Acanthopyge Limestone of the Eifelian, Barrandia (CZE) (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Koneprusy, Czech Republic (49.5° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 29.8° S, 39.0° E)

When: Polygnathus costatus partitus, Polygnathus costatus costatus, uppermost Polygnathus xylus ensensis conodont zone, Acanthopyge Limestone Member (Chotec Formation), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; gray, yellow limestone

• "Benthic Assemblage 2 to 3 of Boucot."
• "light grey platy to thick-bedded bioclastic crinoidal limestones, locally with subordinate layers and lenses of yellow-grey or rose colored biomicrites or laminated micrites."

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: I. Chlupac. 1998. Devonian. In I. Chlupac, V. Havlicek, J. Kriz, Z. Kukal, P. Storch (eds.), Palaeozoic of the Barrandian (Cambrian to Devonian) 101-133 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12257: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 16.10.2001

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Taxonomic list

• In Ref 4216: 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.
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unclassified
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Alacopleura bohemica, Scabrscutellum sp., Rhynchatrype thetis
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathus aff. trigonicus
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
"Cheirurus (Pilletopeltis) affinis" = Crotalocephalus affinis
"Cheirurus (Pilletopeltis) affinis" = Crotalocephalus affinis Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Cheirurus Pilletopeltis affinis affinis
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops (Chotecops) hoseri" = Chotecops hoseri, "Phacops (Chotecops) auspex" = Chotecops auspex
"Phacops (Chotecops) hoseri" = Chotecops hoseri Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
"Phacops (Chotecops) auspex" = Chotecops auspex Chlupác 1971 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Kielania kayseri, Lioharpes (Lioharpes) montageni
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
"Cyphaspides holynensis" = Cyphaspides holinensis
"Cyphaspides holynensis" = Cyphaspides holinensis Růžička 1939 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
"Otarion (Otarion) lacrimarum" = Cyphaspis lacrimara
"Otarion (Otarion) lacrimarum" = Cyphaspis lacrimara Pribyl and Vanek 1981 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Benesovella emarginata" = Benesovella lusor, Orbitoproetus fornicatus, Orbitoproetus angelini, Erbenites fallax, Aulacopleurina peltata, Proetopeltis merkur, "Proetopeltis neglecta" = Proetopeltis (Proetopeltis) neglecta, Ignoproetus ? caprona, Ignoproetus ignotus, Koneprusites insons, Koneprusites moestus, Buchiproetus postcomplanatus
"Benesovella emarginata" = Benesovella lusor Barrande 1852 trilobite
Orbitoproetus fornicatus Přibyl 1971 trilobite
Orbitoproetus angelini Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Erbenites fallax Barrande 1846 trilobite
Aulacopleurina peltata Novák 1890 trilobite
Proetopeltis merkur Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
"Proetopeltis neglecta" = Proetopeltis (Proetopeltis) neglecta Barrande 1852 trilobite
Proetopeltis neglecta neglecta
Ignoproetus ? caprona Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Ignoproetus ignotus Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Koneprusites insons Barrande 1852 trilobite
Koneprusites moestus Barrande 1852 trilobite
Buchiproetus postcomplanatus Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Tropidocoryphe pseudofilicostata, Nagaproetus pumilis, Nagaproetus subcrispus, "Nagaproetus ferentarius" = Eremiproetus ferentarius, Eremiproetus eremita, Phaetonellus hergetianus, "Phaetonellus planicauda" = Phaetonellus planicaudus, "Trautensteinproetus kandahar" = Xiphogonium, Alberticoryphe chemazur
Tropidocoryphe pseudofilicostata Pribyl 1965 trilobite
Tropidocoryphe pseudofilicostata pseudofilicostata
"Nagaproetus ferentarius" = Eremiproetus ferentarius Alberti 1964 trilobite
Nagaproetus ferentarius agnathus
Eremiproetus eremita Barrande 1852 trilobite
"Phaetonellus planicauda" = Phaetonellus planicaudus Barrande 1846 trilobite
"Trautensteinproetus kandahar" = Xiphogonium trilobite
Alberticoryphe chemazur Snajdr 1980 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Isoprusia mydlakia, Koneprusia fuscina, Leonaspis truncata
 Lichida - Lichidae
"Acanthopyge haueri" = Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) haueri
"Acanthopyge haueri" = Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) haueri Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Thysanopeltis speciosa
Thysanopeltis speciosa Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Davidsoniidae
Prodavidsonia mediocarinata
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia mesodevonica
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia approcimans
 Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
Cingulodermis columbina
Cingulodermis columbina
Cingulodermis columbina columbina
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
Amoenospirifer amoenoides, Pinguispirifer infirmus
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Obesaria obesa, Eoreticularia fraterna
 Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Xenomartinia monoseptoides
 Rhynchonellida - Rozmanariidae
Errhynx sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Septalariidae
Amissopecten velox
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda sp.
Clorinda sp. Barrande 1879
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristella securis
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sulcata
Nowakia sulcata Roemer 1843
Nowakia sulcata sulcata
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Sobolewiidae
Holzapfeloceras sp.
Holzapfeloceras sp. Miller 1932 ammonite
Holzapfeloceras sp. III
 Agoniatitida - Werneroceratidae
"Werneroceras (Werneroceras) testatum" = Diallagites testatus, ? Cabrieroceras sp.
"Werneroceras (Werneroceras) testatum" = Diallagites testatus Chlupac and Turek 1983 ammonite
? Cabrieroceras sp. Bogoslovsky 1961 ammonite
Cabrieroceras sp. I
 Agoniatitida - Agoniatitidae
"Agoniatites (Fidelites) fidelis" = Fidelites fidelis
"Agoniatites (Fidelites) fidelis" = Fidelites fidelis Barrande 1865 ammonite
 Agoniatitida - Pinacitidae
Pinacites jugleri
Pinacites jugleri Roemer 1843 ammonite