California: Pliocene, Purisma Formation

It is very hard to find good specimen in California. Most sites are behind very unfriendly fences with big "Keep Out" signs. This is a hard state, where even the pliocene shells have to be taken out of rock. We have a few species from California, mostly given to us by our friend David Cassel and by Helen Cowan of the R.C.Baker Memorial Museum.

Polinices lewisii Crepidula princeps
Polinices lewisii (77 mm) Crepidula princeps (63 mm)
Nassarius grammatus Clinocardium meekianum
Nassarius grammatus (31 mm) Clinocardium meekianum (80 mm)
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