PBDB Collection

S of Bardahessiagh (Ordovician to of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Pomeroy inlier; Craigbardahessiagh

Where: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (54.6° N, 6.9° W: paleocoordinates 21.5° S, 30.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bardahessiagh Formation, Rocklandian to Rocklandian (457.3 - 449.6 Ma)

• The fossils come from unknown positions within the Bardahessiagh Formation (always spelled "Bardahessaigh Formation" by Evans, 1993). According to fig. 2 in Evans (1993) the Bardahessiagh Fm. spans the Rocklandian and Kirkfieldian stages.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; fine-grained, micaceous, gray sandstone

• "The Bardahessaigh Formation was described by Mitchell (1977) as 'grey, fine-grained, micaceous sandstones and rarely corse conglomerates' [...]."

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: GSM = British Geological Survey

Primary reference: D. H. Evans. 1994. The Cephalopod Fauna of the Bardahessaigh Formation (Caradoc Series) of Pomeroy, County Tyrone. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences 13:11-29 [B. Kröger/T. Liebrecht/T. Liebrecht]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89157: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Torsten Liebrecht on 07.05.2009, edited by Björn Kröger

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Taxonomic list

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Lingulata
Lingulida - Obolidae	Lingulella quaestor Lingulella quaestor Reed 1917
Lingulida - Discinidae	Orbiculoidea stincharensis Orbiculoidea stincharensis Reed 1917
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Petrocrania sp. Petrocrania sp. Raymond 1910
Trimerellida - Trimerellidae	Eodinobolus balclatchiensis Eodinobolus balclatchiensis Reed 1917
Strophomenata
Orthotetida - Triplesiidae	Oxoplecia sp., Triplesia sp. Oxoplecia sp. Wilson 1913 Triplesia sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenida - Bimuriidae	Bimuria youngiana Bimuria youngiana Davidson 1870 Bimuria youngiana recta
Strophomenida - Christianiidae	Christiania perrugata Christiania perrugata Reed 1945 Christiania perrugata elongata
Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae	"Eoplectodonta rhombica" = Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) rhombica, Sowerbyella cf. monilifera, Anisopleurella sp. "Eoplectodonta rhombica" = Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) rhombica M'Coy 1852 Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) rhombica Sowerbyella cf. monilifera Cooper 1956 Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera Anisopleurella sp. Cooper 1956
Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae	Isophragma pseudoretroflexum Isophragma pseudoretroflexum Reed 1917
Strophomenida - Leptestiidae	"Leangella discuneata" = Diambonia discuneata, Leangella cf. llandeiloensis, Bilobia etheridgei "Leangella discuneata" = Diambonia discuneata Lamont 1935 Leangella cf. llandeiloensis Bilobia etheridgei Davidson 1883
Strophomenida - Leptellinidae	Titanambonites cf. incertus, Leptellina llandeiloensis Titanambonites cf. incertus Williams 1962 Leptellina llandeiloensis Davidson 1883
Strophomenida - Syndielasmatidae	Sowerbyites hibernicus Sowerbyites hibernicus Mitchell 1977
Strophomenida - Furcitellidae	Oepikina sp., Dactylogonia sp., "Cyphomena homostriata" = Dactylogonia homostriata Oepikina sp. Salmon 1942 Dactylogonia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1942 "Cyphomena homostriata" = Dactylogonia homostriata Butts 1941 Cyphomena homostriata indicissa
Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae	Glyptomena sp. Glyptomena sp. Cooper 1956
Strophomenida - Strophomenidae	"Strophomena aff. norvegica" = Longvillia norvegica "Strophomena aff. norvegica" = Longvillia norvegica Spjeldnaes 1957 Strophomena norvegica lata
Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae	Colaptomena concentrica Colaptomena concentrica Portlock 1843
Rhynchonellata
Pentamerida - Camerellidae	Camerella sp. Camerella sp. Billings 1859
Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae	Parastrophina sp., Liostrophia sp. Parastrophina sp. Schuchert and LeVene 1929 Liostrophia sp. Cooper and Kindle 1936
Athyridida - Hyattidinidae	Hyattidina plicata Hyattidina plicata Mitchell 1977
Atrypida - Cyclospiridae	Cyclospira sp., Cyclospira nana Cyclospira sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 Cyclospira nana Davidson 1869
Atrypida - Protozygidae	"Protozyga cf. diversa" = Manespira diversa "Protozyga cf. diversa" = Manespira diversa Reed 1917
Protorthida - Skenidiidae	Skenidioides elongatus Skenidioides elongatus Cooper 1956
Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae	Rostricellula cf. ardmillanensis, Rostricellula simulata Rostricellula cf. ardmillanensis Reed 1917 Rostricellula simulata Reed 1952
Rhynchonellida - Ancistrorhynchidae	Drepanorhyncha sp. Drepanorhyncha sp. Cooper 1956
Orthida - Draboviidae	Salopina ordovicica, "Mimella rotunda" = Salopina lunata, Fascifera sp., Pionodema cf. subaequata Salopina ordovicica Mitchell 1977 "Mimella rotunda" = Salopina lunata Sowerby 1839 Fascifera sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1942 Pionodema cf. subaequata Conrad 1843
Orthida - Paurorthidae	Paurorthis sp. Paurorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Orthida - Plaesiomyidae	Campylorthis discreta Campylorthis discreta Reed 1952
Orthida - Glyptorthidae	Eridorthis sp., "Glyptorthis cf. concinnula" = Glyptorthis crispa Eridorthis sp. Foerste 1909 "Glyptorthis cf. concinnula" = Glyptorthis crispa M'Coy 1846
Orthida - Orthidae	"Orthambonites playfairi" = Sulevorthis playfairi "Orthambonites playfairi" = Sulevorthis playfairi Reed 1917
Orthida - Archaeorthidae	Cyrtonotella virginiensis Cyrtonotella virginiensis Butts 1942
Orthida - Hesperorthidae	Hesperorthis sp., Dolerorthis sp. Hesperorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931 Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Orthida - Cremnorthidae	Cremnorthis sp. Cremnorthis sp. Williams 1963
Orthida - Plectorthidae	Plectorthis cf. scotica, Doleroides winchelli Plectorthis cf. scotica McCoy 1852 Doleroides winchelli Cooper 1956
Cephalopoda
Endocerida - Endoceratidae	Cameroceras sp. Cameroceras sp. Conrad 1842 GSM 103544; figured as Orthoceras brongniartii by Portlock (1843) and as Orthocers (Endoceras) brongniartii by Blake (1882)
Barrandeocerida - Plectoceratidae	? Plectoceras sp. ? Plectoceras sp. Hyatt 1884 GSM 103526; figured as Lituites cornu-arietis by Portlock (1843) and as Trochoceras cornuarietis by Blake (1882)