Embalse de Fresnedas (Ordovician of Spain)

Where: Cuidad Real, Spain (38.6° N, 3.7° W: paleocoordinates 74.8° S, 85.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Morgatia hupei trilobite zone, Pizarras Guindo Formation, Dobrotivian (459.0 - 457.9 Ma)

• Middle Part of formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

• Shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: W. I. Ausich, M.D. Gil Cid, and P. Dominguez Alonso. 2002. Ordovician [Dobrotivian (Llandeillian stage) to Ashgill] crinoids (Phylum Echinodermata) from the Montes de Toledo and Sierra Morena Spain. Journal of Paleontology 76(6):975-992 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 166760: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 25.02.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Colpodecrinidae
Fresnedacrinus ibericus n. gen. n. sp.
Fresnedacrinus ibericus n. gen. n. sp. Ausich et al. 2002 Sea lily
 Flexibilia - Cupulocrinidae
Morenacrinus silvani n. gen. n. sp.
Morenacrinus silvani n. gen. n. sp. Ausich et al. 2002 Sea lily
 Maennilicrinida - Maennilicrinidae
Heviacrinus melendezi
Heviacrinus melendezi Gil Cid et al. 1996 Sea lily
 Eustenocrinida - Eustenocrinidae
Coralcrinus sarachagorum
Coralcrinus sarachagorum Gil Cid et al. 1998 Sea lily
 Inadunata - Merocrinidae
Merocrinus millanae n. sp.
Merocrinus millanae n. sp. Sea lily
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Neseuretus tristani, Salterocoryphe salteri
Neseuretus tristani Brongniart in Desmarest 1817 trilobite
Salterocoryphe salteri Rouault 1851 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Colpocoryphe rouaulti
Colpocoryphe rouaulti Henry 1970 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Placoparia (Coplacoparia) tournemini, Placoparia (Coplacoparia) borni
Placoparia (Coplacoparia) borni Hammann 1971 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
"Eccoptochile almadenensis" = Eccoptochile almaldensis
"Eccoptochile almadenensis" = Eccoptochile almaldensis Romano 1980 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
"Zeliszkella torrubiae" = Zeliszkella (Zeliszkella) torrubiae, Morgatia hupei, "Eodalmanitina destombesi" = Mucronaspis destombesi
"Zeliszkella torrubiae" = Zeliszkella (Zeliszkella) torrubiae Verneuil and Barrande 1855 trilobite
Morgatia hupei Nion and Henry 1966 trilobite
"Eodalmanitina destombesi" = Mucronaspis destombesi Henry 1965 trilobite
Eodalmanitina destombesi destombensi
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Phacopidina micheli
Phacopidina micheli Tromelin 1877 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Uralichas hispanicus
Uralichas hispanicus Verneuil and Barrande 1856 trilobite
 Asaphida - Nileidae
Parabarrandia crassa
Parabarrandia crassa trilobite
[Parabarrandia crasa]
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isabelinia glabrata, Nobiliasaphus hammani, Nobiliasaphus nobilis
Isabelinia glabrata Salter 1853 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Selenopeltis gallica
Selenopeltis gallica Bruton and Henry 1978 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Ectillaenus giganteus
 Corynexochida - Panderiidae
Panderia beaumonti
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Aegiromena mariana
Aegiromena mariana Chauvel et al. 1969
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Apollonorthis bussacensis
 Orthida - Platyorthidae
"Eorhipidomella musculosa" = Crozonorthis musculosa
"Eorhipidomella musculosa" = Crozonorthis musculosa Melou 1976
 Orthida - Heterorthidae
Heterorthina kerfornei
Rostroconchia
 Ribeirioida - Technophoridae
Ribeiria pholadiformis
Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Redonia deshayesi
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
Sinuites hispanicus
Sinuites hispanicus Born 1916 snail