TITLES AND ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS 151 



On the motion of J. C. Merriam, it was voted that the Pacific Coast 

 Association levy a sum not exceeding five dollars, and if the Paleonto- 

 logical Society can not furnish that amount that the Secretary be author- 

 ized to levy that amount outside the regular dues. The motion was 

 carried. 



The following officers were elected for the coming year : 



President, J. C. Meeriam. 

 Vice-President, Eoy E. Dickerson". 

 Secretary, C. A. Waring. 



On the motion of J. C. Merriam, it was voted to meet next year at the 

 place designated for the meeting of the Pacific Association of. Scientific 

 Societies, providing that the association meets in California; if not the 

 next meeting of the Society will be held at Stanford University. 



The presentation of papers was then taken up : 



FAUNA OF THE SCUTE LL A BREWERIANA ZONE OF THE UPPER MONTEREY 



SERIE8 



BY B. L. CLARK 



(Abstract) 



About sixty species of invertebrates are known from the Scutella hreiveriana 

 Zone. The relatively small number of recent species in this zone would appear 

 to place it in the Lower Miocene. The fauna is quite distinct from that of the 

 Lower San Pablo Series, found immediately above, and from that of the Lower 

 Monterey Series, the Agasoma gravida Zone, below. It has, however, more 

 species in common with that of the San Pablo than with that of the Lower 

 Monterey. Its stratigraphic relations to the San Pablo and to the Lower 

 Monterey is still in question. 



FAUNA OF LOWER FERNANDO SERIES 

 BY WALTER A. ENGLISH 



{Al)st7^aci) 



A note on faunas collected in the eastern part of the Santa Clara Valley and 

 San Fernando Valley, showing a characteristic faunal zone for the Lower 

 Fernando horizon, or approximately the same age as the lower part of the 

 Purissima of the standard Coast Range section. 



SOME WEST COAST MACTRIDM 

 BY EARLE PACKARD 



(Abstract) 



Certain Mactrinae are used in zonal work in the Tertiaries of the coast. The 

 forms are not well known, for they vary greatly in general form and but few 



