USGS 5452, Halleck Harbor, Saginaw Bay, Kuiu Island (Permian of the United States)

Where: Alaska (56.9° N, 134.2° W: paleocoordinates 7.0° N, 63.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Halleck Formation, Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, calcareous siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Buddington in 1924

Primary reference: R. E. Grant. 1971. Taxonomy and autecology of two arctic Permian rhynchonellid brachiopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 3:313-335 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109345: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.05.2011, edited by Sarah Kolbe

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Specimens in Buddington & Chapin (1929) are not figured - identifications are unusable
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Campophyllidae
"Campophyllum" sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 horn coral
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
""Zaphrentis" sp." = Zaphrenthis
""Zaphrentis" sp." = Zaphrenthis Rafinesque and Clifford 1820 horn coral
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
"Platyceras" sp. Conrad 1840 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
"Naticopsis" sp. M'Coy 1844 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
"Pleurotomaria" sp. Defrance 1826 snail
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
? Schizodus sp. King 1844 clam
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
"Pteria" sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
""Aviculopecten" aff. delawarensis" = Acanthopecten delawarensis
""Aviculopecten" aff. delawarensis" = Acanthopecten delawarensis Girty 1908 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
""Aviculopecten" aff. montpelierensis" = Streblopteria montpelierensis
""Aviculopecten" aff. montpelierensis" = Streblopteria montpelierensis Girty 1910 scallop
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
"Aviculopecten" sp. M'Coy 1851 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pernopecten" aff. aviculatus Shumard and Swallow 1858 scallop
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
? Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
? Thamniscus sp. King 1849
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
 Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
"Leioclema" sp. Ulrich 1882
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
"Spiriferina" spp. d'Orbigny 1847
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
? Reticularia sp. Frederiks 1915
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
""Squamularia" aff. perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
""Squamularia" aff. perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
""Spirifer" cameratus" = Neospirifer cameratus, ""Spirifer" aff. fasciger" = Neospirifer fasciger
""Spirifer" cameratus" = Neospirifer cameratus Morton 1836
""Spirifer" aff. fasciger" = Neospirifer fasciger Keyserling 1846
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
""Spirifer" aff. nikitini" = Purdonella nikitini
""Spirifer" aff. nikitini" = Purdonella nikitini Tschernyschew 1902
 Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
"Brachythyris" aff. ufensis Tschernyschew 1902
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
""Cleiothyridina" aff. royssiana" = Pinegathyris royssiana
""Cleiothyridina" aff. royssiana" = Pinegathyris royssiana Keyserling 1846
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
? Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
 Productida - Productellidae
"Productus" sp., ""Marginifera" aff. splendens" = Productus splendens, ""Productus" aff. gruenewaldti" = Chaoiella gruenewaldti
""Marginifera" aff. splendens" = Productus splendens Norwood and Pratten 1855
""Productus" aff. gruenewaldti" = Chaoiella gruenewaldti Krotov 1888
 Productida - Productidae
""Productus" semireticulatus" = Dictyoclostus semireticulatus, ""Avonia" aff. porrecta" = Kochiproductus porrectus
""Productus" semireticulatus" = Dictyoclostus semireticulatus Martin 1809
""Avonia" aff. porrecta" = Kochiproductus porrectus Kutorga 1844
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
 Productida - Linoproductidae
""Productus" cora" = Linoproductus cora, ""Productus" aff. tenuistriatus" = Linoproductus tenuistriatus, ""Productus" aff. koninckianus" = Cancrinella koninckiana, ""Productus" aff. cancriniformis" = Cancrinella cancriniformis
""Productus" cora" = Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
""Productus" aff. tenuistriatus" = Linoproductus tenuistriatus de Verneuil 1845
""Productus" aff. koninckianus" = Cancrinella koninckiana Keyserling 1846
""Productus" aff. cancriniformis" = Cancrinella cancriniformis Tschernyschew 1889
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
""Chonetes" aff. ostiolatus" = Komiella ostiolata, ""Chonetes" aff. granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer
""Chonetes" aff. ostiolatus" = Komiella ostiolata Girty 1910
""Chonetes" aff. granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
"Crania" sp. Retzius 1781
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
"Griffithides" sp. Portlock 1843 trilobite