Coniproetus-Decoroscutellum Assemblage of the Lochkovian(Barrandian Cze) Assem 3 (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.0° N, 14.1° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° S, 52.4° E)

When: Kotys Limestone Member (Lochkov Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal, gray grainstone

• "The locally flourishing assocations of large thin-shelled brachiopods indicate locally protected and quiet shallow environments in areas of former Silurian volcanic elevations. Boucot's Benthic Assemblage 3."
• "thick bedded light grey crinoid limestone"

Primary reference: I. Chlupac. 1983. Trilobite assemblages in the Devonian of the Barrandian area and their relations to palaeoenvironments. Geologica et Palaentologica 17:45-73 [A. Miller/J. Sessa]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 10315: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 03.04.2001

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Taxonomic list

• Trilobite species are either recorded as Rare (R) or Common (C).
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Trilobita
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis lochkovensis, Ceratocephala lochkoviana
Leonaspis lochkovensis Prantl and Přibyl 1949 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Pragoproetus globosus, "Coniproetus affinis" = Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis
Pragoproetus globosus Přibyl 1966 trilobite
"Coniproetus affinis" = Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis Bouček 1933 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
"Otarion novaki" = Conoparia novaki
"Otarion novaki" = Conoparia novaki Bouček 1935 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Lioharpes ruderalis
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Decoroscutellum lepidum, Kosovopeltis plasi, Paralejurus sp.
Paralejurus sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Crotalocephalina chlupaci
Crotalocephalina chlupaci Přibyl and Vaňek 1962 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene hornyi
Gravicalymene hornyi Snajdr 1981 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Lochkovella misera" = Denckmannites miser
"Lochkovella misera" = Denckmannites miser Barrande 1852 trilobite
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida -
Pentamerida indet.
Pentamerida indet. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Atrypida -
Atrypida indet., Atrypidina indet.
Atrypida indet. Rzhonsnitskaya 1960
Atrypidina indet. Moore 1952
 Rhynchonellida -
Rhynchonellida indet.
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida -
Strophomenida indet.
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily