Carrigadaggan (Ordovician of Ireland)

Also known as Was: Duncannon Group, Carrigadaggan, Ireland

Where: Lenister, Ireland (53.5° N, 7.2° W: paleocoordinates 23.3° S, 31.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dicranograptus caudatus graptolite zone, Upper Member (Campile Formation), Longvillian (457.2 - 455.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. A. Parkes. 1994. The brachiopods of the Duncannon Group (Middle-Upper Ordovician) of southeast Ireland. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Geology) 50(2):105-174 [M. Patzkowsky/Z. Krug/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 55702: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 03.11.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dalmanellida indet., Lindulida indet., Triplesida indet., Orthoconida indet., Illaenida indet.
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida -
Conulariida indet.
Conulariida indet. Miller and Gurley 1896 jellyfish
Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
 Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae
Echinosphaerites sp.
Echinosphaerites sp. Wahlenberg 1818
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Orthisocrania divaricata
Rhynchonellata
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides costatus
 Orthida - Linoporellidae
? Salopia sp.
? Salopia sp. Williams 1955
 Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Saukrodictya cf. sp.
Saukrodictya cf. sp. Wright 1964
sp. A
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp.
 Orthida - Cremnorthidae
Cremnorthis parva
Cremnorthis parva Williams 1963
 Orthida - Orthidae
"Orthambonites" sp.
"Orthambonites" sp. Pander 1830
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
? Glyptorthis sp.
? Glyptorthis sp. Foerste 1914
 Orthida - Productorthidae
Nicolella cf. actoniae
Nicolella cf. actoniae de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
? Dolerorthis sp.
? Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Leptellina cf. llandeiloensis
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leptestiina oepiki
Leptestiina oepiki Whittington 1938
 Strophomenida - Bimuriidae
? Bimuria sp.
? Bimuria sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1942
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
"Sowerbyella sericea" = Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea
"Sowerbyella sericea" = Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea Sowerby 1839
 Strophomenida -
"Plectambonitacea indet." = Plectambonitoidea
"Plectambonitacea indet." = Plectambonitoidea Jones 1928
 Billingsellida - Gonambonitidae
Kullervo aff. hibernica
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
? Oxoplecia sp., ? Bicuspina sp.
? Oxoplecia sp. Wilson 1913
? Bicuspina sp. Havlicek 1950
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Trilobita
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Autoloxolichas laxatus" = Allolichas laxatus, Amphilichas aff. ardmillanensis, Amphilichas aff. hibernicus
"Autoloxolichas laxatus" = Allolichas laxatus McCoy 1846 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Sphaerexochus sp.
Sphaerexochus sp. Beyrich 1845 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Cybelinae indet., Deacybele arenosa, "Atractopyge aff. dentata" = Cybellela dentata, Encrinuroides sp.
Cybelinae indet. Holliday 1942 trilobite
Deacybele arenosa McCoy 1846 trilobite
"Atractopyge aff. dentata" = Cybellela dentata Esmark 1833 trilobite
Encrinuroides sp. Reed 1931 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Calyptaulax sp. n. sp.
Calyptaulax sp. n. sp. Cooper 1930 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene sp.
Flexicalymene sp. Shirley 1936 trilobite
sp. B
 Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Ampyx austinii
Ampyx austinii trilobite
 Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Tretaspis aff. ceryx
 Asaphida -
Asaphida indet.
Asaphida indet. Salter 1864 trilobite
 Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Remopleurides platyceps
 Ptychopariida -
"Harpida indet." = Harpina
"Harpida indet." = Harpina Whittington 1959 trilobite