SYC-101 Parara Stenotheca drepanoida zone Template (Cambrian of Australia)

Where: South Australia, Australia (34.7° S, 137.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 2.5° S, 117.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Stenotheca drepanoida small shelly zone, Parara Formation, Botomian (516.0 - 512.1 Ma)

• Halkieria parva zones.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, bioturbated, nodular, gray packstone and lithified, bioturbated, nodular, gray wackestone

• Dark grey nodular wackestone and skeletal packstone, commonly strongly biotrubated, becoming more light grey in the upper meters

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Reposited in the PIN

Collection methods: bulk

Primary reference: D. I. Gravestock, E. M. Alexander, Y. E. Demidenko, N. V. Esakova, L. E. Holmer, J. B. Jago, T.-r. Lin, L. M. Melnikova, P. Yu Parkhaev, A. Yu Rozanov, G. T. Ushatinskaya, W.-l. Zang, E. A. Zhegallo and A. Yu Zhuravlev. 2001. The Cambrian biostratigraphy of the Stansbury Basin, South Australia. Russian Academy of Sciences, Transactions of the Palaeontological Institute 282:1-344 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96958: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 15.07.2010, edited by Hallie Street

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Eoobulus aff. viridis, Miniatonia tuckeri, Eodiscellomus elkaniliformis, Eoobulus elatus
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales -
Cambroclavus absonus
 Sachitida -
"Halkieria parva" = Australohalkieria parva
"Halkieria parva" = Australohalkieria parva Bengtson et al. 1990
Aculifera
  - Halkieriidae
"Thambetolepis delicata" = Sinosachites
"Thambetolepis delicata" = Sinosachites
 Sachitida -
Hippopharangites dailyi
Helcionelloida
  - Helcionellidae
Anhuiconus microtuberus, "Mackinnonia rostrata" = Davidonia rostrata, "Figurina nana" = Capitoconus nana, Anabarella australis, Bemella communis, Figurina figurina, Figurina capitata, Fenqiaronia proboscis
Anhuiconus microtuberus Zhou and Xiao 1984
"Mackinnonia rostrata" = Davidonia rostrata Zhou and Xiao 1984
"Figurina nana" = Capitoconus nana Zhou and Xiao 1984
Anabarella australis Bengtson et al. 1990
Bemella communis Parkhaev 2001
Figurina figurina Parkhaev 2001
Figurina capitata Parkhaev 2001
Fenqiaronia proboscis Feng et al. 1994
 Helcionellida - Pelagiellidae
Pelagiella subangulata, Pelagiella madianensis
Pelagiella madianensis Zhou and Xiao 1984
 Helcionellida - Rugaeconidae
Xianfengella yatesi
Xianfengella yatesi Parkhaev 2001
 Helcionellida - Trenellidae
Trenella bifrons, Mackinnonia corrugata, Parailsanella murenica
Trenella bifrons Parkhaev 2001
Mackinnonia corrugata Bengtson et al. 1990
Parailsanella murenica Esakova and Zhegallo 1996
[entered as Parailsanella murencia]
 Helcionellida - Carinopeltidae
"Igarkiella carinata" = Carinopelta carinata
"Igarkiella carinata" = Carinopelta carinata Parkhaev 2001
  - Stenothecidae
Stenotheca drepanoida
Stenotheca drepanoida He et al. 1984
Bivalvia
 Fordillida - Fordillidae
Pojetaia runnegari
Pojetaia runnegari Jell 1980 clam
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida -
Parkula bounites, Hyptiotheca karraculum
Parkula bounites Bengtson et al. 1990
Hyptiotheca karraculum Bengtson et al. 1990
 Hyolithida - Nelegerocornidae
Microcornus sp., Microcornus petilus, Microcornus eximius, Microcornus egregius
Microcornus sp. Mambetov 1972
Microcornus petilus Bengtson et al. 1990
Microcornus egregius Demidenko 2001
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes" conularioides
 Orthothecida - Triplicatellidae
Triplicatella disdoma
Triplicatella disdoma Conway Morris 1990
 Orthothecida - Circothecidae
Conotheca australiensis
Conotheca australiensis Bengtson et al. 1990
 Orthothecida -
"Cupittheca holocyclata" = Cupitheca
"Cupittheca holocyclata" = Cupitheca
Brachiopoda
 Tommotiida - Kennardiidae
Dailyatia ajax
Dailyatia ajax Bischoff 1976
 Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae
Lapworthella fasciculata
Lapworthella fasciculata Bengtson et al. 1990
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Botsfordiidae
Curdus pararaensis
Curdus pararaensis Gravestock et al. 2001
Brachiopoda
  -
Micrina etheridgei
Microdictyon
  -
Microdictyon depressum
Microdictyon depressum Bengtson et al. 1990
 Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus filiformis
Hyolithellus filiformis Bengtson et al. 1990
 Hyolithelminthida - Torellellidae
Torellella sp.
Torellella sp. Holm 1893
Coeloscleritophora
 Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Chancelloria sp., Chancelloria ex gr. symmetrica, Chancelloria racemifundis, Archiasterella quadratina, Archiasterella ex gr. pentactina, Allonnia ex gr. tripodophora, Eremactis sp., Eremactis conara, Eremactis mawsoni
Chancelloria sp. Walcott 1920
Chancelloria racemifundis Bengston et al. 1990
Allonnia ex gr. tripodophora Doré and Reid 1965
Eremactis sp. Bengston and Conway-Morris 1990
Eremactis conara Bengtson et al. 1990
Eremactis mawsoni Bengtson 1990
Archaeopetasus
  -
Archaeopetasus excavatus
Stoibostrombus crenulatus
  - Stoibostrombidae
Stoibostrombus crenulatus, Stoibostrombus cf. crenulatus
Stoibostrombus crenulatus Conway Morris and Bengston 1990
Stoibostrombus cf. crenulatus Conway Morris and Bengston 1990
Heteractinida
 Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae
Eiffelia ex gr. araniformis
Eiffelia ex gr. araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Aetholicopalla
  -
Aetholicopalla adnata
Aetholicopalla adnata
[entered as Aetholicopala adnata]
Siphonoconcha
 Tianzhushanelliformes - Tianzhushanellidae
Aroonia seposita, Apistoconcha apheles, Apistoconcha siphonalis
Aroonia seposita Bengtson et al. 1990
Apistoconcha apheles Bengtson et al. 1990
Apistoconcha siphonalis Bengtson et al. 1990