Loc. 74. Warrigal Bend, Mitchell River National Park (Devonian of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (37.8° S, 147.4° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 32.1° S, 128.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kilgower Member (Tabberabbera Formation), Pragian (413.0 - 410.6 Ma)

• Middle part of member

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained, calcareous siltstone and calcareous claystone

• clayey silstones, silty claystones, claystones and fine-grained calcaerous sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: "The rich shelly fauna of the Tabberabbera Formation is mostly confined to the Kilgower Sandstone Member."

Primary reference: J. A. Talent. 1963. The Devonian of the Mitchell and Wentworth Rivers. Geological Survey of Victoria Memoir 24:1-118 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 75698: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 24.10.2007

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"Turbiniform gastropod" "indet. A"
Chlorophyceae
  - Receptaculitidae
Receptaculitidae indet.
Anthozoa
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Auloporidae indet., Aulopora cf. elleri
Auloporidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 tabulate coral
Aulopora cf. elleri tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites moonbiensis
Favosites moonbiensis tabulate coral
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Cladopora corrigia
Cladopora corrigia Talent 1963 tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae
Thamnophyllum mitchellense
Tentaculita
  - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites exaltatus n. sp.
Tentaculites exaltatus n. sp. Talent 1963
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra acutilirata n. sp.
Philhedra acutilirata n. sp. Talent 1963 craniid brachiopod
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Septalariidae
? Septalaria longisepta
? Septalaria longisepta Talent 1963 rhynchonellid brachiopod
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis alpha
Isorthis alpha Gill 1949
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
"Cyrtina gregale" = Cyrtina (Cyrtina) heteroclyta gregale
"Cyrtina gregale" = Cyrtina (Cyrtina) heteroclyta gregale Talent 1963
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
? Eospiriferina adunca n. sp.
? Eospiriferina adunca n. sp. Talent 1963
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella textilis
Howellella textilis Talent 1963
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
? Chonetes baragwanathi
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia affinalata
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Nadiastrophia superba n. gen. n. sp.
Nadiastrophia superba n. gen. n. sp. Talent 1963
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula percorrugata n. sp.
Lingula percorrugata n. sp. Talent 1963
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella dargoensis n. sp.
Fenestella dargoensis n. sp. Talent 1963
 Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Monotrypa "n. sp. A"
Monotrypa "n. sp. A" Nicholson 1879
 Tubuliporata - Hederellidae
Hederella (Hederella) dichotoma n. sp.
Gymnolaemata
 Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae
Bascomella panis n. sp.
Bascomella panis n. sp. Talent 1963
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Lukesispira cf. pulchra
Lukesispira cf. pulchra Frýda and Manda 1997 snail
 Murchisoniina -
Vetotuba cf. brazieri
Vetotuba cf. brazieri Etheridge 1890 snail
 Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Loxonema cf. australis
Loxonema cf. australis Chapman 1916 snail
 Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Tropidodiscus "sp. B"
Tropidodiscus "sp. B" Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bucanopsis retifera n. sp." = Retispira retifera
"Bucanopsis retifera n. sp." = Retispira retifera Talent 1963 snail
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
"Straparollus (Straparollus) serpenteus" = Bassotrochus serpenteus
"Straparollus (Straparollus) serpenteus" = Bassotrochus serpenteus Talent 1963 snail
 Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae
Oriostoma cf. barroisi
Oriostoma cf. barroisi Spitz 1907 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria "sp. A", Actinopteria resplendens, "Leptodesma eifelense n. sp." = Leptodesma wupperanum eifelense
Actinopteria "sp. A" Hall 1884 oyster
Actinopteria resplendens Talent 1963 oyster
"Leptodesma eifelense n. sp." = Leptodesma wupperanum eifelense Dahmer 1943 oyster
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nargunella nitida n. gen. n. sp.
Nargunella nitida n. gen. n. sp. Talent 1963 clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
cf. Modiomorpha indet.
cf. Modiomorpha indet. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia securigera n. sp.
Cypricardinia securigera n. sp. Talent 1963 clam
 Cardiida -
? Cypricardella "sp. A"
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
? Palaeoneilo sp., Palaeoneilo lutosa n. sp.
? Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
Palaeoneilo lutosa n. sp. Talent 1963 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana aff. securiformis
 Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta fraterculus n. sp., Ctenodonta placita n. sp.
Ctenodonta fraterculus n. sp. Talent 1963 clam
Ctenodonta placita n. sp. Talent 1963 clam
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis "sp. B"
Spirorbis "sp. B" Daudin 1800
Polychaeta
  -
Plumulites australis n. sp.
Plumulites australis n. sp. Talent 1963 scale worm