PBDB Collection

Fauna of level 4, Anti-Atlas (Devonian of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (31.4° N, 7.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 37.6° S, 12.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Monograptus hercynicus graptolite zone, Kess Kess Formation, Lochkovian (419.6 - 413.0 Ma)

• PJW: This should be Kess Kess now.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal, argillaceous, calcareous shale and black limestone

• "Termes calcareo-argileux, lumachelliques a brachiopodes au SW passant aux calcaires noirs a ``orthoceres'', a lamellibranches de facies ''barrandien'' et a tentaculites vers le NE puis aux argilites a ``Monograptus'' hercynicus et aux calcaires noirs dur Tafilalt"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Hollard. 1977. Le domaine de l'Anti-Atlas au Maroc. In A. Martinsson (ed.), The Silurian-Devonian boundary (IUGS, Series A, Number 5) 168-194 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13936: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 03.05.2002, edited by Antje Girndt

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	? Onoetodus beckmanni, ? Onoetodus sp., ? Onoetodus ortuformis, ? Onoetodus typica, Peleksygnathus serratus, Peleksygnatus sp. n. sp. ? Onoetodus beckmanni genus name in quotes ? Onoetodus sp. genus name in quotes ? Onoetodus ortuformis genus name in quotes ? Onoetodus typica genus name in quotes Peleksygnathus serratus Peleksygnatus sp. n. sp.
Anthozoa
Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae	Palaeocyclus kokeni Palaeocyclus kokeni horn coral
Pterobranchia
Graptoloidea - Monograptidae	Monograptus hercynius Monograptus hercynius graptolite genus name in quotes
Conodonta
-	Spathognathodus frankenwaldensis, Spathognathodus transitans, Spathognathodus asymmetricus Spathognathodus frankenwaldensis conodont Spathognathodus transitans Bischoff and Sannemann 1958 conodont Spathognathodus asymmetricus Bischoff and Sannemann 1958 conodont
Ozarkodinida -	"Spathognathodus steinhornensis" = Ozarkodina steinhornensis, Hindeodella equidentata, "Trichonodella symmetrica" = Hindeodella confluens, Spathognathodus primus, "Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina, Plectospathodus extensus "Spathognathodus steinhornensis" = Ozarkodina steinhornensis Ziegler 1956 conodont Hindeodella equidentata Rhodes 1953 conodont "Trichonodella symmetrica" = Hindeodella confluens Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont Spathognathodus primus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont "Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina conodont Plectospathodus extensus Rhodes 1953 conodont
Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae	Ancyrodelloides sp. Ancyrodelloides sp. Bischoff and Sannemann 1958 conodont
Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae	"Spathognathodus inclinatus" = Wurmiella excavata "Spathognathodus inclinatus" = Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
-	Acodina curvata, Acodina sp. n. sp., Trichonodella inconstans Acodina curvata conodont Acodina sp. n. sp. Stauffer conodont Trichonodella inconstans Ziegler 1960 conodont
Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae	Paltodus sp., Paltodus unicostatus Paltodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont Paltodus unicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae	Drepanodus sp. Drepanodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
Prioniodontida - Balognathidae	Lonchodina walliseri, Lonchodina detorta, "Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata Lonchodina walliseri Ziegler 1960 conodont Lonchodina detorta Walliser 1964 conodont "Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Prioniodontida -	"Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri, "Ligonodina elegans" = Oulodus elegans "Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri Ziegler 1960 conodont "Ligonodina elegans" = Oulodus elegans Walliser 1964 conodont
Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae	? Icriodus ? angustoides, Icriodus woschmidti ? Icriodus ? angustoides conodont Icriodus woschmidti Ziegler 1960 conodont
Gastropoda
Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae	Ptychosphaera constricta Ptychosphaera constricta Perner 1903 snail
Bellerophontida - Bucanellidae	Bucanella sp. Bucanella sp. Meek 1871 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras sp. Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
Bivalvia
Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae	Modiolopsis flexa Modiolopsis flexa clam genus name in quotes
Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae	Cypricardinia crenistria, Cypricardinia cf. redux Cypricardinia crenistria clam Cypricardinia cf. redux clam
Cardiidia - Grammysiidae	Grammysia deornata, Grammysia ovata Grammysia deornata clam Grammysia ovata clam
Lucinida - Mactromyidae	Paracyclas bohemica Paracyclas bohemica clam
Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae	Neklania insignis, Neklania explanata, Neklania resecta Neklania insignis clam Neklania explanata clam Neklania resecta clam
Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae	Hercynella bohemica, Silurina distorta, Jahnia cf. elongata, Jahnia procerula, Jahnia cf. incumbens, Jahnia cf. major, Praelucina cf. soror Hercynella bohemica clam Silurina distorta clam Jahnia cf. elongata clam Jahnia procerula clam Jahnia cf. incumbens clam Jahnia cf. major clam Praelucina cf. soror clam
Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae	Lunulacardium evolvens Lunulacardium evolvens clam
Myalinida - Ambonychiidae	"Mytilus cf. esuriens" = Plethomytilus esuriens "Mytilus cf. esuriens" = Plethomytilus esuriens Barrande 1881 clam genus name in quotes
Ostreida - Pterineidae	Leptodesma carens Leptodesma carens oyster
Nuculanida - Cucullellidae	Nuculites vaissieri, Nuculites posthumus Nuculites vaissieri clam Nuculites posthumus clam
Rhynchonellata
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Protathyris praecursor, Protathyris didyma Protathyris praecursor Protathyris didyma
Pentamerida - Clorindidae	Clorinda pseudolinguifera Clorinda pseudolinguifera
Orthida - Dalmanellidae	Resserella sp., Tyersella afra Resserella sp. Bancroft 1928 sp. A Tyersella afra
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Dalejina aff. frequens Dalejina aff. frequens
Orthida - Platyorthidae	Platyorthis monnieri Platyorthis monnieri sensu Peneau
Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae	Camarotoechia paretiformis, Linguopugnoides diourii, Linguopugnoides cf. carens, Linguopugnoides cf. confinis Camarotoechia paretiformis genus name in quotes Linguopugnoides diourii Linguopugnoides cf. carens Linguopugnoides cf. confinis
Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae	Lanceomyonia borealiformis Lanceomyonia borealiformis
Protorthida - Skenidiidae	Skenidioides sp. Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931 sp. A
Spiriferida - Delthyrididae	Howellella latisinuata, Howellella ex gr. inchoans Howellella latisinuata Howellella ex gr. inchoans
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	"Howellella mercurii" = Spirifer mercurii "Howellella mercurii" = Spirifer mercurii Gosselet 1880
Tentaculita
Homoctenida - Paranowakiidae	Paranowakia bohemica, Paranowakia intermedia Paranowakia bohemica Paranowakia intermedia
Homoctenida - Homoctenidae	Homoctenus bohemicus Homoctenus bohemicus
Volynitida - Dicricoconidae	Dicricoconus sp. Dicricoconus sp. Fisher 1962
Trilobita
Phacopida - Acastidae	"Treveropyge ebbae" = Ganetops ebbae, Acastella jacquemonti, Acastella tiro, Acastella heberti, Acastella patula "Treveropyge ebbae" = Ganetops ebbae Richter and Richter 1954 trilobite Acastella jacquemonti Hollard 1963 trilobite Acastella tiro Richter and Richter 1954 trilobite Acastella heberti Gosselet 1880 trilobite Acastella patula Hollard 1963 trilobite
Phacopida - Calmoniidae	"Acaste talebensis" = Andinacaste talebensis "Acaste talebensis" = Andinacaste talebensis Hollard 1963 trilobite
Phacopida - Homalonotidae	Digonus sp., Digonus cf. zemmourensis Digonus sp. Guerich 1909 trilobite sp. A Digonus cf. zemmourensis Pillet 1961 trilobite
Phacopida - Calymenidae	"Calymene cf. interjecta" = Gravicalymene interjecta "Calymene cf. interjecta" = Gravicalymene interjecta Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Proetida - Proetidae	"Proetus (Coniproetus) cf. affinis" = Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis, "Warburgella rugulosa" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa "Proetus (Coniproetus) cf. affinis" = Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis Bouček 1933 trilobite "Warburgella rugulosa" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa Alth 1874 trilobite