Waynesville community, Waynesville Fm., Cincinnati Arch, Cincinnati region (Ordovician to of the United States)

Where: Ohio (39.0° N, 84.0° W: paleocoordinates 26.1° S, 58.0° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Waynesville Formation, Richmondian to Richmondian (449.6 - 443.7 Ma)

• "Richmondian"

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; lithified, shelly/skeletal mudstone and packstone

• "BA4 (S. Holland, pers. comm.)" Additional Geographic, Stratigraphic, and Geologic Information added by S.M. Holland, 23 September 1999, as well as the complete species-level lists of Dalve, 1948.
• largely thin-bedded mudstone, interbedded with lesser amounts of thin to medium bedded calcisiltite, skeletal packstone and grainstone. skeletal grainstones commonly cross-bedded and megarippled. calcisiltites commonly with planar lamination, hummocky cross-lamination, tool marks, and trace fossils.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with phosphate

Primary reference: E. Dalve. 1948. The fossil fauna of the Ordovician in the Cincinnati Region. University Museum, Department of Geology and Geography, University of Cincinnati 1-56 [S. Holland/S. Holland/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 392: authorized by Jack Sepkoski, entered by Mike Sommers on 20.11.1998

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "Dalve 1948"
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales -
Pasceolus sp. Billings 1857
Tetradium
  -
Tetradium sp. Dana 1846
Edrioasteroidea
  - Hemicystitidae
Hemicystites sp. Hall 1852
 Isorophina - Isorophidae
Isorophus sp. Foerste 1916
2 species
  - Pyrgocystidae
Streptaster sp. Hall 1872
Crinoidea
 Myelodactylida - Iocrinidae
Iocrinus sp. Hall 1866 Sea lily
 Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
3 species
  -
Lichenocrinus sp. Hall 1866 Sea lily
3 species
 Camerata - Reteocrinidae
Reteocrinus sp. Billings 1859 Sea lily
2 species
 Monobathrida - Tanaocrinidae
"Tanaocrinus typus" = Canistrocrinus typus
"Tanaocrinus typus" = Canistrocrinus typus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Glyptocrinidae
Glyptocrinus sp. Hall 1847 Sea lily
2 species
Asteroidea
 Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
Petraster sp. Billings 1858 sea star
 Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae
Mesopalaeaster sp. Schuchert 1914 sea star
2 species
 Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae
"Promopalaeaster sp." = Promopalaeaster, "Anorthaster sp." = Promopalaeaster
"Promopalaeaster sp." = Promopalaeaster Schuchert 1914 sea star
6 species
"Anorthaster sp." = Promopalaeaster Schuchert 1914 sea star
 Hadrosida - Urasterellidae
Urasterella sp. McCoy 1851 sea star
 Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae
Hudsonaster sp. Stürtz 1899 sea star
Ophiuroidea
 Oegophiurida - Protasteridae
"Taeniaster sp." = Taeniaster, "Alepidaster sp." = Taeniaster
"Taeniaster sp." = Taeniaster Billings 1858 brittle star
"Alepidaster sp." = Taeniaster Billings 1858 brittle star
Trilobita
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus sp. Dekay 1824 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Odontopleura sp. Emmrich 1839 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene sp., "Synhomalonotus sp." = Neseuretus
Flexicalymene sp. Shirley 1936 trilobite
2 species
"Synhomalonotus sp." = Neseuretus Hicks 1873 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Ceraurinus sp. Barton 1913 trilobite
Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Megalograptidae
Megalograptus sp. Miller 1874 eurypterid
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Tergomya
 Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Cyrtolites sp. Conrad 1838
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Lophospira sp. Whitfield 1886 snail
5 species
Paupospira sp. Wagner 1999 snail
was Schizolopha
 Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
Sinuites sp. Koken 1896 snail
2 species
 Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Phragmolites sp. Conrad 1838 snail
Bucania sp. Hall 1847 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Cyclonema sp. Hall 1852 snail
 Euomphalina - Holopeidae
Cyclora sp. Hall 1845 snail
6 species
Holopea sp. Hall 1847 snail
  -
Microceras sp. Hall 1845 snail
Bivalvia
 Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta sp. Salter 1852 clam
3 species
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
"Cleidophorus sp." = Nuculites
"Cleidophorus sp." = Nuculites Conrad 1841 clam
2 species
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832 oyster
3 species
 Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
"Ambonychia sp." = Ambonychia, "Eridonychia sp." = Ambonychia, Opisthoptera sp.
"Ambonychia sp." = Ambonychia Hall 1847 clam
2 species
"Eridonychia sp." = Ambonychia Hall 1847 clam
Opisthoptera sp. Meek 1871 clam
4 species
 Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae
Cyrtodonta sp., "Whitella sp." = Cyrtodontula
Cyrtodonta sp. Billings 1858 clam
"Whitella sp." = Cyrtodontula Tomlin 1931 clam
5 species
 Pholadomyida -
Sphenolium sp. Miller 1889 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Rhytimya sp. Ulrich 1893 clam
3 species
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
"Cymatonota sp." = Cymatonota Ulrich 1893 clam
5 species
"Psiloconcha sp." = Cymatonota Ulrich 1893 clam
3 species
Orthodesma sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875 clam
3 species
Modiolodon sp. Ulrich 1894 clam
Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847 clam
4 species
Whiteavesia sp. Ulrich 1893 clam
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Cuneamya sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875 clam
4 species
 Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae
 Unioni - Lyrodesmatidae
Lyrodesma sp. Conrad 1841 clam
Cephalopoda
 Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Zittelloceras sp. Hyatt 1884
2 species
Oncoceras sp. Hall 1847
 Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae
Diestoceras sp. Foerste 1924
 Oncocerida - Valcouroceratidae
Manitoulinoceras sp. Foerste 1924
3 species
 Discosorida - Westonoceratidae
Clarkesvillia sp. Flower 1946
 Ascocerida - Probillingsitidae
Probillingsites sp. Foerste 1928
 Ascocerida - Ascoceratidae
Schuchertoceras sp. Miller 1932
 Endocerida - Endoceratidae
Endoceras sp. Hall 1847
 Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae
Gorbyoceras sp. Shimizu and Obata 1935
Treptoceras sp. Flower 1942
2 species
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Polychaeta
 Eunicemorpha -
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomata - Batostomellidae
? Batostomella sp. Bassler 1911
2 species - originally entered as "? Batostomella sp."
Bythopora sp. Miller and Dyer 1878
3 species
Lioclemella sp. Foerste 1895
originally entered as "Lioclimella sp."
 Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Heterotrypa sp. Nicholson 1879
3 species
Stigmatella sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1906
4 species
 Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Calloporella sp. Ulrich 1882
Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
 Trepostomata - Aisenvergiidae
Eridotrypa sp. Ulrich 1893
 Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
 Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Homotrypella sp. Ulrich 1886
Atactoporella sp. Ulrich 1883
Homotrypa sp. Ulrich 1882
4 species
 Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Spatiopora sp. Ulrich 1882
3 species
Ceramoporella sp. Ulrich 1882
2 species
 Cystoporata - Constellariidae
Constellaria sp. Dana 1846
2 species
 Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
Helopora sp. Hall 1851
 Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae
Rhinidictya sp. Ulrich 1882
 Cryptostomata - Escharoporidae
Graptodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
 Cryptostomata - Palescharidae
 Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyonidae
 Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Berenicea sp. Lamouroux 1821
 Cyclostomata - Oncousoeciidae
Proboscina sp. Audouin 1826
2 species
 Cyclostomata - Corynotrypidae
Corynotrypa sp. Bassler 1911
2 species
Gymnolaemata
 Ctenostomata - Ropalonariidae
Ropalonaria sp. Ulrich 1879
originally entered as "Rhopalonaria sp."
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
? Hyolithes sp. d'Eichwald 1840
3 species - originally entered as "? Hyolithes sp."
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania sp. Raymond 1910
2 species
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Lepidocyclus sp. Wang 1949
originally entered as "Lepidocyclas sp."
Rhynchotrema sp. Hall 1860
Hiscobeccus sp. Amsden 1983
originally entered as "Hiscobecus sp."
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Onniella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Glyptorthis sp. Foerste 1914
 Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Retrorsirostra sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1932
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp. King 1850
4 species
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Plectorthis sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Hebertella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Atrypida - Anazygidae
Catazyga sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Zygospira sp. Hall 1862
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
"Thaerodonta sp." = Eochonetes
"Thaerodonta sp." = Eochonetes Reed 1917
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Strophomena sp. Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824
4 species
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
 Lingulida - Trematidae
Trematis sp. Sharpe 1848
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
Demospongiae
 Sigmatosclerophorida - Dystactospongiidae
Dystactospongia sp. Miller 1882 demosponge
Stromatoporoidea
 Labechiida - Labechiidae
Labechia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stromatoporoid sponge
 Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae
Dermatostroma sp. Parks 1910 stromatoporoid sponge
 Labechiida - Aulaceratidae
"Beatricea sp." = Aulacera
"Beatricea sp." = Aulacera Plummer 1843 stromatoporoid sponge
2 species
 Labechiida - Stromatoceriidae
Stromatocerium sp. Hall 1847 stromatoporoid sponge
Hexactinellida
 Lyssacinosa - Brachiospongiidae
Brachiospongia sp. Marsh 1867 glass sponge
Coleolus
  - Coleolidae
Coleolus sp. Hall 1879
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Stauriidae
Favistella sp. Dana 1846 horn coral
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasma sp. Hall 1847 horn coral
originally entered as "Strepelasma sp."
Grewingkia sp. Dybowski 1873 horn coral
 Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Columnaria sp. Goldfuss 1826 horn coral
 Lichenariida - Lyoporidae
Lyopora sp. Nicholson and Etheridge 1878 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Coccoserididae
Protaraea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 tabulate coral
 Sarcinulida - Syringophyllidae
Calapoecia sp. Billings 1865 tabulate coral
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp. Miller 1820 jellyfish