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Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Coniacian through Maastrichtian Anchura (Gastropoda: Aporrhaiidae) of the North American Pacific Slope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

William P. Elder  and
L. R. Saul
William P. Elder
Affiliation:
U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025
L. R. Saul
Affiliation:
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007
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Abstract

North American Pacific Slope deposits of Coniacian to Maastrichtian age have yielded eight biostratigraphically useful species of Anchura: A. (Helicaulax?) popenoei new species, Coniacian; A. halberdopsis new species, early Campanian; A. callosa Whiteaves, 1903, early Campanian; A. falciformis (Gabb, 1864), late early to middle Campanian; A. phaba new species, middle to late Campanian; A. ainikta new species, middle to late Campanian; A. gibbera Webster, 1983, late Campanian to early Maastrichtian; A. baptos new species, late Maastrichtian to early Danian. In addition, two other possible species are A. nanaimoensis (Whiteaves, 1879), middle to late Campanian, and Anchura? new species, late Maastrichtian. These species together with two additional Turonian species, A. (Helicaulax) tricosa Saul and Popenoe, 1993, and A. (H.) condoniana Anderson, 1902, allow the definition at least eight Late Cretaceous Anchura zones for the Pacific Slope. These zones have durations of 1.5 m.y. to 4 m.y.

Anchura (H.?) popenoei from northern California appears most closely related to A. (Helicaulax) tricosa Saul and Popenoe, 1993, of Turonian age from southern California. Anchura callosa, A. falciformis, A. nanaimoensis, and A. phaba appear to be closely related based on sculptural elements, as does A. gibbera despite having an anterior spur on the wing. However, these species appear to belong to two latitudinally differentiated faunal provinces. Species having a northern range include A. callosa, A. falciformis, and A. nanaimoensis, whereas A. phaba and A. gibbera are from more southern deposits, as are also A. halberdopsis, A. ainikta, and A. baptos.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , May 1996 , pp. 381 - 399
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