CAC2. Bucaco Syncline (Ordovician of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (40.0° N, 8.0° W: paleocoordinates 74.1° S, 71.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Glyptograptus teretiusculus graptolite zone, Fonte da Horta Formation, Dobrotivian (459.0 - 457.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified mudstone and lithified sandstone

• Mudstones with occasional interbedded sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: T. P. Young. 1985. The stratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician of central Portugal. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 193320: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 11.05.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conulariidae indet.
Conulariidae indet. Walcott 1886 jellyfish
Graptolithina
  -
Graptolithina indet.
Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida -
Lardeuxella bussacensis
 Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae
Reuentalina ribeiriana
 Palaeocopida - Bolliidae
? Bollia sp.
? Bollia sp. Jones and Holl 1886 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Aechminidae
"? Parapyxion simplex" = Vogdesella
"? Parapyxion simplex" = Vogdesella ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Quadrijugatoridae
Quadrijugator marcoi
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Plaesiacomia oehlerti
Plaesiacomia oehlerti Kerforne 1900 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
"Neseuretus (Neseuretus) tristani" = Neseuretus tristani
"Neseuretus (Neseuretus) tristani" = Neseuretus tristani Brongniart in Desmarest 1817 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Phacopidina micheli
Phacopidina micheli Tromelin 1877 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Morgatia hupei, "Eodalmanitina destombesi" = Mucronaspis destombesi, Crozonaspis struvei
Morgatia hupei Nion and Henry 1966 trilobite
"Eodalmanitina destombesi" = Mucronaspis destombesi Henry 1965 trilobite
Crozonaspis struvei Henry 1968 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Ectillaenus sp.
Ectillaenus sp. Salter 1867 trilobite
Rostroconchia
 Ribeirioida - Technophoridae
Ribeiria pholadiformis
Cephalopoda
 Nautiloidea -
Nautiloidea "orthocone indet."
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida -
Bellerophontoidea indet.
Bellerophontoidea indet. M'Coy 1851 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
? Myoplusia sp., Sluha beirensis
? Myoplusia sp. Neumayr 1884 clam
 Nuculida - Praenuculidae
"Praeleda costae" = Praenucula costae
"Praeleda costae" = Praenucula costae Sharpe 1853 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Glyptarca lusticanica
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
Hyolithidae indet.
Hyolithidae indet. Nicholson 1889
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Heterorthidae
Heterorthina kerfornei