Grier Mbr., Lexington Limestone, Kentucky: Chatfieldian, Kentucky

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
? Lingulella sp. Salter 1866
Pachyglossella sp. Cooper 1960
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella sp. Jones 1928
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae
Pionomena recens Neuman 1967
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Rafinesquina trentonensis (Hall 1847)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Strophomena sp. Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae
Zygospira sp. Hall 1862
Zygospira cf. modesta (Hall 1847)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Pionodema rectimarginata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Heterorthina macfarlani Neuman 1967
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Dalmanella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Dalmanella fertilis Ulrich 1909
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Hebertella frankfortensis (James 1871)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp. King 1850
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Rhynchotrema sp. Hall 1860
Rhynchotrema increbescens (Hall 1847)
Rhynchotrema cf. increbescens (Hall 1847)
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Homotrypa sp. Ulrich 1882
Homotrypa callosa
? Peronopora sp. Nicholson 1881
Peronopora cf. granulifera
Prasopora cf. simulatrix
Prasopora falesi James 1884
Prasopora cf. falesi James 1884
Mesotrypa sp. Ulrich 1893
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Amplexopora minor
Amplexopora cf. winchelli
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae
Cyphotrypa sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Cyphotrypa acervulosa Ulrich 1893
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Escharoporidae
Graptodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
Escharopora sp. Hall 1847
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae
Stictopora sp. Hall 1847
Stictopora neglecta
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Ceramoporella sp. Ulrich 1882
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Constellariidae
Constellaria cf. teres
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Trematoporidae
Batostoma cf. humile
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Aisenvergiidae
Eridotrypa sp. Ulrich 1893
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Dittoporidae
Hemiphragma sp. Ulrich 1893
Hemiphragma cf. tenuimurale Ulrich 1893
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
Hallopora multitabulata Ulrich 1886
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Heterotrypa sp. Nicholson 1879
? Dekayia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Stigmatella cf. conica
Stigmatella cf. S. conica (?)
Stigmatella multispinosa
Tergomya - Archinacellida - Archinacellidae
Archinacella sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Archinacella simulatrix Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Cyrtolites sp. Conrad 1838
Cyrtolites retrorsus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda
"Microceras" sp. Hall 1845
cf. Microceras sp. Hall 1845
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
? Tropidodiscus sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Bucania sp. Hall 1847
Bucania cf. sublata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
cf. Sinuites sp. Koken 1896
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Carinaropsis sp. Hall 1847
Carinaropsis cymbula (Hall 1861)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bucanopsis sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Bucanopsis carinifera Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Sphenosphaera sp. Knight 1945
Sphenosphaera clausus (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
replaced by Sphenosphaera rogersensis
Sphenosphaera cf. clausus (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
replaced by Sphenosphaera rogersensis
Sphenosphaera burginensis (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
troosti burginensis
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae
Holopea cf. parvula Ulrich and Scofield 1897
"Cyclora" sp. Hall 1845
"Cyclora" sp.
cf. Cyclora sp. Hall 1845
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Loxoplocus (Lophospira) burginensis (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
recombined as Paupospira burginensis
Loxoplocus (Lophospira) cf. burginensis (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
recombined as Paupospira burginensis
Loxoplocus (Lophospira) cf. saffordi Ulrich and Scofield 1897
synonym of Paupospira oweni
Loxoplocus (Lophospira) sp. (Whitfield 1886)
original and current combination Lophospira
Loxoplocus (Lophospira) medialis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
synonym of Lophospira milleri
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
Hormotoma sp. (Salter 1859)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae
Murchisonia (Hormotoma) salteri (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
recombined as Cyrtostropha salteri
Murchisonia (Hormotoma) ? salteri (Ulrich and Scofield 1897)
recombined as Cyrtostropha salteri
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
? Liospira sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Liospira progne (Billings 1860)
? Clathrospira sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Clathrospira subconica (Hall 1847)
Eotomaria sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Murchisonia (Hormotoma) nitida Longstaff 1924
recombined as Loxonema nitida
salteri nitida
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Palaeoneilo socialis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Deceptrix sp. Fuchs 1919
Deceptrix perminuta
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Praenuculidae
Similodonta sp. Soot-Ryen 1964
Palaeoconcha obliqua
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta regia
Ctenodonta aff. regia
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiolodon sp. Ulrich 1894
Modiolodon oviformis (Ulrich 1894)
Modiolodon aff. oviformis (Ulrich 1894)
Colpomya sp. Ulrich 1893
Colpomya faba (Hall 1847)
Cymatonota sp. Ulrich 1893
Whiteavesia sp. Ulrich 1893
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Ambonychia sp. Hall 1847
Ambonychia byrnesi
Ambonychia cf. radiata Ulrich 1894
recombined as Byssonychia radiata
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae
Cyrtodontula sp. Tomlin 1931
Cyrtodonta grandis (Ulrich 1890)
Cyrtodonta aff. subovata Ulrich 1894
Vanuxemia gibbosa
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocyprididae
aff. Bythocypris sp. Brady 1880
aff. "Bythocypris" sp.
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Hollinidae
Ctenobolbina aff. ciliata Emmons 1855
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Leperditellidae
? Leperditella sp.
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Cryptophyllidae
? Milleratia sp.
Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Bolliidae
"Bollia" aff. persulcata
Ostracoda - Hollinocopida - Tetradellidae
Dilobella sp.
? Ceratopsis sp. Ulrich 1894
Ceratopsis intermedia
Ceratopsis aff. oculifera Hall 1871
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus gigas (Dekay 1824)
recombined as Asaphus gigas
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene sp. Shirley 1936
Gravicalymene sp. Shirley 1936
Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
? Proetidella sp. Bancroft 1949
synonym of Decoroproetus
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae
Favistina cf. stellata
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp.
unclassified
Tetradium sp. Dana 1846
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Kentucky
Coordinates: 38.0° North, 84.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:27.3° South, 63.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4-5
Key time interval:Chatfieldian
Age range of interval:453.70000 - 451.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lexington Limestone Member:Grier Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified grainstone
Secondary lithology: lithified lime mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:deep subtidal ramp Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Geology comments: environmental call based on field notes of Holland and Patzkowsky
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Metadata
Database number:34547
Authorizer:S. Holland, P. Wagner Enterer:S. Holland, P. Wagner
Modifier:S. Holland Research group:marine invertebrate
Collections that are a subset of this one:10722, 10745, 10746, 10751, 10752
Created:2003-09-09 08:13:56 Last modified:2003-09-10 08:44:25
Access level:the public Released:2003-09-09 08:13:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
3965. E. R. Cressman. 1973. Lithostratigraphy and depositional environments of the Lexington Limestone (Ordovician) of central Kentucky. USGS Professional Paper 768:1-61 [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

9042 P. J. Wagner. 2023. Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]