Niorhynx Comm. at Reporyje/Butovice, Motol Fmn., Prague Basin (Silurian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.0° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 54.9° S, 60.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Motol Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• No further detail given, but Boucek (1937) would be worth consulting.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray limestone and black shale

• General for this Community: "The relatively low diversity ... and its relative depth position might be explained by a quiet water, lower oxygen environment...In the Svaty Jan area the [limestones containing this community intercalate with laminated Lsts containing Miraspis-Mezounia Comm.]"
• General for this community: "In spite of the pronounced slump features in the bituminous limestones...the shelly fauna is neither crushed nor disarticulated. Relations with other communities suggest BA 4...The Community occurs in limestone lenses and intercalations within the graptolitic shale sequence...A BA 4 position is suggested..."

•For this local occurrence: includes mention of "...grey bioclastic limestone just overlying the graptolitic shales..."

Primary reference: V. Havlicek and P. Storch. 1999. Silurian and Lochkovian communities in the Prague basin (Barrandian area, Czech Republic). in A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson, eds. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian. Cambridge University Press, Cambrdige. 200-228 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14091: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 13.05.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Graptolithina
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Graptolithina indet.
Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
"other trilobites" found by Boucek (1937)
 Lichida - Lichidae
Lichidae indet., Dicranopeltis scabra
Lichidae indet. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Dicranopeltis scabra Beyrich 1845 trilobite
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
Aulacopleura konincki
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Decoroproetus decorus
Decoroproetus decorus Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Miraspis sp.
Miraspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Cheiruridae indet., "Sphaerexochus mirus" = Sphaerexochus calvus, Cheirurus insignis
Cheiruridae indet. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
"Sphaerexochus mirus" = Sphaerexochus calvus Mc Coy 1846 trilobite
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
check Boucek (1937) to see whether these are listed
Cephalopoda
 Nautiloidea -
Nautiloidea indet.
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
check Boucek (1937) to see whether these are listed
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
check Boucek (1937) to see whether these are listed
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
check Boucek (1937) to see whether these are listed
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Schizotreta sp.
Schizotreta sp. Kutorga 1848
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingulidae indet.
Lingulidae indet. Gray 1840
"small lingulids"
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Pseudoprotathyris sp.
Pseudoprotathyris sp. Modzalevskaya 1979
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
"Hircinisca rhynchonelliformis" = Septatrypa (Hircinisca)
"Hircinisca rhynchonelliformis" = Septatrypa (Hircinisca)
 Rhynchonellida - Niorhynicidae
Niorhynx niobe
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
? Eocoelia sp.
? Eocoelia sp. Nikiforova 1961
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia bedya
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Araspirifer araneus
 Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Gelidorthina sp.
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Giraldibella sp.
Giraldibella sp. Havlícek 1977
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida -
Strophochonetes soror