Kotys Limestone of the Lochkov Fm, Lockovian (CZE) (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Prague, Czech Republic (49.5° N, 14.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 18.3° S, 7.4° E (Wright 2013)

When: Monograptus uniformis, Monograptus praehercynicus, Monograptus hercynicus, Nowakia bohemica, Paranowakia intermedia, Icriodus woschmidti woschmidti, Pedavis pesavis graptolite zone, Kotys Limestone Member (Lochkov Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; gray, cherty/siliceous limestone

• "well aerated shallow subtidal zone, Benthic Assemblage 3 of Boucot."
• "light-grey thick-bedded, predominantly sparitic limestone, locally with cherts...medium to coarse bioclastic, obviously without shale intercalations and with irregular (knobly) bedding planes."

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: "The fauna shows a marked predominance of benthic forms: brachiopods and crinoids are the most important constituents, associated with less common trilobites, gastropods, bivavles, etc."

Primary reference: I. Chlupáč. 1982. The Bohemian Lower Devonian Stages. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 55:345-400 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12072: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 07.10.2001

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Taxonomic list

• Table 2 records Graptolites as present, Table 3 records Conodonts as present, Table 4 Ammonoids, Table 5 Tentaculita, Table 6 Trilobites, Table 7 records selected Brachiopods. Other taxa are listed as present in the text.
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Cryptograptidae
Linograptus sp. graptolite
Conodonta
 Belodellida - Belodellidae
Belodella sp. Ethington 1959 conodont
 Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
"Ozarkodina excavata" = Wurmiella excavata
"Ozarkodina excavata" = Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina excavata excavata
 Ozarkodinida -
"Ozarkodina asymmetrica" = Ozarkodina, "Ozarkodina denckmanni" = Ozarkodina, "Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina, "Plectospathodus flexuosus" = Ozarkodina, Plectospathodus extensus, "Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina, Hindeodella equidentata, "Trichonodella symmetrica" = Hindeodella confluens, Ozarkodina media, Ozarkodina steinhornensis, Ozarkodina typica, "Hindeodella confluens" = Ozarkodina confluens, "Ozarkodina remscheidensis" = Nicollidina remscheidensis
"Ozarkodina asymmetrica" = Ozarkodina conodont
"Ozarkodina denckmanni" = Ozarkodina conodont
Ozarkodina typica denckmanni
"Plectospathodus alternatus" = Ozarkodina conodont
"Plectospathodus flexuosus" = Ozarkodina conodont
Plectospathodus extensus Rhodes 1953 conodont
"Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina conodont
Hindeodella equidentata Rhodes 1953 conodont
"Trichonodella symmetrica" = Hindeodella confluens Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina media Walliser 1957 conodont
Ozarkodina steinhornensis Ziegler 1956 conodont
Ozarkodina steinhornensis repetitor
Ozarkodina typica Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina typica typica
"Hindeodella confluens" = Ozarkodina confluens Rhodes 1953 conodont
"Ozarkodina remscheidensis" = Nicollidina remscheidensis Ziegler 1960 conodont
Ozarkodina remscheidensis remscheidensis
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Ancyrodelloides trigonicus Bischoff and Sannemann 1958 conodont
  -
Trichonodella inconstans Ziegler 1960 conodont
Acodina sp. Stauffer conodont
 Prioniodontida -
"Ligonodina salopia" = Oulodus, "Ligonodina silurica" = Oulodus siluricus, "Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri
"Ligonodina salopia" = Oulodus conodont
"Ligonodina silurica" = Oulodus siluricus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
"Trichonodella excavata" = Oulodus walliseri Ziegler 1960 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Acodontidae
Acodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Pedavis pesavis conodont
Pedavis pesavis pesavis
Icriodus woschmidti Ziegler 1960 conodont
Icriodus woschmidti woschmidti
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
Lonchodina walliseri Ziegler 1960 conodont
Lonchodina cristagalli Ziegler 1960 conodont
spelling?
"Neoprioniodus bicurvatus" = Synprioniodina bicurvata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Trilobita
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Bohemoharpes sp. Vanek 1963 trilobite
Bohemoharpes hypsipyle Pribyl and Vanek 1986 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Decoroscutellum lepidum trilobite
Decoroscutellum lepidum lepidum
Decoroscutellum exoptatum trilobite
Decoroscutellum lepidum exoptatum
Paralejurus sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) lepidus" = Lepidoproetus lepidus Barrande 1846 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) lepidus lepidus
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) sp. Erben 1951 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) diademifer Chlupac and Vanek 1965 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) diademifer diademifer
Dalejeproetus melinor Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Dalejeproetus ? gambrinus Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Tropidocare index Chlupáč 1971 trilobite
Pragoproetus ? globosus Přibyl 1966 trilobite
Coniproetus (Coniproetus) paraffinis trilobite
Coniproetus (Coniproetus) affinis paraffinis
"Warburgella rugulosa" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa Alth 1874 trilobite
Warburgella rugulosa rugulosa
"Warburgella nalea" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa nalea Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
"Warburgella rugosa" = Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa rugosa Bouček 1935 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion sp., "Otarion (Conoparia) novaki" = Conoparia novaki
Otarion sp. Zenker 1833 trilobite
"Otarion (Conoparia) novaki" = Conoparia novaki Bouček 1935 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis lochkovensis Prantl and Přibyl 1949 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Lochkovella misera" = Denckmannites miser
"Lochkovella misera" = Denckmannites miser Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Crotalocephalina chlupaci Přibyl and Vaňek 1962 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene hornyi Snajdr 1981 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Lobopyge richteri" = Belenopyge, "Lobopyge pragensis" = Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis
"Lobopyge richteri" = Belenopyge trilobite
"Lobopyge pragensis" = Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis Bouček 1933 trilobite
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
"Dubaria megaera" = Septatrypa
"Dubaria megaera" = Septatrypa
 Rhynchonellida - Glossinotoechiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
 Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Iridostrophia umbella" = Iridistrophia, "Iridostrophia iris" = Iridistrophia
"Iridostrophia umbella" = Iridistrophia
[entered as Iridistrophia umbella]
"Iridostrophia iris" = Iridistrophia
[entered as Iridistrophia iris]
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae