Toquima Range (Ordovician of the United States)

Also known as Was: Toquina Range, Antelope Valley Ls., Llanvirn (M.Ord.)

Where: Nevada (39.1° N, 116.8° W: paleocoordinates 5.3° S, 81.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Orthidiella brachiopod zone, Antelope Valley Formation (Pogonip Group), Rangerian (470.0 - 470.3 Ma)

• "M. Ord., Whiterockian." Was given as "basal 'slabby limestone'" That should be Orthidiella zone (= Zone L).

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; limestone and shale

• "limestone interbedded with sh. outer shelf? BA4. ocean facing shelf."

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. J., J.r. Ross. 1970. Ordovician Brachiopods, Trilobites, and Stratigraphy in Eastern and Central Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 639:1-99 [S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 297: authorized by Jack Sepkoski, entered by Mike Sommers on 20.11.1998, edited by Björn Kröger

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Taxonomic list

• "E.H.McKee et al. 1972. USGS Prof Paper 800-C:C145-C156. M.Kay 1962. GSA Bull. 73:1421-1430. Ross 1970 Prof Pap. 639."
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unclassified
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Homograptus sp., Polyplucograptus sp.
Pterobranchia
 Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema sp.
Dictyonema sp. Hall 1851 graptolite
 Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae
Didymograptus sp.
Didymograptus sp. McCoy 1851 graptolite
 Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae
Glyptograptus sp.
 Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae
Climacograptus sp.
Climacograptus sp. Hall 1865 climacograptid
 Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
Diplograptus sp.
Diplograptus sp. graptolite
Conodonta
 Prioniodontida - Multioistodontidae
Multioistodus sp.
Multioistodus sp. Cullison 1938 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Oistodontidae
Oistodus sp.
Oistodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Acodontidae
"Acontiodus sp." = Acodus
"Acontiodus sp." = Acodus Pander 1856 conodont
 Ozarkodinida -
Periodon sp.
Periodon sp. Hadding 1913 conodont
 Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae
Drepanodus sp., Scolopodus sp.
Drepanodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
originally entered as "Drespanodus sp."
Scolopodus sp. conodont
Conodontophorida
  -
Roundya sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella sp., Obolus sp.
Lingulella sp. Salter 1866
Obolus sp. Eichwald 1829
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Taffiidae
Aporthophyla typa
Aporthophyla typa Ulrich and Cooper 1936
 Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae
Taphrodonta sp.
Taphrodonta sp.
originally entered as "Taphcodonta sp."
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida -
Orthida indet.
Orthida indet. Schuchert and Cooper 1932
 Orthida - Orthidae
"Orthambonites minisculus" = Paralenorthis minusculus, Trondorthis bifurcatus
"Orthambonites minisculus" = Paralenorthis minusculus Phleger 1933
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Cephalopoda
 Oncocerida - Graciloceratidae
Leonardoceras sp.
Leonardoceras sp. Flower 1968
 Orthocerida - Baltoceratidae
Bactroceras sp.
Bactroceras sp. Holm 1898
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp.
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Macluritidae
Maclurites sp.
Maclurites sp. Le Sueur 1818 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Deceptrix sp.
Deceptrix sp. Fuchs 1919 clam
"(cf. Ctenodonta)"
Ostracoda
 Leperditellocopida - Schmidtellidae
Schmidtella sp.
Schmidtella sp. Ulrich 1892 ostracod
originally entered as "Schmidiella sp."
 Leperditicopida - Isochilinidae
Isochilina sp.
Isochilina sp. Jones 1858 ostracod
 Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Eoleperditia sp.
Eoleperditia sp. Swartz 1949 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
"Macrocyproides sp." = Bairdiocypridella
"Macrocyproides sp." = Bairdiocypridella Blumenstengel 1965 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Leperditellidae
Leperditella sp.
Leperditella sp. ostracod
2 species
Artiopoda
 Agnostida -
Agnostida indet.
Agnostida indet. Salter 1864
 Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Trinodus sp.
Trinodus sp. M'Coy 1846
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Raymondaspis sp., Perischoclonus sp.
Raymondaspis sp. Pribyl 1948 trilobite
Perischoclonus sp. Raymond 1925 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
[name might be misspelled]
 Proetida - Telephinidae
Carolinites sp., Telephina sp.
Carolinites sp. Kobayashi 1940 trilobite
Telephina sp. Marek 1952 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Protocalymene sp.
Protocalymene sp. Ross and Barnes 1967 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Miracybele sp.
Miracybele sp. Whittington 1965 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Pseudomera sp., Ectenonotus whittingtoni
Pseudomera sp. Holliday 1942 trilobite
Ectenonotus whittingtoni Ross and Barnes 1967 trilobite
originally Ectenonotus whittingtonia
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
"Cydonocephalus sp." = Kawina
"Cydonocephalus sp." = Kawina Barton 1916 trilobite
 Asaphida - Nileidae
Nileus sp., Peraspis erugata
Nileus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
2 species
Peraspis erugata Ross 1970 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Niobe cf. quadraticaudata
Niobe cf. quadraticaudata Billings 1865 trilobite
 Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Remopleurides sp., Blosyropsis sp.
Remopleurides sp. Portlock 1843 trilobite
originally entered as "Remoplearides sp."
Blosyropsis sp. Whittington 1965 trilobite
 Ptychopariida -
Ptychopariida indet.
Ptychopariida indet. Swinnerton 1915 trilobite
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida -
Conulariida indet.
Conulariida indet. Miller and Gurley 1896 jellyfish
Demospongiae
 Lithistida - Anthaspidellidae
Calycocoelia typicalis
Calycocoelia typicalis Bassler 1927 demosponge