Sardeson Collection, Ion Formation, Buckhorn Member, Illinois and Iowa: Kirkfieldian, Illinois, Iowa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Rosticellula colei
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Acanthoparypha evetti (Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976)
original and current combination Acanthoparypha evitti
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Eomonorachus intermedius (Walcott 1879)
Sceptaspis lincolnensis (Branson 1909)
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus gigas (Dekay 1824)
recombined as Asaphus gigas
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Thaleops sp. Conrad 1843
Bumastoides porrectus
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides anthonense (Sardeson 1894)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Plaesiomys meedsi (Winchell and Schuchert 1892)
recombined as Dinorthis meedsi
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Glyptorthis bellarugosa (Conrad 1843)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Hesperorthis tricenaria (Conrad 1843)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia trentonensis McEwan 1919
Platystrophia amoena McEwan 1919
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Paucicrura rogata (Sardeson 1892)
Dalmanella cf. rara
Dalmanella ? sculpta Cooper 1956
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Pionodema circularis
Pionodema subaequata (Conrad 1843)
? Diorthelasma weissi Rice 1987
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae
Zygospira recurvirostris (Hall 1847)
recombined as Anazyga recurvirostra
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Idiospira panderi
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Rhynchotrema ainsliei
Rhynchotrema wisconsinense
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Parastrophina rotundiformis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Oepikina inquassa
original and current combination Opikina
Oepikina minnesotensis (Winchell 1881)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina trentonensis (Hall 1847)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Bellimurina charlottae (Winchell and Schuchert 1892)
recombined as Bellimurina (Bellimurina) charlottae
Strophomena filitexta (Hall 1847)
Strophomena septata Winchell and Schuchert 1892
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella curdsvillensis (Foerste 1912)
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania setigeria (Hall 1866)
recombined as Acanthocrania setigera
[entered as Acanthocrania setigera]
Petrocrania trentonensis
Petrocrania halli
Lingulata - Lingulida - Trematidae
Schizocrania filosa
Trematis huronensis Billings 1865
Lingulata - Lingulida - Pseudolingulidae
? Pseudolingula iowensis (Owen 1844)
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Pachyglossella elderi
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Illinois, Iowa
Coordinates: 42.0° North, 90.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.3° South, 63.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4-5
*Period:Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician *Local age/stage:Kirkfieldian
Key time interval:Kirkfieldian
Age range of interval:457.00000 - 449.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Galena Formation:Ion Member:Buckhorn
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Lithology from F. M. Swain. 1987. Middle and Upper Ordovician Ostracoda of Minnesota and Iowa. Middle and Late Ordovician lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 35 : 99-101. Edited by R. E. Sloan.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Geology comments: Environmental call by T. Hanson.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:23797
Authorizer:S. Holland Enterer:T. Hanson
Modifier:S. Holland Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-07-21 13:07:56 Last modified:2004-10-22 12:57:58
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-21 13:07:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6752. J. A. Catalani. 1987. Biostratigraphy of the Middle and Late Ordovician cephalopods of the Upper Mississippi Valley area. In R. E. Sloan (ed.), Middle and Late Ordovician lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 35 187-189 [S. Holland/T. Hanson/S. Bruning]