PBDB Collection

6429RS106, L1761, L1856 - Horse Gully (Cambrian of Australia)

Where: South Australia, Australia (34.9° S, 137.8° E: paleocoordinates 13.3° N, 161.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pararaia tatei trilobite zone, Parara Limestone Formation, Botomian (516.0 - 512.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, burrowed, glauconitic, gray packstone

• Dark grey to buff, commonly burrowed, skeletal packstone/wackestone, rich in fossils with minor glauconite grains, authigenic quartz and phosphatic material (rom Gravestock et al. 2001).

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: S. Bengtson, S. Conway Morris, B. J. Cooper, P. A. Jell, and B. N. Runnegar. 1990. Early Cambrian fossils from South Australia. Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 9:1-364 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 97770: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 28.08.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Endoconcha lata, Endoconcha angusta, "Hexact" "spicules", "Pentact" "spicules", "Clove-shaped" "spicule", "Polyactine" "spicules", "Spindle-shaped" "spicules", "Smooth caps" "form B", Aeitholicopalla adnata, Paraconus staitorum, Ardossania paveyi Endoconcha lata Endoconcha angusta "Hexact" "spicules" "Pentact" "spicules" "Clove-shaped" "spicule" "Polyactine" "spicules" "Spindle-shaped" "spicules" "Smooth caps" "form B" Aeitholicopalla adnata Paraconus staitorum Ardossania paveyi
Siphonoconcha
Tianzhushanelliformes - Tianzhushanellidae	Apistoconcha celsa Apistoconcha celsa Bengtson et al. 1990
Scyphozoa
Anabaritida - Anabaritidae	Anabarites sexalox n. sp. Anabarites sexalox n. sp. Bengtson et al. 1990 jellyfish
Microcoryne
-	Microcoryne cephalata Microcoryne cephalata
Heteractinida
Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae	Eiffelia araniformis Eiffelia araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Stoibostrombus crenulatus
- Stoibostrombidae	Stoibostrombus crenulatus Stoibostrombus crenulatus Conway Morris and Bengston 1990
Coeloscleritophora
Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae	Allonia cf. tripodophora, Archiasterella hirundo, Eremactis mawsoni, Eremactis conara, Chancelloria spp. Allonia cf. tripodophora Doré and Reid 1965 Archiasterella hirundo Eremactis mawsoni Bengtson 1990 Eremactis conara Bengtson et al. 1990 Chancelloria spp. Walcott 1920
unclassified
-	Echinodermata "indet." Echinodermata "indet." Klein 1754

Sachitida -	"Halkieria parva" = Australohalkieria parva "Halkieria parva" = Australohalkieria parva Bengtson et al. 1990
Aculifera
- Halkieriidae	"Thambetolepis delicata" = Sinosachites "Thambetolepis delicata" = Sinosachites

Sachitida -	Hippopharangites dailyi Hippopharangites dailyi Bengston 1990
Bivalvia
Fordillida - Fordillidae	Pojetaia runnegari Pojetaia runnegari Jell 1980 clam
Paragastropoda
Mimospirida - Onychochilidae	Yuwenia bentleyi Yuwenia bentleyi Runnegar 1981
Helcionelloida
-	Beshtashella tortilis Beshtashella tortilis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Pelagiellida - Pelagiellidae	Pelagiella subangulata, Pelagiella adunca Pelagiella subangulata Tate 1892 Pelagiella adunca He et al. 1984
Helcionellida - Stenothecidae	Stenotheca cf. drepanoida Stenotheca cf. drepanoida He et al. 1984
Helcionellida - Helcionellidae	Anabarella australis, "Mackinnonia davidi" = Davidonia rostratum Anabarella australis Bengtson et al. 1990 "Mackinnonia davidi" = Davidonia rostratum Zhou and Xiao 1984
Hyolitha
Hyolithida -	Hyptiotheca karraculum Hyptiotheca karraculum Bengtson et al. 1990
Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae	Microcornus petilus Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. 1990
Orthothecida -	"Actinotheca hemicyclata" = Cupitheca hemicyclata, "Actinotheca holocyclata n. sp." = Cupitheca holocyclata "Actinotheca hemicyclata" = Cupitheca hemicyclata Bengtson et al. 1990 "Actinotheca holocyclata n. sp." = Cupitheca holocyclata Bengtson et al. 1990
Orthothecida - Triplicatellidae	Triplicatella disdoma Triplicatella disdoma Conway Morris 1990
Brachiopoda
-	Eccentrotheca guano Eccentrotheca guano Bengtson et al. 1990
Inarticulata -	Inarticulata "indet." Inarticulata "indet." Huxley 1869
-	Micrina etheridgei Micrina etheridgei Tate 1892
Mitrosagophora - Tommotiidae	Camenella reticulosa n. sp. Camenella reticulosa n. sp. Bengtson et al. 1990
Tommotiida -	Kulparina rostrata Kulparina rostrata Conway Morris and Bengston 1990
Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae	Lapworthella fasciculata Lapworthella fasciculata Bengtson et al. 1990
Trilobita
Redlichiida - Redlichiidae	Yorkella australis Yorkella australis trilobite