Zlichov Limestone of the Zlichovian stage (CZE) (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Barrandia, Czech Republic (49.5° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.8° S, 47.4° E)

When: Chapel Member (Zlichov Limestone Formation), Zlichovian (409.1 - 391.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, calcareous, cherty/siliceous mudstone

• "Benthic Assemblage 3 (Chapel Horizon) and 4 to 5 of Boucot."
• "combination of grey sparitic and micritic limestones, both with common cherts. Intercalations of dark grey calcerous shales are locally frequent in the lower and particularly upper part of the sequence. Thick layers of coarser bioclastic limestones associated with sedimentary breccias (the Chapel Hill Coral Horizon) interpreted as talus deposits of a reef situated outside the preserved Devonian beds of the Barrandian, are found near the Zlichovian base in the vicinity of Prague."

Size class: macrofossils

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 12112: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 09.10.2001

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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.
unclassified
  -
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Pterobranchia
 Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Pandorinellina steinhornensis conodont
Pandorinellina steinhornensis steinhornensis
Pandorinellina steinhornensis conodont
Pandorinellina steinhornensis miae
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus beckmanni conodont
Icriodus beckmanni beckmanni
Icriodus latus conodont
 Belodellida - Belodellidae
Belodella sp. Ethington 1959 conodont
Tentaculita
 Dacryoconarida -
 Styliolinida - Styliolinidae
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
 Nowakiida - Striatostyliolinidae
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida -
Goniatitida indet. Hyatt 1884 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Mimagoniatitidae
Mimagoniatites fecundus Barrande 1865 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Auguritidae
Celaeceras praematurum Barrande 1877 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Teicherticeratidae
Palaeogoniatites lituus Barrande 1865 ammonite
"Teicherticeras imago" = Palaeogoniatites imago Erben 1965 ammonite
Teicherticeras senior Chlupac and Turek 1983 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Mimoceratidae
Gyroceratites circularis Barrande 1865 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Mimosphinctidae
"Anetoceras (Anetoceras) solitarium" = Erbenoceras solitarium, "Anetoceras (Anetoceras) oriens" = Ruanites oriens, "Anetoceras (Teneroceras) cf. hunsrueckianum" = Ivoites hunsrueckianus
"Anetoceras (Anetoceras) solitarium" = Erbenoceras solitarium Barrande 1865 ammonite
"Anetoceras (Anetoceras) oriens" = Ruanites oriens Chlupac and Turek 1983 ammonite
"Anetoceras (Teneroceras) cf. hunsrueckianum" = Ivoites hunsrueckianus Erben 1960 ammonite
 Bactritida - Bactritidae
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
"Orbiculoides tarda" = Orbiculoidea
"Orbiculoides tarda" = Orbiculoidea
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
"Dictyonella sp." = Eodictyonella
"Dictyonella sp." = Eodictyonella Wright 1994
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda armata Barrande 1879
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
 Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
 Rhynchonellida - Glossinotoechiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Plectorhynchellidae
"Monticola torleyi" = Plectorhynchella
"Monticola torleyi" = Plectorhynchella
 Rhynchonellida - Septalariidae
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Tetratomia amanshauseri
Tetratomia amanshauseri elegans
 Rhynchonellida - Machaerariidae
Sicorhyncha trinacria
Sicorhyncha trinacria trinacria
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
Amoenospirifer thetidis
Amoenospirifer thetidis amoenus
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
 Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
 Atrypida - Punctatrypidae
Punctatrypa olgae
Punctatrypa olgae nalivkini
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
 Atrypida - Carinatinidae
 Atrypida - Glassiidae
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Athyridida - Meristidae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Orthida - Draboviidae
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides boucoti
[entered as Skenidiodes boucoti]
Skenidioides fascinatus
[entered as Skenidiodes fascinatus]
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
 Strophomenida - Anopliidae
 Strophomenida -
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
"Dalejodiscus subcomitans" = Plectodonta (Dalejodiscus)
"Dalejodiscus subcomitans" = Plectodonta (Dalejodiscus)
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Trilobita
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
"Harpidella zlichovensis" = Maurotarion zlichovensis
"Harpidella zlichovensis" = Maurotarion zlichovensis Pribyl and Vanek 1981 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion (Cyhaspis) hydrocephalum trilobite
Otarion (Cyphaspis) hydrocephalum cornigerum
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Astycoryphe astyx Snajdr 1980 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Gerastos (Gerastos) fragosus" = Gerastos fragosus Snajdr 1980 trilobite
Vicinoproetus sp. Alberti 1967 trilobite
Lepidoproetus (Spinoproetus) piper Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Cyrtosymboloides superstes Barrande 1852 trilobite
Buchiproetus calypso Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Macroblepharum loyzi Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Macroblepharum pemicam Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Macroblepharum perstes Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Sculptoproetus sculptus Barrande 1846 trilobite
Sculptoproetus sculptus sculptus
Sculptoproetus tepes Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Sculptoproetus tepes tepes
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Tropicoryphe hermon, "Trautensteinproetus verrucatus" = Xiphogonium verrucatum, Xiphogonium loveni
Tropicoryphe hermon Snajdr 1977 trilobite
"Trautensteinproetus verrucatus" = Xiphogonium verrucatum Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Xiphogonium loveni Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Scabriscutellum billingsi trilobite
Scabriscutellum billingsi billingsi
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Koneprusia subterarmata, "Leonaspis hoernesi" = Leonaspis hoernesii, "Leonaspis derelicta" = Kettneraspis derelicta
"Leonaspis hoernesi" = Leonaspis hoernesii Barrande 1846 trilobite
"Leonaspis derelicta" = Kettneraspis derelicta Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Phacops (Paciphacops) sp. Emmrich 1839 trilobite
Reedops modestus trilobite
Reedops decorus Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Cheirurus (Pilletopeltis) sternbergi trilobite
Cheirurus (Pilletopeltis) sternbergi sternbergi