Acanthopyge Limestone of the Eifelian, Barrandia (CZE) (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Koneprusy, Czech Republic (49.5° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 29.8° S, 39.0° E)

When: Polygnathus costatus partitus, Polygnathus costatus costatus, uppermost Polygnathus xylus ensensis conodont zone, Acanthopyge Limestone Member (Chotec Formation), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; gray, yellow limestone

• "Benthic Assemblage 2 to 3 of Boucot."
• "light grey platy to thick-bedded bioclastic crinoidal limestones, locally with subordinate layers and lenses of yellow-grey or rose colored biomicrites or laminated micrites."

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: I. Chlupac. 1998. Devonian. In I. Chlupac, V. Havlicek, J. Kriz, Z. Kukal, P. Storch (eds.), Palaeozoic of the Barrandian (Cambrian to Devonian) 101-133 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12257: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 16.10.2001

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Taxonomic list

• In Ref 4216: Table 2 records Graptolites as present, Table 3 records Conodonts as present, Table 4 Ammonoids, Table 5 Tentaculita, Table 6 Trilobites, Table 7 records selected Brachiopods.
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unclassified
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Alacopleura bohemica, Scabrscutellum sp., Rhynchatrype thetis
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Aulacopleurina peltata, "Benesovella emarginata" = Benesovella lusor, Erbenites fallax, Orbitoproetus angelini, Orbitoproetus fornicatus, Buchiproetus postcomplanatus, "Proetopeltis neglecta" = Proetopeltis (Proetopeltis) neglecta, Proetopeltis merkur, Koneprusites moestus, Koneprusites insons, Ignoproetus ? caprona, Ignoproetus ignotus
Aulacopleurina peltata Novák 1890 trilobite
"Benesovella emarginata" = Benesovella lusor Barrande 1852 trilobite
Erbenites fallax Barrande 1846 trilobite
Orbitoproetus angelini Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Orbitoproetus fornicatus Přibyl 1971 trilobite
Buchiproetus postcomplanatus Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
"Proetopeltis neglecta" = Proetopeltis (Proetopeltis) neglecta Barrande 1852 trilobite
Proetopeltis neglecta neglecta
Proetopeltis merkur Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Koneprusites moestus Barrande 1852 trilobite
Koneprusites insons Barrande 1852 trilobite
Ignoproetus ? caprona Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Ignoproetus ignotus Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Tropidocoryphe pseudofilicostata, Alberticoryphe chemazur, Nagaproetus pumilis, Nagaproetus subcrispus, "Trautensteinproetus kandahar" = Xiphogonium, Eremiproetus eremita, "Nagaproetus ferentarius" = Eremiproetus ferentarius, Phaetonellus planicauda, Phaetonellus hergetianus
Tropidocoryphe pseudofilicostata Pribyl 1965 trilobite
Tropidocoryphe pseudofilicostata pseudofilicostata
"Trautensteinproetus kandahar" = Xiphogonium trilobite
Eremiproetus eremita Barrande 1852 trilobite
"Nagaproetus ferentarius" = Eremiproetus ferentarius Alberti 1964 trilobite
Nagaproetus ferentarius agnathus
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion (Otarion) lacrimarum
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
Cyphaspides holynensis
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
"Cheirurus (Pilletopeltis) affinis" = Crotalocephalus affinis
"Cheirurus (Pilletopeltis) affinis" = Crotalocephalus affinis Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Cheirurus Pilletopeltis affinis affinis
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops (Chotecops) auspex" = Chotecops auspex, "Phacops (Chotecops) hoseri" = Chotecops hoseri
"Phacops (Chotecops) auspex" = Chotecops auspex Chlupác 1971 trilobite
"Phacops (Chotecops) hoseri" = Chotecops hoseri Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Acanthopyge haueri" = Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) haueri
"Acanthopyge haueri" = Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) haueri Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
"Thysanopeltis speciosa" = Bronteus (Thysanopeltis)
"Thysanopeltis speciosa" = Bronteus (Thysanopeltis) trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Isoprusia mydlakia, Leonaspis truncata, Koneprusia fuscina
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Lioharpes (Lioharpes) montageni, Kielania kayseri
Kielania kayseri trilobite
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Pinacitidae
Pinacites jugleri
Pinacites jugleri Roemer 1843 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Agoniatitidae
"Agoniatites (Fidelites) fidelis" = Fidelites fidelis
"Agoniatites (Fidelites) fidelis" = Fidelites fidelis Barrande 1865 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Sobolewiidae
Holzapfeloceras sp.
Holzapfeloceras sp. Miller 1932 ammonite
Holzapfeloceras sp. III
 Agoniatitida - Werneroceratidae
"Werneroceras (Werneroceras) testatum" = Diallagites testatus, ? Cabrieroceras sp.
"Werneroceras (Werneroceras) testatum" = Diallagites testatus Chlupac and Turek 1983 ammonite
? Cabrieroceras sp. Bogoslovsky 1961 ammonite
Cabrieroceras sp. I
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sulcata
Nowakia sulcata Roemer 1843
Nowakia sulcata sulcata
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Davidsoniidae
Prodavidsonia mediocarinata
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda sp.
Clorinda sp. Barrande 1879
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristella securis
 Rhynchonellida - Rozmanariidae
Errhynx sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Septalariidae
Amissopecten velox
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia mesodevonica
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia approcimans
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
Pinguispirifer infirmus, Amoenospirifer amoenoides
 Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
Cingulodermis columbina
Cingulodermis columbina
Cingulodermis columbina columbina
 Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Xenomartinia monoseptoides
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Obesaria obesa, Eoreticularia fraterna
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathus aff. trigonicus