RANCHO LA BREA MOLLUSKS
CLASS BIVALVIA
Subclass Paleoheterodonta
Order Unionoida
Family Unionidae
Anodonta californiensis Lea, 1852
Subclass Heterodonta
Order Veneroida
Family Cardiidae
Trachycardium quadragenarium (Conrad, 1837) ‡
Laevicardium elatum (Sowerby, 1835) ‡
Family Donacidae
Donax gouldii Dall, 1921
Family Lucinidae
Epilucina californica (Conrad, 1837) ‡
Family Mactridae
Tresus nuttalli (Conrad, 1837) ‡
Family Pisidiidae (=Sphaeriidae)
Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1795)
P. compressum Prime, 1852
Musculium lacustre (Müller, 1774)
Musculium cf. M. partumeium (Say, 1822)
Family Veneridae
Transennella sp.
Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823) ‡
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837 ‡
Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835) ‡
C. undatella (Sowerby, 1835) ‡
Order Myoida
Family Corbulidae
Corbula luteola Carpenter, 1864
Subclass Pteriomorphia
Order Pterioida
Family Ostreidae
Ostrea lurida Carpenter, 1864 ‡
Family Pectinidae
Argopecten circularus aequisulcatus (Carpenter,1864) ‡
gen. & sp. indet.
CLASS GASTROPODA
Subclass Prosobranchia
Order Archeogastropoda
Family Acmaeidae
Notacmaea insessa (Hinds, 1843)
Family Haliotidae
Haliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822 ‡
Family Trochidae
Lirularia optabilis (Carpenter, 1864) †
Family Turbinidae
Astraea undosa (Wood, 1828) ‡
Order Mesogastropoda
Family Hydrobiidae
Pyrogulopsis californiensis (Gregg and Taylor, 1965)
Family Lacunidae
cf. Lacuna sp.
Family Naticidae
Lunatia lewisii (Gould, 1847) ‡
Family Rissoidae
Alvinia compacta (Carpenter, 1864)
Family Valvatidae
Valvata humeralis Say, 1829
Order Neogastropoda
Family Columbellidae
Mitrella carinata (Hinds, 1844)
Nassarina penicillata (Carpenter, 1864)
Family Olividae
Olivella baetica (Carpenter, 1864)
Olivella cf. 0. biplicata (Sowerby, 1825)
Subclass Pulmonata
Order Basommatophora
Family Lymnaeidae
Fossaria modicella (Say, 1825)
F. parva (Lea, 1841)
Fossaria (Bakerilymnaea) bulimoides (Lea, 1841)
F. (B.) cockerelli (Pilsbry and Ferris, 1906)
F. (B.) cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839)
F. (B.) sonomaensis (Hemphill in Pilsbry and Ferris, 1906)
Stagnicola elodes (Say, 1821)
S. proxima (Lea, 1856)
Family Physidae
Physella concolor (Haldeman, 1841)
Family Planorbidae
Gyraulus circumstriatus (Tryon, 1866)
G. parvus (Say, 1824)
Planorbella tenuis (Dunker, 1850)
Menetus opercularis (Gould, 1847)
Order Stylommatophora
Family Discidae
Discus whitneyi (Newcomb, 1864)
Family Helminthoglyptidae
Helminthoglypta traskii (Newcomb, 1861)
Family Limacidae
Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774)
Family Punctidae
Punctum californicum Pilsbry, 1898
Family Pupillidae
Pupilla hebes (Ancey, 1881)
Vertigo occidentalis Sterki, 1907
Family Succineidae
gen. & sp. indet.
Family Urocoptidae
Holospira sp.
Family Valloniidae
Vallonia cyclophorella Sterki, 1892
Family Zonitidae
Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816)
Striatura pugetensis (Dall, 1895)
Taxonomy of freshwater/terrestrial species from
identifications by A. G. Smith, California Academy
of Science, written comm. 1972; W. 0. Gregg 1944;
C. C. Coney pers. comm. 1987; R. V. Lamb pers.
comm. 1987; D. W. Taylor pers. comm. 1986; B. Roth
pers. comm. 1987; marine/artifactual species from R. L.
Reynolds pers. comm. 1983; R. V. Lamb pers. comm.
1987; J. McLean pers. comm. 1987; D. Lindberg pers.
comm. 1987.