Ryhope Cutting, Sunderland (Loc 6) (Permian of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (54.9° N, 1.4° W: paleocoordinates 17.4° N, 14.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ford Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. Hollingworth and T. Pettigrew. 1988. Zechstein reef fossils and their palaeoecology. Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils 3:1-75 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109717: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 25.05.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Rectifenestella retiformis von Schlotheim 1816
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Synocladia dubia Schlotheim 1820
Acanthocladia sp. King 1849
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma elongatum von Schlotheim 1816
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina cristata von Schlotheim 1816
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Pterospirifer alatus von Schlotheim 1813
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productidae
Horridonia horrida Sowerby 1822
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon striatus von Schlotheim 1816 clam
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
"Streblochondria pusilla" = Streblopteria pusilla
"Streblochondria pusilla" = Streblopteria pusilla von Schlotheim 1816 scallop
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Mourlonia antrina" = Bradyospira antrina1
"Mourlonia antrina" = Bradyospira antrina1 von Schlotheim 1816 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Phymatopleura verneuili1 Geinitz 1848 snail
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Miocidaridae
"Miocidaris keyserlingi" = Eotiaris keyserlingi2
"Miocidaris keyserlingi" = Eotiaris keyserlingi2 Geinitz 1848 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Cyathocrinites ramosus von Schlotheim 1816 Sea lily