Whitewater Formation, Cincinnati Arch: Richmondian - Ashgill, Ohio

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Edrioasteroidea - Isorophidae
Isorophus sp. Foerste 1916
Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae
Cincinnatidiscus sp. Bassler 1935
Carneyella sp. Forste 1916
Hemicystites sp. Hall 1852
2 species
unclassified
Faberia anomala
originally entered as "Faberia sp."
Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae
Mesopalaeaster sp. Schuchert 1914
Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Petraster sp. Billings 1858
Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae
Urasterella sp. McCoy 1851
Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae
Hudsonaster sp. Stürtz 1899
Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae
Promopalaeaster sp. Schuchert 1914
2 species
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinus sp. Hall 1852
Crinoidea - Cupulocrinidae
Cupulocrinus sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Crinoidea
Lichenocrinus sp. Hall 1866
5 species
Rhombifera - Callocystitidae
Lepadocystis moorei (Meek 1871)
Originally entered as "Lepidocystis sp." but Dalve (1948: 47) has spelled as Lepadocystis
Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
Lingulata - Lingulida - Trematidae
Trematis sp. Sharpe 1848
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra sp. Koken 1889
Petrocrania sp. Raymond 1910
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Tetraphalerella sp. Wang 1949
Strophomena sp. Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824
2 species
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae
Zygospira sp. Hall 1862
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Lepidocyclus sp. Wang 1949
originally entered as "Lepidocyclas sp."
Rhynchotrema sp. Hall 1860
Hiscobeccus sp. Amsden 1983
originally entered as "Hiscobecus sp."
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Plaesiomys sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp. King 1850
2 species
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Hebertella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
3 species
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Ceramoporella sp. Ulrich 1882
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Constellariidae
Constellaria sp. Dana 1846
2 species
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Rhombotrypa sp.
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Atactoporella sp. Ulrich 1883
Mesotrypa sp. Ulrich 1893
Homotrypella sp. Ulrich 1886
2 species
Monticulipora sp. d'Orbigny 1850
4 species
Homotrypa sp. Ulrich 1882
6 species
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Corynotrypidae
Corynotrypa sp. Bassler 1911
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
Helopora sp. Hall 1851
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae
Pachydictya sp. Ulrich 1882
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
Ptilodictya sp. Lonsdale 1839
4 species
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
2 species
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Trematoporidae
Batostoma sp. Ulrich 1882
Polychaeta - Eunicemorpha
Nereidavus sp.
Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Shideleroceratidae
Shideleroceras sp. Flower and Foerste 1946
2 species
Cephalopoda - Apsidoceratidae
Charactoceras sp. Foerste 1924
2 species
Charactocerina sp. Foerste 1935
synonym of Charactoceras
Cephalopoda - Clinoceratidae
Whitfieldoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Ascocerida - Probillingsitidae
Probillingsites sp. Foerste 1928
2 species
Cephalopoda - Ascocerida - Ascoceratidae
Schuchertoceras sp. Miller 1932
3 species
Cephalopoda - Cyrtocerinida - Cyrtocerinidae
Cyrtocerina sp. Billings 1865
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Oncoceras sp. Hall 1847
Zittelloceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Miamoceras sp. Flower 1946
Neumatoceras sp. Foerste 1935
2 species
Beloitoceras sp. Foerste 1924
5 species
Rizoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae
Diestoceras sp. Foerste 1924
3 species
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Graciloceratidae
Graciloceras sp. Flower 1943
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Valcouroceratidae
Kindleoceras sp. Foerste 1924
Manitoulinoceras sp. Foerste 1924
Fayettoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Staufferoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oonoceratidae
Oonoceras rectidomum
originally entered as "Oomoceras sp."; Dalve 1948 mis-spelled as "Oomoceras rectidonum"
Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Barrandeoceratidae
Bickmorites sp. Foerste 1925
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae
Treptoceras sp. Flower 1942
Gorbyoceras sp. Shimizu and Obata 1935
4 species
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Tripteroceratidae
Rasmussenoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Anaspyroceras sp. Shimizu and Obata 1935
Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Armenoceratidae
Armenoceras sp. Foerste 1924
Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Gonioceratidae
Lambeoceras sp. Foerste 1917
Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae
Helcionopsis sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Tergomya - Archinacellida - Archinacellidae
Archinacella sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
2 species
Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Microceras inornatum Hall 1845
recombined as Cyrtolites inornatum
originally entered as "Microceras sp."
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida
Bellerophon sp. de Montfort 1808
2 species
    = Bellerophontoidea indet. M'Coy 1851
Wagner 2023
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
Sinuites sp. Koken 1896
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Salpingostoma sp. Roemer 1876
Bucania sp. Hall 1847
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Oxydiscus sp. Koken 1889
synonym of Tropidodiscus
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae
Trochonema sp. Salter 1859
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Lophospira sp. Whitfield 1886
6 species
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Schizolopha sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Cyclonema sp. Hall 1852
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae
Raphistoma sp. Hall 1847
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Helicotomidae
Helicotoma sp. Salter 1859
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae
Holopea sp. Hall 1847
Cyclora sp. Hall 1845
4 species
Bivalvia
Bodmania insuetum
originally entered as "Bodmania sp."
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
? Ctenodonta sp. Salter 1852
originally entered as "? Ctenodonta sp."
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Ambonychia sp. Hall 1847
4 species
Cleionychia sp. Ulrich 1892
originally entered as "Clionychia sp."
Anoptera sp. Ulrich 1893
synonym of Cleionychia
Anomalodonta sp. Miller 1874
Opisthoptera sp. Meek 1871
2 species
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832
2 species
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae
Ortonella sp.
Cyrtodonta sp. Billings 1858
Whitella sp. Ulrich 1890
synonym of Cyrtodontula
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Allodesmatidae
Ischyrodonta sp. Ulrich 1890
5 species
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Orthodesma sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875
Modiolodon sp. Ulrich 1894
2 species
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Rhytimya sp. Ulrich 1893
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida
Sphenolium sp. Miller 1889
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Leperditia sp. Rouault 1851
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene sp. Shirley 1936
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Chasmops sp. M'Coy 1849
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Ceraurinus sp. Barton 1913
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus sp. Dekay 1824
2 species
Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
? Acrolichas sp. Foerste 1919
synonym of Amphilichas
originally entered as "? Acrolichas sp."
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp.
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae
Favistella sp. Dana 1846
2 species
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasma sp. Hall 1847
3 species
Anthozoa - Lichenariida - Lyoporidae
Lyopora sp. Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae
Protaraea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Syringophyllidae
Calapoecia sp. Billings 1865
Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae
Dermatostroma sp. Parks 1910
Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Aulaceratidae
Beatricea sp. Billings 1857
synonym of Aulacera
2 species
Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Stromatoceriidae
Stromatocerium sp. Hall 1847
2 species
Demospongiae - Sigmatosclerophorida - Dystactospongiidae
Dystactospongia sp. Miller 1882
Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae
Hindia sp. Duncan 1879
unclassified
Tetradium sp. Dana 1846
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales
Pasceolus camdenensis
originally entered as "Pasceolus sp."
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Ohio
Coordinates: 39.0° North, 84.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.1° South, 58.0° West
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 5
*Period:Late/Upper Ordovician *Epoch:Middle Ashgill - Late/Upper Ashgill
*Local age/stage:Richmondian
Key time interval:Richmondian - Ashgill
Age range of interval:449.80000 - 443.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Whitewater Member:Lower
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: May also contain faunas referable to Saluda and Upper Whitewater
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:bioturbation,shelly/skeletal lithified packstone
Secondary lithology: mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: nodular to very thin and wavy bedded limestone with lesser amounts of mudstone interbedded. limestones consist of argillaceous skeletal packstones.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet. Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Geology comments: "BA2 (S. Holland, pers. comm.) Additional Geographic, Stratigraphic, and Geologic Information added by S.M. Holland, 23 September 1999, as well as the complete species-level lists of Dalve, 1948.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: "Dalve (1948)"
Metadata
Database number:394
Authorizer:J. Sepkoski, P. Wagner Enterer:M. Sommers, P. Wagner
Modifier:J. Ju Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-03-13 16:11:36 Last modified:2017-01-08 00:07:54
Access level:the public Released:1999-03-13 16:11:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
316. E. Dalve. 1948. The fossil fauna of the Ordovician in the Cincinnati Region. University Museum, Department of Geology and Geography, University of Cincinnati 1-56 [S. Holland/S. Holland/J. Ju]

Secondary references:

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