localities around Genesee Valley, and col lected some new species. They were not successful, how ever, in finding, in Plumas County, any new localities of im portance, although the region was pretty carefully examined. A party, under Mr. D'Heureuse, was also in the field during the summer of 1866, in Kern County, but not in a fossilifer ous region. In 1867 there was no work done in the fossiliferous forma- PREFACE. Xi tions of California. The field-work was continued in Kern, Tulare, and Inyo Counties, by Mr. D'Heureuse and party; by Mr. Hoffmann and party in Mariposa and Tuolumne, and by Mr. Wackenreuder in the High Sierra, between Alpine and Plumas. Mr. Gabb, accompanied by Messrs. Wilson, Lohr, and Poston, explored the White Mountain Range, on the borders of California and Nevada. They continued their work east into the latter State (not at the expense of Cali fornia), carrying their topographical and geological .recon- noissance as far as the 116th meridian, including a large portion of the area between the 37th and 39th parallels. They continued in the field until the end of October, as long as the season would permit. Their collections embraced a considerable number of fossils of various geological ages, from Lower Silurian to Triassio. A part of these was unfortunately lost in transitu ; of the remainder, a portion has been worked up by Mr. Gabb, and the results will be published in the Conchological Journal. All the Palaeozoic fossils collected by the Survey, together with a considerable amount of palaeontological material from rocks of this age, collected by different members of the corps, and a considerable number of interesting specimens contributed by others, have been placed in Mr. Meek's hands for examination, with a view to future publication of the results by the Survey, or otherwise. We are especially in debted to Mr. J. E. Clayton for an interesting collection from Silver Peak and vicinity, and to Mr. S. S. Lyon for one from the neighborhood of Pahranagat. Mr. Gorham Blake and Mr. A. Blatchly have also contributed valuable Palaeo zoic fossils (as well as Triassic and Jurassic), from various localities in Nevada. The occurrence of rocks of Upper and Lower Silurian Xll PREFACE. age iii Nevada was first made known by the Geological Sur vey, in the Proceedings of the California Academy (see Vol. Ill, p. 307) in 1866. Previous to that, in May of the same year, a synopsis of what was known in regard to the age of the stratified rocks of Nevada, was communicated to the same Academy (see Proceedings, Vol. Ill, p. 266). The collections received from Nevada at various times, together with the results obtained by myself in three visits to the State, and the important work of Mr. Gabb and party in 1867, have given us a pretty good idea of the geological structure of Western and Southwestern Nevada. The " Sur vey of the 40th Parallel," organized by the U. S. Engineer Office in 1868, and placed in charge of Mr. C. King, formerly of the California Survey, will give us a large amount of de tailed and reliable information in regard to the northern and eastern portions of the State, and it only remains to work up the southeastern corner, a very interesting region, but one difficult of exploration. To this part of the State I had hoped to be able to send a party during the summer of 1868; but circumstances have rendered it impossible for me to carry out my plans. At the meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, held at Northampton, in August last, Mr. Gabb read a paper giv ing the results obtained by himself in working over the col lections of the Geological Survey, in reference to the subdi visions and palaBontological relations of the Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks of California. In this paper Mr. Gabb pro poses a new division of the Cretaceous of the Pacific coast, which is referred to in the body of the present volume, and the leading features of which may here be succinctly stated. The Cretaceous formation is found covering large areas on the West Coast, from Vancouver and the adjacent islands of PREFACE. Xlil the San Juan Archipelago, on the north, through Washing ton Territory and Oregon to Southern California, as well as isolated patches in Eastern Oregon and in Mexico. Except that in Mexico, which seems to be an extension of one of the best-known members of the Texan Group, it is divided into four groups, as follows : 1st. The Tejon Group, the most modern member, the Di vision B. of Palaeontology, Vol. I, is peculiar to California. It is found most extensively developed in the vicinity of Fort Tejon and about Martinez. From the latter locality it forms an almost continuous belt in the Coast Ranges to Marsh's, fifteen miles east of Monte Diablo, where it sinks under the San Joaquin plain. It was also discovered, by the different members of the Survey, at various points on the eastern face of the same range, as far south as New Idria, and, in the summer of 1866, by Mr. Gabb, in Mendocino County, near Round Valley, the latter locality being the most northern point at which it is as yet known. It is the only coal-pro ducing formation in California. This group contains a large and highly characteristic series of fossils, the larger part peculiar to itself, while a considerable percentage is found extending below into the next group, arid several species still further down into the Chico Group. Mr. Gabb considers it as the probable equivalent of the Maestricht beds of Europe. 2d. The Martinez Group is proposed provisionally, to in clude a series of beds, of small geographical extent, found at Martinez and on the northern flank of Monte Diablo. It may eventually prove to be worthy of ranking only as a sub division of the Chico Group. 3d. The Chico Group is one of the most extensive and im portant members of the Pacific coast Cretaceous. Its exact XIV PREFACE. relations with the formation in Europe have not yet been fully determined, though it is on the horizon of either the Upper or Lower Chalk, and may probably prove to be the equivalent of both. It is extensively represented in Shasta and Butte counties, and in the foot-hills of the Sierra Nevada as far south as Folsom, occurring also on the eastern face of the Coast Ranges bordering the Sacramento Valley, at Mar tinez, and again in Orestimba Canon, in Stanislaus County. It includes all of the known Cretaceous of Oregon and of the extreme northern portion of California, and is the coal- bearing formation of Vancouver's Island. 4th. The Shasta Group is a provisional name, proposed to include a series of beds of different ages, but which, from our imperfect knowledge of the subject, cannot yet be separated; it includes all below the Chico Group. It contains fossils, seemingly representing ages from the Gault to the Neocom- ien, inclusive, and is found principally in the mountains west and northwest of the Sacramento Valley. Two or three of its characteristic fossils have been found in the vicinity of Monte Diablo, and one of the same species has been sent from Washington Territory, east of Puget Sound. Few, or none, of its fossils are known to extend upwards into the Chico Group. J. D. WHITNEY. CAMBRIDGE, MASS., February, 1869. NOTE.— Section 1, Part 1, was issued in February, 1866 ; the remainder of this volume was laid before the Philadelphia Academy, in a printed form, in December, 1868. PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. VOL. II. SECTION I. TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS. PART I. DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPECIES. (zv) TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS. CANCER L. C. BREWERII, n. s. PI. 1, Fig. 1. HAND shorter, more robust and broader proportionally than that of C. magister, Dana; upper margin flattened and bordered by two well-defined ridges, each bearing about four tubercles; outer surface marked by five nearly obsolete ridges minutely tuberculated ; fingers shorter than in (7. magister, the movable one more curved and both with the denticles nearly obsolete. Figure, natural size. Locality: Near Santa Barbara. Pliocene. Collected by Professor Brewer. A single well-preserved hand, and some fragments were found by Professor Brewer, all in one locality, on tbe Cayeguas Kanch. The hand resembles closely that of the common coast species, in its principal features; but its broader and more robust form, the absence of the marked serration on the back, and the curved finger, sufficiently distinguish it. TRIPTERA, Quoy and Gaimard. T. CLAVATA, 11. 8. PI. 1, Fig. 2. SHELL small, subangulated on the sides, compressed and slightly constricted in the upper part, nearly elliptical in section below, pointed at the tip. Surface smooth or marked by a few very faint transverse undulations. Length about .3 inch. PAL. VOL. II. — 2 2 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Locality and position: From the Miocene, in a boulder near Griswold's, in the Coast Eange, on the road to New Idria. But a single specimen was found in a boulder, associated with Pecten caurinus, Area microdonta, &c., and some other species, mostly indeterminate. I could detect no trace of the terminal septum, but this may be due to the extreme thin ness of the shell and a portion of the interior being filled with crystals. TROPHON, Montf. T. PONDEROSUM, 11. 8. PI. 1, Fig. 3. SHELL moderate in size, robust, thick; spire sub-elevated; whorls five, angulated in the middle, sloping above; suture irregularly impressed. Surface marked by eight or nine blunt varices, prominent and acute on the angle of the whorl, and com monly becoming more or less obsolete above and below; in the upper whorls the varices are replaced by mere elevated ribs, which become smaller until in the first three volutions they barely exist as undulations. Aperture broad; canal open, short, slightly recurved; columellar lip heavily incrusted ; outer lip entire, sub- acute. Umbilicus well marked, but closed. Figure, natural size. Localities and positions: From the Pliocene of Barker's Pass; also from the Miocene at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County; and Griswold's, Monterey County, on the road to New Idria. This fine species resembles somewhat T. Belcherii, Hinds, now living on the Coast, but can be at once distinguished by its smaller size, lower spire, broader and more robust form, and by the number and character of the varices. Some very much mutilated specimens from Griswold's, probably referable to the present species, have a row of prominent tubercles on the body whorl about half an inch below the angle. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 3 NEPTUNEA, Bolten. Ckrysodomus, Swains. 1ST. RECURVA, n. s. ^.: PI. 1, Fig. 4. SHELL of modeiate size, fusiform; spire elevated, about as long as the mouth; whorls seven or eight (?) rounded on the sides, suture impressed. Surface marked by numerous, regular, rounded revolving ribs, with acute interspaces ; these ribs sometimes show a tendency to alternation in size; the upper whorls sometimes, though not in all specimens, show a few faint longitudinal ribs. Aperture broad in the middle, narrowed in advance ; lips simple ; canal long, narrow, and very strongly recurved. Figure, natural size. Localities: Abundant in the Miocene at the Arroyo San Antonio, near Tomales Bay. Also found in the same formation at Foxin's Ranch, in Santa Barbara County, on the El Toro Ranch, and near Griswold's, in Monterey County; and in Morgan Valley, Lake County. This strongly-marked species seems to be peculiar to the middle and upper por tions of the Miocene formation. It is allied to N. (Fusus) exilis, Con., of the Virginia Miocene (see Foss. Tert. Form. pi. 49, fig. 6) ; but the mouth is proportionally larger, the canal is more recurved, and it wants the "longitudinal rounded ribs" of that species. The re volving ribs in this species also are markedly rounded, while in the Eastern shell they are described as acute. METULA, H. and A. Adams. ?M. REMONDII, n. s. PL 1, Fig. 5. SHELL broadly fusiform, spire elevated; whorls four or five (?) subangulated ; suture impressed. Surface marked by numerous small revolving ribs, rounded with acute interspaces, and more 4 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. or less regularly alternating in size; these ribs are crossed by strong lines of growth, so as to present in some specimens an ap proach to a regular reticulation. Body whorl three-fourths of the whole length of the shell, broadly and regularly convex in the middle, with usually a revolving depression just below the suture; sometimes this groove or depression is replaced by a flat space. Mouth long and narrow; inner lip slightly incrusted; outer lip unknown; canal straight. Figure, natural size. Locality and position: From the Miocene of Arroyo San Antonio, near Tomales Bay. The specimens are all preserved in a very hard gray sandstone, and I have been unable to expose the outer lip, so as to ascertain whether the characters exist on which the authors have mainly depended in instituting the genus. The form of the shell, however, and all the other characters are so nearly in accordance with their type, that I have ventured to place the species under their generic name provisionally. CLAVELLA, Swains. C. GRAVIDA, n. 8. PI. 1, Fig. 6. SHELL short, robust; spire moderately elevated, whorls five, suture channelled; body whorl bordered above by a strongly marked rim, adjoining the suture, and which extends to the upper whorls, though less distinctly marked ; below this band is a slight depression of variable depth, and from that the volution swells rapidly. Surface marked by two or three rows of nodes on the middle of the whorl, and by fine revolving lines. Aper ture broad in the middle, narrowing in advance; canal moderate, slightly twisted ; inner lip slightly incrusted. Figure, natural size. Localities: From the Miocene; abundant south of Martinez, where it was col lected by Dr. Fish and Mr. Mathewson. Also figured in the Pacific Railroad TERTIARY FOSSILS. 5 Report, Vol. 5, J>1. 7, Fig. 63, from Ocoyo or Poso Creek, Tulare County, where cabts were found. It is possible that the specimens figured as No. 67, on the same plate, under the name of Natica geniculata, Con., may belong to this species, though the drawing is too imperfect for a satisfactory determination. C. SINUATA, n. 8. PL 1, Fig. 7. SHELL elongated, rather slender; spire low, convex; whorls four; suture deeply channelled, bordered by a thickened rim; body whorl convex in the middle, broadly grooved above, and excavated below. Surface marked by numerous fine revolving lines, and in the upper whorls by numerous radiating ribs. Aperture long and narrow; columellar lip sinuous, slightly in- crusted; outer lip simple; canal slightly recurved. Figure, natural size. Locality : From the Miocene of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. Rare. But two specimens of this curious shell have been found ; one of which is of the size figured, the other not more than half as large. PLEUROTOMA, Lam. Tunis, Bolt., not Humph. P. (SURCULA) CARPENTERIANA. PL 1, Fig. 8. (P. (S.) Carpenteriana, Gubb; Proc. Cal. Acad. Nut. Sci., 1865, p. 183.) SHELL large, fusiform; spire about as long as the mouth; whorls eight, subflattened- on the sides, slightly concave near the suture, and very slightly convex below; suture impressed Surface marked by numerous fine revolving ribs, rounded and sometimes alternating in size, especially on the lower part of the body whorl. Aperture narrow; inner lip faintly incrusted; outer 6 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. lip acute; sinus very broad and shallow; canal moderate, slightly twisted. Figure, natural size. Locality: From the Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. This beautiful species is also found living on the coast of California, a beach specimen having been found at San Diego, and another dead specimen was dredged by Dr. Cooper, at a depth of 120 fathoms, in the same vicinity. The colors, when living, are a brownish-orange, with broken revolving bands of a light reddish-brown ; these bands usually occur on the larger ribs, and are most closely placed on the middle of the shell. In my description, above quoted, I inadvertently mentioned two fossil speci mens. Only one has yet been found, but that is the most perfect specimen yet known of the species, except in color. P. (S.) TRYONIANA, n. s. PI. 1, Fig. 9, and 9 a. SHELL large, fusiform; spire about as long as the mouth; whorls about seven or eight, angulated in the middle, sloping concavely above, and very slightly convex below. Surface orna mented by a row of nodes on the angle of the whorl, and by numerous fine revolving ribs. Aperture narrow; inner lip slightly sinuous and incrusted; posterior sinus of outer lip broad and shallow ; canal moderate, nearly straight. Figures, natural size. Locality: From the Post-Pliocene of Sail Pedro This shell is closely allied to the preceding ; but can be at once separated from it by the angulation of the whorls and the presence of the tubercles. The out line drawing, fig. 9 a, is restored from the lines of growth for the purpose of showing the form of the lip. The species has not, as yet, been found living. P. (S.) PERVERSA. PI. 1, Fig. 10. (P. (S.) perversa, Gabb; Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1805, p. 183.) SHELL small, sinistral, elongate, slender; spire high, apex usually bent to one side; whorls eleven to twelve, convex, TERTIARY FOSSILS. 7 two nuclear whorls rather loosely twisted and more convex than the others; suture deep; body whorl nearly half of the entire length of the shell. Aperture broadest in the middle, narrowing regularly in advance; inner lip moderately incrusted; outer lip simple; sinus rather broad, shallow, rounded, and adjoining the suture; canal of variable length, often much larger than in the specimen figured. Color, in living specimens, a light reddish- brown. Figure, natural size. Locality: San Pedro, from the Post-Pliocene; not rare. Also found living, by Dr. Cooper, at a depth of sixty fathoms, off Santa Catalina Island. P. VOYI, n. s. PI. 1, Fig. 11. SHELL somewhat resembling the preceding species, but dextral and much broader; spire elevated; whorls perhaps seven or eight (apex broken), very convex; suture deep. Surface smooth, or only marked by lines of growth. Aperture broad; inner lip incrusted; outer lip acute; posterior sinus deep, rounded at the base, placed a little distance from the suture; canal Rightly bent. Figure, very slightly magnified; about one-fourth inch longer than the spe cimen. Locality: Found by Mr. Voy near Humboldt Bay, below Bear River, Humboldt County: Miocene or Pliocene (?). CLATHURELLA, Carpenter. Defrancia, Millet, non Mull. C. CONRADIANA, n. S. PI. 1, Fig. 12. SHELL small, robust, broadly fusiform; spire high; whorls seven and a half, the first smooth and round, the remainder an- 8 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. gulated ; concave above, convex on the side ; suture very indis tinct. Surface marked by ten or twelve large, rounded, radiating ribs, crossed by square elevated ribs, with sometimes smaller ones interposed ; on the upper or concave portion of the whorl are six or seven fine linear revolving ribs ; of the large revolving ribs, three or four only appear on the upper whorls, the body volution showing about fourteen. Aperture narrow; inner lip thinly incrusted; outer lip acute on the edge, thickened behind; posterior sinus narrow, deep, oblique, bordered by a thickened rim and almost adjoining the suture. Figure, nearly four times the length of the specimen. Locality: Not common, in the Post-Pliocene of Santa Barbara. Specimens resembling this, but differing a little in the minute details of sculp ture, were found by Dr. Cooper, in dredging off the shores of Santa Catalina Island. They should probably be placed under the same specific name. RANELLA, Lam. R. MATHEWSONII, n. s. PL 2, Fig. 13. SHELL moderate in size, robust, sub-compressed; spire high; number of whorls unknown ; suture strongly impressed, bordered by a small, though abrupt truncation of the succeeding whorl ; varices prominent, rounded, continuous. Mouth small; inner lip heavily incrusted; canal abruptly recurved. Surface marked by numerous, rounded, longitudinal ribs, crossed by square re volving ribs, with smaller ones interposed, and with flat inter spaces. Figure, natural size. Locality and position : From the Miocene, south of Martinez ; a single specimen found by Mr. Mathewson. This shell can be at once distinguished by its compact form and the alternating revolving ribs. No allied species, either fossil or recent, has been found in Cali fornia. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 9 CUMA, Humph. C. BIPLICATA, D. 8. PL 2, Fig. 14. SHELL small, thick, angular; spire elevated; sides nearly straight, ahout as long as the mouth, in very old specimens a little longer; whorls five and a half to six, the first two smooth and round, the others concave and sloping ahove; suture faint, covered by a thin layer from the succeeding whorl; body whorl prominent and subangulated in the middle, bordered by a marked, angular rib at the top, which passes up on the preceding whorls; ornamented on the sides by about twelve short longitudinal no dose ribs, and by about eight or nine smaller revolving ribs, the uppermost of which crosses the top -of the longitudinal ribs; these revolving ribs become fainter in front, until on the ante rior fourth of the shell they are nearly obsolete. Aperture broad, angular above; columellar lip heavily incrusted; outer lip simple; canal slightly bent. Umbilicus broad, imperforate, bordered by two very strong oblique revolving ridges; anterior sinus deep, narrow, and oblique. Figure, natural size. Locality andposition: Not rare in the Miocene, south of Martinez, where it has been collected by Mr. Mathewson and Mr. Voy. ANCILLARIA, Lam. A. FISHII, n. s. PL 2, Fig. 15. SHELL small, broad; spire high; whorls six; suture covered. Aperture narrow, acute posteriorly, broad in advance; inner lip moderately incrusted, with a single small fold in advance; outer lip acute, anterior sinus deep. PAL. VOL. II. — 3 10 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA Figure, natural size. Locality and position: From the Miocene, south of Martinez. C: lle&ted by Dr. Fish, of Martinez, and Mr. Mathewson. This shell has few tangible characters except the high, acute spire, and the general outline. The small mouth will at once distinguish it from Oiivella bipli- cata, and its size, from 0. Pcdroana (boctica of Carpenter). COLUMBELLA, Lam. S. G. Alia, H. and A. Ad. C. (A.) RlCHTHOFENI, 11. 8. PL 2, Fig. 16. SHELL elongated, slender, subfusiforrn ; spire high; whorls five and a half to six, slightly convex on the sides; suture deep. Surface smooth, or marked only by irregular, stray lines of growth, except on the anterior part, where there are a few ob lique revolving lines. Aperture subquadrate; inner lip incrusted and bearing a few linear folds or teeth anteriorly ; outer lip thick ened and crenulate within; canal narrow and slightly curved. Figure, magnified ; length of largest specimen about .5 inch. Localities and position: From the Pliocene, on the Russian River, collected by Baron F. Von Richthofen, and from the same formation in San Francisco County, in the bluffs on the coast, by M. Remond. NEVERITA, Risso. N. CALLOSA, n. S. PL 2, Fig. 17, 17 a, 17 b. SHELL obliquely subglobose, compact; spire very small; whorls four and a half, almost completely hidden; suture sharp; body whorl broadly convex. Aperture narrow, very oblique, acute behind, round in advance; outer lip simple; inner lip covered by an unusually heavy callus which covers the umbilicus, is emav- TERTIARY FOSSILS. 11 giuate above the umbilical region, and nea: the lower edge is marked by an oblique groove. Figures, 17 and 17 a, natural size; 17 b, magnified view from above. Locality: Walnut Creek, from the Miocene. A form somewhat resembling this has been found by Dr. Cooper at San Pedro; but it differs in the spire being more- developed, and in the body whorl being less oblique and more expanded laterally. CANCELLABLE, Lam. S. Gen. jEuclia, H. and A. Ad. C. (E.) TRITONIDEA, 11. S. PL 2, Fig. 18. SHELL large, robust; spire elevated, nearly as long as the mouth ; whorls five, the first two and a half round and smooth, others bluntly angulated and descending straight, or with a slightly convex slope above ; suture irregular, nearly obliterated by small lamellae passing up from the succeeding whorls, in continuation of the lines of growth. Surface marked by a series of blunt nodes on the angles of the whorls, from which ribs or ridges, very irregularly dispersed, run to the suture above and downwards almost to the base of the shell; these are crossed by a large number of irregular revolving ribs of small size. Aper ture suboval, broadest towards the base; inner lip heavily incrusted, bearing two large and one or two smaller folds. Umbilicus covered. Canal almost obsolete, slightly bent back wards. Figure, natural size. Locality : Picked up on the beach near San Pedro, by Dr. Cooper, and supposed to have washed out of the Post-Pliocene beds of that locality. This opinion is strengthened by the appearance of the specimen, it resembling in every respect a fossil, rather than a mere beach specimen of a living shell ; and, in addition to that, no such shell, or even a fragment, has ever been found to indicate that tho species may still be living. 12 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. C. (E.) VETUSTA, n. s. PI. 2, Fig. 19. SHELL small, spire not so long as the mouth; whorls five or five and a half, increasing rapidly in size, angulated and trun cated above, sloping convexly inwards below ; suture moderately well marked, undulated. Surface marked by longitudinal ribs commencing at the suture, passing obliquely backwards to the angle, and then downwards to the anterior end; these are crossed by fine revolving square ribs, with broad, flat interspaces, and with sometimes smaller ones intercalated. Aperture long, biangular above, and harrowing in advance; inner lip heavily incrusted, bearing two heavy folds, and two or three fine ones above. Umbilicus narrow, covered by a very thick expansion of the inner lip, and in one specimen showing a slight perforation. Figure, magnified. Length about one inch. Locality: Found thus far only in the Miocene, south of Martinez. Two or three specimens collected by Mr. Mathewson. It is possible that a further study of the species would prove that the perforated umbilicus mentioned above is not a constant character. It seems to be, in this instance, rather the result of accident than a specific character. BITTIUM, Leach. B. ASPEBUM, PI. 2, Fig. 20. (Turbonilla aspera, Gabb; Proc. Philada. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1861, p. 3G8.) SHELL long, slender; whorls twelve or thirteen; nuclear whorls smooth, others marked by ten or twelve strong, longitudinal ribs, crossed by four or five sharp, filiform, revolving ribs with broad interspaces; suture deep. Under surface smooth, or marked by one or two ribs near the angle. Mouth longer than broad, pro duced below and slightly expanded at the columellar angle; lips acute. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 13 Figure, magnified. Length about .35 inch. Locality : From a Post-Pliocene Marl, Santa Barbara Collected by Dr. A. L. Hcermann and others. MELANIA, Lam. M. TAYLORI, n. s. Pi. 2, Fig. 21. SHELL slender, elongate, many-whorled ; whorls about twelve, flattened on the sides; suture impressed. Surface marked by three or four sharp revolving ribs, crossed by numerous curved longitudinal ribs, forming a prominent flattened tubercle at each intersection; there are about twenty-five of these longitudinal ribs to each volution ; under side of the body whorl ornamented by four or five sharp revolving ribs. Aperture suboval; pro duced in advance; inner lip incrusted; outer lip simple. Figure, natural size. Locality : From a fresh-water Tertiary deposit on Snake River, Idaho Territory, on the road from Fort Boise to the Owyhee mining country. Collected by Mr. A. Taylor. LITHASIA, Lea. L. ANTIQUA, 11. S. PI. 2, Fig. 22. SHELL subglobose; spire moderately elevated; whorls five, rounded; suture strongly impressed. Surface smooth. Aper ture oblique, suboval, subacute above, rounded and slightly expanded below; outer lip simple; inner lip heavily incrusted. Umbilical region flattened, bordered by an angular carina, and covered by an expansion of the inner lip. Figure, slightly magnified. Locality: With the preceding. Associated with these two shells is a little bivalve, perhaps a species of Sphcerium, not in a sufficiently good state of preser vation for description. 14 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. LITTORINA, Fer. L. RtiMONDII, n. 8. PL 2, Fig. 23, 23 a. SHELL small, conical, thick; spire elevated; whorls five, nearly flat on the sides, subangulated at the base; suture impressed, under side obliquely flattened. Aperture subtriangular; outer lip simple; inner lip somewhat flattened, thickened, bordered by a more or less marked rim, behind which is generally a faint umbilical depression. Surface smooth, or marked by a few faint spiral lines. The lower angle of the whorls is variable ; some times it is roundly subangulated, and at others it is bordered by n prominent thickened rib or band. Figures, magnified views of the two extreme forms. Length about half an inch. Locality and position : From the Pliocene of Kirker's Pass. Found only in a single bed, and collected by Mr. Esmond. TURRITELLA, Lam. T. HOFFMANNII, n. S. PI. 2, Fig. 24. SHELL large, many-whorled, elevated; suture deep; whorls in creasing very gradually in size, flattened on the sides, slightly bevelled above and below the suture, and a little depressed in the middle; under surface nearly flat, or a very little convex. Surface marked sometimes by a few faint revolving lines. Aper ture subquadrate. Figure, natural size. Locality: From a white Miocene limestone in the extreme southern corner of the Maxima Martinez Rancho, Santa Clara County. This is the largest Turritella yet found in the State, and bears a close resemblance to T. Saffordii, nob., of the Cretaceous. It differs mainly in the suture not being »o closely impressed as in that species. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 15 TROCHITA, Schum. T. FILOSA, n. s. PI. 2, Fig. 25, 25 a. SHELL irregularly conical, variable in height and outline, some times half as high as broad, sometimes height and width equal, in outline sometimes circular, in other specimens very oblique; volutions about two and a half; suture obsolete; internal plate concave ; outer edge regularly rounded. Surface marked by nu merous fine radiating lines, often dichotomous. Figures, natural size, from a very regular average specimen. Locality : From the Miocene of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. A single specimen was found with these, much higher than the average speci mens, with a strongly marked spiral depression, and without the radiating lines It will probably prove to be a distinct species, but in the absence of more mate rial I do not feel warranted in naming it. PACHYPOMA, Gray. ?P. BIANGULATA, n. S. PI. 3, Fig. 26. SHELL large, conical; spire high; whorls five or more, sloping above, flattened on the sides; suture small. Surface ornamented by revolving rows of small tubercles; angles of the whorls marked by a larger series than on the rest of the shell; under surface nearly flat, marked by four or five revolving ribs with marked flat interspaces. Aperture large, subquadrate ; outer lip simple; inner lip and umbilical region unknown. Figure, natural size. Locality and position: A single, somewhat injured specimen, from the Miocene, south of Martinez ; collected by Mr. Mathewson. Owing to the crystalline character of the shell, and the toughness of the matrix. I have not been able to expose all of the important parts of the surface of this 16 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFOKNIA. shell ; the generic relations must therefore be left in doubt until further speci mens arc found exhibiting more of the details of the under surface. In some of its details, the present species resembles P. gibberosum living on the coast, but its strongly biangular form will serve to distinguish it. TURCICA, H. and A. Ad. SUBGEN. PTYCHOSTYLIS, Gabb. (Id., Gabb; Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., Jan. 1865, p. 187.) ANIMAL unknown. Shell resembling Thalotia and Calliostoma; conical, not umbilicated ; spire elevated; aperture subquadrate, internally pearly; columella truncated, bearing an oblique fold on the anterior end and one above; outer lip and base acute, slightly thickened behind; umbilical region slightly excavated, and covered by a thin expansion of the inner lip. T. (P.) COFFEA. PI. 3, Pig. 27. (P. coffea, Gabb ; Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., Jan. 1865, p. 187.) SHELL conical; spire elevated; sides flattened; whorls seven, first one smooth and round, succeeding ones subangulated at the lower margin, obliquely flattened above; body whorl convexly subtruncated below; suture channelled. Surface marked by a row of comparatively large tubercles on the upper margin of the whorl, adjoining the suture, and by a variable number of revolv ing, finely tubercular ribs on the sides; there are usually from six to ten on the side, and about the same number on the under surface of the body whorl; these tubercles are very small, and are generally arranged in an irregular quincunx; the under sur face of the body whorl, just below the angle, is marked by a deep revolving groove. Aperture subquadrate; outer lip and base acute; inner lip narrowly emarginate beyond the truncated end of the columella. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 17 Figure, slightly magnified. Locality : From the Post- Pliocene of San Pedro and Santa Barbara. Also found living at Monterey. The epidermis in the living specimen is of a rich coflee- brown. The living specimen, from which the original description was written, was immature, having a full whorl less than the mature fossils now under con sideration ; the shell was also much thinner. CALLIOSTOMA, Swains. Zizyphinus, Gray. C. TRICOLOR. PL 3, Fig. 28. (C. tricolor, Gabb ; Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. ScL, Jan. 1865, p. 186.) SHELL small, conical; spire elevated, whorls seven; first whorl smooth, others concavely to convexly sloping above, more or less distinctly biangular on the margin; suture small, impressed. Surface closely and minutely marked with fine revolving granu lar ribs. Aperture subquadrate, internally nacreous; inner lip thick; outer lip and base acute. Figure, a magnified view of a fresh specimen. Length about .5 inch. Locality: Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Dr. Cooper has collected this shell, living, along the coast from San Diego to Half Moon Bay. Its peculiar colors suggested the specific name. It is a light- brown, banded by spiral lines of purple interrupted by white spots. Figures 29 and 30 represent two of the many forms which have been discovered in the California Miocene, of which suflBcient material has not yet been accumu lated for satisfactory determination. Both of these specimens were found in the San Emidio Canon, twenty miles west of Fort Tejon, Los Angelos County, in a hard Miocene sandstone. PAL. VOL. II.- ]8 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. ZIRPH^EA, Leach. Z. DENTATA, n. 8. PL 3, Fig. 81, 31 a. SHELL large, subcyliudrical, thin ; ends broadly gaping ; beaka anterior to the middle ; covered by the dorsal plate ; posterior dorsal margin of valves thin and sharply reflexed. Surface of anterior third of shell marked by serrated, squamose plates, as In Z. crispata; a faint line or rib passes between the middle and posterior third of the width, from the beaks obliquely down to the base; dorsal plate heavy, compressed, and divided into two concave surfaces by a sharp, angular ridge, commencing at the posterior end, and running forwards, slightly curved, ending in a tooth at a point about a third of the length of the plate from the anterior extremity. Figures, natural size ; fig. 31 a, represents the dorsal plate. Locality: A single specimen from the Pliocene beds at the east end of Kirker's Pass, Contra Costa County. This shell is closely allied to Z. crispata ; but differs in its more regularly cylin drical form, the marked reflection of the posterior dorsal margin, and the angular dentated dorsal plate. PANDORA, Brug. P. SCAPHA, n. 8. PL 4, Fig. 32. SHELL small, irregularly subquadrate; right valve flat; left valve slightly convex; beaks small, about a third of the width from the anterior end, which is prominent and regularly convex; cardinal margin slightly concave near the beaks, straight behind ; base broadly and regularly curved; posterior end narrow and prominent. Surface marked by a few lines of growth. Figure, magnified about a third. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 19 Locality : From the Miocene, west of Martinez ; collection of Mr. Remond. The species appears to be rare. I have never seen it except in two small slabs, in which, however, a large number of specimens are closely packed. HEMIMACTEA, Swains. Spisula, Gray. H. LENTICULARIS, n. S. PL 4, Fig. 33. SHELL large, flattened, thin, inequilateral, irregularly sub- quadrate; beaks eccentric, large, slightly curved forwards and inwards; anterior end broadly concave below the beaks, and convex below; base and posterior end regularly convex; cardinal margin sloping, nearly straight. Hinge teeth slender. Pallial sinus moderately deep, round at the base. Surface marked by irregular lines of growth. Figure, natural size of an average sized specimen, with a transverse thickness of about 1.3 inch. One specimen is 3.8 inches long and 4.2 wide. Localities and position : From the Miocene, south of Martinez, collected by Dr. Fish ; also, west of Martinez, on the south shore of the Straits of Carquinez, and at Griswold's, near New Idria, Monterey County. MULINIA, Gray. ? M. DENSATA. PI. 5, Fig. 35. (M. densata, Conrad, pars; P. R. R. Report, vol. vi, p. 71, pi. 3. fig. 12.) SHELL thin, equivalve, inequilateral; beaks large, nearly cen tral ; anterior cardinal margin broadly concave, posteriorly slop ing with a slight convexity ; base broadly and regularly convex; anterior and posterior ends slightly truncated. Hinge small; teeth slender. Figure, natural size, from a specimen rather smaller than the average. 20 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Localities: Common in the Miocene, south of San Pablo Bay; south of Marti nez; near Walnut Creek, and in the hills east of Oakland, Contra Costa County; San Emidio Ranch; west of Fort Tejon (and Santa Barbara, Con.). From its extreme thinness, this shell is almost always found very much dis torted. The specimen figured by Mr. Conrad had been pressed out of its natural shape, and probably, having been misled by this inconstant form, he has con founded two species, widely different in character, under the same name. SCHIZODESMA, Gray. S. ABSCISSA, n. s. PI. 4, Fig. 84, 34 a. SHELL large, thick, irregularly subquadrate; beaks large, pro minent, pointed forwards, nearly central; anterior end obliquely truncated; base broadly rounded; posterior end very strongly and abruptly truncated, the truncation ending at an angular ridge which passes from the beaks to the posterior basal angle. Surface marked by rough, irregular lines of growth. Hinge composed of large, robust teeth; lateral teeth long and thick. Figures, natural size. Fig. 84 a, represents the posterior end. Localities: South of Martinez; near San Pablo Bay and Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County ; Miocene. From the character of the hinge, and the fact that this and the preceding species are often found associated, it is probable that this is the species which Mr. Conrad confounded with his Mulinia densata; although the shape of the shell precludes the possibility that this is the form to which he intended to apply the name. PSEUDOCARDIUM, Gabb. N, Gen. SHELL thick, heavy, equivalve, resembling Lcevicardium exter nally; ligament internal. Luuale cordate, deeply impressed. Hinge composed of a large cartilage pit and in the left valve, a V-shaped tooth articulating in a corresponding depression on the opposite valve; two lateral teeth in each valve, very large and prominent; these teeth are comparatively narrow in the young TERTIARY FOSSILS. 21 shells, but in adult specimens attain an unusually large size; pallial line unknown. From all the characters of the hinge, and the internal position of the ligament, this shell is evidently one of the Mactridce. Its external form, which induced Mr. Esmond to place it in the genus Cardium, has also suggested the generic name. P. GABBII. PI. 6, Fig. 45, a, b, c, and d. (Cardium Gabbiit Esmond; Proc. Cal. Academy, 1863, vol. 3, p. 13.) SHELL large, thick, ventricose, elongated cordate; beaks very- large, strongly incurved and lightly pointed forwards ; anterior end sloping, rounded below, slightly concave above; posterior more or less distinctly truncated; base regularly convex. Lunule broadly cordate, very deeply impressed. Surface irregularly roughened by strong lines of growth. Figures, natural size. Localities: From the Pliocene, near Kirker's Pass, and rare in the Miocene, south of Martinez ; also in the Sierra Bonita, Monterey County. GARI, Schum. STJBGEN. PSAMMOCOLA, Blainv. G. (P.) ALATA, n. 8. PI. 5, Fig. 36. SHELL oval, thin, compressed, equivalve; anterior end a little the narrowest; beaks small, central; anterior and posterior ends regularly rounded; base broadly convex ; anterior cardinal mar gin expanded into a long narrow ear, marked by one or two ra diating grooves. Hinge composed of two prominent oblique teeth in each valve. Surface marked by a few irregular lines of growth. Figure, natural size. Locality: From the Pliocene beds near the east end of Kirker's Pass 22 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. VENUS, L. V. KENNERLYI, Rve. ? PL 5, Fig. 37. SHELL thin, subcompressed, rounded-subtriangular ; beaks small, prominent, anterior; anterior and posterior ends about equal ; base broadly rounded ; posterior cardinal margih sloping convexly. Lunule small, elongate cordiform, flat. Surface marked by numerous irregular concentric undulations and fine striae; internal margin entire, not crenulated. Pallial sinus deep, ob lique, and narrow at the base. Figure, natural size. Locality and position: From the Miocene, at Griswold's, on the road to New Idria, Monterey County. I have not had an opportunity of examining Eeeve's figure or description of his species, and from the very meagre note on the species in Carpenter's last Brit. Ass'n Catalogue, I am unable to determine whether this should be referred to V. Kennerlyi, or not. Should it prove distinct, I propose the name of V. pertenuis. MERCENARIA, Sebum. M. PERLAMINOSA, Con. PL 5, Fig. 38. (M. perlaminosa, Con. ; Proc. Phila. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1855, p. 267.) SHELL, large, thick, rounded subquadrate, very inequilateral; beaks anterior; anterior end excavated under the beaks, rounded below; base broadly rounded; posterior end convexly truncated ; cardinal margin slightly convex. Surface closely marked by nu merous prominent, recurved, lamelliform concentric ribs. Lunule marked by an impressed line. Hinge robust. Pallial line strong, sinus small, oblique, acuto at the base; muscular scars nearly TERTIARY FOSSILS. 23 equal in size ; margin minutely creimlated ; the purple color be tween the pallial line and the base is very persistent. Figure, natural size. Locality : From the Post-Pliocene beds on the beach at Santa Barbara. Allied to V. (Mercenaria) Ducatelli, Conrad, of the New Jersey Miocene, but much broader posteriorly, and the ribs are more numerous than are represented in the figure of that species. CHIONE, Megerle. C. MATHEWSONII, n. s. PI. 5, Fig. 39. SHELL very thick, obliquely cordate, very inequilateral ; beaks anterior; anterior end sinuous ; base broadly rounded ; posterior end prominent, narrow. Lunule lanceolate, impressed. Surface marked by numerous irregular, concentric ribs; adjoining the cardinal edge and posterior to the beaks, is a narrow flat space running almost to the posterior end of the shell ; inner margin entire, not crenulated. Pallial sinus deep; lower side curved, upper side straight. Figure, natural size. Locality and position : Not rare in the Miocene, south of Martinez; collected by Mr. Mathewson and Dr. Fish. This shell is quite variable in outline, though all of the other characters are very constant. It seems related to C. succincta = Nuttallii and Californica, but differs in the entire absence of radiating ribs. C. WHITNEYI, n. s. PI. 6, Fig. 40. SHELL thin, oblique, rounded subcordate; beaks small, pro duced, pointing forwards ; anterior end rounded, prominent, ex cavated above; base regularly convex; posterior cardinal margin rapidly descending, convex. Surface marked by numerous fine 24 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. concentric ribs, abrupt on the upper side, sloping towards the base. Figure, natural size. Locality and position: A single specimen collected by Prof. Whitney, near Mar tinez. Appears to be from the Miocene formation, from the character of the matrix. Related to C. foveolata, Sby. ; but differs in not being so produced behind, and in being more regularly striate. CALLISTA, Poli. C. VOYI, n. s. PL 6, Fig. 41. SHELL broad, inequilateral ; beaks in advance of the middle : cardinal margin nearly straight and sloping; anterior end very much produced, rounded and narrow ; posterior end obliquely truncated; base broadly and regularly rounded. Surface marked by numerous irregular and rather strong lines of growth. Figure, natural size. Locality and position: From the Miocene or Pliocene near Humboldt Bay, he- low Bear River, Humboldt County ; collected by Mr. Voy. This fine shell belongs to the type of C. gigantea, and is the only species of this group yet found in California. From gigantea it is easily distinguished by its broader posterior end, by the anterior end being shorter, more sloping above and narrower. The character of the surface is also different. DOSINIA, Scopoli. D. STALEYI, n. s. PL 7, Fig. 42. SHELL subcircular, thick, very inequilateral; beaks large, prominent, anterior. Lunule faint, rather large, slightly sunken. Surface smooth, marked by a few lines of growth near the base. Hinge robust. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 25 Figure, natural size. Locality and position: From the Pliocene on Mark West Creek, a branch of Russian River, Sonoma County ; discovered by Mr. V. S. Staley, after whom it is named. This shell can be at once distinguished from D. ponderosa, which is quite com mon in the Tertiary of California, by its less circular outline, the beaks being placed more in advance, by its being more convex, by its less strongly marked lunule, a differently shaped hinge, and its smooth surface. D. CONRADI, n. s. PI. 5, Fig. 43. (D. alia, Con.; Proc. Philada. Academy Nat. Sci., 1856, p. 315; not D. alia, Dkr.; nor D. alia, Con.; P. R. R. Rep., Y. 5, p. 320, pi. 2, f. 2: D. alia, Con.; P. R. R. Rep., Yol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 13, 13 a.) SHELL rather small, thin, very elongated; beaks prominent, margins rounded. Lunule deep. Surface marked by concentric lines of growth. Figure, natural size. Localities: San Eniidio Ranch, near Fort Tejon; also "Monterey" (Dr. New- berry). From the Miocene. The original of Mr. Conrad's figure having been a distorted specimen, I have prepared the present drawing for the purpose of showing the true outline of the species. Unfortunately his name was preoccupied, and I have therefore dedi cated the species to the pioneer of Tertiary Palaeontology, not only for California but of the Atlantic States as well. TAPES, Megerle. ? T. TRUNCATA, n. 8. PI. 7, Fig. 44. SHELL large, thin, transverse; beaks in advance of the middle, pointed forwards; anterior and posterior ends nearly equal, rounded ; base broadly and regularly convex. Surface marked by numerous small, radiating ribs, nearly obsolete posteriorly. PAL. VOL. II. — 5 26 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. and crossed by fme concentric, subi rubricated lines; a sharp, angular ridge runs from the beaks backwards, nearly parallel with the cardinal edge, between which and the ridge is a flat space sloping inwards; internal margin finely crenulated. Figure, natural size. Locality and position : From the Miocene, at Griswold's, Monterey County. But a single specimen was found, and I have been unable to expose the hinge. I have therefore not been able to determine positively the genus. CYRENA, Lam. C. CALIFORNICA, n. s. PL 7, Fig. 45. SHELL very variable in outline, suboval or subquadrate, more or less oblique; beaks prominent, varying in position from almost median to nearly submarginal , the variation being prin cipally due to the greater or less prominence of the anterior end, and the greater or less obliquity of the shell; anterior end usually produced and most prominent above; posterior end more or less distinctly truncated, the truncation being oblique. Sur face marked by numerous, irregularly disposed concentric lines. Hinge teeth sharply prominent; hinge plate slightly expanded on the ligament margin, extending a little beyond the general outline of the shell. Pallial margin strongly impressed. Figure, natural size. Locality and position: Very abundant in the Pliocene, near the east end of Kirker's Pass. This species is the most variable in outline of any fossil I have seen in Califor nia, except the oysters and similar shells. No two specimens have the same shape, and by selecting a suitable series, differences enough could be found to make three or four species, sufficiently distinct, on paper. The large number of specimens, however, at my disposal, show conclusively that all belong to but one species. I have never seen the shell from any but the above quoted locality. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 27 CARDIUM, L. C. MEEKIANUM, n. s. PI. 7, Fig. 46. SHELL resembling C. corbis (Californianum and Nuttallii), but oblique ; beaks large, strongly incurved and pointed forwards ; anterior end prominent and broadly rounded; posterior end abruptly truncated and very oblique. Surface marked by twenty-two large radiating ribs; these ribs, in the young shell, are acute, becoming rounded as it increases in size, and ulti mately becoming distinctly flattened on top; they are crossed by irregular, curved, subsquamose plates, which towards the beaks lose their lamellar character, and are represented by little tuber cles; the posterior face of the shell is not costate, or the ribs are represented by only a few indistinct radiating lines; the inter spaces between the ribs are narrow and flat, or concave. Figure, natural size. Locality: Humboldt County, associated with Callista Voyi, &c. ; collected by Mr. Yoy. From C. corbis, Mart, (which, according to Carpenter, is the same as Californi anum and Nuttallii of Conrad), this shell can be distinguished by its form, which is more oblique than the most inequilateral varieties of that species. The ribs are proportionately larger and less numerous, being only about two-thirds as many. The abrupt posterior truncation, and the absence of ribs on that part, are also well-marked characters. I take pleasure in dedicating this fine species to my friend, Mr. F. B. Meek, of Washington, D. C. CONCHOCELE. N. Gen. SHELL irregularly quadrate, very inequilateral ; a sharp angular ridge passes from the beaks to the posterior end, between which ridge and the cardinal margin the surface is suddenly sunken, presenting the appearance of an offset, the truncation being at nearly a right angle, beyond which the surface retains the same 28 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. general curve as the rest of the shell; ligament external. Hinge composed of a single, long, sharp tooth, running from the beaks, parallel with the cardinal margin, almost to the posterior end. Pallial margin simple. This shell appears to belong to the family of Isocardiidce, presenting some ana logies to the genera Edmondia, Unicardium, and Cardiomorpha. C. DISJUNCTA, n. S. PI. 7, Fig. 48, 48 a, 48 b. SHELL subquadrate; beaks terminal, anterior; anterior end abruptly and angularly truncated; base broadly rounded; car dinal margin arched, sloping downwards towards the posterior end. Surface marked only by lines of growth, except near the posterior part where the peculiar truncation takes place, the surface suddenly descending at a right angle to the curve of the shell, for a short distance, and then resuming its former direction. Figures, natural size ; 48 a, an outline from above ; 48 b, hinge. Locality: From Dead Man's Island, near San Pedro Bay; from a hard sand stone associated with two or three previously known Tertiary Fossils. Probably Miocene. I found a shell, abundant at Astoria, probably belonging to this genus. It was described by Mr. Conrad in the Wilkes' Expedition Report, p. 724, pi. 17, fig. 10, as Venus bisecta, and in the American Journal of Conchology, vol. 1, p. 153, as Cyprina bisecta. / • - LUCINA, Brug. SUBGEN. HERE, Gabb. SHELL having all of the usual characters of Lucina, except that the lunule is very deeply excavated, penetrating the hinge-plate, and almost perforating it; bounded anteriorly by the anterior lateral tooth, and posteriorly by the cardinal teeth. This form is very strongly characterized, and seems to form a well-marked group in the genus. The following species exhibits the character more strongly TERTIARY FOSSILS. 29 than any previously known. Two other species, both living on the Pacific coast, may also be included in the sub-genus; viz., L. excavata, Carpenter, Mazatlan Catalogue, p. 98, and a small subglobose species, with five or six large, rounded, somewhat curved ribs ; found in the Gulf of California. L. (H.) RICHTHOFENI, n. s. PL 8, Fig. 49, a, b. SHELL subglobose, nearly equilateral; beaks small, inclined forwards; margins regularly rounded; a more or less distinctly marked groove passes from the beaks to the posterior margin. Surface marked by numerous, more or less regular, distinct, rounded ribs. Figure 49, magnified ; 49 a, natural size, view of anterior end ; 49 6, magnified view of the hinge, left valve. Locality: San Fernando Yalley, north of Los Angeles; Pliocene. Collected by Baron Richthofen. This species can be at once distinguished by its thick shell and nearly globular form, from all of the other California Lucinidas. Externally, it is almost identical with L. Domingensis in some of its varieties. CKASSATELLA, Lam. C. COLLINA. PL 8, Fig. 50. ^ . collina, Con. ; Pacific R. K. Kep., V. 7, p. 193, pi. 6, fig. 1, 2.) SHELL large, compressed, variably subtriangular; beaks a little in advance of the centre ; prominent ; anterior end broadly and very slightly excavated above, prominent and rounded below; posterior end sloping sinuously, subangular below ;* base deeply convex; surface marked by irregular lines of growth; lunule deeply impressed ; hinge robust. Figure, natural size. Locality and position : Miocene, from the Santa Inez Mountains. The figure in the Pacific Railroad Report is scarcely recognizable, but with the 30 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. assistance of the description, and from the ff.ct that my specimens came from tho original locality from which the first specimens were obtained, and this is the only species with which I am acquainted that is found there, there is but little doubt but that my reference of this form to Mr. Conrad's name, is correct. MYTILUS, L. M. MATHEWSONII, n. s. PI. 8, Fig. 51. SHELL very large, thick, curved, width and thickness ahout equal in the centre, flatter towards the base; beaks terminal, blunt. Surface marked only by lines of growth and irregular concentric undulations. Figure, natural size. Some specimens have been found an inch or two longer. Locality and position : From the Miocene, south of Martinez, where it was found, not rare, by Mr. Mathewson and Dr. Fish. Resembling M. Californiana in its unusually large size, it differs in being less flabellate, more curved, more convex, and in having none of the radiating ribs characteristic of that species. MODIOLA, Lam. M. MULTIRADIATA, n. 8. PI. 8, Fig. 52. SHELL moderate in size, variable in form, more or less curved; cardinal margin arched; posterior curved and descending more or less abruptly; anterior margin sinuated, more or less deeply excavated; beaks very small, subterminal. Surface marked by numerous fine radiating lines except on the anterior fourth, which is only marked by lines of growth. Figure, natural size. Localities and position : From the Miocene at San Emidio, west of Fort Tejon ; and at Walnut Creek and Martinez, Contra Costa County. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 31 ARCA, Lam. A. SULCICOSTA, n. s. PI. 9, Fig. 53, 53 a. SHELL thin, broad; beaks prominent, incurved, approximate, slightly twisted anteriorly; hinge line short; ends and base pretty regularly rounded, posterior basal portion a little the most promi nent; area very narrow, slightly sunken. Surface marked by about twenty-five prominent square ribs, with flat, equal inter spaces ; these ribs are each marked by a more or less distinct median groove, and crossed by pretty strong concentric lines of growth, breaking up the surface into a beautiful beading. Hinge straight, composed of numerous fine teeth, very small and irre gular in the middle, larger and slightly oblique towards the ends. Figure 53, natural size; fig. 53 a, a magnified view of a few ribs on the ante rior portion, to show the details of sculpture. Locality and position: Found with Dosinia Staleyi, on Mark West Creek, Sono ma County, by Mr. V. S. Staley. This species diflers from A. canalis, Con., in being less ventricose, less promi nent posteriorly, more produced in front, deeper from beaks to base, in being much thinner, and in the beading of the ribs. YOLDIA, Holler. Y. COOPERII. PI. 9, Fig. 54. (Y. Cooperii, Gabb; Proc. Cal. Academy, 1865, p. 189.) SHELL thin, subcompressed, very inequilateral; beaks minutely placed in advance of the middle, becoming more anterior as the shell increases in size; anterior end narrow, subacuminate ; pos terior end broadly rounded; base most prominent behind the middle, curving upwards to the anterior end. Surface sculptured 32 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. by numerous small concentric ribs, rarely dichotomous, abrupt on the upper side, and sloping downwards on the side towards the base. Muscular scars large, the posterior a third the largest, broadly suboval, anterior triangular. Figure, natural size. Localities: From the Miocene, south of MartiSez, and north of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, and a specimen in the collection of the Academy of Natu ral Sciences, lahelled "Oregon," probably Astoria. This species has not been found in the more recent Tertiary formation, though a fresh valve was picked up by Dr. Cooper on the beach at Santa Cruz. In this specimen the epidermis is of a bright olive-green and shining. The shell varies considerably in outline according to its age. In young shells the beaks are about central ; but in the adults, the posterior end increases so much more rapidly than the anterior, that the beaks are thrown forward so as to be barely more than a third of the width from the anterior extremity. PECTEN, Brug. P. CERKOSENSIS, n. s. PI. Q, Fig. 55, 55 a. SHELL equivalve, subcircular, broader than long, convex; beaks small; sides sloping concavely above, rounded below; ears small, subequal, roughened and irregular, sinus very small. Surface marked by eighteen or twenty flat ribs, with flat or slightly concave interspaces; margins undulated, the ends of the ribs being deeply emarginated, and the interspaces being pro longed into tongue-like processes. Figure, one-half natural size (linear). LocalUy: Cerros Island, off the coast of Lower California: probably Miocene. Collected by Dr. J. A. Veatch. P. YEATCHII, n. s. PI. 10, Fig. 56. SHELL large, equivalve, a very little broader than long; base regularly rounded; sides sloping above, with a slight concavity; TERTIARY FOSSILS. 33 ears unequal ; sinus in the right ear of the lower valve mode rately deep; surface of ears covered by small radiating ribs and fine imbricating lines of growth; surface of valves ornamented by about eight broad, flat, subnodose ribs, arranged in pairs, and a few small linear ribs on the side; besides the ribs, the whole surface is covered by small radiating lines, and crossed by very irregular lines of growth, and very fine imbricating concentric lines. Figure, natural size. Locality : With the preceding. OSTEEA, Linn. O. BOURGEOISII. PL 11, Fig. 57, 57 a. (O. Bourgeoisie, Esmond; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 13.) SHELL thin, irregularly oval, compressed and contorted near the beaks. Surface marked by a few irregularly squamose lines and faint radiating ridges. Hinge long oblique; ligament pit deep ; muscular scar large, not very strongly marked. Figures, natural size. Locality and position: Near Kirker's Pass, Contra Costa County; from the Pliocene. O. ATWOODII, n. a. PI. 10, Fig. 58, 58 o, and PI. 11, Fig. 586. SHELL broad, irregular, thin; partly attached, sometimes by nearly the whole of the lower surface; free surface of lower valve marked by numerous irregular radiating ribs crossed by lines of growth; upper valves more squamose and not radiated (in the only specimen I have seen). Hinge broad at the base, PAL. VOL. II. — 6 34 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. triangular, not deep, and sometimes slightly oblique ; inner mar gin of the shell not denticulated. Muscular scar broad. Figures, natural size. 58 and 58 a, lower valves; 58 b, an upper valve found associated with the others, and apparently belonging to the same species. Locality: On San Lorenzo Creek, Monterey County; either Miocene or Plio cene. Collected by Mr. M. Atwood. This shell resembles somewhat the 0. conchaphila from the coast, but differs in the style of sculpture, the shape of the hinge, and the absence of the internal den- ticulations. O. TAYLORIANA, n. s. PL 12, Fig. 60, 60 a. SHELL large, thick, irregularly subtriangular, resembling some what some of the more massive forms of 0. Virginica; not attached. Surface covered by heavy, irregular, subsquamose plates, showing more or less of a faint undulation on their edges. Interior un known. Hinge broad and short (?). ' Figures, natural size. Locality and position : From the Miocene ; from San Marcos Pass, near Santa Barbara. Collected by A. S. Taylor. O. YEATCHII, n. s. PL 11, Fig. 69. SHELL large, subequivalve, varying from nearly equilateral to very oblique, the obliquity being always to the left side. Sur face marked by ten or a dozen large, angular, radiating ribs, some of which arise at or near the beaks, the others branching from the first, or interpolated between them ; the interspaces are angular, and the ribs are marked by more or less squamose plates, and occasionally these plates assume almost the character of spines; internally the ribs show only towards the margins. Hinge short, very broad and shallow; no crenulations or denticu- TERTIARY FOSSILS. 35 lations near the margin. Muscular scar large, suboval to sub- quadrate. Figure, natural size of a small and very equilateral specimen. The largest specimen found is about six inches long. Locality : Cerros Island, associated with Pecten Veatchii, P. Cerrosensis, and the following species. Dr. J. A. Veatch. O. CERROSENSIS, n. B. PI. 11, Fig. 61. SHELL small, subequivalve, very oblique, strongly falcate, variable in form, upper edge entire, concave ; lower margin very strongly undulated, each valve bearing four or five rounded, tongue-like processes, which alternate in the two valves; the margin, on each valve, between these processes, is very much thickened, and presents the squamose edges of successive layers of growth. Surface smooth, or marked only by rather indistinct lines of growth. Hinge long and very oblique, slightly curved. Muscular scars small, rounded subtriangular, Figure, natural size. Locality: With the preceding species. TEREBRATELLA, d'Orb. T. WHITNEYI, n. s. PL 12, Fig. 62, 62 a. SHELL subcircular, convexity of the two valves about equal, moderate. Lower valve, beak high, area narrow, high, and flat; foramen large, triangular. Upper margin of upper valve nearly straight, sloping slightly from the beak; margins of the shell regularly rounded. Surface marked by about thirty to thirty- five small, angular, radiating ribs, with angular interspaces; no median sulcus. 36 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Figures, natural size. Localities and position: From the Miocene, one mile east of the Excelsior Mine, Napa County, Prof. Whitney ; and twenty miles east of Clear Lake, on the road from Colusa to the Hot Sulphur Springs ; Dr. George. MORRISIA, Davidson. M. HORNII. PL 12, Fig. 63. (M. Hornii, Gabb; Proc. Phila. Academy, 1861, p. 371.) SHELL minute, subcircular, flattened; beak acute; area narrow, long; a faint sinus usually occupies the middle of the lower por tion of the upper valve ; foramen large, acute above, and rounded or subaugular in the upper valve. Surface, under a lens, presents a minutely granular appearance. Figure, highly magnified. Length about .11 inch. Locality and position: From the Post-Pliocene marl at Santa Barbara; collected by Dr. A. L. Heermann. This shell seemed to be abundant in the marl collected by Dr. Heermann ; but I have never seen it among the shells collected by the Sur vey in that vicinity or elsewhere, and failed to find it myself, on subsequently visiting the locality. f ECHINODERMATA. CLYPEASTER, Lam. C. GABBII. PL 12, Fig. 64, 64 a, (C. Gabbii, K6mond; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 63.) I ECHINARACHNIUS, Van Phels. E. BREWERIANUS. PI. 12, Fig. 65, 65 a. (E. Brcwerianus, Remond; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 63.) TERTIARY FOSSILS. 37 SCUTELLA, Lam. S. GlBBSII. PI. 13, Fig. 66, 66 a. (S. Gibbsii, Remond; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 18.) ASTRODAPSIS, Con. A. WHITNEYI. PL 13, Fig. 67, 67 a. (A. Whitneyi, Remond ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 52.) A. TUMIDUS. PI. 13, Fig. 68, 68 a. (A. tumidus, Remoiid; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 62.) % ASTERIAD^E. ASTERIAS, L. A. RtMONDII, U. 8. PL 13, Fig. 69. ANIMAL large, robust, five rayed; rays more than twice as long as the diameter of the disk, thick on the margin. Upper surface covered by short, club-shaped spines, narrow towards the base, and bluntly rounded above; on the sides these same spines are more closely placed, and on the under surface they are so close 38 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. that they are in contact; ambulacrse broad, bearing numerous small, very slender spines. Fig. 67, a view of an average sized ray, natural size. Locality and position : Found abundantly at "Star Fish Point," on the Pinolo Ranch, south of the Straits of Carquinez, about five miles from Martinez; Miocene. This species was first discovered by M. Remond, and is the only fossil star fish yet found in California. At the one locality above it is very abundant, but has never been found elsewhere. It resembles, in its general appearance, A. ochracea, Brandt, but the rays are more slender, it wants entirely the reticulated disposition of the spines; on the upper surface, the spines are larger, of a different form, and much more numerous. I have not seen a specimen retaining the disk and a whole ray so as to show the exact proportion of the two to each other ; but by a compa rison of a large series, the relative sizes of the parts given above seem to be, at least, very nearlv correct. PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. VOL. 11. SECTION I. TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS. PART II. DESCRIPTION OP NEW SPECIES. (CONTINUED.) (89) THE Tertiaries of California, although extensively developed, and usually highly fossiliferous, are of such a character that the included organic remains are rarely well preserved. No Eocene has ever been detected in the State; the Miocene fossils are almost invariably in bad condition ; and it is only from the later deposits that good specimens have been obtained, unless in a few excep tional cases. As a consequence of this state of things^ but few new species have been found in these formations. Among about three hun dred recognized species, less than a fifth are new. The majority of them are referable to living forms, while but a few can be with certainty recognized as having been previously described in the reports of Wilkes' Exploring Expedition, or in those- of the Pacific Railroad Explorations. The following are all that have been collected since the preparation of the manuscript of the Palaeontology of California, Vol. 2, Section 1, Part 1. Appended is a list of the species recognized during the progress of the Geological Survey, with the necessary synonymy. PA.L. VOL. II.— 7 ( 41 ) TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS. (CONTINUED.) MURICIDEA, Swains. M. ( ? Phyllonotus] PAUCIVARICATA, n. s. PI. 14. Fig. 1. SHELL moderate in size, robust, fusiform, spire nearly as long as the aperture ; whorls seven, subangulated, sloping above and bearing eight or nine large longitudinal ribs which develop into prominent nodes on the angle; on the body whorl these ribs dis appear on the middle or towards the anterior part of the shell. Aperture subovate above, narrowed anteriorly, canal slightly de flected and often closed by a union of the two lips; labrum thickened behind, acute on the margin, coarsely dentate inter nally, and bearing a small compressed tooth a little below the middle, inner lip incrusted by a smooth plate; umbilicus subper- forate. Surface marked by two or three varices, acute on the margins, never prominent, and not infrequently entirely obsolete ; these varices are usually coincident with the longitudinal ribs ; crossing them are from five to seven revolving ribs, between each pair of which are six to eight smaller rounded ribs with acute interspaces, giving the whole shell a closely costate surface; in well-preserved specimens the revolving ribs are crossed by small squamose plates, the remains of the lines of growth. Length 1.8 inch, width 1.05 inch, length of aperture 1.1 inch. Locality : Post-Pliocene ; Santa Barbara, San Pedro, and San Diego. Not known in a recent state. (43) 44 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. In this shell there is a combination of characters which allies it to two of the genera of the Murices. The nearly obsolete varices, and their small number, with the closed, tubular canal, would place it in Muricidea, but the tooth on the lip, still preserved on the varices, is the character on which Conrad founded Ccras- toma, antedated, however, by Phyllonotus of Swainson, who used the numerous varices as the leading character of his genus. TROPHON, Montf. T, SQUAMTJLIFER, Cpr. (in lit.) n. 8. " T. satis turrit&, pallide rufof usca" ; anfr. nucl. ? norm, iv tabu- latis, tumentioribusj suturis ad angulum 80° — 100° acute im- pressis; costis rad. vi — vii vix varicosis, angustis, ad angulum posticum interdum spinosis, ad basim continuis; liris spiralibus primum iii fenestratis dein creberrimis, asperis, squamulatis, in- terstitiis angustis, plus minusve incisis, canali longiore, rectiore, duabus trientibus aperturae aequante, vix apertd; apertura ovali, labro incrassato, intus circ. v dentati ; labio Isevi, crassiore. " Long. .9, long. spir. .35, lat. .61, div. 669. " Hab. Living ; Catalina Isd. ; Post-Pliocene, Sta. Barbara. "With the general aspect of T. tenuisculptus^ it is at once recognized by the difference in sculpture. The fossil (unique) specimen is much finer than the im mature living one sent by Dr. Cooper. In this the varices are not spinous at the angle, and the spiral sculpture is stronger. The difference, however, does not appear to be specific." The above description and notes were sent me by Dr. Carpenter, in a letter, and were based on a unique fossil specimen found by myself at Santa Barbara, and an immature recent one from Catalina Island, found by Dr. Cooper. NEPTUNEA, Bolt. N. ALTISPIRA, n. 8. PI. 14, Fig. 2. SHELL allied to N. decemcostata, Say, sp., but more slender, and with a much higher spire; \vhorls angular, the upper surface TERTIARY FOSSILS. 45 sloping concavely upwards to the suture at a considerably broader angle with the side than in Say's species. Surface bearing several large revolving ribs, one on the angle of the whorl ; on the anterior part of the shell these ribs degenerate by becoming less elevated, but retain their width; between the larger ribs, are a few very faint revolving lines; no similar sculpture exists on the top of the whorls; the whole surface is crossed by pretty distinct strise of growth. Aperture as in decemcostaia., except that it is narrower. Length, about 2.8 inch ; width, 1.4 inch. From the Pliocene of Eagle Prairie, Humboldt County. This shell is closely allied to the Eastern decemcostata, and another form recently brought by Mr. Harford from Alaska, the Middendorfii, Cooper = liratus, Mart. Judge Cooper named his species, after a minute comparison of one specimen with 130 of the Atlantic decemcostaia ; subsequently Dr. Carpenter, after a similar in vestigation, pronounced them identical. I have compared several of the Alaska shells with a fine suite of Say's species in the Philadelphia Academy's collection, and believe I can see a constant difference, though in minute characters only. The present fossil, however, is much longer, more slender, with a higher spire and nar rower mouth than any of the recent shells. The number of revolving rjbs is per haps about the same as in the living forms, but beyond the first two, they lose their elevation, and the interspace is marked by a smaller rib instead of minute lines. Unfortunately the anterior portion of my single specimen is broken so as to pre vent as full a comparison of the characters as I could desire. !$". HUMEROSA, D, 8, PI. 14, Fig. 3. SHELL large, broadly fusiform; spire high; whorls seven or eight convex; body whorl with a rounded shoulder, above which the shell slopes concavely upwards to the suture, which is small and indistinctly marked; no longitudinal ribs, the first two or three whorls show faint nodes, and in some cases the later vo lutions are wrinkled by irregular growth. Entire surface covered by numerous small, rounded, revolving ribs, with acute inter spaces, and sometimes exhibiting a tendency to alternation in 46 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. size. Aperture broad, subovate, acute behind, narrowing regu larly in front ; canal short, and slightly deflected ; outer lip striate internally; inner lip rather heavily incrusted. Umbilicus well marked but closed. Length about 5 inches. A specimen, with all of the body whorl, but having lost the spire, measures, from suture to end of canal, 3. 5 inch, width of body 2.4 inch, length of aperture 2.7 inch. A smaller specimen shows that the total length of the shell is about twice the length of the mouth. From the Pliocene of San Fernando, near Wiley's, on the San Fernando Pass, Los Angeles County. A well characterized species, having no close relatives among the known fossil or recent forms of this region. AGASOMA, Gabb. N. Gen. Subfusiform, spire low, body whorl long; canal moderately produced and slightly deflected; aperture elongate, labrum simple, labium incrusted with a thin smooth plate ; suture bordered as in Clavella. This genus resembles Clavella^ Swainson, in its general form, and in the border ing of the suture by an elevated portion of the succeeding whorl. It differs, how ever, in the very short spire and in the short and slightly curved canal. It is proposed to receive two species from the California Miocene, both of which, unlike the typical Clavellas, are ornamented by revolving ribs and by tubercles. A. GRAVIDA, G. (Clavella gravida, Gabb, Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 4, pi. 1, fig. 6.) The figure quoted above, does not exhibit all of the characters of the pillar lip. In all the specimens I then had, this part was covered by matrix which I was unable to remove. Further specimens show that it is curved, though to a less ex tent than that of A. sinuata figured on the same plate. A. SINUATA, G. (Clavella sinuata, Gabb, Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 6, pi. 1, fig. 7.) A rare shell, only found in the lower portion of the Miocene, associated with Mulinea densaia, Ostrea T*itan, &c. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 47 SURCULA, H. & A. Ad. S. TRYONIANA, G. (Pleurotoma (Surcula) Tryoniana, G., Pal. Cal., V. 2, p. 6, pi. 1, fig. 9.) This very rare shell is known by but two specimens. One is that figured as above, from the Post-Pliocene of San Pedro ; the other is a dead and very much decayed shell, picked up by me on the beach near San Pedro, but undoubtedly recent. NASSA, Lam. S. G. C^SIA, H. & A. Adams, 1857. Schizopyga, Con., 1857. In "Genera of Recent Mollusca," H. and A. Adams describe a large number of subgenera of Nassa, among which is the present one. The description reads, "Spire elevated, whorl rugose or cancellated, rounded; inner lip with the callus defined; outer lip thin, simple." This description covers all of the subgeneric characters which belong to either Nassa perpinguis, Hinds, or Buccinum fossaium, Gld. The former species was placed by them correctly, under this head; while the latter, a closely allied species, and one which, in some of its varieties, is diffi cult to distinguish from some of the varieties of perpinguis, is placed by them under the subgenus Tritia. To add to the confusion, N. CoopcrO, Fbs., is also included in Tritia, while mendica, Gld., is called a Niotha. The last two species belong, without question, to the same group, and are so nearly related that their specific difference has been denied more than once, by excellent authorities. With this portion of the question, however, we have nothing to do at present. The Adams's have defined clearly all of the important characters of the group to which they have given the name; unless we add that, in both the species in question, the callus on the inner lip is transversely wrinkled. The same year, in Vol. 6, Pacific Railroad Reports, Mr. Conrad described a genus, of which he said, " the above genus is probably related to Cancellaria," and which he defined as fol lows: " Bucciniform ; columella concave, plicate; lower part of body volution deeply channelled, the channel emarginating the columella." It will be seen that the description is based principally on the deep depression formed by the twisting of the anterior part of the shell, a character of common occurrence in a majority of the Nassas, and visible to a greater or less extent in 48 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. every species. The most important character, that of the callus, was entirely lost sight of from the fact that the specimens were mutilated, and the author was not even aware of its existence. His name Schizopyga will therefore have to be dropped, and Ccesia adopted in its place. For the leading points of synonomy of these two species, see appended list. FICUS, Bolt. F. PYRIFORMIS, n. 8. PL 14, Fig. 4. SHELL pyriform, body whorls rounded, slightly flattened on the sides, shouldered, the top sloping upward, with nearly a straight line to the suture; whorls four to four and a half, spire low, suture indistinct. Aperture rather narrow, canal moderate, and slightly curved. Surface ornamented by about forty small, distinct revolv ing ribs, with occasional smaller ones interposed, all crossed by prominent lines of growth, more closely placed, and not so large as the revolving sculpture. Length, 2.3 inch (end of canal broken) ; width, 1.2 inch; height of apex from posterior angle of aperture, .35 inch. From the Miocene, Martinez. Collected by Mr. Mathewson. From the recent F. Dussumieri, its nearest ally, this species differs by its slightly higher spire and less slender, regular form, narrowing more suddenly in advance. From the lines of growth, the canal, which is broken in the present specimen, seems to have been shorter than in the living shell. F. NODIFERUS, n. 8. PI. 14, Fig. 6, SHELL subpyriform> short, robust, subangulated, side and top of body whorl flattened, upper surface nearly straight, and sloping directly upwards to the suture; upper angle of the whorl carry ing a series of about ten flattened nodes, in some cases double ; below these, about the middle of the whorl, is another series, less TERTIARY FOSSILS. 49 prominent, each a little more in advance than the corresponding one above, and connected with it by a faint rib, or rather an un dulation of the surface; spire low, whorls five, apical angle a little more acute than the superior slope of the last whorl. Sur face marked by numerous small revolving ribs, with broad, flat interspaces, in which are usually one or more additional linear ribs, or fine elevated lines, the whole crossed by minute lines of growth. Aperture broad, canal short. Length (about) 1.9 inch ; width, 1.4 inch ; height of spire from internal angle of mouth, .3 inch. From the Miocene at Griswold's, between San Juan and New Idria, Monterey County; Pliocene, Wiley's, San Fernando Pass, Los Angeles County. A very strongly characterized and peculiar species, quite rare. It has never yet been found as recent as the Post-Pliocene. The best preserved specimen yet obtained, was found by Mr. Frank E. Brown, in the rich fossiliferous Pliocene Sandstones of the San Fernando Pass, at the west end of San Gabriel Mountains. SINUM, Bolt. 1798. SigaretuSi Lam. 1799. S. PLANICOSTUM, n. S. PL 14, Fig. 6. SHELL oblique, thin, semiglobose; spire small, somewhat ele vated; whorls three and a half to four, rapidly increasing in size; suture small but distinct; body whorl very oblique, ornamented by numerous square revolving ribs with flat interspaces of about equal size; umbilical margin acutely rounded; umbilicus imperfo- rate. The under surface, inside of the margin, not costate, but marked by strong lines of growth. Aperture very large, sub- elliptical, slightly emarginate by the encroachment of the body whorl; outer lip acute, inner lip slightly thickened. Length, 1.2 inch; width, 1.3 inch; greatest diameter of mouth, 1 inch; lesser diameter of mouth, .8 inch. PAL. VOL. II. — 8 50 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Not rare in the Pliocene of San Fernando ; collected by Messrs. Brown, Peck- ham, and others. According to the common usage, that of adopting the oldest name since the date of Linn. Syst. Nat. 10 Ed., the name Sinum of Bolton, will have to be used for this genus, having a year of precedence over Sigaretus. It is unfortunate that we are obliged to drop names so familiar as the latter, though, if we do not follow some such rigid rule, it is impossible to tell where the diversity of opinions will take authors in the choice of generic names. Klein's name of Catinus, which has been used by Adams, Conrad, and others, dates back to 1753, but there are other older names, and a growing tendency is developing itself to use the oldest name that can be ferreted out, even if the author was not strictly binominal. CANCELLAKIA, Lam. C. GRACILIOR, Cpr. (in lit.) n. s. " C. t. elongat^, gracili, elegantissimtl ; anfr. nueleosis ii, ma- joribus, valde declivibus, laevibus, apice immerso; norm, v tu- mentibus, superue vix subaugulatis, suturis valde impressis; costis radiantibus x rotundatis, ad basim obsoletis, interstitiis uudatis, majoribus; lirulis spiralibus exiguis, subdistantibus, supra costes et interstitia eleganter transeuntibus, postice ii rai- noribus, in medio primum iii, postea vi crebrioribus, circa basim attenuatam vi lineis distantibus; aperturS, subquadrata, antice dilatatii; labro acuto; labio inconspicuo; columello plicis ii mi- noribus, declivibus, antice tortS,, plicse tertise simulante, sed vix eniarginata." " Long. .35, long. spir. .21, lat. .16, div. 38°." " Hab. Santa Barbara, Post-Pliocene. Of this extremely elegant species, two specimens were found by Mr. Gabb, of which one is very perfect. It greatly re sembles C. modesta from Neeah Bay, but is much more slender. The nucleus is chrysodermoid, very slanting, with sunken spire." C. ALTISPIRA, n. 8. PI. 14, Fig. 7. SHELL thick, robust, broadly fusiform; spire high, nearly as long as the aperture; whorls six or seven (?, — apex broken), angu- TERTIARY FOSSILS. 51 lated, sides flattened, upper surface sloping; suture distinct, im pressed. Surface ornamented by about a dozen small angular nodes on the upper angle of the whorl, from which faint longi tudinal ribs descend over the body, becoming obsolete about the middle; above similar ribs continue to near the suture; on the earlier whorls these ribs are proportionately much larger; cross ing these are three or four elevated revolving striae above the angle, and about twenty below ; these alternate pretty regularly in size, eleven or twelve of them being large, the others much smaller; lines of growth faint in the middle, more distinct towards the two ends of the body volution. Aperture moderate in size, broadest in the middle ; outer lip simple ; inner lip rather * heavily incrusted, bearing two strong, rather distant folds. Length, 2.3 inch ; width, 1.2 inch ; length of aperture, 1.3 inch ; width, .55 inch. From the Pliocene of San Fernando Pass. Coll. by Mr. Frank Brown — a single specimen. TROCHITA. Schum. T. INORNATA, n. 8. PI. 14, Fig. 8, 8 a. SHELL low, irregular, slightly oblique, nearly circular; volu tions about two to two and a half; suture linear, indistinct; surface entirely without ornament, bearing only a few lines of growth; margin of internal plate sinuous. Diameter, 1.1 inch; height, .6 inch. From the Upper Miocene, near Half Moon Bay. ACJVLEA, Esch. A. RUDIS, n. s. PI. 14, Fig. 9, 9 a. SHELL moderately large, subelliptical, outline slightly undu lated, not distinctly emarginate ; apex subcentral, prominent, 52 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. very slightly produced and pointed to one side in the axis of the shorter diameter of the shell. Surface irregularly rugose, the pli cations or undulations showing a tendency to radiation, though faintly. Longest diameter, 1.6 inch; shortest, 1.3 inch; height, .35 inch. A single specimen from the Pliocene of San Fernando, near "Wiley's. Although I have but a single specimen of this shell, ami it belonging to a genus in which specific characters are usually difficult to define, I ieel warranted in naming it on account of its marked dissimilarity from all the other known species on the coast. It approaches most nearly in size Lottla gigantca, but the central and more elevated apex will at once distinguish it ; from Acmcea patina, pelta and scabra, it can be known by the more elliptical form, undulated surface, more elevated apex and irregular outlines, while from A. persona and spectrum, its central apex, thrown to one side, instead of in advance, the absence of the strongly marked regular radiating ribs, and its larger size, separate it. How far the specific value of all the characters given in the description will extend, cannot be definitely ascertained except by an examination of more specimens. It is not improbable that the irregu lar outline and the undulating ribs on the surface may be due to a great extent to the form of the surface to which the shell was attached during life. It is well known that these shells, like most other forms which attach themselves to one spot, often borrow the pattern of the surface on which they grow. This is often shown by barnacles, cryptas, and anomias ; the present genus rarely going beyond a mere distortion of its normal form, or the assumption of a few abnormal undu lations. "When the surface to which the young animal fixes itself is too rough, it not unfrequently smooths a spot corresponding in size with the exposed portion of the animal. This I have observed in the case of Acmcea persona and A. spectrum at Santa Barbara, where, growing on a coarse-grained metamorphic sandstone, almost every shell fits into a little pit, barely more than a line in depth, level at the bottom, and corresponding exactly to the form of the shell. ZIRPH^EA, Leach. Z. GABBII, Tryon. PI. 15, Fig. 10. 9 (Zirphcca Gabbii, T., Proc. Phil. Acad., 186^, p. 144, pi. 1, fig. 1.) This shell was described by Mr. Tryon from a single dead valve, sent to him by me from San Francisco. I obtained it from a miscellaneous collection of shells TERTIARY FOSSILS. 53 from Japan, and have no reason to doubt but that the specimen came from Japan with the collection. Mr. Tryon has long held the belief that it was mixed with the others by accident, and that it was a California specimen. However that may be, I cannot tell; and we have, at present, no means of settling the question. The species is found in California in both a recent, and fossil state, large valves being quite common in the Post-Pliocene of San Pedro ; nevertheless I do not consider this any proof that it may not, likewise, be found living in Japan. The individual figured is quite young, and is recent. It was kindly given to me by Mr. R. E. C. Stearns of San Francisco. SILIQUARIA, Schum. ? S. EDENTULA, D. S. PI. 15, Fig. 11. SHELL moderately large, thin, flattened, elongated sub-elliptical, nearly equilateral ; beaks minute, a little posterior to the middle, projecting almost insensibly beyond the cardinal line; cardinal margin sloping slightly and perfectly straight towards the two ends; anterior end convexlyand very obliquely subtruncate above, produced and rounded below ; posterior end broadly and regu larly rounded, a little less prominent below than above the middle; basal margin nearly straight. Surface nearly smooth in the mid dle, marked by pretty distinct lines of growth towards the ends, especially above. Length from beak to base, 1.3 inch ; width, 2.6 inch ; beak to anterior end, 1.45 inch. From the Pliocene of San Fernando. On exposing the hinge of this shell, I was unable to get at the characters in a perfectly satisfactory manner, owing to its extreme thinness and delicacy. The teeth, if they exist, are very small, and seem to be almost entirely obsolete. It is possible that further examination will develop some characters of the hinge which will remove it entirely from the above genus, but I preferred placing it here pro visionally, where it seems most nearly related, to proposing a new generic name on insufficient grounds. 54 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. CLIDOPHORA, Cpr. C. PUNCTATA, Con. 8p. PI. 15, Fig, 12. (Pandora punctate, Con. Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 S. Vol. 7, p. 228, pi. 17, fig. 1.) (Clidophora punctata, Cpr. Proc. Zool. Soc., Lond., 1864, p. 598.) A shell having all the characters of this species in size, form, &c., except the punctations, was found by Mr. Samuel Peckham in the Upper Miocene bituminous shale, in the "Wheeler Canon," near San Buenaventura. The valves are in con tact, but the inner layer is in part exposed. The closest scrutiny on the outside of this layer fails to disclose the pits considered so characteristic of Mr. Conrad's species ; nor do they show themselves on the marginal one-quarter of an inch of the inner surface which I have succeeded in uncovering. HEMIMACTRA, Swains. ? H. OCCIDENTALS, D. 8. PI. 15, Fig. 13, 13 a. SHELL thin, subovate, inequilateral; beaks small, closely ap proximating, placed about two-fifths of the length from the ante rior end, which is broadly excavated above, and prominently, though narrowly rounded below; posterior end convexly and obliquely sub-truncated; cardinal margin sloping and nearly straight; base broadly and regularly convex; a moderately dis tinct angle runs from the beaks to the posterior basal margin. Surface covered by small but moderately prominent and pretty regularly placed lines of growth. Length, 2.7 inch; width, 2.2 inch ; diameter, 1.2 inch. From the Miocene south of Martinez. Bare. A single specimen in my collec tion, obtained by Mr. Mathewson. This shell resembles none of the West Coast Mactroids in form. It has not the extremely inequilateral and subcircular outline of the Miocene lenticularis, Nob., nor the trigonal shape of all the Standellas. I can only refer it provisionally to TERTIARY FOSSILS. 55 Hemimactra, since, from the nature of the matrix, I have found it impossible to expose the hinge. PSEUDOCARDIUM, Gabb. By an unfortunate coincidence, Mr. Conrad indicated a genus Pseitdocardia, of the family Cardiidce almost simultaneously with my publication of the above name. My genus was published February, 1866, while Mr. Conrad's appeared in the Journal of Conchology for April, 1866. It is questionable whether a name should stand when it only ditfers from an older one by the terminal letter, though Mr. C. assures mo that he sees no reason for changing it. I merely wish to call attention to the matter here, in order to guard against confusion, which might pos sibly arise in the future. In this case Mr. Conrad publishes no semblance of a diagnosis, merely giving a list of species belonging to the proposed genus. VENUS, L. V. PERTENUIS, Gabb. ( V. pertenuis, G. Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 22, pi. 5, fig. 37. Note.) (V. Kennerleyi, Eve. ? G. loc. cit.) "When first studying this species, I was unacquainted with Reeve's V. Kennerleyi, and had not access to his monograph in Icon. Conch. The short notes by Carpenter in the Report of the British Association, were not inapplicable to the shell before me, but were not sufficiently explicit to enable me to satisfy myself as to its dif ference from Kennerleyi. On looking at the figure in Icon. Conch. I find that there are strong points of difference. V. (Mercenaries) Kennerleyi is an elongate, oval, almost quadrate shell, with heavy ribs, pretty regularly placed, and remark ably prominent. It resembles somewhat a Saxidomus in outline, while the present species is a sub-triangular shell, the surface undulated and striate, but without ribs, properly speaking. It is very probable that pertenuis may prove to be a Chione. I have never yet been able to expose the hinge. A large specimen of Mercenaries perlaminosa, Con., now before me, resembles so nearly Reeve's figure in both out line and the character of the ribs, that I strongly suspect them of being identical. In the present specimen (see pi. 15, fig. 14), the ribs are not more than half as nu merous as in the one figured in Pal. Cal, Vol. 2, fig. 38 ; the shell is more elongate in its antero-posterior diameter, and the base is much less rounded. On collecting a series of this species at Santa Barbara, where it is not rare, I found that the pres- 56 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFOKNIA. ent form is much more common than the short rounded one previously figured by me. It has a strongly characterized Mercenaries hinge, and is the only species of that genus yet known on the Pacific coast, unless Keeve's and Conrad's species should prove distinct. CARYATIS, Roem. C. BARBARENSIS, n. s. PI. 15, Fig. 15, 15 a. SHELL rather small, transverse, gibbous, thin, inequilateral; beaks subcentral, small, strongly incurved, umbones prominent; outline broadly excavated under the beaks, the anterior end pro duced and narrowly rounded ; posterior end narrow; base irregu larly rounded, strongly curving upwards anteriorly ; posterior cardinal margin sloping with a slight, but regular curve. Hinge delicate; teeth small. Surface covered by irregular striae of growth. Luriule very large, occupying all the space from the beaks to the anterior end, and bordered by an impressed line. Length, 1.5 inch ; width, 1.1 inch; height of a single valve, .4 inch. The only shell on the coast, to which this has the most remote resemblance is the young of Amiantis callosa (Cytherea id. Con.) It can, however, be at once dis tinguished by its longer form, narrower at both ends, its greater convexity, its being much more deeply excavated under the beaks, and by the surface being marked only by lines of growth, instead of concentric ribs. A single specimen was found in the Pliocene of Santa Barbara. MERETRIX, Lam. M. TRASKII, Con. sp. (Lutraria Traskii, Con.,. P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 324, pi. 3, fig. 23.) This shell is peculiar to the white or Bituminous Shales of the Upper Miocene. It was described by Mr. Conrad from casts in this rock. I have been fortunate enough to see the cast of the hinge of both valves, and find that it is a Venerid, and appears to belong to the above genus. It is rather rare, but seems to be most abundant in the immediate vicinity of Monterey. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 57 DOSINIA, Scopoli. D. MATHEWSONII, n. s. PL 15, Fig. 16. SHELL nearly circular, excavated under the beaks, about the size of D. Dunckerii, but of nearly the form of D. ponderosa, con vex, thin. Beaks small, pointing strongly forward. Surface nearly smooth in the middle, marked by lines of growth which become strongly developed towards the two ends. Lunule large, lanceo late and slightly impressed. Length, 1.9 inch ; width, 1.8 inch ; height of one valve, .25 inch. From the Miocene of Martinez; and at Griswold's, on the road from San Juan to New Idria. With the outline of Dosinia ponderosa, and the peculiarity of its surface, this shell has about the average size of D. Dunckerii. It is more convex than either, much thinner than the first, and wants the rounded anterior prolongation and ra diating lines of the other. The lunule is proportionally longer and more slender than either. It seems to he peculiar to the Miocene ; D. ponderosa appearing, of full size, and for the first time, in the Pliocene. The other species has not been found fossil in California. TAPES, Megerle. T. STALEYI, Gabb. PI. 16, Fig. 17, 17 a. (Dosinia id., G. Pal. Gal., Vol. 2, p. 24.) (Tapes id., G. Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, pi. 7, fig. 42.) A single worn specimen, from which this species was originally described, de ceived me as to some of its characters. It has a true Tapes hinge, and the surface is crossed by very numerous, minute radiating ribs. It is not unfrequently a little larger than the specimen figured ; the pallial sinus is very deep, and rather narrow. The ribs are of the same character as those of T. straminea, but are at least four times as numerous as the most finely costate varieties of that species that I have ever seen. PAL. TOL. II. — 9 58 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. SAXIDOMUS, Con. S. GIBBOSUS, n. s. PL 16, Fig. 18, a, b. SHELL thin, subquadrate, very inequilateral; beaks anterior, nearly terminal ; anterior end excavated above, narrowly rounded below; posterior end convexly subtruncated, sometimes a little oblique ; base broadly rounded ; cardinal margin gently sloping and slightly convex. Surface marked by small but distinct and somewhat irregular lines of growth. Lunule large, bordered by a very fine impressed line. Hinge, teeth slender. Dimensions of two extreme specimens: 1st. Length, 2.3 inch; width, 1.7 inch; diameter of two valves, 1.3 inch; 2d. Length, 2 inch; width, 1.7 inch; diameter, 1.2 inch. Common in the Pliocene of Eagle Prairie, Humboldt County. Kesembles in outline S. Nuttallii and S. gracilis (=aratus), but can be at once distinguished by its smaller size, more gibbous form, smoother surface, and thinner shell. YOLDIA, M6U. Y. NASUTA, Gabb. (Foldia nasuta, G. Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 216, pi. 32, fig. 287.) This shell, described from a single specimen in the Museum of the Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., has since proven to be undoubtedly Tertiary; and although the matrix is not, unlike some of the Miocene Shale, underlying the City of Los Angeles, as cut by artesian borings, it seems to me more like the Post-Pliocene deposit near San Pedro. The specimen is labelled " Los Angeles," and its history is entirely unknown. Its lithological characters place it outside of all the known Cretaceous, so that I have little hesitation in making the unqualified statement above. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 59 Y. IMPRESSA, Con., sp. (Nucula impressa, Con. ; "Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 7.) (Yoldia id., Meek; Check List, Miocene.) (Y. Cooperii, G. ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1865, p. 189.) (Id., G. ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 31, pi. 9, fig. 54.) (Id., Cooper and Carpenter; Enumerations of W. C. Moll.) I described this magnificent species from a single recent valve, and numerous fossils in all the deposits down to the Miocene; and in doing so I was supported in my opinion of its being a nondescript by no less authorities than Cooper and Carpenter, who had been working for years in the mollusca of California, and by Hanley, who had just completed a monograph of the family. More recently, while preparing the following table of synonymy, I have been convinced that Conrad's impressa is merely a young of the same species. My reasons are : first, there is nothing incompatible in the form ; second, the sculpture of the surface, so far as figured in the Wilkes's Exped. Report, is the same as that of Cooperii; and third, I have seen an undoubted specimen of ray species from the Miocene of Astoria. PECTEN, Brug. P. PECKHAMI, n. s. PL 16, Fig. 19 a. SHELL small, thin, subcircular, equivalve, or nearly so, slightly inequilateral ; ears nearly equal in size. Upper valve, right ear not separated by any distinct line from the remainder of the surface ; the corresponding ear of the lower valve has the same character ; left ear flat, the swell of the shell commencing with nearly a right angle with its surface; corresponding ear of lower valves produced, separated from the body of the shell by a marked groove and a deep, narrow sinus. Surface marked by numerous small, irregular, concentric undulations, crossed by obsolete wavy radiating lines, which are most distinct on the ears. From the bituminous shales of the Upper Miocene, on the Ojai Ranch, Santa Barbara County, where numerous specimens were collected by Mr. S. F. Peckham. 60 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Also found in the same formation on the shores of San Pablo Bay, west of Mar tinez, and elsewhere. Dimensions of various specimens : Length, .55 inch ; width, .52 inch. " .49 inch; " .47 inch. " .6 inch; " .57 inch. Average depth of valve, .06 to .07 inch. This shell belongs to the group (genus ?) Camptonectes, Agas., characterized by a lenticular form, closed all round, edentulous hinge, deep byssal sinus, and the minute radiating sculpture. The species is named after Mr. Peckham, in recogni tion of his valuable services rendered in collecting the fossils found in the vicinity of the Ojai Ranch. P. PEDROANUS, Trask, sp. (Plaffiostoma Pedroana, Trask; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1856, p. 86, pi. 3, fig. 1.) (P. annulata, Trask; loc. cit., p. 86, pi. 3, fig. 2.) (P. truncata, Trask; loc. cit., p. 86, pi. 3, fig. 3.) In 1856, Dr. Trask named three species of Plagiostoma, giving full descriptions and well-executed figures as above. His specimens are casts of a number of dis torted Pectens, perhaps normally a little oblique, but in most cases with the obliquity exaggerated by pressure. They belong, without question, to but one species, and the first name given will have to be retained. I have carefully studied the speci mens, and have visited the locality from which they were obtained. The deposit belongs to the bituminous shale of the Upper Miocene, which underlies the whole or the greater part of the Los Angeles plain, crops out on the beach at San Pedro, under the Post-Pliocene, and has been reached by artesian borings under the city itself. The species is about an inch in diameter, ears subequal, shell thin, perhaps nor mally a little oblique, and the shell-substance contains a few concentric undulations or ribs, which are retained in the cast. No specimens show any shell preserved ; so that, if there was any surface sculpture, it is, as yet, unknown. OSTREA, Linn. 0. VEATCHII, Gabb. PI. 17, Fig. 21, 21 a. (O. Veatchii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 34, pi. 11, fig. 59.) This shell was originally described from Cerros Island, whence it was brought by Dr. Yeatch. I have since found it, forming whole beds of Post-Pliocene age, TERTIARY FOSSILS. 61 near the port of San Bruno and vicinity, north of Loreto, on the east side of the Peninsula of Lower California. At this locality, most of the specimens are six inches or more in diameter, very thick, and quite flat, the ribs heing much more numerous, and somewhat smaller than in the specimens from which my original description and figure were taken. 0. Cerrosensis was found associated with it at San Bruno, and I have recently received from Prof. Raimondi, of Lima, a shell from the Post-Pliocene of Peru, which seems to be identical with the latter species. TAMIOSOMA, Conrad. T. GREGARIA, Coil. PI. 18, Fig. 22, a, b, c, d. (Tamiosoma gregaria, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1856, p. 315.) (Tamiosoma gregaria, Con.; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 4, fig. 18.) (Balanus Estrellanus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 195, pi. 8, fig. 1.) (Radiolites grega~ia. Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1864, p. 214.) This problematical fossil was described by Mr. Conrad almost simultaneously in the Proceedings of the Philada. Acad. Nat. Sciences, and in the sixth volume of the Pacific Railroad Reports, as follows : " An elongated tube, apparently entire, porous and cellular throughout its substance ; interior filled with numerous regu larly disposed vaulted cells, connected by longitudinal slender tubes, funnel-shaped beneath; aperture resembling that of Balanus." " T. gregaria. Subquadrangular, elongated, longitudinally furrowed and striate, and having fine, undulated, transverse lines ; mouth small, oblique ; upper part of the tube oblique, deeply indented or Balaniform, and coarsely striated longitudi nally. Length, eight inches." He further remarks : " Growing in clusters, like Balanus. No sutures indicating separate valves ; cells very thin plates, convex surface downwards." From the above, it seems either that Mr. Conrad had no opinion as to the rela tions of this shell ; or from his repeated comparisons with Balanus, that he ap peared to have suspected it of being a Cirrhipede; and he accidentally redescribed it as such, in the seventh volume of the P. R. R. Reports. In 1864, however, in the course of some " rectifications," he quotes it as a Ra- diolite, without other remarks than that it is characteristic of the Cretaceous of California. Though since found at a number of localities in the State, it seems to be always rare. I had not the good fortune to encounter it, until in the summer of 1866, C2 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. when I obtained specimens from Estrella, whence Mr. Conrad described his "Balanus Estrellanus," and later, Mr. Gibbes, a surveyor, presented me with a re markably fine example from the hills north of Buena Vista Lake. The original specimen, figured in Vol. 6, Pacific K. R. Rep., came from the Santa Margarita Ranch, northeast of San Luis Obispo. These localities serve to fix its geological age beyond question as belonging in the Bituminous Shale, the best-marked mem ber of our Upper Miocene. This being ascertained, the next point is to determine what are its relations. To better understand the shell, it may be well to premise by remarking that Mr. Conrad mistook the two ends of his specimen, and called the base, the aperture. The following description, in the absence of more than one species, will have to serve for both generic and specific purposes, since in so exceptional a case it is diffi cult to determine which of the minor characters are of only specific value. Shell (? lower valve) elongated, cup-shaped, growing in clusters, cemented throughout the entire length wherever in contact ; cross-sections irregularly rounded or angulated ; lower end of each shell curved outwards, to accommodate the increased diameter of its neighbors ; walls of the cup composed of (two, or) 1ft three layers. (I have not been able to determine finally, whether an outer imper vious layer exists, though I think I have detected it in the Estrella specimens.) The mass of the wall is composed of a series of sub-parallel, longitudinal hollow tubes, rudely and irregularly divided by minute septa; inner layer entire, homo geneous, and thin. The interior contains a " body chamber," or large unoccupied space, at its widest end, below which the cavity is filled up by an indefinite number of very irregular septa, undulated, and presenting a mammillated surface upwards. These septa are produced by lateral prolongations of the inner wall, the "funnel- shaped tubes," mentioned in Mr. Conrad's diagnosis, being the portions last formed as the mantle was retracted. Some of these "tubes " reach to the surface of the preceding septum, while many of them are merely little stalactite-like points, and it is doubtful whether any of them are perforate. In the specimen from which the first description was taken, these chambers and even the tubes of the outer walls are all hollow. In the others they are filled with crystalline carbonate of lime; and in these latter, the outer, or "body chamber.-," arc filled with an indu rated sand. The outer surface is rudely and longitudinally striate ; the strife are sometimes crossed by abrupt transverse breaks or subsquamose lines. The thickness of the outer wall is a quarter of an inch or less, the tubules com posing it being about .04 inch in diameter ; the inner stratum of the wall is about .01 to .02 inch in thickness. I have used the term "lower valve," because I believe this to be a bivalve shell, for the reasons given below. The upper valve, if it existed, has never yet been detected ; but, if my view is correct, this need not be wondered at, especially since fossils are rare in the deposit in which the shell belongs ; and with all the facilities TERTIARY FOSSILS. 63 of the Geological Survey of the State to help me, I was four years before I could obtain a single specimen. I am convinced that Tamiosoma is a genus of Hippuriddce, for the following reasons : 1st. The form of the shell, the septate lower portion of its cavity, the longitudi nally tubular walls, and the chamber at the top, for the reception of the animal, are characters which are found combined only in this family. 2d. Its mode of growth is exactly analogous to that of the genera Hippurites and Radiolites. 3d. The structure of its walls is identical with that of Radiolites; differing only in the relative thickness, as compared with the size of the interior cavity. This analogy is carried out even to the extent of the prisms or columns, which consti tute the greater bulk of the walls, and are longitudinal and normally hollow, in stead of being transverse and solid as in Inoceramus and Pinna. 4th. The septate arrangement of the lower part of the interior cavity is analo gous to that existing in Radiolites, as demonstrated by Woodward in the case of R. Mortoni; the septa in that species differing only in being much less numerous, and a little more symmetrical than in our fossil. (See Woodward, Quart. Jour. Geol. Soc., Lond., Vol. XI, pi. 5, fig. 2.) The only arguments that I can find against my position are : 1st. This shell is Tertiary, and the Hippuritidce are all Cretaceous. Although this would be doubt less the first objection urged, I can only see in it a reason against d priori argu ments on negative grounds, too common in science. Because the family has never heretofore been found outside of the Cretaceous formation, is no reason why its vertical range may not be extended by discoveries now or hereafter. 2d. The thinness of the walls of the shell, as compared with Radiolites, which I have called its nearest iJly. So long as the details of the structure are preserved, this cannot be a valid ob jection. 3d. No trace has yet been found of ligament insertions, nor of the enormous hinge teeth characteristic of the family. But, as yet, no specimen has been found showing the entire shell, and the thinness of the walls warrants us, by analogy, in predicating a delicate hinge when that portion shall be discovered. PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, VOL. II. SECTION I. TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS. PART III. SYNOPSIS OP THE TERTIARY INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS OF CALIFORNIA. PAL. VOL. ii.— 10 ( 65 ) SYNOPSIS THE INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS TERTIARY FORMATIONS OF CALIFORNIA. IN the following synopsis I have included all the species of Tertiary fossils described from the West Coast, which have been encountered during the progress of the Geological Survey, either in California or in the adjoining State of Oregon. This is indis pensable, on account of the intimate relations existing between the Tertiaries of the two States. The species which have been named, but not recognized or rediscovered, are appended as a separate list at the end. Of the latter, some will doubtless yet be encountered, though the great majority seem to be hopelessly lost. In many cases I have been able to discover what was meant by a description in the Pacific Railroad Reports, only by going to the typical locality, and by that familiarity with the forms, which can only be acquired by years of intimate acquaintance and the study of series of speci mens such as amateurs rarely have the good fortune to accu mulate. With the double advantage of all the facilities that a government commission could afford, and of half a lifetime of acquaintance with the peculiarities of the author's method of working, I have failed in many cases to make out what was in tended by the meagre descriptions, and illustrations bad beyond precedent, which are, found in the Reports of the Pacific Railroad explorations. (67) (58 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. From the length of time tliat has elapsed since the publication of these volumes, the author of the Tertiary Palaeontology, which they contain, has in most cases forgotten his own species, and has repeatedly declared his inability to assist me; the originals of the descriptions are inaccessible, packed away with the great bulk of the government collections in the cellars of the Smith sonian Institution, and I have been obliged to trust almost en tirely to my own acquaintance with the subject, in unravelling the tangled skein of the synonymy of the West Coast Tertiaries. Under these circumstances, therefore, it will be surprising if I have succeeded, in every instance, in correcting the names of the species; and, doubtless, differences of opinion will always exist in many cases. I have, however, endeavored conscientiously to work out the problem before me, and, should my labors provoke criticism, my only reply shall be — Go thou and do better. In determination of the living forms, I must acknowledge particular indebtedness to Dr. J. G. COOPER, of the Survey, and Dr. P. P. CARPENTER, of Montreal. The latter gentleman has gone over nearly all of the recent mollusca collected by the Survey; and West Coast conchologists depend to a great extent on his opin ions, based as they are on a most extensive acquaintance with the subject. CRUSTACEA. CANCER, Linn. C. BREWERII, Gabb. C. Brewerii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 1, pi. 1, fig. 1. Pliocene, Santa Barbara. MOLLUSCA. ATUBIA, Bronn. A. ZICZAC, Sby. sp. A. ziczac, Con. ; Jour. Conchology, 1865. No. 1. Nautilus ziczac, Sby. ; Min. Conch., Vol. 1, p. 12, pi. 1. N. angustatus, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 728, pi. 20, fig. 56. Pelagus Vanuxemi, Con. ; Jour. Acad. Phila., 2d Ser., Vol. 1, p. 130, pi. 14, fig. 5. Aturia Vanuzemi, Con. ; Smithsonian Check List, No. 639. Miocene, Astoria. TRIPTERA, Quoy and Gaim. T. CLAVATA, Gabb. T. clavata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 1, pi. 1, fig. 2. Miocene, near Griswold's, on the road from San Juan to the New Idria mines, associated with Dosinia Mathewsonii, Area microdonta, Acila Castrensis, and various other characteristic species. MURICIDEA, Swains. M. CALIFORNIA, Hds. sp. Murex Calif ornicus, Hds. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 18G3, p. 128. Muriddea id., Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Pvep., 1883, p. 663. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. M. (PlIYLLONOTUS ?) TAUCIVARICATA, Gabb. Muriddea (Phyllonotus?) pautivaricata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 43, pi. 14, fig. 1. Post-Pliocene, S. Barbara, S. Pedro, S. Diego. M. BARBARENSIS, Gabb. M. Barbarais'is, Gabb; Proc. Cal. A. N. S Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. (69) 70 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. PTEROUOTUS, Swains. P. FESTTVUS, lids. sp. MurexfestivuSj Hinds ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1843, p. 127. Id., lids. ; Voyage of the Sulphur, p. 9, pi. 3, fig. 13, 14. Pteronotus festivus, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 663. Post-Pliocene, S. Diego. Living. GCIUEBEA, Leach. O. INTERFOSSA, Cpr. Ocinebra interfossa, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 663. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. O. LURID A, Midd. 8JJ. Tritonium luridum, Midd. ; Hal. Ross., pt. 2, p. 150, pi. 4, fig. 4 and 6. Ocinebra lurida, Cpr.; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 663. Post-Pliocene, S. Pedro. Living. TBOPHOU, Moritf. T. PONDEROSUM, Gabb. T. ponderosum, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 2, pi. 1, fig. 3. Miocene, Griswold's and Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co. ; Pliocene, Kirker'a Pass. T. SQUAMULIFER, Cpr. Id., Cpr. •, Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 44. Post-Pliocene, Sta. Barbara. Living. T. MULTICOSTATUS, Escll. 8p. Trophon multicostatus, H. and A. Ad. ; Gen. R. Moll., Vol. 1, p. 77. Murex mullicostatus, Esch. ; Zool. Atl., p. 11. Polyplcx gracilis, Perry ; Conchology, pi. 9, fig. 4. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. T. ORPHEUS, Gld. sp. Fums Orpheus, Gld. ; Proc. Boston Nat. Hist. Soc., 1849, p. 142. Id., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 234, pi. 16, fig. 285. Trophon Orpheus, Cpr.; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 663. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. T. TENUISCULPTUS, Cpr. Trophon lenuisculptus, Cpr. ; An. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 1866, p. 227. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 71 FUSUS. F. AMBUSTUS, Gld. F. ambustus, Gld. ; Mex. and Cal. Shells, p. 12, pi. 14, fig. 18. Id., Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1856, p. 208. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, S. Pedro. Living. NEPTUNEA, Bolt. N. RECUR v A, Gabb.. N. recurva, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 3, pi. 1, fig. 4. This shell belongs apparently to the more recent members of the Miocene, being found near Tomales Bay, Griswold's, El Toro Rancho, and at Foxin's, in Santa, Barbara County. At the latter place the beds overlie the bituminous shale, and appear to be almost a connecting link with the Pliocene. N. TABULATA, Eaird, sp. Chrysodomus tabulates, Baird; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1863, p. 66. Chrysodomus tabulatus, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 663. C. tabulatus, Cooper ; Survey Check List. Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Fernando, and at the Twelve-mile House, below San Francisco ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, and San Pedro. Living. N. ALTISPIRA, Gubb. Id., Gabb ; PaL Cal., Vol. 2, p. 44, pi. 14, fig. 2. Pliocene, Eagle Prairie, Humboldt County N. HUMEROSA, Gabb. Id., Gabb; PaL Cal., Vol. 2, p. 45, pi. 14, fig. 3. Pliocene, S. Fernando, PRISCOFUSUS, Conrad. This genus was merely indicated by Mr. Conrad in the Journal of Conchology, to accommodate the following species. No diagnosis has ever been published. P. GENICULUS, Con. Fusus geniculus, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 728, pi. 20, fig. 3. Priscofusus id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 150. Miocene, Astoria. Living. NOTE. — Several other species will be found in the list of unrecognized forms 72 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. HETULA, II. & A. Ad. M. EEMONDI, Gabb. M. Remondi, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 3, pi. 1, fig. 6. Miocene, Tomales. AGASOMA, Gabb. A. GRAVIDA, Gabb. Clavella gravida, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 4, pi. 1, fig. 6. Indet, Con. ; P. E. K. Eep., Vol. 5, pi. 7, fig. 63. Agasoma gracida, Gabb ; supra, p. 46. Miocene, near Martinez, and at Ocoya Creek. A. SIN u ATA, Gabb. Clavella sinuata, Gabb} Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 5, pi. 1, fig. 7. Agasoma sinuata, Gabb ; supra, p. 46. Miocene, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. PISANIA, Bivona. P. FORTIS, Cpr. Pisaniafortis, Cpr.; An. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 1866, p. 227. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. SURCULA, H. and A. Ad. S. CABPENTERIANA, Gabb. Pleurotoma (Surcula) Carpenteriana, Gabb; Proc. Cal. A. N. S., 1865, p. 183 Id., Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 5, pi. 1, fig. 8. Pliocene, S. Fernando, Santa Eosa ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro Living. S. TRYONIANA, Gabb. P. (S.) Tryoniana, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 6, pi. 1, fig. 9. Post-Pliocene, S. Pedro. Living. DRILLIA, Gray. D. INERMIS, Hds. Sp. Pleurotoma inermis, Hds. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1843, p. 37. Id., Hds. ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 16, pi. 5, fig. 8. Drillia inermis, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Eep., 1863, p. 657. Post-Pliocene, S. Pedro. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 73 D. PERVERSA, Gabb. Pleurotoma perversa, Gabb; Proc. Cal. A. N. S., 1865, p. 183. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., vol. 2, p. 6, pi. 1, fig. 10. Post-Pliocene, Sta. Barbara, S. Pedro. Living. D. YOYI, Gabb. D. Voyi, Gabb; Pal. Cal., vol. 2, p. 7, pi. 1, fig. 11. Pliocene, Humboldt County, at Eagle Prairie and Bear R. CLATHURELLA, Cpr. C. CONRADIANA, Gabb. C. Conradiana, Gubb; Pal. Cal., vol. 2, p. 7, pi. 1, fig. 12. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. MANGE II A, Leach. M. VARIEGATA, Cpr. Mangelia variegata, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 658 Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. TRITONIUM, Link. (S. G. Priene, fl. and A. Ad.) T. (P.) ORE- GONENSIS, lledf. sp. Triton Oregonensis, Redfield; A. N. Y. Lye., vol. 4, p. 165. Id., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 241. Fusus Oregonensis, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., No. 61. F. canceltatus, Rve. ; Loc cit., No. 62. T. (Priene) Oregonensis, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., Brit. Assn., p. 583. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. RANELLA, Lara. ? E. TRIQUETRA, Cpr. R. triquetra, Cpr. ; ("teste Nutt. MSS."), P. Zool. Soc., 1856, p. 227. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. E. CALIFORNICA, Hds. R. Calif omica, Hds. ; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 2, p. 255. R. Californica, Hds. ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 12, pi. 2, fig. 4 Tind 5. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. PAL. VOL. II. — 11 74 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. E. MATHEWSONII, Gabb. R. Mathewsonii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., vol. 2, p. 8, pi. 2, fig. 13. Miocene, near Martinez. COMINELLA, Gray. (& G. Amphissa, II. and A. Ad.) C. (A.) COR. RUGATA, EVO. Sp. Buccinum corrugatum, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., pi. 14, fig. 110. Truncaria corrugata, Cpr.; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 662. Cominella (Amphissa) corrugata, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, Santa Barbara. Living. NASSA, Lam. N. TEGULA, Eve. Nassa tegula, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., Nassa, No. 98, pi. 15. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. N. MENDICA, Gld. .V. mendica, Gld. ; Proc. Best. N. H. Soc., 1850, p. 155. N. mendica, Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 263, pi. 19, fig. 331. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living N. COOPERII, Fbs. N. Cooperii, Forbes; Zool. Proc., Lond., 1850, p. 273, pi. 11, fig. 4. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. Erroneously described as from the Sandwich Islands. N". FOSSATA, Gld. Sp. Buccinum fossatum, Gld.; Proc. B. N. H. Soc., 1850, p. 152. Nassa id., H. and A. Ad. ; Gen. Recent Mollusca. B. elegans, Rve. ; Proc Zool. Soc., 1842: Schizopyga Californica, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., vol. 6, p. 69, pi. 2, fig. 1. Miocene, Martinez, Griswold's, Walnut Creek, Foxin's, Maxima Martinez Rancho ; Pliocene, San Fernando, near San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and Russian R. Valley ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, and San Diego. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 75 N. PERPINGUIS, Hd8. JV. perpinguis, Hds. ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 36, pi. 9, fig. 12, 13. N. interstriata, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 327, pi. 6, fig. 49. Pliocene, San Fernando; Post- Pliocene, San Pedro, Santa Barbara. Living. PURPURA, Brug. P. SAXICOLA, Yal. P. saxicola, Val. ; Voy. Venus, pi. 8, fig. 4. P. canaliculata, Duel. ; An. N. Sc., 1832, p. 104, pi. 1, fig. 1. P. ostrina, Gld. ; Otia, p. 225. P. lapillus, Coop. ; (not Linn, sp., Lam.), N. Hist. Washn. Terr., p. 372. P. attenuata, Eve. ; Icon. Conch., pi. 10, fig. 49. P. emarginata, Desh. ; (not Rve.), Mag. de Zool., 1841, pi. 25. Pliocene, Santa Rosa, Kirker's Pass, San Fernando ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. MONOCERAS, Lam. M. LUGUBRIS, Sby. Monoceras lugubris, Sby. ; Genera, No. 5, fig. 3. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara Island. Living. M. ENGONATUM, Con. M. engonatum, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 264, pi. 20, fig. 17. M. unicarinatum, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., sp. 1. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. CUM A, Humph. C. BIPLICATA, Gabb. C. biplicata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 9, pi. 2, fig. 14. Miocene, Martinez. OLIVELLA, Swains. O. BIPLTCATA, Sby. sp. Oliva biplicata, Hby. ; Tank. Cat., App., p. 33. Olivella biplicata, Cpr. ; B. A. Rep., 1863, p. 661 ; H. & A. Ad.; Gen., p. 146. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, San Diego. Living.. O. PEDROANA, Con. sp. Strephona Pedroana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 327, pi. 6, fig. 61. Olivella bcetica, Cpr.; B. A. Rep., 1863, p. 661. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. 76 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. ANCILLARIA, Lara. A. FISHII, Gabb. A. Fishii, Gabb ; Pal. Cul., Vol. 2, p. 9, pi. 2, fig. 15. Miocene, Martinez, VOLUTILITHES, Swains. "Y. INDURATA," Con. Rostellaria indurata, Con.; Wilkes's Exped., p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 12. Volutilithes id., Con.; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Miocene, Oregon, Tomales Bay, Cal. ; Pliocene, Half-Moon Bay. This shell is found occasionally, though rarely. I have seen several speci mens, but never in a sufficiently good condition to determine fully its generic relations. That it is not a Rostellaria, nor in fact one of the Strombidce, is sufficiently evident from its form. I have never been able to detect even the rudiments of folds on its columella, which fact, together with its non- cancellate surface, carry it out of the other genus in which Mr. Conrad has placed it. It will probably be found, when we obtain better specimens, to belong to the Fusinoe. COLUMBELLA, Lam. C. (ALIA) BICHTHOFENI, Gabb. C. (Alia) Richthofeni, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 10, pi. 2, fig. 16. Pliocene, Russ. R., San Fernando, and San Francisco. AIIYCLA, II. & A. Ad. A. GATJSAPATA, Gld. sp. Columbella gausapata, Gld.; Proc. Bost. N. H. Soc., 1850, p. 170. Id., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 267, pi. .19, fig. 337. Amycla id., Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 662. Nassa Pedroana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 327, pi. 6, fig. 48. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. A. CARINATA, Hds. Sp. Columbella carinata, Hds. ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 39, pi 10, fig. 15, 16. Columbella carinata, Cpr. ; ("perhaps Amycla,") Br. A. Rep. 1863, p. 662. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. MARGINELLA, Lam. M. JEWETTI, Cpr. M. Jewetti, Cpr. ; P. Zool. Soc., 1856, p. 207. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 77 FICTTS, Bolt. F. PYRIFORMIS, Gabb. F. pyriformis, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 48, pi. 14, fig. 4. Miocene, Martinez. F. NODIFERUS, Gabb. F. nodiferus, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 48, pi. 14, fig. 6. Miocene, Griswold's ; Pliocene, San Fernando. NATICA, Brug. N. CLAUSA, Brod. & Sby. N. clausa, Brod. & Sby. ; Zool. Beechey's Voy., p. 136, pi. 34, fig. 3; and pi. 37, fig. 6. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara and San Pedro. Living. LUNATIA, Gray. L. LEWISII, Gld., ep. Natica Lewisii, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. Hist. Soc., 1847, p. 239. N. Lewisii, Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 211, pi. 15, fig. 253. Natica Herculea, Midd. ; Mai. Ross., Part 2, p. 96. Lunatia Lewisii, Cpr. ; B. A. Rep., 1863, p. 661. Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Fernando, Kirker's Pass ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, San Nicholas Isd. Living. NEVERITA, Risso. N. SAXEA, Con. Neverita saxea, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Natica saxea, Con. ; "Wilkes's Exped., p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 7. Miocene, Oregon. N. GALLOSA, Gabb. N. callosa, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 10, pi. 2, fig. 17, a, b,c. Miocene, Walnut Creek N. RECLUZIANA, Desb., sp. Natica Reduziana, Desh. ; Mag. de Zool., 1841, Mollusca, pi. 37. Neverita Reduziana, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Rec. Moll., Vol. 1, p. 208. Natica Inezana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 195, pi. 10, fig. 5, 6. Natica Ocoyana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 328, pi. 7, fig. 57. Miocene, Santa Inez Mts., "Walnut Creek, Pose Creek, Martinez, Death Val ley; Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Fernando; Post-Pliocene, Santa Bar bara, San Pedro. Living. 78 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. SINTTM, Bolt. Sigaretus, Lam. S. PLANICOSTUM, Gabb. S. planicostum, Gabb. ; Pal. Gal., Vol. 2, p. 49, pi. 14, fig. 6. Pliocene, San Fernando. SCALAB1A, Lam. S. SUBCORONATA, Cpr. Scalaria subcoronata, Cpr. ; B. A. Eep., 1863, p. 660. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. S. CREBRICOSTATA, Cpr. Scalaria crebricostata, Cpr. ; Loc. cit., p. 660. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. S. BELLASTRIATA, Cpr. Scalaria bellastriata , Cpr. ; Loc. cit., p. 660. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. OPALIA, H. & A. Ad. O. (CRENATOIDES, var.) INSCULPTA, Cpr. Opalia (crenatoides, var.) insculpta, Cpr. ; An. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1866, p. 277. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. MYURELLA, Hds. M. SIMPLEX, Cpr. Myurella simplex, Cpr. ; B. A. Kep., West Coast Moll., 1863, p. 657. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. CONUS, Linn. C. CALIFORNICUS, Hds. C. Calif ornicus, Hinds ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 7, pi. 1, fig. 3, 4, 5. C. ravus, Gld. ; Shells of Mex. and Cal., p. 13, pi. 14, fig. 20. C. ravus, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., Lond., 1856, p. 206. Pliocene, San Fernando ; Post-Pliocene, San Diego, San Pedro, and Santa Barbara. Living. CYPRJEA, Linn. (S. Gen. I/uponia, Gray.) C. (L.) SPADICEA, Swains. Cypraea spadicea, Swainson; Phil. Mag., Vol. 61, p. 370; Zool. 111., pi. 182. Luponia spadicea, Gray; Cpr. ; B. A. Eep., p. 657. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara Isd. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 79 CANCELLARIA, Lam. C. (EUCLIA) TRITONIDEA, Gabb. C. (Eudia) tritonidea, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 11, pi. 2, fig. 18. ? Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. C. VETUSTA, Gabb. C. vetusta, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 12, pi. 2, fig. 19. Miocene, Martinez. C. GRACILIOR, Cpr. C. gracilior, Cpr. ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 50. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. C. ALTISPIRA, Gabb. C. altispira, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 50, pi. 14, fig. 7. Pliocene, San Fernando. BITTIUM, Leach. B. ASPERUM, Gabb. Turbonilla a?pera, Gabb ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1861, p. 368. Bittium asperum, Gabb ; Pal. Cal. (1866), Vol. 2, p. 12, pi. 2, fig. 20. B. asperum, Cpr. ; A. Mag. N. Hist., 1866, p. 276. B. rugatum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866, p. 539. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Pedro. Living. B. ARMILLATUM, Cpr. Bittium armillatum, Cpr. ; A. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1866, p. 276. Post- Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. CERITHIDEA, Swains. C. CALIFORNICA, Hald. Cerithium Calif ornicum, Hald, 1840, Fr. W. Univ. Moll., cover of No. 1. Cerithidea Californica, Hald, Ms Cerithium (Potamis) sacratum, Gld. ; 1849, Proc. Bost. N. Hist. Soc., Vol. 3, p. 118. Id., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped. Rep., p. 114, pi. 10, fig. 116. Potamis pullatus, Gld. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 333, pi. 11, fig. 23, 24. Cerithidea sacrata, Cpr. ; 1856, Proc. Zool. Soc., Lond., p. 226. Miocene, Santa Monica Mts. ; Post- Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. 80 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. MELANIA. Lam. M. TAYLORI, Gabb. M. Taylori, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 13, pi. 2, fig. 21. From a Fresh-watei Tertiary Deposit on Snake Eiver, Idaho. LITHASIA, Hald. L. ANTIQUA, Gabb. L. antigua, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 13, pi. 2, fig. 22. With the preceding. LITTORINA, Ferr. L. PLANAXIS, Phil. L. planaxis, Phil. ; teste Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., Lond., 1856, p. 226. L. patula, Gld. ; 1846, Proc. Bost. N. Hist. Soc., p. 52. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass ; Post-Pliocene, San Diego, San Nicholas Isd. Living, L. KEMONDII, Gabb. L. Remondii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 14, pi. 2, fig. 23. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. LACUNA, Turton. L. SOLIDULA. Loven. Lacuna solidula, Loven; teste Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 656. L. carinata, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. H. Soc., 1848, p. 75. Littorina Pedroana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 327, pi. 6, fig. 50. Modelia striata, Gabb. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1861, p. 368. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. TUREITELLA, Lam. T. COOPERII, Cpr. T. Coo2)erii, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 655. Pliocene, San Fernando; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living T. JEWETTII, Cpr. Turriiella Jewettii, Cpr. ; A. Mag. N. H., 1866, 276. Post-Pliocene, San Diego, Santa Barbara. Living. T. HOFFMA.NNII, .Gabb. T. Hoffmannii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vcl. 2, p. 14, pi. 2, fig. 24. Miocene, Santa Clara County; Sespi Canon, Santa Barbara County. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 81 T. INEZANA, Con. T. Inezana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 195, pi. 8, fig. 4. Miocene, Santa Inez and Santa Monica Mts. T. VARIATA, Con. T. variata, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 195, pi. 8, fig. 5. Miocene, Santa Monica Mts. CJECUM, Fleming. C. COOPERIT, Cpr. C. Cooperii, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p, 655. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. CRUCIBULUM. Schum. C. SPINOSUM, Sby, Calyptraea spinosa, Sby ; Genera of Shells, Sp. 6. Crucibulum spinostim, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., Sp. 10. Crucibulum spinosum, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 327, pi. 5, fig. 46. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. TROCHITA, Schum. T. COSTELLATA, Con. T. costellata, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 195, pi. 7, fig. 3. Miocene, Santa Monica and Santa Inez Mts. T. FILOSA, Gabb. T.filosa, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 15, pi. 2, fig. 25. Miocene, Walnut Creek. T. INORNATA, Gabb. T. inornata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 51, pi. 14, fig. 8, 8 a. Miocene, Half-Moon Bay. CRYPTA, Humph. C. GRANDIS, Midd. C. grandis, Midd.; Mai. Ross., pt. 2, p. 101, pi. 11, fig. 8, 9, 10. Crepidula praerupta, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 9, 10. Crypto, praerupta, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 161. PAL. VOL. II. — 12 82 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Crypto, princeps, Con.; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 326, pi. 6, fig. 52. Miocene, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Foxin's, Astoria, Tomales, Kirker's Pass, and elsewhere; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Barbara, Half-Moon Bay, Kirker's Pass, Santa Rosa, Russian River ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. C. LINGULATA, Grid., Sp. Crepidula lingulata, Gld. ; Otia, p. 15. Crypta lingulata, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Rec. Moll., Vol. 1, p. 369. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. C. ADUNCA, Sby., sp. Crepidula adunca, Sby. ; Tank. Cat., app., p. 7. Crypta adunca, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Rec. Moll , Vol. 1, p. 369. Pliocene, San Fernando ; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. If adunca, Sby. = rostriformis, Gld., as believed by Carpenter, tben this species will probably include rostralis, Con., from the Oregon Miocene. C. NAVICELLOIDES, Nutt, Sp. Crepidula navicelloides, Nutt. ; Jay's Cat., 3035. Crypta id., Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. C. DORSATA, Brod., sp. Crepidula dorsata, Brod. ; Zool. Proc., 1834, p. 38. Crypta dorsata, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Rec. Moll., Vol. 1, p. 369. Pliocene, San Fernando. Living. HIPPONYX, Defr. H. GRAYANUS, Mke. H. Grayanus, Mke. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., Lond., 1856, p. 4. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. PHASIANELLA, Lam. P. COMPTA, Gld. P. compta, Gld. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 333, pi. 11, fig. 25, 26. P.perforata, Phil. ; Zeitsch. f. Mai. 1848, p. 164, (teste Rve.) Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, San Diego. Living. Carpenter denies the correctness of Reeve's opinion in this case. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 83 PACHYPOMA, Gray. P. BIANGULATA, Gabb. P. biangulata, Gabb: Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 15, pi. 3, fig. 26. Miocene, Martinez. P. GIBBEROSUM, Chemn., sp. Trochus gibberosus, Chemn. ; Conch. Cab., Vol. 10, p. 278, vignette 23. T. inequalis, Gmel. ; (not Martyn), p. 3585. T. ochraceus, Phil. ; Zeits. f. Mai., 1846, p. 101. Pachypoma gibberosum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 651. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. POMAULAX, Gray. P. UNDOSUS, Wood, sp. Trochus undosus, Wood ; Suppl., p. 16, pi. 5, fig. 1. T. balcenarum, Val. ; Voy. Venus, pi. 3, fig. 1. Pomaulax undosus, Cpr. ; B. A. Rep., 1863, p. 651. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro and San Diego. Living. CALLIOSTOMA, Swains. C. ANNULATUM, Mart., sp. Trochus annulatus, Mart. ; Univ. Conch., Vol. 1, fig. 33. Zizyphinus annulatus, A. Ad. ; Zool. Proc., 1851, p. 164. Zizyphinus annulatus, Gray ; Dieffenbach's N. Zealand, p. 237, No. 72. Calliostoma annulatum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., p. 652. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. C. COSTATUM, Mart., sp. Trochus costatus, Mart. ; Univ. Conch., pi. 10, fig. 3. Calliostoma costatum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., p. 652. Pliocene, San Fernando; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. C. CANALICULATUM, Mart., Sp. Trochus canaliculatus, Mart. ; Univ. Conch., Vol. 1, fig. 32. Zizyphinus canaliculatus, Gray ; Travels in New Zealand, p. 237. Calliostoma canaliculatum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., p. 652. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. 84 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. C. TRICOLOR, Gabb. Calliostoma, tricolor, Gabb; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1865, p. 186. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 17, pi. 3, fig. 28. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, Santa Barbara. Living. PTYCHOSTYLIS, Gabb. P. CAFFEA, Gabb. Turcica (P.) caffca, Gabb ; Proc. Cal., A. N. S., 1865, p. 187. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 16, pi. 3, fig. 27. Thalotia caffea, Coop. ; Geog. Cat. W. C. Moll., 1867, p. 26. Compare Trochus Adamsianus, Schrenck, 1867, Reisen im Amur-Lande, Moll., p. 358, pi. 16, fig. 5. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. CHLOROSTOMA, Swains. C. AUREOTINCTUM, Fbs., sp. Trochus (Monodonta) aureotinctum, Fbs. ; Zool. Proc., 1850, p. 271, pi. 11, fig. 7. Chlorostoma aureotinctum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 652. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. C. PFEIFFERII, Phil., sp. Trochus Pfeifferii, Phil.; Zeits. f. Mai., 1846, p. 104; Monog. Troch., p. 152, pi. 25, fig. 2. Trochus marcidus, Gld. ; Mex. and Cal. Shells, p. 8, pi. 14, fig. 11. Chlorostoma Pfeifferii, Cpr. ; B. A. Rep.> 1863, p. 652. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara Island. Living. C. BRUNNEtJM, Phil, Sp. Trochus brunneus, Phil. ; Zeits., 1848, p. 189; Monog. Troch., p. 300, pi. 43, fig. 19. Chlorostoma brunneum, Cpr. ; B A. Rep., 1863, p. 652. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara Island. Living. C. FUNEBRALE, A. Ad. Chlorostoma funebrale, A. Ad. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1854, p. 316. Chlorostoma funebrale, Cpr. ; B. A. Rep., 1863, p. 652. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 85 TROCHISCUS, Sby. T. NORRISII, Sby. Trochiscus Norrisii, Sby. ; Mag. N. Hist., 2 Ser. 21 convexus, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Kep., 1863, p. 652 (juv.). Post- Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. LEPTOTHYRA, Cpr. L. BACULA, Cpr. Leptonyx bacula, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Kep., 1863, p. 652. Leptothyra bacula, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Kep., 1866. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. L. SANGUINEA, Cpr. Leptonyx sanguinea, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Kep , 1863, p. 652. Leptothyra sanguinea, Cpr.; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. MARGARITA, Leach. M. ACUTICOSTATA, Cpr. Margarita acuticostata, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 653. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. M. SALMONEA, Cpr. M. salmonea, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 653. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. HALIOTIS, Linn. H. RUFESCENS, Sby. Haliotis rufescens, Sby. ; App. to Bligh. Cat., p. 2. Id., Reeve ; Icon. Conch., pi. 2, sp. 6. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro and San Nicholas Island. Living. LTJCAPIN A, Gray. L. CRENULATA, Sby., sp. Fissurella crenulaia, Sby. ; Conch. 111., No. 19, fig. 31, 38. Lucapina crenulata, Cpr. ; Zool. Proc., 1856, p. 223. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. GLYPHIS, Cpr. G. ASPERA, Esch., sp. Fissurella aspera, Esch. ; Zool. Atl., pt. 5, p. 21, pi. 23, fig. 5. Olyphis aspera, Cpr. ; Zool. Proc., 1856, p. 223. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. 86 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. FISSURELLA, Brug. F. VOLCANO, Eve. Fissurella volcano, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., pi. 4, sp. 2. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. CLYPIDELLA, Swains. C. BIMACULATA, Ball. Clypidella bimaculata, Dall. ; (Mss.) in Coop. ; Geog. Cat. W. C. Moll., No. 470. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. C. CALLOMARGINATA, Cpr. C. callomarginata, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. DENTALIUM, Linn. D. HEXAGONUM, Sby. D. hexagonum, Sby. ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 3, p. 103, fig. 10. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. ACM.2EA, Esch. A. PATINA, Esch. Acmcea patina, Esch; Zool. Atl., 1831, p. 19, pi. 24, fig. 7-9. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. A. PERSONA, Esch. A. persona, Esch. ; loc. cit., p. 21, pi. 24, fig. 1, 2. Post- Pliocene, San Nicholas Island. Living. A. SCABRA, Nutt., sp. Lottia scabra, Nutt. ; Jay's Cat., No. 2907. Patella (Lottia) scabra, Gld. ; Bost. N. H. Soc. Proc., 1846, p. 162. Id., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 348, pi. 32, fig. 456. Acmcea scabra, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1856, p. 222. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. A. SPECTRUM, Nutt., Sp. Lottia spectrum, Nutt. ; Jay's Cat., No. 2877. Patella (Lottia) spectrum, Gld. ; W. C. shells, p. 10. Acmcea spectrum, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, San Nicholas Island. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 87 A. RUDIS, Gabb. A. rudis, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 51, p.. 14, fig. 9, 9 a. Pliocene, San Fernando. SCURRIA, M. Edw. S. MITRA, Esch., sp. Acmoea mitra, Esch. ; Zool. Atlas, 1833, p. 18, pi. 23, fig. 4. A. mamillata, Esch. ; loe. cit., p. 18. A. marmorea, Esch. ; loc. cit., p. 19. Patella scurra, Less. ; Voyage Coquille, p. 421. Acmoea scurra, d'Orb. ; Am. Mer., p. 478. Patella (Acmcea) scurra, Midd. ; Mai. Ross., Pt. 2, p. 34. Scurria mitra, Gray ; Genera, 1856. Lottia pallida, Gray ; Zool. Beechey's Voy., p. 147, pi. 39, fig. 1. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. NACELLA, Gray. N. INSESSA, Hds., sp. Patella insessa, Hds. ; An. Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, p. 82. Nacella insessa, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 650. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. CRYPTOCHITON, Gray. C. STELLERII., Midd. Chiton Stellerii, Midd. ; Bull. Acad. S. Pet., Vol. 6, p. 116. Chiton (Cryptochiton) Stellerii, Midd. ; Mai. Ross., pt. 1, p. 93, pi. 1, fig. 1, 2. C. amiculatus, Sby. ; Conch. 111., Chitons, fig. 80. C Sitkensis, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., pi. 10, sp. 55. ? C. chlamys, Rve., loc. cit., sp. 60. C. Californicus, Prescott; Am. Jour. Sci., 1864, p. 185. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. BULL A, Linn. B. NEBULOSA, Gld. Bulla nebulosa, Gld. ; in A. Ad. ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 2, p. 578, pi. 123, fig. 79, 80. Pliocene, San Fernando. Living. B. ADAMSI, Mke. Bulla Adamsi, Mke. ; Zeitsch., 1850, p. 162. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. 88 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. TORNATINA, A. Ad. T. CULCITELLA, Gld., sp. BuLla (Akera) culcitella, Gld. ; Mex. & Cal. Shells, p. 14, pi. 14, fig. 8. Tornatina culcitella, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., Lond., 1856, p. 227. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. Besides the above Marino Univalves, several Helices have been found in a fossil state, usually in isolated deposits of doubtful age. The following are mentioned in my memoranda : H. Mormonum, Pfr. Pliocene, with human skull, near Angels' Camp, Calaveras County. H. tudiculata, Binney. Post-Pliocene, Marine deposits of San Pedro. H. Hiltebrandi, Newc. Near Mariposa. H. Tryoni and H. facta, Newc. ; curious varieties from the islands off the southern coast. The former is thick and, in some cases, subangulated; the latter is much larger than the living forms, and very solid. ACEPHALA. ZIRPHJEA, Leach. Z. GABBII, Tryon. 9 Z. Gabbii, Tryon; Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 186^, p. 144, pi. 1, fig. 1. Z. Gabbii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 62, pi. 15, fig. 10. Z. crispata, Cpr., Coop., Auct. (non Linn.). Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. PENITELLA, Val. P. PENITA, Con., sp. Pholas penita, Con. ; Jour. A. N. S., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 237, pi. 18, fig. 7. Penitella Conradi, Val. ; Voy. Venus, pi. 24, fig. 1. Parapholas penita, Cpr. ; Zool. Proc., 1856, p. 210. Pholadidea penita, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep. Penitella spelcea, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 326, pi. 5, fig. 43. Penitella penita, Tryon ; Proc. Phil. A. N. S., 1861, Monog. Pholad., p. 87 Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. SOLEN, Linn. S. ROSACEUS, Cpr. Solen ? var. rosaceus, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 638. Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Rosa. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 89 Sab-Genus HYPOGELLA, Gray. Solena, Browne (Pre-Lin.'). S. (H.) PROTEXTA, Con., sp. Donax protexta, Con. ; "Wilkes's Exped., p. 728, pi. 17, fig. 9. Solena protcxta, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Plectosolen protexta, Con. ; Smithsonian Check List, No. 242. Miocene, Astoria. SILIQUARIA, Schum. ? S. EDENTULA, Gabb. ? S. edentula, Gabb, Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 53, pi. 15, fig. 11. Pliocene, San Fernando. MACHJERA, Gld. M. PATULA, Dixon, sp. Solen patulus, Dizon; Voyage Around the World, &c., p. 355, fig. 2. Machcera patula, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 638. Solen maxima, Wood. ; Gen. Conck, pi. 31, fig. 3. Solecurtus Nuttallii, Con. ; Jour. Phil. A. N. S., 1 S., Vol. 7, p. 232, pi. 17, fig. 9. Solemya veniricosa, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 723, pi. 17, fig. 7, 8. Id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Siliqua patula, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1867, app., Cat. Solenidae, p. 25. Siliqua Calif ornica, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1867, p. 193.* Miocene, Astoria, Martinez, Tomales, and Max. Martinez Ranch, Santa Clara County ; Pliocene, Santa Rosa. Living. SOLECURTUS, Blainv. S. SUBTERES, Con. S. subteres, Con. ; Jour. A. N. S. Phil., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 233, pi. 17, fig. 10. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. GLYCIMERIS, Lam. G. GENEROSA, Gld., sp. Panopaca generosa, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. H. Soc., 1850, p. 215. Id , Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., Moll., p. 385, pi. 34, fig. 507. * Described from a young specimen, differing only in being a little straighter than usual on its basal margin. It seems incomprehensible to a Californian con- chologist, how Mr. Conrad could have redescribed this familiar form, for which he had already made three synonyms, and with the fineseries in the Academy's museum for comparison. " Body Bay," its locality, should read Bodega Bay. " Nutiallii " has been persistently referred by Mr. Conrad to the Sandwich Islands. It does not occur there, but is one of the commonest of our Californian shells. PAL. VOL. ii. — 13 90 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Qlycimeris generosa, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Eec. Moll., p. 350. Mya abrupta, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped. Foss., p. 723, pi. 17, fig. 6. Glycimeris abrupta, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. G. Estrdlanus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 7, fig. 5. Miocene, Oregon, Martinez, "Walnut Creek, near Mount Diablo, Esuella, Foxin's ; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Barbara ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. CRYPTOMYA, Con. C. CALIFORNICA, Con. C. Californica, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1849, p. 121. Sphcenia Californica, Con. ; Jour. A. N. S., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 234, pi. 17, fig. 11. Sphcenia Californica, Cpr. ; Zool. Proc., 1856, p. 210. Cryptomya ovaiis, Con. ; P. R. R Rep., Vol. 6, p. 69, pi. 2, fig. 2. Miocene, Griswold's ; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Rosa ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. MYTILIMERIA, Con. M. NUTTALLII, Con. Mytilimeria Nuttallii, Con. ; Jour. A. N. S., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 247. Miocene, Tomales ; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. THRACIA, Leach. T. TRAPEZOIDES, Con. T. trapezoides, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 723, pi. 17, fig. 6. Miocene, Astoria ; Pliocene, Eagle Prairie. PANDORA, Brug. P. SCAPHA, Gabb. Pandora scapha, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 18, pi. 4, fig. 32. Miocene, Martinez. CLIDOPHORA, Cpr. C. PUNCTATA, Con., sp. Pandora punctata, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 S., Vol. 7, p. 288, pi. 17, fig. 1. Clidophora punctata, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1864, p. 598. Miocene, near San Buenaventura. Living. HEMIMACTRA, Swains. H. LENTIOULARIS, Gabb. H. lenticularit, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 19, pi. 4, fig. 33. Miocene, Martinez. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 91 ? H. OCCIDENTALIS, Gabb. ? Hemimactra occidentalis, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 54, pi. 15, fig. 18, 13 a. Miocene, Martinez. SCHIZODESMA, Gray. S. ABSCISSA, Gabb. Schizodesma abscissa, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 20, pi. 4, fig. 34.* Mulinea densata, Con. ; pars, P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71. Miocene, Martinez, San Pablo, Walnut Creek. MULINEA, Gray. M. DENSATA, Con. Mulinea densata, Con. ; pars, P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 12. Mulinea densata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 19, pi. 5, fig. 35. Miocene, Santa Barbara, San Pablo, Martinez, "Walnut Creek, hills back of Oakland. SCHIZOTH(ERUS, Con. S. NUTTALLI, Con. Lutraria (Cryptodori) Nuttalli, Con. ; Jour. A. N. S., Vol. 7, 1 S., p. 235, pi. 18, fig. 1. Schizoihcerus Nuttalli, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 324, pi. 4, fig. 33. Lutraria maxima, Midd. ; Mai. Ross., 1849, p. 66, pi. 19, fig. 1, 4. Mactra maxima, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., pi. 1, sp. 4. Lutraria capax, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. H. Soc., 1850, p. 217. Lutraria maxima, Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 395, pi. 34, fig. 508. Tresus maximus, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Rec. Moll. Pliocene, Santa Barbara ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Pedro. Living. STANDELLA, Gray. S. PLANULATA, Con., sp. Mactra planulata, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 240. M. Diegoana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 325, pi. 5, fig. 45. M. albaria, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 432, fig. 4. Standella planulata, Cpr.; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 640. Miocene, Oregon, Max. Martinez Ranch, Martinez; Pliocene, San Fernando; Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. 92 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. S. FALCATA, Gld. 8p. Mactra falcata, Gld. ; Otia, p. 76. Standella falcata, Cpr. ; J3rit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 640. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. Living. PSEUDOCARDIUM, Gabb. P. GABBII, Bern., sp. Cardium Gabbii, Remond ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 13. Pseudocardium id., Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 21, pi. 6. Miocene, Martinez and Cerro Bonito, Monterey County ; Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. GARI, Schum. G. (PSAMMOCOLA) ALATA, Gabb. G. (Psnmmocola) alata, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 21, pi. 5, fig. 36. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. TELLINA, Linn. T. CONGESTA, Con. Tellina congesta, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 14, 18-21. ' Miocene, Monterey, San Pablo, San Diego, etc. T. BODEGENSIS, Hds. Tellina Bodegensis, Hds. ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 67, pi. 21, fig. 2. T. emacerata, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 725, pi. 18, fig. 4. Id., Con. ; Sm. Check List, No. 206; and Jour. Conch, 1865, p. 152. Miocene, Astoria ; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. LUTRICOLA, Blainv. L. ALTA, Con., sp. Tellina alia. Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 258. Lutricola alta, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., p. 639. Arcopagia medialis, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 72, pi. 2, fig. 6. Miocene, Monterey; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Barbara; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. L. VIRIDOTINCTA, Cpr. Lutricola viridotincta, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Scrobicularia viridotincta, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1856, p. 160. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 93 ANGULUS, Mublf. A. GOULDII, Hanlej-. Tellina G outd.il, Hanley ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 1, p. 272, pi. 56, fig. 26. Angulus Gouldii, Hanley ; Ms. (Cpr.), Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 639. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. MACOMA, Leach. M. SECTA, Con., sp. Tellina secta, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 ser., Vol. 7, p. 257. Macoma secta, H. & A. Ad. ; Genera, p. 401. Tellina ligamentina, Desh. ; Guer. Mag., 1843, pi. 8. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. M. EDULIS, Nutt. Sp. Macoma var. edulis, Nutt. ; Cpr.; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 639. Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Barbara ; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. M. TOLDIFORMIS, Cpr. Macoma yoldiformis, Brit. A. Rep., 1863, p. 639. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. M. NASUTA, Con., 8p. Tellina nasuta, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 258. ? T. Oregonensis, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 432, fig. 5. T. tersa, Gld. ; Mex. and Cal. Shells, p. 25, pi. 16, fig. 2. Macoma nasuta, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 639. Upper Miocene, Foxin's; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Rosa; Post-Plio cene, San Pedro. Living. M. iNQUJNATA, Desh., sp. Tellina inquinata, Desh. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1854, p. 357. Macoma inquinata, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., Brit. Assn., 1863, p. 639. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. M. EXPANSA, Cpr. M. expansa, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 639. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. 94 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. M. PEDROANA, Con., sp. Tellina Pedroana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 17. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. M. INCONSPICUA, Brod. & Sby., sp. Tellina inconspicua, B. & S. ; Zool. Jour., 1829, p. 363 ; Beechey's Voy., p. 153, pi. 41, fig. 6. Sanguinolaria Californica, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 231, pi. 17, fig. 11. Macoma inconspicua, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. SEMELE, Sebum. S. DECISA, Con., sp. Amphidesma decisa, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 ser., Vol. 7, p. 234, pi. 17, fig. 12. Semele decisa, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1856, p. 213. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. S. PULCHRA, Sby., sp. Amphidesma pulchra, Sby. ; Conch. 111., No. 2, fig. 2. Semele pulchra, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., Brit. Assn., 1856, 1863. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. CTJMINGIA, Sby. C. CALIFORNICA, Con. Cumingia Californica, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 ser., Vol. 7, p. 234, pi. 17, fig. 12. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. MERCENARIA, Sebum. M. PERLAMINOSA, Con. M. perlaminosa, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 267. Id., Gabb; Pal. Gal., Vol. 2, p. 22, pi. 5, fig. 38; p. 55, pi. 15, fig. 14. Venus Kennerleyi, Rve. ; Icon. Conch., Venus, pi. 12, fig. 41. Mercenaria Kennerleyi, Cpr. ; Rep. on W. C. Moll., 1866. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. CHIONE, Megerle. C. SUCCINCTA, Val., sp. Venus succincta, Val. ; Humb. & Bonpl., Obs. sur. Zool., p. 219, pi. 48, fig. 1. Chione succincta, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., Brit. Assn., 1863, p. 641. Vemis Californica, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 251. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 95 V. NuUallii, Con. loc. cit., p. 2-30, pi. 19, fig. 14. V. lamellifera, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., Geology, p. 724, pi 17, fig. 12. V. lametlifcra, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Not V. lamellifera, Con. Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 251, pi. 19, fig. 19, (= Tapes straminea var. ruderata. ) V. brevilineata, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 724, pi. 17, fig. 13. Dione brevilineata, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Venus securis, Shum. ; Trans. St. Louis Acad., Vol. 1, p. 122. Miocene, Martinez, Griswold's, Toxin's, San Pablo; Oregon, Coose Bay, Astoria, Eugene City ; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Rosa ; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, San Diego. Living. C. MATHEWSONII, Gabb. C. Mathewsonii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 23, pi. 5, fig. 39. Miocene, Martinez. C. WHITNEYI, Gabb. C. Whitneyi, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 23, pi. 6, fig. 40. Miocene, Martinez. C. PERTENTJIS, Gabb. Venus Kennerleyi ? Gabb, not Reeve ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 22, pi. 5, fig. 37. V. pertenuis, Gabb ; loc. cit. , note. Miocene, Martinez. C. OREGONA, Con., sp. Cytherea Oregona, Con.; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 432, fig. 8. Dione Oregona, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Miocene, Astoria. CARYATIS, Eoem. C. BARBARENSIS, Gabb. C. Barbarensis, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 56, pi. 15, fig. 15, 15 a. Pliocene, Santa Barbara. MERETBIX, Lam. M. TRASKII, Con. sp. Luiraria Traskii, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 324, pi. 3, fig. 23. Meretrix Traskii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 56. Miocene, M.oqterey County. 96 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. PSEPHIS, Cpr. P. TANTILLA, Gld., sp. Venus tantillus, Gld. ; Shells of Cal. and Mex., p. 33, pi. 15, fig. 10. Trigona tantilla, Cpr. ; Proc. Zool. Soc. , 1856, p. 201. Venus rhysomia, Gabb ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1861, p. 371. Psephis tantilla, Cpr. ; Kcp. W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 640. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. P. LOEDI, Baird, sp. Chione Lordi, Baird ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1863, p. 69. Psephis Lordi, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 641. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. PACHYDESMA, Con. P. CRASSATELLOIDES, Con. Oytherea (Trigonella) crassatelloides, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 253, pi. 19, fig. 17. Trigona crassatelloides, Desh. ; Cat. Ven., p. 46. Pachydesma crassatelloides , Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1854, p. 121. Donax stultorum, Mawe ; Conch., pi. 9, fig. 7. Trigona stultorum, Gray, Analyst; and Hanley ; Sp. Shells, p. 105. Oytherea solidissima, Phil. ; Zeits. fur. Mai,, 1851, p. 74, No. 100. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. CALLISTA, Poli. C. (? TAPES) VOYI, Gabb. Callista Voyi, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 24, pi. 5, fig. 41. Pliocene, Eagle Prairie, Humboldt County. LIOCONCHA, Morch. L. NEWCOMBIANA, Gabb. Lioconcha Newcombiana, Gabb; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1865. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. AMIANTIS, Cpr. A. CALLOSA, Con., sp. Cytherea callosa, Con. ; Jour. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 252. Venus callosa, Sby. ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 2, p. 712, pi. 154, fig. 44, 45. Dosinia callosa, Cpr. ; Zool. Proc., 1856, p. 216. Amiantis callosa, Cpr. ; Rep. W. C. Moll., Brit. Assn., p. 640. Post- Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 97 DOSINIA, Scopoli. I). CONRADI, Gabb. D. Conradi, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 25, pi. 5, fig. 43. D. (Ma, Con. ; (not Dkr.), Proc Phil. Acad.. 1856, p. 315. Not D. alia, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 320, pi. 2, fig. 2, (= D. elcvata G.) D. alia, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 13. D. alia, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 193. Miocene, San Einidio, Monterey. D. PONDEROSA, Gray, sp. Artemis ponder osa, Gray; Analyst, 1838, Vol. 8, p. 309. Cytlierea giganiea, Sby. ; Phil. Abbild., pi. 7, fig. 1. Dosinia ponderosa, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. Rec. Moll., Vol. 2, p. 482. Post-Pliocene, Kirker's Pass, Santa Barbara. Living. D. MATHEWSONII, Gabb. Dosinia Mathewsonii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 57, pi. 15, fig. 16. Miocene, Martinez, Griswold's. TAPES, Megerle. T. STAMINEA, Con. sp. Venus staminea, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 250, pi. 19, fig. 15. Venus lamellifera, Con. ; loe. cit., p. 251, pi. 19, fig. 19, (= var. rudvrata.) Not V. lamellifera, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 724, pi. J7, fig. J.2, (= Chione succineta. ) Tapes diversum, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 324, pi. 4, fig. 31. T. lineatum, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 2, fig. 7. Venus rigida, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. Hist. Soe., 1850, p. 277. Id., Gld ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 420, pi. 37, fig. 538. Tapes staminea, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 641. Miocene, Santa Clara County, Foxin's ; Pliocene, Kirker's Pass, San Fer nando, Santa Rosa ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. T. TENERRIMA, Cpr. Tapes tenerrima, Cpr. ; Zool. Proc. 1856, p. 200. Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. PAL. VOL. II. — 14 98 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. T. STALEYI, Gabb. Dosinia Sialeyi, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 24, pi. 7, fig. 42. Tapes id., Gabb; Index to plato, loc. cit. Tapes id., Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 57, pi. 16, fig. 17, 17 a. Pliocene, Santa Rosa. ? T. TRUNCATA, Gabb. Tapes ? truncata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 25, pi. 7, fig. 44. Miocene, Griswold's. SAXIBOMUS, Con. S. GRACILIS, Gld.? sp. Tapes gracilis, Gld. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 333, pi. 19, fig. 20. Saxidomus aratus, Gld. ; 1861, Otia, p. 168. Venus maxima, Phil ; Abbild., Vol. 2, pi. 6, fig. 1. Saxidomus gracilis, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Miocene, Santa Cruz, "Walnut Creek, Martinez, Santai Inez ; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Barbara ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. S. NUTTALLI, Con. Saxidomus Nuitalli, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 249, pi. 19, fig. 12. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. S. GIBBOSUS, Gabb. Saxidomus gibbosus, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 58, pi. 16, fig. 18, a, b. Pliocene, Eagle Prairie, Humboldt County. CYRENA, Lam. C. CALIFORNICA, Gabb. Cyrena Calif ornica, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 26, pi. 7, fig. 45. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. CARDIITM, Linn. C. CORBIS, Martyn, sp. Pectunculus corbis, Mart. ; Univ. Conch., pi. 28, fig. 2. C. corbis, (Desh. Mss.) Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863, pp. 527, 642. C. Californianum, Con. ; Jour. Acad. Phil., Vol. 7, p. 229, pi. 17, fig. 4. C. Nuttalli, Con. ; loc. cit, p. 229, pi. 17, fig. 3. Pliocene, Twelve-mile House, below San Francisco, San Fernando ; Post- Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, San Francisco. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 99 C. MEEKIANUM, Gabb. C. Meekianum, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 27, pi. 7, fig. 46. Pliocene, Eagle Prairie. C. CENTIF1LOSUM, Cpr. Cardium centifilosum, Cpr. ; Eep. W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 642. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. C. PAN AMEN SE, Sby. Cardium Panamense, Sby. ; Proc. Zool. Soc, 1833, p. 85. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. Sub-Genus L^VICARDITJM, Swains. C. (L.) ELATUM, Sby. Cardium datum, Sby., Rve. ; Icon. Concb., pi. 8, fig. 41. Id., Val. ; Voy. Venus, pi. 17, fig. 1. Liocardium elatum, Cpr. ; B. Assn. Rep., 1863, p. 642. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. C. (L.) SUBSTRIATUM, Con. Cardium substriatum, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 228, pi. 17, fig. 2. Liocardium substriaium, Cpr. ; Br. Assn. Rep., W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 642. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. CONCHOCELE, Gabb. C. DISJUNCTA, Gabb. Conchocele disjuncta, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 28, pi. 7, fig. 48. Post-Pliocene, Dead Man's Island, off San Pedro. This is a small detached mass of very recent Tertiary, rich in fossils, all of living species, exeept the present one. I quoted it as " probably miocene," in describing the species, but have since obtained more definite information by a personal visit to the locality. C. BISECTA, Con., 8p. Venus bisecta, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 724, pi. 17, fig. 10. Cyprina bisecta, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Id., Con. ; Check List, No. 160. Miocene, Astoria. 100 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. LUCINA, Brug. L. BOREALIS, Linn., sp. L. boreaiis, Linn. ; Syst. Nat., Ed. 12, p. 1413. L. acutilineata, Con. ; Wilkes's Expcd., p. 725, pi. 18, fig. 2. Cyclas acutilineatits, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Peclunculus patulus, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Not P.patulus, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 8, (= Axincea id.) Lucina tetrica, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1856, p. 314. Miocene, Oregon, Foxin's, Martinez, Griswold's, Orestimba Canon ; Pliocene, San Fernando, Santa Eosa ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Dead Man's Island, San Diego, etc. Living. L. NUTTALLI, Con. L. Nuitalli, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 255, pi. 20, fig. 2. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, Santa Barbara. Living. L. CALIFORNICA, Con. L. Californica, Con. 5 Jour. Phil. Acad , Vol. 7, p. 255, pi. 20, fig. 1. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Living. Sub-Genus HERE, Gabb. L. (H.) BICHTHOFENI, Gabb. L. (H.) Richthofcni, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 29> pi. 8, fig. 49 Pliocene, San Fernando* MYSIA, Leach. JVI. PARILIS, Con. Loripes parili.i, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 7. Mysiaparilis, Con.; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Miocene, Oregon. CKASSATELLA, Lam. C. COLLINA, Con. Crussatella collina, Con. ; P. R. K. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 193, pi. 6, fig. 1, 2. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 29, pi. 8, fig. 50. Miocene, Santa Inez Mts., Ojai Ranch, Santa Barbara County. CARDITA, Lam. C. VENTRICOSA, Gld. Cardita ventricosa, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. H. Soc., 1850, p. 276. /<*., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 417, pi. 36, fig. 532. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 101 C. subtenta, Con. ; "Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 12. Cardiiim subtentum, Con'. ; Jour. Conch., 1805, p. 153. Cardita monilicosta, Gabb ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1861, p. 371. Cardita occidentalis, Con.; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 267. Cardita occidcntalis, Con.; P. K. li. Kep., Vol. 6, p. 73, pi. 5, fig. 24. Venericardia borealis var. vent/'icosa, Cpr. ; B. A. Kep., W. C. Moll., p. 642. Miocene, Astoria, Santa Monica, Foxin's ; Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Fernando ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. MYTILUS, Linn. M. CALIFORNIANUS, Con. Myt'dus Californianus, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., Vol. 7, p. 242. Pliocene, San Fernando; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. M. MATHEWSONII, Gabb. M. Mathewsonii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 30, pi. 8, fig. 51. Miocene, Martinez, Santa Monica, San Luis Obispo. MODIOLA, Lam. M. CAPAX, Con. Modiola capax. Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 262. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. M. RECTA, Con. Modiola recta, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad.. 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 245, pi. 19, fig. 1. Miocene, El Toro Kanch ; Pliocene, Santa Kosa, San Fernando. Living. M. FLABELLATA, Gld. Modiola flabellata, Gld. ; Otia, p. 93. Pliocene, San Fernando. Living. M. MULTIRADIATA, Gabb. Modiola multiradiata, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 30, pi. 8, fig. 52. Miocene, Martinez, San Emidio, Walnut Creek. SEPTIFER, Eecluz. S. BIFURCATUS, Eve., sp. Mytilus bifurcates, Eve. ; Icon. Conch., pi. 9, fig. 41. Septifer bifurcatus, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1866. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. Living. 102 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. ARCA, Linn. A. SULCICOBTA, Gabb. Area sulcicosta, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 31, pi. 9, fig. 53. Pliocene, Santa Kosa. A. MICRODONTA, Con. Area microdonta, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 29. A. canalis, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 2, fig. 8. A. trilineata, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 2, fig. 9. ? A. devincfa, Con. ; g. v. Should these prove to be the same, devincia being the earliest name given, will have to stand as the name of the species. Miocene, Martinez, Griswold's, Santa Barbara, near Buena Vista Lake, El Toro and Najohui Eanchcs (Oregon ? — devincta) ; Pliocene, San Fernando. AXINJEA, Poli. A. PATULA, Con., sp. Peciunculus patulus, Con.; Wilkes's Expcd., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 8. Not P. patulus, Con. ; Jour. Conch, 1865, p. 153 (= Lucina borealis). | * / V' Axincea Earbarensis, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 6, p. 73, pi. 3, fig. 11. Id., Con. ; P. E. E. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 6, fig. 3. Miocene, Astoria, San Pablo, Sunta Barbara, Martinez ; Pliocene, Santa Eosa. NUCULA, Lam. S. Gen. Acila, H. & A. Ad. N. (A.) CASTRENSIS, Hinds, sp.* Nucula Ca&trensis, Hinds; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1843, p. 98. Id., Hds. ; Voy. Sulphur, p. 61, pi. 17, fig. 5. N. (Acila) Castrcnsls, H. & A. Ad., Genera. Eec. Moll., Vol. 2, p. 545. Nucula divaricata, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 725, pi. 18, fig. 6. Nucula divaricata, Con. Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 432, fig. 1. Nucula decisa, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 322, pi. 3, fig. 19. N. Conradi, Meek ; Smithsonian Check List. Miocene, Astoria, Martinez ; Pliocene, San Fernando ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, San Diego. Living. * It has been claimed that this is the same as an English crag species, N. Cob- boldice' I hardly think it necessary to attempt a serious refutation of the idea. It would be contrary to all received notions of geographical distribution, to find here an isolated species from an entirely distinct fauna, and out of another ocean. The mistake has arisen from the close resemblance that exists between all the species of this sub-genus ; a similar confusion having been created by Mr. Conrad between the present shell, and an allied form from the cretaceous beds of California. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 103 LED A, Sehum. L. C^ELATA, Hds., sp. Nucula ccelata, Hds. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1843, p. 99; Voy. Sulph., p. 64, pi. 18, fig. 13. Leda ccelata, Hanley ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 3, No. 42, fig. 95, 96. Pliocene, San Fernando ; Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. L. CUNEATA, Sby. Leda cuntata, Sby. ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 3, p. 128, figs. 92, 93. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro. Living. YOLDIA, Moll. Y. NASUTA, Gabb. Yoldia nasuta, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 216, pi. 32, fig. 287. Tertiary (horizon?) " Los Angeles." Y. IMPRESSA, Con., sp. Nucula impressa, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 7. Yoldia impressa, Meek ; Sin. Check List, Miocene. Y. Cooperii, Gabb ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1865, p. 189. Y. Cooperii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 31, pi. 9, fig. 54. Y. Cooperii, Cpr. , Cooper ; Enumerations West Coast Mollusca. Miocene, between Martinez and Monte Diablo, Astoria ; Pliocene, San Fer nando ; Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. PECTEKT, Linn. P. CERROSENSIS, Gabb. \ P. Cerrosensis, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 32, pi. 9, fig. 55. Post-Pliocene, Cerros Island, off Lower California. P. PROPATULUS, Con. P. propatulus, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 13. Miocene, Oregon ; Griswold's, Tomales Bay. P. CATILLIFORMIS, Con. P. catilliformis, Con. ; P. K. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 829, pi. 9, fig. 83. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. P. PABLOENSIS, Con. P. Pabloensis, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 14. Miocene, San Pablo, Martinez, Max Martinez Ranch. 104 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. P. PECKHAMI, Gabb. P. Peckhami, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 59, pi. 16, fig. 19. Miocene, San Pablo, Monterey County, Ojai Ranch. P. PEDROANUS, Trask, sp. Plagiostoma Pedroana, Trask ; Proc. Cal. Acad., Vol. 1, p. 86, pi. 3, fig. 1. Flag, annulata, Trask ; loc. dt., p. 86, pi. 3, fig. 2. Plag. truncaia, Trask ; loc. cit., p, 86, pi. 3, fig. 3. Pecten Pedroanus, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 60. Miocene, San Pedro. P. HASTATUS, Sby. P. hastate, Sby. ; Thes. Conch., 1847, p. 72, pi. 22, flg. 236. P. hericeus, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N- Hist. Soc., 1850, p. 236. Id., Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 457, pi. 42, fig. 570. P. altiplicatus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 191, pi. 3, fig. 2. Post- Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. P. ISLANDICUS, Miill. P. Icelandicus, Mull. ; Zool. Dan., p. 248. P. Islandicus, Chemn. ; Conch. Cab., Vol. 7, p. 65, fig. 615, 616. P. Fabricii, Phil. ; Abbild., p. 3, (101) tab. 1, fig. 5. P. Pealii, Con. ; Amer. Marine Conch., p. 12, pi. 2, fig. 3. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. P. VENTRICOSUS, Sby. Pecten ventricosus, Sby. ; Thes. Conch, p. 51, pi. 12, fig. 18, 19, and 26. P. tumidus, Sby. ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1835, p. 109. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living, JANIRA, Schum. J. DENTATA, Sby,, sp. Pecten dentatus, Sby. ; Thes. Conch., Vol. 1, p. 49, pi. 15, fig. 105, 106 Janira dentata, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Kep., W. C. Moll., 1863, p. 645. Vola dentata, H. & A. Ad. ; Gen. R. Moll. Pecten excavatus, Val. ; Voy. Venus, pi. 19, fig. 1. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. TERTIARY FOSSILS. . 105 J. BELLA, Con. Janira bella, Con. ; P. R. E. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 16. Pliocene, Santa Barbara. LIROPECTEN, Con. L. ESTRELLANCS, Con. Pallium Estrellanum, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 15. Liropeclen Estrellanus, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1862, p. 291. Miocene, Estrella. L. CRASSICARDO, Con. Pallium crassicardo, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1856, p. 313. Liropecten crassicardo, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1862, p. 291. Spondylus Estrellanus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 191, pi. 1, fig. 3. Miocene, Estrella ; Pliocene, Kirker's Pass, Santa Barbara, San Buenaven tura, Ojai Ranch. L. VOL^FORMIS, Con. Pallium Estrellanum, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 191, pi. 3, fig. 3, 4. Not P. Estrellanum, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71, pi. 3, fig. 15. Liropecten volceformis, Con.; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1862, p. 291. Miocene, Estrella, and Valley of Nacismiento River. L. VEATCHII, Gabb. Pecten Veatchii, Gabb ; Pal. Gal., Vol. 2, p. 32, pi. 10, fig. 56. Pliocene, Ojai Ranch ; Post-Pliocene, Cerros Island. HINNITES, Defr. H. GIGANTEUS, Gray. Hinnites giganieus, Gray ; A. Phil., 1826, p. 103. Hinnita Poulsoni, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1834, p. 152, pi. 14. Hinnites crassa, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep. , Vol. 7, p. 190, pi. 2, fig. 1, 2. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. ANOMIA, Linn. A. SUBCOSTATA, Con. Anomia subcostata, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 267. Id., Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 325, pi. 5, fig. 34. Pliocene, Colorado Desert. PAL. VOL. II. — 15 106 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. A. LAMPE, Gray. Anomia lampe, Gray ; Proc. Zool. Soc., 1849, p. 116. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. Living. OSTREA, O. BOURGEOISII, Rem. Ostrea Bourgeoisii, Kern. ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 13. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 33, pi. 11, fig. 57. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. O. ATTWOODIT, Gabb. Ostrea Attwoodii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 33, pi. 10, fig. 58 ; pi. 11, fig. 58 b. Miocene or Pliocene, (?) San Lorenzo Valley, Monterey County. O. TATLORIANA, Gabb. Ostrea Tayloriana, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 34, pi. 12, fig. 60. Miocene, Santa Inez Mts., near Santa Barbara. O. VEATCHII, Gabb. Ostrea Veatchii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 34, pi. 11, fig. 59. Post-Pliocene, Cerros Island, and near Loreto, Lower California. O. CERROSENSIS, Gabb. Ostrea Cerrosensis, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 35, pi. 11, fig. 61. Compare O. gallus, Val.; Voy. Venus. Post-Pliocene, Cerros Island. I have received from Prof. Eaimondi, of Lima, Peru, an oyster from the late Tertiary deposits of Payta, which leads me to suspect the specific identity of Cer rosensis with the form figured by Valenciennes in the Voyage of the Venus, under the name of O. gallus. The only important difference is in size. The Peruvian fossil agrees in size with the figure of the recent form ; while my fossil is not more than half as large. Should no other characters show themselves, gallus will have to stand as the name of the species. O. LURIDA, Cpr. O. lurida, Cpr. ; Eep. on West Coast Mollusca, 1863, p. 646. Post-Pliocene, Benicift. Living. TEPTIARY FOSSILS. 107 O. VESPERTINA, Con. Ostrea respertina, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 2 Ser., Vol. 2, p. 300. 0. vespertina, Con. ; P. K. K. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 325, pi. 5, fig. 36, 38. Pliocene, Colorado Desert, Santa Barbara. O. HEERMANNI, Con. Ostrea Heermanni, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 267. O. Hecrmanni, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 326. Pliocene, Colorado Desert. O. TITAN, Con. Ostrea Titan, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 4, fig. 17 ; pi. 5, fig. 17 a. Miocene, Kirker's Pass, South of Mount Diablo, Walnut Creek, Estrella, San Luis Obispo, Ojai Ranch, Cuyama R. Canon, Tulare Valley, and through out the Coast Range wherever the Upper Miocene is found. 1AMIOSOMA, Con. T. GREGARIA, Con. Tamiosoma gregaria, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1856, p. 315. Tamiosoma gregaria, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 4, fig. 18. Balanus Estrcllanus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 195, pi. 8, fig. 1. Radiolites gregaria, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1864, p. 214. Tamiosoma gregaria, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 61, pi. 18, fig. 22, a, b, c, d Miocene, Estrella, Santa Marguerita Ranch, Tulare Valley. POLYZOA. CELLEFORA, Fabr., Auct. C. CALIFORNIENSIS, G. &. H. Cellepora Calif orniensis, Gabb & Horn. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1862, p. 130, fig. 12. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living.* * All the Polyzoa in this list are from the Post- Pliocene marl of Santa Barbara. Most of them, if not all, have been found living on the coast, and I have made extensive collections of the recent Pacific forms, which, to my great regret, I have not been able to study, partly for want of time, and partly because my eyes will not permit the use of the microscope. My friend. Dr. S. B. Howell, Secretary of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, has kindly undertaken the work, and I trust that his results will be as useful as the subject is interesting. I have retained here the Orbignyan generic names and classification, simply as a matter 108 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. C. BELLEROPHON, G. & H. C. bellerophon, G. & H., op. cit., p. 132, fig. 13. REPTESCHARELLA, d'Orb. E. HEERMANNII, G. & H. R. Heermannii, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 137, fig. 20. E. PLANA, G. & H. R.plana, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 137, fig. 21. PHIDOLOPORA, G. & H. P. LABIATA, G. & H. Phidolopora labiata, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 138, fig. 21. REPTOPORINA. d'Orb. E. EUSTOMATA, G. & H. R. eustomata, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 144, fig. 26. REPTESCHARELLINA, d'Orb. E. DISPARILIS, G. &. H. R. disparilis, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 147, fig. 29. ? E. HEERMANNII, G. & H. ? R. Heermannii, G. & H.; op. cit., p. 147, fig. 30. E. CORNUTA, G. & H. . R. cornuta, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 147, fig. 31. SIPHONELLA, Hagen. S. MULTIPORA, G. & H. S. multipora, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 154, tig. 38. MEMBRANIPORA, Blainv. M. CALIFORNIA, G. & H. M. Califomica, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 160, fig. 46. of convenience ; though I am satisfied that that author's divisions are eminently artificial. A more extensive acquaintance with the subject, based on a study of living as well as fossil forms, has satisfied me of the fallacy of his system, founded on partial characters derived from the skeletons alone. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 10(J M. BARBARENSIS, G. & H. M. Barbarensis, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 160, fig. 47. IDMONEA, Lamx. I. CALIFORNICA, Con. Idmonea Californica, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 441. Id., G. & H. ; op. cit, p. 168, fig. 56. SEMITUBIGERA, d'Orb. S. TUBA, G. & H. S. tuba, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 169, fig. 57. ENTALOPHORA, Lamx. E. PUNCTULATA, G. & H. E. punctulata, G. & H. ; op. cit., p. 171, fig. 61. LICHENOPORA, Defr. L. CALIFORNICA, Con. L. Calif ornica, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 441. Id., G. & H. ; "op. cit., p. 176, fig. 68. RADIATA. CLYPEASTER, Lam. C. GABBII, Kern. Clypeaster Gabbii, Re"m. ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 53. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 12, fig. 64, 64 a, Miocene, San Pablo, Martinez, Walnut Creek, and vicinity of Mount Diablo. ECHIN ARACHNITIS, Van Phels. E. BREWERIANUS, E. Brewerianus, Eem. ; loc. cit., 1863, p. 53. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, pi. 12, fig. 65. Miocene, Walnut Creek. SCUTELLA, Lam. S. GIBBSII, Ke'ra. Scutella Oibbsii, Bern. ; loc. cit., p. 13. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, pi. 13, fig. 66. Miocene, near Buena Vista Lake. 110 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. S. STRIATULA. S. striatula, P. K. K. Rep., Vol. 7, pi. 19, fig. 1. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Seven Mile Beach, near San Fran- cisco. Living. S. INTERLINEATA, StimpSOD. Scutella interlineata, St. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 153, pi. 4, fig. 30. Pliocene, Seven Mile Beach, near San Francisco. ASTRODAPSIS, Con. A. ANTISELLI, Con. Astrodapsis antiselli, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 196, pi. 10, fig. 1, 2. Miocene, near Buena Vista Lake. A. WIIITNEYI, B&n. Astrodapsis Whitneyi, Rem. ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 62. Id., Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, pi. 13, fig. 67. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. A. TUMIDUS, K&n. A. tumidus, Rem. ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1863, p. 62. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, pi. 13, fig. 68. ASTERIAS, Linn. A. EEMONDI, Gabb. Asterias R(mondi, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 37, pi. 13, fig. 69. Miocene, Star Fish Point, West of Martinez. SPECIES NOT YET ENCOUNTERED OR RECOGNIZED. CALLIANASSA, Leach. C. OREGONENSIS, Dana. Callianassa Oregonensis, Dana ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 722, pi. 17, fig. 3. Miocene, Oregon. MUREX, Linn. M. FRAGILIS, Trask. Id., Trask ; Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1855, p. 42. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. FUSUS, Lam. F. ARCTATUS, Con., sp. Colus arctatus, Con. ; P. R. R. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 329, pi. 8, fig. 76. Fustis arctatus, Meek ; Smithsonian Check List, No. 749. P. BARBARENSIS, Trask. Id., Trask ; Proc. Cal., Acad. Nat. Sci., 1855, p. 42. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. F. ROBUSTUS, Trask. Id., Trask; loc. cit. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. F. RUGOSUS, Trask. Id., Trask; loc. cit. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. BUSYCON. ? B. OREGONENSIS, Con., sp. Fusus id , Con. ; Amer. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 18. Sycotypus id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Busycon ? id., Meek; Sin. Check List, No. 743. Miocene, Astoria. 112 PALAEONTOLOGY OP CALIFORNIA. PRISCOFUSUS, Con. P. CORPULENTUS, Con. Fusus corpulentus, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 728, pi. 20, fig. 4. Priscofusus id. , Con.; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 150. Miocene, Astoria. P. DEVINCTTJS, Con. Buccinum devinctum, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 728, pi. 20, fig. 2. Priscofusus id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 150. Miocene, Astoria. P. MEDIALIS, Con. Cerithium mediale, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 728, pi. 20, fig. 1. P. mediaiis, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 150. Miocene, Astoria. P. NODIFERUS, Con. Indet., Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., pi. 20, fig. 12. P. nodiferus, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 160. Miocene, Astoria. P. OREGONENSIS, Con. Indet., Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., pi. 20, fig. 10, 11. P. Orcffonensis, Con. ; Jour. Conch, 1865, p. 150. Miocene, Astoria. PLEUROTOMA, Lam. P. TRANSMONTANA, Con. P. transmontana, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 328, pi. 7, fig. 69. Turris id., Meek; Smithsonian Check List, No. 693. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. PTTRPURA, Brug, P. PETROSA, Con. sp. Stramonita petrosa, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 327, pi. 6, fig. 47 Purpura id., Meek; Smithsonian Check List, No. 663. GALEODEA, Link. G. PETROSA, Con. O. petrosa, Con. ; Smithsonian Eocene Check List, No. 471. " Oregon." TERTIARY FOSSILS. 113 The above list gives no means of determining where this species was described; and I can find no form to which to refer it, unless it be one of the succeeding, both of which have been placed under the same specific name. CASSIDEA, Swains. C. ? BILIRATA, Con., sp. Semicassis? biliratus, Con. ; Sm. Check List (1866), No. 472. Doliopsis id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 150. Dolium petrosum, Con. ; (pars) Wilkes's Exped., p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 4. Miocene, Oregon. C. ? PETROSA, Con., sp. Semicassis petrosus, Con. ; Sm. Check List, No. 474. Doliopsis id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 150. Dolium id., Con.; Wilkes's Exped. (pars), p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 3, 5. Miocene, Oregon. FICOPSIS, Con. F. MODESTA, Con., sp. Pyrula modesta, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 12. Sycotypus id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Ficus id., Meek ; Sm. Check List, Miocene, No. 637. Ficopsis id., Con. ; Sm. Check List, Eocene, No. 479. . Miocene, Oregon. FICUS, Bolt. F. OCOYANUS, Con., sp. Sycotypus Ocoyanus, Con. ; P. K. E. Kep., Vol. 5, p. 329, pi. 7, fig. 72. Ficus id., Meek ; Sm. Check List, Miocene, No. 635. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. NATICA, Brug. N. GENICULATA, Con. Id., Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 328, pi. 7, fig. 67. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. It is not impossible that this may prove to be identical with Agasoma gravida, but the figure in the Pacific Railroad Report is so very uncharacteristic, that I have been unable to arrive at a satisfactory opinion on the subject. PAL. VOL. II. — 16 114 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. LUNATIA, Gray. L. OREQONENSIS, Con. L. Oregonensis, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Sigaretus scopulosus, Con. ; (para) "Wilkes's Exped., pi. 19, fig. 6, b, c. Miocene, Oregon. SINTJM, Bolt. S. SCOPULOSUM, Con., sp. Sigaretus scopulosus, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 6 (exclus. b, c). Catinus scopulosus, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Catinus scopulosus, Con. ; Sm. Check List, No. 469. Catinus scopulosus, Con. ; (in Meek), Miocene Check List. . Mr. Meek calls this shell Catinus, by request of Mr. Conrad, but under pro test, and quotes Sinum as the more correct name. Miocene, Oregon. TTJRBONILLA, ElsBO. T. PAPILLOSA, Trask, sp. Chemnitziapapillosa, Trask; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1855, p. 41. Turbonilla papillosa, Meek ; Sm. Check List, No. 592. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. CANCEL! ARIA, Lam. C. ? OREGONENSIS, Con. ? C. Oregonensis, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Jndet., Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., pi. 20, fig. 8. Miocene, Astoria. CERITHIOPSIS, Fbs. & Hanley. ? C. OREGONENSIS, Con. Cerithiopsis ? Oregonensis, Con.; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Jndet., Con.; Wilkes's Exped, pi. 20, figs. 13, 14. Miocene, Astoria. TURRITELLA, Lam. T. OCOYANA, Con. T. Ocoyana, Con. ; P. K. K. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 329, pi. 8, fig. 72. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. MESALIA, Gray. M. ARENICOLA, Con. M. arenicola, Con. ; Sm. Check List, Eocene, No. 326. I know nothing of this shell, except that I find it quoted as above and referred to "Oregon." TERTIARY FOSSILS. 115 TROCHITA, Schum. T. DIEGOANA, Con. T. Diegoana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 327, pi. 5, fig. 42. Miocene, San Diego. CRYPTA, Humph. C. ROSTRALIS, Con. C. rostralis, Con. ; Jour. Conch.. 1865, p. 151. Indet , Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., 1850, pi. 19, fig. 11. Probably the same as C. rostriformis, Gld. ; Proc. Bost. N. Hist. Soc., 1846, p. 1GO, and<7. rostriformis, Gld. ; Wilkes's Exped., Mollusca,p. 375, pi. 32, fig. 482. Miocene, Astoria. VANIKORO, Quoy & Gaim. ? Y. DIEGOANA, Con., sp. Narica Diegoana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 326, pi. 5, fig. 39. Vanikoro Diegoana, Meek ; Check List, Miocene, No. 498. Miocene, San Diego. CEMORIA, Leach. C. CRUCIBULIFORMIS, Con. Diadora crucibuliformis, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1855, p. 267. Id., Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 73, pi. 5, fig. 23. Cemoria id., Con. ; in Meek's Check List, No. 467. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. Living. DENTALITJM, Linn. D. SUBSTRIATUM, Con., sp. Teredo substriata, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., 1850, p. 728, pi. 20, fig. 7. Dentalium substriatum, Woodw. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1856. Dentalium substriatum, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Miocene, Astoria, Oregon. ACTJEON, Montf. A. ELLIPTICUS, Trask, sp. Tornatella elliptica, Trask; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1855, p. 42. Actceon elliptica, Meek ; Check List, No. 434. Post-Pliocene, Santa Barbara. CYLICHNA, Loven. C. OREGONA, Con. C. Oregona, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Bulla petrosa, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 727, pi. 19, fig. 8. Miocene, Astoria. 116 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. C. PETROSA, Con. C. petrosa, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 151. Bulina petrosa, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 11. Miocene, Oregon. BULLA, Linn. B. JUQULARIS, Con. B.jugularis, Con. ; P. R. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 328, pi. 7, fig. 62. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. ACEPHALA. ENSIS, Sebum. E. CURTUS, Con. Solen curtus, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 13. Ensis curtus, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Plectosolen curtus, Con. ; Sm. Check List, No. 239. Miocene, Oregon. SAXICAVA, Fleur. S. ABRUPTA, Con. S. abrupta, P. K. K. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 324, pi. 3, fig. 25. Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. MYA, Linn. M. MONTEREYANA, Con. Mya Montereyana, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 6, p. 70, pi. 2, fig. 4 Probably = Cryptomya Californica. M. STJBSINUATA, Con. Mya subsinuata, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 7, p. 72, pi. 2, fig. 5. Probably also = Cryptomya Californica. CORBULA, Brug. C. DIEGOANA, Con Corbula Diegoana, Con. ; P. E. E. Eep., Vol. 5, p. 322, pi. 3, fig J6. Post-Pliocene, San Diego. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 117 C. EVANSANA, Shum. Corbula Evansana, Shum. ; Tr. St. Louis Acad., Vol. 1, p. 120. Miocene, Port Orford, Oregon. THRACIA, Leach. T. MACTROPSIS, Con. Thracia mactropsis, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 69, pi. 2, fig. 3. " Monterey County, California." PANDORA, Brug. P. BILIRATA, Con. P. bilirata, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 73, pi. 5, fig. 25. Santa Barbara. MACTRA. Linn. M. GABIOTENSIS, Con. Mactra Gabiotensis, Con.; P. R. R. Rep , Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 7, fig. 3. Miocene, Gaviota Pass. LUTRARIA, Lam. L. TRANSMONTANA, Con. Lutraria transmontana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 5, fig. 6. Los Angeles County. TELLINA, Linn. T. DIEGOANA, Con. Tellina Diegoana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 28. San Diego. T. OBRUTA, Con. Tellina obruta, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 436, fig. 6. Miocene, Oregon. T. ALBARIA, Con. Tellina albaria, Con. ; "Wilkes's Exped., p. 725, pi. 18, fig. 5. Miocene, Oregon. T. BITRUNCATA, Con. Tellina bitruncata, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 725. Oregon. 118 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA ARCOPAGIA, Leach. A. UNDA, Con. Arcopagia unda, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 4, fig. 34. Miocene, Santa Barbara, Estrella. MACOMA, Leach. M. OCOYANA, Con.; sp. Tellina Ocoyana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 329, pi. 7, fig. 75. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. M. ARCTATA, Con., Sp. Tellina arctata, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 725, pi. 18, fig. 3. Miocene, Oregon. VENUS, Linn. Y. PAJABOENSIS, Con. Venus Pajaroensis, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 4, fig. 1, 2. Pajaro, near San Juan Bautista. CHIONE, Megerle. C. ANGUSTIFRONS, Con. Venus angustifrons, Con. ; "Wilkes's Exped, p. 724, pi. 17, fig. 11. Dione angustifrons, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Miocene, Astoria. C. VESPERTINA, Con., 8p. Cytherea vespertina, Con.; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 432, fig. 9. Dione vespertina, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 152. Miocene, Oregon. MERETRIX, Lam. M. UNIOMERIS, Con. Meretrix uniomeris, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 20. Miocene, Tres Pinos, Monterey County. M. DECISA, Con. Meretrix decisa, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 27. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 119 M. TULARANA, Con. Mereirix Tularana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 22. ? Miocene, San Emidio. PACHYDESMA, Con. P. INEZANA, Con. Pachydesma Inczana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 197, pi. 5, fig. 204. Miocene, Santa Inez Mountains. DOSINIA, Scop. ? D. LONGULA, Con. Dosinia longula, Con. ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1856, p. 313. Id., Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 71. Id., Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 193, pi. 7, fig. 2. Miocene, Salinas Valley. This shell certainly does not look like a Dosinia. D. MONTANA, Con. Dosinia montana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 6, fig. 4. Miocene, same locality. D. SUBOBLIQUA, Con. Dosinia subobliqua, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 6, fig. 6. Miocene, same locality. TAPES, Megerle. T. MONTANA, Con. Tapes montana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 6, fig. 3 and 6. San Buenaventura. T. INEZENSIS, Con. T. Inezenais, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 7, fig. 1. Miocene, Santa Inez Mountains. PETRICOLA, Lam. P. PEDROANA, Con. Petricola PeHroana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 824, pi. 3, fig. 24. San Pedro. 120 PALEONTOLOGY OP CALIFORNIA. CARDIUM, Linn. C. MODESTUM, Con. C. modestum, Con. ; P. K. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 322, pi. 3, fig. 15. San Diego. LUCINA, Brug. L. FIBROSA, Shum. iMcinajibrosa, Shum ; Tr. St. Louis Acad., Vol. 1, p. 120. Cyclas fibrosa, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Port Orford, Oregon. L. PERMACRA, Con. Cyclas (Lucina) permacra, Con. ; P. R. K. Kep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 7, fig. 4. Santa Monica. L. ESTRELLANA, Con. Cyclas (L.) Estrellana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 6, fig. 6. Miocene, Estrella. MYTILTIS, Linn. M. PEDROANUS, Con. M. Pedroanus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 825, pi. 6, fig. 40. ? Post-Pliocene, San Pedro. M. INEZENSIS, Con. M. Inezensis, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 194, pi. 8, fig. 2, 3. Miocene, Santa Inez Mountains. MODIOLA, Lam. M. CONTRACTA, Con. ModMa contracta, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 325, pi. 5, fig. 25. "Sixteen miles south of Tres Pinos, Monterey County," on the San Benito. PERNA, Brug. P. MONTANA, Con. Perna montana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 195. San Buenaventura. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 121 ARCA, Linn. A. DEVINCTA, Con. Area devincia, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 10. Anomalocardia id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., p. 153. ? A. microdonta, Con. ; see note under that species in preceding list. Miocene, Oregon. A. OBISPOANA, Con. Area Obispoana, Con. ; P. E. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 192, pi. 5, fig. 1. San Louis Obispo. A. CONGESTA, Con. Area congesta, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 6, p. 72, pi. 2, fig. 10. " California." LIMOPSIS, Sassi. L. NITENS, Con. Pectunculus nitens, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 18, fig. 8. Limopsis id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 163. Miocene, Oregon. L. OREGONENSIS, Con. Indet., Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., pi. 18, fig. 11. Limopsis Oregonensis, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Miocene, Oregon. LEDA, Schum. L. OREGONA, Shum. Leda Oregona, Shum. ; Trans. St. Louis Acad., Vol. 1, p. 121. Neilo id., Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Nuculana id., Con.; Check List Eocene, No. 49. Miocene, Oregon. L. PENITA, Con., sp. Nucula penita, Con.; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 10. Neilo pcnita, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Nuculana penita, Con. ; Check List Eocene, No. 51. Miocene, Oregon. PAL. VOL. II. — 17 122 PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. L. WlLLAMETTENSIS, Shum. Leda Willamettensis, Shum. ; Tr. St. Louis Acad., Vol. 1, p. 121. Neilo WUlamettensis, Con. ; Am. Jour. Conch, 1865, p. 153. Nuculana Willamettensis, Con. ; Check List Eocene, No. 59. Miocene, Oregon. NEILO, H. & A. Ad. N. ABRUPTA, Con. Nucula abrupta, Con. ; Am. Jour. Sci., 1848, p. 433, fig. 3. Neilo abrupta, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 153. Miocene, Oregon. FECTEN, Linn. P. COOSENSIS, Shum. P. Coosensis, Shum. ; Tr. St. Louis Acad., Vol. 1, p. 122. Miocene, Coos Bay, Oregon. Compare P. propatulus, Con. P. DESERTI, Con. P. Deserti, Con. ; P. K. K. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 325, pi. 5, fig. 41. Pliocene, Colorado Desert. P. NEVADANUS, Con. P. Nevadanus, Con. ; P. K. R. Rep., Vol. 5, p. 329, pi. 8, fig. ^7. Miocene, Ocoya Creek. P. MEEKII, Con. P. Meekii, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 190, pi. 1, fig. 1. San Rafael Hills. P. DISCUS, Con. P. discus, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 190, pi. 3, fig. 1. Santa Inez. P. MAGNOLIA, Con. P. magnolia, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 191, pi. 1, fig. 2, Santa Inez. TERTIARY FOSSILS. 123 OSTEEA, Linn. O. SCBJECTA, Con. Ostrea subjecta, Con. ; P. K. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 193, pi. 2, fig. 3. Sierra Monica, Miocene ? O. PANZANA, Con. Ostrea Panzana, Con. ; P. R. R. Rep., Vol. 7, p. 193, pi. 2, fig. 4. Panza Valley and Estrella, Miocene. TEREBRATTJLA Llhyd. ? T. NITENS, Con. Terebratula nitens, Con. ; Wilkes's Exped., p. 726, pi. 19, fig. 1. Rhynconella nitens, Con. ; Jour. Conch., 1865, p. 154. Miocene, Astoria. RADIATA. GALEEITES. Gr. OREGONENSIS, Dana. Galerites Oregonertsis, Dana; Wilkes's Exped., p. 729, pi. 21, fig. 6, 6. Miocene, Oregon. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. Since the preceding pages were stereotyped, the following additions and correc tions have been obtained from my friends Messrs. Tryon and Stearns, who have examined the proof sheets. I have also detected two or three omissions, which are here corrected. TROPHON squamulifer, Cpr. Found by Mr. Stearns, living at Monterey and Catalina Island ; common. NEPTUNE A lirata, Mart., Alaska; a large series has been compared by Stearns and Morse with N. decemcostata, and they consider them identical; circumboreal. MARGARITA salmonea, Cpr. " Is not worth a variety distinction from pupilla." (Stearns.) CLYFIDELLA bimaculata, Dall. Is now considered by Stearns and Carpenter, to be identical with caUomarginata, after a comparison of a large suite of shells and animals. 124 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. ZIRPH^EA, Leach. Z. DENTATA, Gabb. Z. dentata, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 18, pi. 3, fig. 31 a. Pliocene, Kirker's Pass. MACOMA, Leach. M. CALCAREA, Chemn., sp. Tellina calcarea, Chemn. ; .Conch. Cab., Vol. 6, p. 140, fig. 136. T. inconspicua, Brod. and Sby ; Zool. Jour., Vol. 4, p. 363. Sanguinolaria California, Con. ; Jour. Phil. Acad., 1 Ser., Vol. 7, p. 231, pi. 17, f. 11. Tellina lata, Gmel. ; Syst. Nat., p. 3237. T. proxima, Brown ; Zool. Beechey's Voy., p. 154, pi. 44, fig. 4. T. Pedroana, Con. ; Pacific R. K. Kep., Vol. 5, p. 323, pi. 3, fig. 17. T. sordida, Couth, ; Bost. Jour., Vol. 2, p. 59, pi. 3, fig. 11. T. tenera, Leach; Appendix to Ross's Voyage. Macoma Pedroana, Gabb ; Vol. 2, p. 94. Mac. inconspicua, Cpr. ; Brit. Assn. Rep., 1863. Circumboreal ; fossil in the Post Pliocene of San Pedro. ARCA, Lam. A. SULCICOSTA, Gabb. Area sulcicosta, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., "Vol. 2, p. 31, pi. 9, fig. 53, 63 a. Pliocene, Mark West Creek, near Sta. Eosa. MORRISIA, Davidson. M. HORNII, Gabb. Morrisia Hornii, Gabb; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1861, p. 371. Id., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 2, p. 36, pi. 12, fig. 63. Post Pliocene, Sta. Barbara. PALEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. VOL. II. SECTION II. CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. PART I. DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPECIES. (CONTINUED FROM VOL. i.) (125) CRUSTACEA. CRUSTACEAN remains are extremely rare in the California Cretaceous ; fragments \rf but three species having yet been encountered. PI. 19, fig. 1, represents a carapace of a small crab, a unique specimen from Martinez, discovered by Mr. Mathewson, in a coarse-grained gray sandstone. Figures 2, a-f, are three frag ments of claws, remarkable for their long, slender form. Dr. Stimpson concurs with me in the belief that they all belong to the same species, though they vary much both in size and shape. They are from a dense gray claystone, associated with Piiloteuthis foliatus and Diptychoceras loevis, from the vicinity of Cottonwood Creek, Shasta County. CALLIANASSA, Leach. C. STIMPSONII, Gabb. PI. 19, Pig. 8. (Callianassa Stimpsonii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 67, pi. 9, fig. 1, a, b, c.) Figure 1 b, above quoted, was unfortunately so misrepresented by the artist as not only to be unrecognizable, but also to give an entirely incorrect idea of the shape. This was due to the original drawing representing the two upper angles broken away, and the lithographer having substituted a curved line in the place of the broken one in my drawing. The present figure is from the same sketch, with the sole addition of the probable outline being restored. (127) MOLLUSCA. CEPHALOPODA. PTILOTEUTHIS, N. Gen. ELONGATE, subovate, very thin, anterior end broadly angulated, no mid-rib ; slipper either minute or wanting. Surface marked by numerous, irregular, small wrinkles, which radiate backwards and outwards, partly from the anterior end and partly from an imaginary median line. The present anomalous form cannot be confounded with any previously-described genus. Beloteuthis and Phylloteuthis are narrow in front, and enlarge more or less behind, and both have a mid-rib. Beloteuthis has straight radiating lines, all diverging from. the anterior end, and these are usually crossed by concentric lines or undulations ; Phylloteuthis has a very narrow anterior end, a mid-rib, and well- marked, straight, rigid, lateral striae diverging at a broad angle from the mid-rib alone. Coccoteuthis has a thick substance, and the surface is strongly pustulated. Ptiloteuthis is very thin ; the lines or wrinkles, about twice as wide apart as the thickness of the shell-substance, branch and anastomose among themselves, and radiate in part from the anterior end, but in part diverge from a central line occu pying the proper position for a mid-rib, but only marked by the change in the direction of the stria?. The anterior end terminates in an angle of about 60°, and the slipper, if it ever existed, was so small as to be barely more than rudimentary. P. FOLIATUS, n. 8. PI. 19, Fig. 4. SHELL thin, elongated, subovate; anterior end angulated, the sides rounding and rapidly widening, merging into the lateral margins, which are broadly convex, nearly parallel ; posterior ( 12S ^ CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 129 end unknown, the terminal portion being very much broken in the only specimen I have seen. From the median line, the posi tion of the mid-rib in most of these shells, the wrinkles diverge backwards and outwards at an angle of about 25°, curving more outwardly as they approach the margin; these wrinkles are acute on the dorsal face of the shell, and inclose concave interspaces of very variable length ; the longest lines, which originate at the anterior end of the shell, reach the margins about midway be tween the two extremities. Length, 3 inches -|- 5 width, 1.2 inches in the middle ; the total length seems to have been from 3.3 to 3.5 inches. Thickness apparently not more than .01 inch, as exposed by several fractures. Locality : Shasta Group,* Cottonwood Creek, Shasta County. A single speci men in my cabinet, found by Mr. Mathewson. BELEMNITES IMPRESSUS, Gabb. This is the only cretaceous Belemnite so far discovered in California. It is one of the most characteristic fossils of the Shasta Group, and besides the localities mentioned in the report of the Survey, Vol. 1, it has been found at various places on the east side of the Northern Coast Eange, more especially in Colusa County, and elsewhere east of Clear Lake. * For reasons which will be detailed in their proper place, I consider the group, for which I here propose this name, to be the equivalent, or at least the nearest 'representative, of the Neocomien. It has been heretofore included, for want of positive grounds of separation, as a provisional member of the " Division A," of the California Cretaceous. I shall, further, in this paper, use the term Martinez Group, for the upper portion of "Division A" of the California Reports; the Chico Group, for those beds of which Chico Creek, Pence's Ranch, and Tuscan Springs are typical localities ; and shall call " Division B" the Tejon Group, these localities being the points where the respective formations are most strongly developed. PAL. VOL. II.— 18 130 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. AMMONITES, Brug. A. BREWERII, Gabb. PI. 20, Fig. 5 ; PI. 19, Fig. 5 a, b, 6, 6 a. (Ammonites Erewerii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol." 1, p. 62, pi. 10, fig. 7.) (A. Ncwberryanus, Gabb; (pars) loc. cit., PI. 10, fig. 6.) This shell was originally described from several imperfect casts in sandstone, showing nothing but the surface characters, and not all of those in a perfectly satisfactory manner. Subse quent research has placed me in possession of abundant material for redescribing the species. Shell discoidal, compressed; whorls increasing in size with moderate rapidity, each whorl embracing about one-half of the preceding one; sides flattened, converging convexly towards the dorsum, which is narrowly rounded; umbilical margin of the whorl abruptly truncated at nearly a right angle. Mouth semi- elliptical, the dorso-ventral diameter twice the transverse, the ventral emargination, produced by the encroachment of the pre ceding volution, being about one-fifth of the greater diameter. Umbilicus nearly one-fourth the diameter of the shell. Surface variable from nearly smooth, or marked only by sinuous striae, to strongly costate, the striae assuming the character of irregular ribs, most marked near, and on the dorsum. Septum :. Dorsal lobe small, bifurcate a little below the middle, and bearing two points in the notch ; each branch carrying two spurs on the outer side; above the bifurcation are a large and a small spur on the main lobe. Dorsal saddle broad, divided into two unequal parts, the lower of which is much more deeply sub divided than the upper. Superior lateral lobe longer than the dorsal, trifurcate, the lateral branch on the upper side arising somewhat higher than the corresponding one on the other side, and being much more subdivided; above the origin of these CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 131 branches are two spurs on each side; these, as throughout the whole septum, are more complex on the dorsal than on the ven tral side of the lobe. Lateral saddle similar to the dorsal, but smaller. Inferior lateral lobe about as long as the dorsal, re sembling in shape the superior lateral, but not half so complex ; the inferior lateral branch having diminished to a mere spur. Below this, to the umbilical angle, are three lobes and three saddles, presenting the fundamental characters of the laterals, but rapidly simplifying. This description of the septum would apply very nearly to that of A. Hoffman- nii, but in that species the lobes are broader, more symmetrical on the upper and lower sides, the saddles are proportionally larger, and the diminution in size and complexity of the lobes from the superior lateral is more marked and rapid. The illustration given in Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, pi. 10, fig. 6, is of a young specimen from Cottonwood Creek, Shasta County. Locality : Shasta Group, Cottonwood Creek. A. TKASKII, Gabb. PI. 19, Fig. 7, a, b. (A. Traskii, Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 63, pi. 11, fig. 10; pi. 12, fig. 11.) Young specimens of this shell have so many points of difference from the adult that they might be mistaken for a different species. The adult has a mouth nearly as broad as long, the sides of the whorl being strongly arched. A specimen a little over two inches in diameter, shows a section nearly identical with that of A. Hoffmannii, PI. 11, fig. 13 a, while a still smaller one before me, 1.3 inch in diameter, is as flat on the sides as A. Brewerii ; and the ribs, which are strongly sinuous on the sides, become obsolete at the dorso-lateral margin, the dorsum being very much flattened and smooth. This species is not rare at Cottonwood Creek, Shasta Group. A. HOFFMANNII, Gabb. PI. 20, Fig. 8, a. (A. Hoffmannii, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 65, pi. 11, 12, fig. 13, a, b, c.) A variety of this shell was collected by Mr. Mathewson at Cottonwood Creek, in which the whorls are much thicker than in the form described ; the aperture r , 132 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. being exactly as wide transversely, as from the dorsum to the umbilical margin. The periodical constrictions on the cast figured, are about as numerous on these specimens as on the flatter forms, the thickening of the shell at those points show ing itself as a faint rib on the outside; a specimen before me has eight on one volution. The other ribs, mentioned in the description and shown in the figure quoted above, are entirely absent in some cases. No differences exist in the septum. A. BATESII, Trask. PI. 20, Fig. 9, a; PI. 21, Fig. 10, a, b. (A. Eatesii, Trask ; Proc. Cal. Acad., 1855, p. 40.) (Id., Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 67, pi. 13, fig. 16, 16 a, b.) The largest known, most widely diffused, and one of the most variable Ammon ites of California. The form described by Dr. Trask, and used by me as the typical form of the species, is many whorled, the volutions nearly circular in section, increasing very slowly in size, and barely more than in contact. In this form the surface is usually ornamented by simple, linear ribs, with fine revolving lines in the interspaces. Another variety was mentioned, in which the whorls increase much more rapidly /in size, several specimens having been found of over a foot in diameter. A third variety has since been obtained, in which, in the young state, up to an inch, or an inch and a half in diameter, the whorls are broader than high, the dorsum. broadly rounded, and the umbilicus occupies more than half the diameter of the shell, is funnel-shaped, very deep, and is bordered by a sharp angle, the surface between this angle and the suture being flat. As the shell in this variety grows older the angle disappears, the flattening gradually rounds out, and the older shell assumes the normal form of the species, except that it bears an occasional well-marked, rounded, slightly sinuous rib ; the linear ribs are found in the very young shell, but have not been detected in the older forms of this variety. In all of these varieties the septum, which is very characteristic of the species, continues the same. The figure of the septum given in the first volume, is from a weathered specimen, and has lost all of its more minute details. Besides the parts figured and described, the ventral lobe seems to be very large, and projects a spur beyond the suture, the points reaching to and intruding between the tips of the lower branch of the inferior lateral. A. TEHAMAENSIS, Gabb. (A. subtricarinatus, Gabb (not d'Orb.) ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 60, pi. 10, fig. 4.) Further study of this shell leads me to believe that it is distinct from subtricar- inatus. It differs from that species in having three distinct, acute dorsal keels; CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 133 d'Orbigny's shell possessing but one in the middle, the undulated dorsal ends of the lateral ribs making the other two. The Californian species bears a series of ribs on the sides, all larger in proportion than in the French shell, and entire, while in the other they are alternately bifurcate ; that is to say, the ribs are alter nately an entire one, reaching from the umbilical to the dorsal margin, and a Y shaped rib dividing on the middle of the shell, and sending two branches to the dorsum. In size, and in proportionate size of volutions, the two shells are closely allied, as well as in general style of ornament; and so far as we yet know, the geological horizon of the Californian is very near that of the European species. The absolute age of the Cretaceous strata of the northern part of the State has not yet been fully determined ; but, as will be explained in the proper place, it seems not improbable that representatives of both the Gault and Lower Green Sand will be found included in what has here been provisionally termed the Shasta Group. It is apparently from this member that the present species is derived. A. SUCIAENSIS, Meek. PI. 21, Fig. 11, a, b. (A. complexus var. Suciaensis, Meek ; Proc. Phil. Acad., 1861, p. 317.) A very characteristic, but not very perfect specimen of this species was found near Monte Diablo. Mr. Meek, to whom I sent sketches, says that he considers it identical with the Sucia Island form ; differing in some of the details of the septum, but not sufficiently to indicate a specific difference. A. JUGALIS, D. 8. PI. 22, Fig. 12, a, b', 13 a. SHELL small, rounded discoidal, whorls rapidly increasing in size and deeply embracing; body whorl sub-appressed oil the sides or, in some cases, regularly arched, dorsum rounded; um bilicus small, deep, margin rounded, o£ sub-angulated. Surface polished, or marked only by a few faint, sinuous lines, arching forwards, and more distinct on the dorsum ; besides these there is a variable number of thickened ribs in the substance of the shell, starting from the umbilical margin, and curving outwards and forwards sinuously, and crossing the dorsum, where they are most strongly marked; these ribs, from three to six in number on a single volution, are more prominent on the internal than on 134 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. the external face of the shell, and leave corresponding grooves on the cast. Septum composed of a dorsal, superior and inferior lateral, and four supplementary lobes. Dorsal lobe long, bifurcate for two- fifths of its length, with two small points over the siphuncle ; the branches bearing two spurs on the outer side; above the branches are one large and two smaller spurs. Dorsal saddle deeply divided into three irregular branches. Superior lateral lobe pretty symmetrically trifurcate; the upper lateral branch being a little more complex than the lower; twx> spurs above on each side. Lateral saddle like the dorsal, but a little smaller. Inferior lateral lobe much smaller than the superior, slender, un symmetrical, obliquely bifurcate near its end, and bearing a large branch on the upper side near the middle. Supplementary saddles bifurcate; supplementary lobes rapidly diminishing in size to the umbilical angle, and resembling in fundamental struc ture, the inferior lateral. Diameters : greater, 1.6 inch ; lesser, 1.25 inch ; diameter of umbilicus, .2 inch ; height of aperture from umbilical angle, .9 inch ; width, .65 inch. A specimen from Benicia gives for the greater diameter, 2. inch ; lesser, 1.5 inch ; umbilicus, .28 inch ; height of aperture as above, 1. inch ; width, 1. inch. This shell, though one of the most inconspicuous, is nevertheless one of the most interesting of the California Ammonites, being the only member of the family known to occur at the same time in the Martinez and Tejon Groups. It is found at Martinez and Benicia in the former group, and I have collected it in the latter, in place, at the very top of the series at the coal-mines near Clayton. Plate 10, figs. 5, and 6 b, Cal. Keport, Pal., Vol. 1, are from a specimen from above the coal- beds on Coal Mine Hill, near Mount Diablo. £ 0 A. WHITNEYI, n. s. PI. 22, Fig. 14, o, 6. SHELL discoidal, whorls about six, rounded, slightly embracing, increasing gradually in size; sides rounded, slightly converging towards the dorsum, which is regularly arched ; umbilical margin abruptly rounded; umbilicus broad, shallow. Aperture sub- CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 135 ovate, considerably wider towards the ventral margin tnan near the dorsal, but slightly emarginated by the encroachment of the preceding volution. Surface marked by simple, straight, rounded ribs, arising on the umbilical margin, and continuing over the dorsum. Septum composed of a dorsal, a superior and an inferior lateral, and two supplementary lobes to the umbilical margin. Dorsal lobe divided for half its length, deeply notched over the siphuncle, each branch tridentate on the end, carrying one compound and two 'simple spurs on the outer side ; body of the lobe bearing two large spurs and one smaller one above. Dorsal saddle broad and divided into two compound bifurcate branches. Superior lateral lobe as long as the dorsal, narrow and bifurcate in the middle, each branch being trifurcate on the end, and carrying One large spur above on the outer side ; body of the lobe with ' two or three smaller spurs above. Lateral saddle like the dorsal, but a little more simple. Inferior lateral lobe shorter than the superior, divided a little below the middle into one complex branch on the ventral side, and two more simple ones towards the dorsal ; above this division is a large transverse spur on each side. Inferior lateral saddle small and deeply bifurcate. First supple mentary lobe small, bifurcate, the lower branch tridentate ; the remaining lobe consists of but three small spurs. From the Shasta Group, Cottonwood Creek, Shasta County. Diameter, 4.25 inch ; diameter of umbilicus, 1.6 inch; height of aperture from top of inclosed volution, 1.8 inch ; greatest width, 1.8 inch. A. STOLICZKANDS, n. s. PI. 23, Fig. 16, a. SHELL thick, robust, heavily costate ; whorls five or six, increas ing rapidly in size, enveloping nearly one-half of the preceding volution ; sides arched, most prominent in the middle, or a little nearer the umbilical than the dorsal margin; back broadly rounded, nearly flat; umbilicus large and deep, the umbilical 136 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. face of the volutions nearly straight, the margin rounded. Sur face ornamented by large ribs arising on the margin of the um bilicus, and crossing the dorsum transversely; these ribs all show a tendency to tuberculation, though alternate ones only carry the tubercles well developed ; these are arranged as follows : one small one on the umbilical angle, a larger one, slightly flattened in the direction of the rib, and placed on the middle of the side of the whorl; and a very large one, strongly flattened in the same manner, and placed on the dorsal face between the median line and the dorso-lateral margin ; the arrangement of the last pair of tubercles is such that the dorsal face of the shell appears to carry a deep and broad median groove. The alternating, intermediate ribs in some cases are tuberculate, and reach the margin of the umbilicus, while in others, they are nearly obso lete, and occasionally entirely wanting. The septum seems to be composed of a dorsal and two or three lateral lobes, quite small but complex, and with large saddles. Diameter, 3.7 inch; diameter of umbilicus, 1.4 inch; height of aperture, 1.4 inch; width, 1.8 inch. This is one of the most strongly characterized species of the California Creta ceous, having no near allies in shape or ornamentation in the State, so far as known. It belongs to the same group as A. tuberculatus, Sby., A. Michelinianus, d'Orb., and A. Archiacianus, d'Orb., three species characteristic of the Gault of Europe. The first of these has a deep, narrow groove on the dorsum, and large tubercles, but no transverse ribs ; the second is characterized by similar tubercles, but in the place of single ribs proceeding from the umbilicus across the dorsum, the ribs bifur cate on the umbilical margin, and on the dorsal face the tubercles are connected by a scries of oblique ribs, presenting a zigzag appearance. The nearer ally is A. Archiacianus; but while this resembles it in both the transverse section and in the general arrangement of the tubercles, it has no ribs on either the sides or back, the spaces between the series of tubercles being, in a measure, channelled. I take pleasure in dedicating it to my friend Dr. Ferd. Stoliczka, Palaeontologist of the Geological Survey of India, in recognition of his able and valuable labors among the Cretaceous fossils of that country. " From the Shasta Group, Cottonwood Creek, Shasta County. A single specimen obtained by Mr. Mathewson. CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 137 A. FRATERNUS, D. 8. PI. 23, Fig. 15, a, b. SHELL small, whorls rounded, deeply enveloping; sides rounded and converging towards the dorsum, which is regularly convex; umbilicus deep, moderate in size; umbilical margin rounded. Surface marked by slightly sinuous ribs, nearly straight, arising on the umbilical margin, and continuing over the dorsum; every fourth or fifth of these ribs is a little larger than the others, and bears a prominent flattened tubercle on the border of the umbil icus. An occasional constriction exists between the ribs. Septum composed of a broad dorsal, a large superior lateral, a very small inferior lateral, and two supplementary lobes. Dorsal divided for about a third of its length, carrying two large ser rate teeth over the siphuncle, each branch with a large, and two smaller spurs on the outer side ; body of the lobe with three large spurs above the division. Dorsal saddle bifurcate, each branch subdivided. Superior lateral lobe trifurcate, the branches nearly equal and trifid at the extremities ; a large and a small spur above the fork. Lateral saddle nearly as wide as the dorsal. Inferior lateral lobe not more than half as long as the superior, trifid on the end, with two small spurs on the upper side and one on the lower. Supplementary lobes very small and trifid. Diameter, 1.4 inch; diameter of umbilicus, .45 inch ; height of aperture, .55 inch ; width, .6 inch. A single specimen, nearly a miniature of A. Traskii, in general appearance, but with almost identically the septum of A. Hoffman-nil, differing only from that of the latter species in some of the details. It cannot be the young of either of these species however, because though its surface resembles Traskii the septum is radically different; while all of its external details, »,he form and ornamentation, are entirely unlike any of the very large number of Hoffmannii that I have ex amined. No specimen of that species that I have ever seen shows the slightest trace of tuberculation, and in none are the ribs so marked. The single constric tion on the surface of the specimen before me, is not due to a thickening of the shell-substance, but is as strongly marked on the outside of the shell itself as on the cast. Another point, though of less importance than the above, is that this PAL. VOL. II. — 19 138 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. shell is from the Martinez Group, while both of the other species are peculiar to the Shasta Group. Locality : Martinez Group, Benicia ; found by my lamented friend, Mr. Esmond. TURKILITES, Lam, T. OKEGONENSIS, Gabb. (T. sp. indet., Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 73, pi. 20, fig. 201.) At the above place I indicated the existence of the first known species of the genus on the West Coast, but did not feel warranted in naming it from so small a fragment. I have since seen several fragmentary specimens from Oregon, the finest of which is from the Cretaceous deposit on the Crooked Creek of the Des Chutes, the existence of which was made known by the Geological Survey in 18G4. The shell is very constant in its sculpture, the spire elevated, and the whorls increase slowly in size. The longest spiral 1 have seen is between two and three inches in length. ANCYLOCERAS, d'Orb. A. REMONDI, Gabb. pi. 23, Fig. 17. ( Crioceras (Ancyloceras ?) Remondi, Gabb ; Pal. Cal. , Vol. 1, p. 75, pi. 14, fig. 24, 24 a.) (Ancyloceras sp.?, Gabb; loc. tit., p. 78, pi. 15, fig. 30.) An examination of the septum of an undoubted fragment of the spiral part of this species, proves beyond question that the opinions I expressed in regard to the straight portion were correct. The species will therefore have to stand under the above name. . . A. PERCOSTATUS, Gabb. PL 24, Fig. 19. (Crioceras percostaius, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 77, pi. 16, 17, fig. 26.) This magnificent species was described from fragments, and in the specimen figured, the outer portion fitted so neatly over the inner volution, that I was mis led into believing that they were parts of a continuous spiral. Additional material CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 139 has thrown lighten the subject, and proves that the closely costate portions figured on PI. 16, belong together as the spiral, succeeded by a long subquadrate arm without ribs, the " outer whorl " with the large ribs being a part of the recurved portion of a true Ancyloceras. The species is enormous, but variable in size. The specimen figured was about thirty inches in length, while one very perfect speci men in the cabinet of Mr. Voy, now deposited in the museum of the College of California, is but seventeen inches long. ? A. LINEATUS, n. S. PI. 23, Fig. 18, a, b, c. This species is only known by two fragments of the straight limb. The section is ovate, a little narrower on the ventral than on the dorsal side ; surface marked by numerous, very slightly oblique linear ribs, with broad concave interspaces; each rib bears on its dorso-lateral face a minute tubercle. Septum composed of a dorsal and ventral lobe, and two laterals on each side, giving three saddles on each side. Dorsal lobe divided a little below the middle, with two teeth over the siphun- cle, each branch bearing two spurs on the outer side, one large spur and one very small one on the body of the lobe. Dorsal saddle broad, deeply divided into two bifurcate parts. Superior lateral lobe broad, as long as the dorsal, bifurcate in the middle, each branch again bifurcate, and with a large spur on its outer side above the subdivision ; the body of the lobe bears a single large spur above the fork. Lateral saddle like the dorsal. In ferior lateral lobe like the superior lateral, but a little smaller. Ventral saddle like the others, but a little smaller. Ventral lobe shorter than the others, trifurcate, the branches dentate, two small spurs above the branches. This septum is unlike any other in California, unless it be that of ? Hamites quadratus, which it resembles in the number and fundamental plan of structure of the lobes. In that species the saddles are proportionately very much larger, and the lobes are more compact; the degree of complexity could be accounted for by the difference in size. The two shells differ materially in form. 140 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Length of the largest fragment, 2.7 inch; greater diameter, .85 inch,- lesser, .7 inch ; distance between the ribs, .1 inch. One specimen from the Shasta Group (?) Cottonwood Creek, another from near Folsom, from "Bock Corral," found by Mr. Gorham Blake. HELICANCYLUS, N. Gen. General form resembling Ancyloceras; shell commencing with a dextral, open, descending spiral, as in Helicoceras, the spiral afterwards opening, the shell becoming straight for a definite distance, and then recurving as in Ancyloceras. The relations of this genus are obvious ; it is an Ancyloceras in which the spiral portion, instead of forming in the same plane, descends as in Helicoceras. It may be questioned, how far these aberrations, from the regular spiral form of the more typical Ammonitidce, may retain a generic value. It is by no means difficult to take the leading genera Ammonites, Turrilites, Baculites, &c., and find trenchant characters ; but it becomes more difficult to find sharp lines of division when we take all the species of the family and endeavor to place each in a well- defined genus. Successive discoveries are every year introducing new links into the chain of genera, until it seems almost impossible to imagine any new form, or any combination of characters on which new genera can be founded. In this aberrant group of Crioceras, Helicoceras, Ancyloceras, Heteroceras, Ani- soceras, Toxoceras, and Helicancylus, it seems inevitable that the addition of any other form must almost unavoidably result in the destruction, or coalescing of some of the at present received genera. The present genus is founded on a single species, of which I am so fortunate as to possess an almost entire series of fragments of all the parts. Although allied to Pictet's Ani&oceras, it differs in the young shell being a regular descending spiral, and not sinuous. That author figures, in his " Traite de Paleontologie," a very crooked fragment, such as could by no possibility belong to the present shell, any more than it could be a part of a Helicoceras or a Turrilite. The figures of various species of Anisoceras, in Pal. Suisse, show a style of orna ment very similar to the present one. In his description, M. Pictet says : " II parait character-is^ par une forme plus irreguliere que chez ancune autre ce"phalopode. La coquille dans le jeune age est Binueuse, formant une spirale irreguliere he"liciforme, a tours disjoints, ayant tous une double courbure, et ne pouvant pas etre compris dans un plan. Plus tard elle se redresse et s'inflechit en crosse comme les Ancyloceras." It will be seen that the above definition cannot apply to the present genus. CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 141 The same author anticipated the occurrence of this genus, as will be seen by consulting the analytical table of the group in Part 3, Paleontologie Suisse. He defines the three allied genera thus : " Une spire composed de tours disjoints, et une crosse. Ancyloceras." " Portion spirale tres courte et irregulidre, a tours tres-ecartes, une tres-grande crosse comprise dans une plan. Anisoce?'as." " Spire reguliere d'Helicoccras terminee par une crosse. Gas possible non encore observe." There is one character, to which attention has been called, both by this author and by Dr. Stoliczka, in Palseontologia Indica, which, if found to be constant in Anisoceras, will serve as a good means of distinguishing the two genera; I fear, however, that a generalization on this point may yet be premature. I refer to the style of the septum. Pictet defines his genus as possessing six lobes and six saddles, the two laterals being bifurcated and nearly equal. Stoliczka more properly reduces the number to five, and speaks of the ventral as being rather a lobule than a distinct ventral lobe, on account of its small size and simple ornament in all the species yet examined. The present species has six lobes, the ventral being normally large, and the lateral being deeply trifurcate, the inferior lateral not more than half the length of the superior ; thus resembling much more the style of Ancyloceras than Anisoceras. Among the species referred to Anisoceras, and yet but imperfectly known, there are some that seem open to the suspicion of belonging in the present group. The most marked case is perhaps Hamites tenuisulcatus, Forbes, Ancyloceras id., d'Orb., Anisoceras id., Stol. The figure of the spiral portion in Pal. Ind., Vol. 3, pi. 85, fig. 14, certainly looks like our genus, and there seems to be nothing incompati ble with this view, in the figure by Forbes in the Geol. Transactions. Its septum is as yet unknown. H. ^EQUICOSTATUS, Gabb. PL 25, Fig. 20 a— g. (Piychoceras cequicostatus, Gabb; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 74, pi. 13, fig. 20.) SHELL rather small; spiral portion with the spire low, the height being about equal to twice the thickness of the outer volution ; whorls increasing very gradually in size, nearly in contact; number of whorls unknown, but from the rate of increase in diameter, about four or five (one and a half pre served) ; the straight limb was apparently about twice as long as the diameter of the spiral ; the larger terminal limb seems to 142 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. have increased more rapidly in diameter than the others, is not perfectly straight, but bends a little outwards, giving a convex line longitudinally on its ventral face. Surface of the spiral por tion ornamented by oblique, nodulated ribs; these are small, linear, and arched forwards on the ventral face, large on the sides and dorsum, and more advanced on the lower than upper side, being oblique on the dorsum; they carry three pairs of nodes, one on each side of the median dorsal line, one on each dorso-lateral margin, and one on the middle of each side. The straight limb retains these ribs, which here lose their obliquity, but retain all the other characters; in addition, on this part of the shell, be tween each pair of these ribs, is placed a smaller, simple rib. On the return limb, the ribs lose all their tubercles, become even in size, acute, and with concave interspaces; the section of this portion of the shell is rounded subquadrate, a little narrower on the dorsal than on the ventral side. Septum composed of a dorsal and ventral lobe, and two laterals on each side. Dorsal lobe broad, divided for half its length, each branch carrying three equal spurs on the outer side; above this, on the body of the lobe, are one large and three smaller spurs. Dorsal saddle divided into two bifurcate branches. Superior lateral lobe longer than the dorsal, broad, and carrying three slender, nearly equal branches; the middle one trifid on the end, the upper lateral much more complex than the lower; above these, on the body of the lobe, are two or three spurs, diminish ing regularly upwards. Lateral saddle like the dorsal, but a little smaller, and obliquely divided. Inferior lateral lobe not more than half as long as the superior, slender and equally trifurcate. Ventral saddle like the others, but smaller. Ventral lobe nearly as long as the dorsal, slender, trifurcate, each bradch trifid, the laterals bearing two spurs above on the outer side; the body of the lobe carries two spurs above the origin of the branches. Total length, 6 inches; diameter of spiral, 2 inches; diameter of volution at termination of spiral, .6 inch ; height of apex, .9 inch ; length of longest fragment of first straight limb, 4. inches ; length of longest fragment of return limb, 2.7 CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. . 143 inches; greater diameter of aperture of same, 1.3 inch; lesser diameter, 1.15 inch. It is very probable that these fragments do not all belong to the same individual. The specimen figured in Vol. 1, Pal. Cal., seems to be more nearly in proportion to the spiral herein described. That fragment shows the recurve, and on one or two of the ribs of the thinnest part, can be seen tubercles corresponding in char acter to those described above. DIPTYCHOCERAS, N. Gen. Three straight limbs iii contact, partly enveloping. This genus bears the same relation to Ptychoceras that Hamites does to Hamu- lina. It is a Ptychoceras in every respect, except that it has an additional limb which incurves, enveloping both the preceding to a slight degree only. Stoliczka and d'Orbigny both notice the occurrence of species of Ptychoceras with more than two limbs, and the former author amends the definition of the genus so as to cover the case. His description is as follows : " Elongated, lanceo late, straight, once, twice (or many times?) reflected; the siphuncle dorsal, the sutures divided into six lobes and six saddles, all of which (excepting the ventral lobe?) are bipartite." With all deference to so high an authority as Dr. Stoliczka, I am not prepared to accept this definition of Ptychoceras, unless, at the same time, we modify the characters of several other genera of the family. If the number of straight limbs is not of generic value, then why not include Baculites also ? In the present state of our knowledge, it seems that there is a well-defined group of species characterized by two straight, parallel limbs, the larger, or newer of which never develops beyond a certain point on the length of the smaller ; while another group, including P. Dupinianum, d'Orb., P. Forbesianum, Stol., and the following species, has this larger limb continued and again reflected. Should it be ascer tained that there is a gradation between these two, or that other species have more than two reflections, then there will be good grounds for doubting the validity of my genus ; until then, I believe we have sufficient reasons for maintaining it. Solenoceras, Conrad, founded on a single specimen of Hamites annulifer, Morton, is a shell that had at least two straight limbs, one partially enveloping the other; the greater of these has at its large end, a little offset or deflection, apparently indicating an abrupt bending backwards, or outwards, of the shell, and not an in curving, as in the present form. "Whether this was the case, what was the entire form of Solenoceras, or whether it can be at all separated from Ptychoceras, are as yet unknown. All the information we possess on the subject is obtained from a unique specimen, which shows no peculiar generic characters, and which was, in plain truth, separated from Ptychoceras only on suspicion. 144 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. D. L-Evis, n. s. PL 25, Fig. 21, a, b. SHELL moderate in size, limbs long and slender, section of the smaller limb sub-elliptical, slightly flattened on the ventral side; second limb subcircular, very slightly emarginate by the encroach ment of the preceding branch ; last limb suddenly incurved, and extending to (or beyond ?) the middle of the shell. Surface plain, polished, and ornamented only by a few extremely faint undula tions; the outer or final limb, which is in places very much broken, had one or more constrictions or internal ribs, which do not seem to have been visible on the external surface ; one or two such internal ribs seem to have existed, though in a much less degree, on the middle limb. Septum composed of a dorsal, a ventral, superior lateral, and two supplementary lateral lobes ; dorsal lobe deeply divided into two curved branches, each branch bearing one very large spur on the outer side ; the body of the lobe with one lateral spur above on each side. Dorsal saddle broad, divided into two branches, that. on the upper side being again divided. Superior lateral lobe shorter than the dorsal, more robust, and resembling it in pattern. Lateral saddle like the dorsal, but smaller, and both branches simple. First supplementary lobe very oblique, small and trifurcate. Second straight and simple. Ventral lobe longer than the dorsal, slender, trifurcate, the middle branch toothed, the laterals trifid; above these branches, one large spur on each side. Length of specimen (less a little of the smaller end), 2.65 inch ; total length, 3. inch?; length of small limb retained in the specimen, 1.4 inch (=1.75 inch total?); length of larger limb, 1.6 inch ; (aperture partly destroyed) ; approximate diameter of aperture, .45 inch ; diameter in middle of middle limb, .35 inch ; diameter in middle of small limb, .12 inch. From the Shasta Group, Cottonwood Creek, Shasta County. Not rare ; dis covered by Mr. Mathewson. The present species seems very closely allied to Piy. Forbesianum, Stol. ; Pal. Ind. , Vol. 3, p. 196, pi. 90, fig. 11, but is twice the size of that shell, and differs in the CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 145 presence of the faint undulated ribs on the larger limbs, and in the presence of the well-marked internal ribs. Unfortunately no septum was detected in the Indian species, and we cannot be absolutely certain of their specific difference, since the characters on which the two forms are separated, are among those which are most subject to variation. BACULITES, Lam. B. OCCIDENTALIS, Meek. (B. ovatus ? Meek (not Say), Trans. Albany Inst., Vol. 4, p. 48.) (B. occidentalis, Meek; loc. cit., p. 49.) (B. sp. indet., Gabb ; Pal. Cal., Vol. 1, p. 81, pi. 17, fig. 28, 28 a; pi. 14, fig. 28 b.) As yet, only known from Vancouver Island, whence Mr. Meek obtained speci mens, which he referred doubtfully to Say's species, pointing out some differences and suggesting the above name, should these differences prove constant. More recently in his enumeration of the Cretaceous fossils, in the Proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy, and in the Smithsonian Check List, he has elevated the form to the rank of a distinct species, in which I follow him. GASTEROPODA. FUSUS, Lara. F. TUMIDUS, n. S. . PI. 26, Fig. 22. SHELL elongated fusiform, thick; spire elevated, whorls six or seven, sides swollen, outline sinuous ; body whorl concavely slop ing above, tumid in the middle, narrowed in advance. Aperture broad above, narrow below, canal produced; outer lip simple (?), inner lip slightly incrusted. Surface marked by about ten short broad longitudinal ribs or undulations on the middle of the whorl, crossed by numerous revolving linear ribs. PAL. TOL. II. — 20 146 PALAEONTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA. Length, 1.15 inch -J- 5 width, .6 inch. The total length of a perfect specimen would probably be about 1.4 inch. Very rare. A single specimen from the Martinez Group, at Martinez ; Coll. by Mr. Mathewson. This shell is allied to F. Martinez, but differs in the more narrowly tumid char acter of the whorls, and the fewer longitudinal ribs. F. Martinez, so far as known, is characteristic of the Tejon Group. F. OCCIDENTALIS, n. S. PI. 26, Fig. 23. SHELL small, robustly fusiform ; spire moderately elevated, tur- riculated ; whorls five, augulated, sloping straight above, body whorl slightly convex below. Aperture broad, angulated pos teriorly, produced in a narrow canal in front; outer lip simple, inner lip incrusted. Surface marked by about thirteen or four teen small nodes on the angle of the whorls, and by numerous revolving ribs, about six or seven above the angle, and from six teen to twenty below, two or three of which are larger than the others. Length of broken specimen, .6 inch; total length, about .7 inch; width of body whorl, .45 inch ; width of aperture, .2 inch. "With the preceding. NEPTUNEA, Bolt. S. G. Tritonofusus, Beck. (Atractus, Ag. preoc.} !N". (T.) CRETACEA, II. S. PI. 26, Fig. 24. SHELL thin, short, rounded fusiform ; spire low, whorls five, rounded. Aperture broad, angulated behind, produced into a curved canal anteriorly; outer lip simple, thin, columella curved, excavated in the middle. Surface smooth, or if sculptured, carry ing only very minute markings. CRETACEOUS FOSSILS. 147 Length, 1.7 inch ; width, 1. inch ; length of aperture, 1.2 inch. The only specimen I have seen is from Martinez, from the Tejon Group, or from the beds intermediate between that and the Martinez Group, west of the town. It is so weathered that the sculpture, if any, is obliterated. The only shell with which this could be confounded, even in casts, is Fasciolaria l