Tunstall Hill, Durham (King collection) (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)

• Sometimes referred to as "Shell(y)-limestone" or "Magnesian Limestone" or "Shelly Magnesian limestone"

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified grainstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by King

• Repository: King collection, James Mitchell Museum, Galway, Ireland

Primary reference: W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society 1-253 [G. Webster/G. Webster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 130766: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Miocidaridae
"Archaeocidaris verneuiliana" = Eotiaris keyserlingi
"Archaeocidaris verneuiliana" = Eotiaris keyserlingi Geinitz 1848 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
"Cyathocrinus ramosus" = Cyathocrinites ramosus
"Cyathocrinus ramosus" = Cyathocrinites ramosus von Schlotheim 1816 Sea lily
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
"Discina speluncaria" = Orbiculoidea konincki
"Discina speluncaria" = Orbiculoidea konincki Geinitz 1848
Strophomenata
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
"Strophalosia excavata" = Orthothrix excavata, Strophalosia morrisiana
"Strophalosia excavata" = Orthothrix excavata Geinitz 1842
 Productida - Aulostegidae
"Productus umbonillatus" = Howseia latirostrata
"Productus umbonillatus" = Howseia latirostrata Howse 1848
 Productida - Productidae
"Productus horridus" = Horridonia horrida
"Productus horridus" = Horridonia horrida Sowerby 1822
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
"Trigonotreta undulata" = Pterospirifer alatus, ""Trigonotreta" permiana" = Pterospirifer alatus
"Trigonotreta undulata" = Pterospirifer alatus von Schlotheim 1813
""Trigonotreta" permiana" = Pterospirifer alatus von Schlotheim 1813
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
"Trigonotreta cristata" = Spiriferellina cristata
"Trigonotreta cristata" = Spiriferellina cristata von Schlotheim 1816
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
"Trigonotreta multiplicata" = Paraspiriferina multiplicata, "Trigonotreta jonesiana" = Paraspiriferina multiplicata
"Trigonotreta multiplicata" = Paraspiriferina multiplicata Sowerby 1829
"Trigonotreta jonesiana" = Paraspiriferina multiplicata Sowerby 1829
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
"Camarophoria globulina" = Coledium globulinum, "Camarophoria schlotheimi" = Stenoscisma schlotheimi
"Camarophoria globulina" = Coledium globulinum Phillips 1834
"Camarophoria schlotheimi" = Stenoscisma schlotheimi von Buch 1835
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
"Epithyris elongata" = Dielasma elongatum, "Epithyris sufflata" = Dielasma elongatum
"Epithyris elongata" = Dielasma elongatum von Schlotheim 1816
"Epithyris sufflata" = Dielasma elongatum von Schlotheim 1816
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
"Stenopora" columnaris, ""Calamopora" mackrothii" = Stenopora mackrothi
""Calamopora" mackrothii" = Stenopora mackrothi Geinitz 1846
 Cryptostomata - Reteporinidae
"Phyllopora ehrenbergi" = Kingopora ehrenbergi
"Phyllopora ehrenbergi" = Kingopora ehrenbergi Geinitz 1846
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Acanthocladia anceps, "Thamniscus dubius" = Synocladia dubia, "Synocladia virgulacea" = Synocladia dubia
Acanthocladia anceps Schlotheim 1820
"Thamniscus dubius" = Synocladia dubia Schlotheim 1820
"Synocladia virgulacea" = Synocladia dubia Schlotheim 1820
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
"Fenestella retiformis" = Rectifenestella retiformis
"Fenestella retiformis" = Rectifenestella retiformis von Schlotheim 1816
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Liroceratidae
"Nautilus freieslebeni" = Peripetoceras freieslebeni, "Nautilus bowerbankianus" = Peripetoceras freieslebeni
"Nautilus freieslebeni" = Peripetoceras freieslebeni Geinitz 1843 nautiloid
"Nautilus bowerbankianus" = Peripetoceras freieslebeni Geinitz 1843 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
""Loxonema" fasciata" = Loxonema fasciatum
""Loxonema" fasciata" = Loxonema fasciatum King 1848 snail
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
""Loxonema" swedenborgiana" = Zygopleura roessleri
""Loxonema" swedenborgiana" = Zygopleura roessleri Geinitz 1852 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Pleurotomaria antrina" = Bradyospira antrina, "Pleurotomaria tunstallensis n. sp." = Bradyospira antrina
"Pleurotomaria antrina" = Bradyospira antrina von Schlotheim 1816 snail
"Pleurotomaria tunstallensis n. sp." = Bradyospira antrina von Schlotheim 1816 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
"Pleurotomaria nodulosa" = Phymatopleura verneuili
"Pleurotomaria nodulosa" = Phymatopleura verneuili Geinitz 1848 snail
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
"Euomphalus permianus n. sp." = Anomphalus permianus
"Euomphalus permianus n. sp." = Anomphalus permianus King 1848 snail
 Euomphalina - Microdomatidae
"Turbo helicinus" = Tunstallia helicina, "Turbo mancuniensis" = Tunstallia helicina, "Turbo permianus" = Tunstallia helicina, "Turbo thomsonianus" = Glyptospira tunstallensis, ""Turbo" taylorianus" = Glyptospira tunstallensis
"Turbo helicinus" = Tunstallia helicina von Schlotheim 1820 snail
"Turbo mancuniensis" = Tunstallia helicina von Schlotheim 1820 snail
"Turbo permianus" = Tunstallia helicina von Schlotheim 1820 snail
"Turbo thomsonianus" = Glyptospira tunstallensis Howse 1848 snail
""Turbo" taylorianus" = Glyptospira tunstallensis Howse 1848 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
""Natica" leibnitziana" = Naticopsis minima
""Natica" leibnitziana" = Naticopsis minima Brown 1839 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
"Macrocheilus symmetricus" = Meekospira symmetrica
"Macrocheilus symmetricus" = Meekospira symmetrica King 1844 snail
Bivalvia
  -
"Bakevellia sedgwickiana n. sp." = Gervillia sedgwickiana
"Bakevellia sedgwickiana n. sp." = Gervillia sedgwickiana King 1848 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Janeia biarmica" = Dystactella biarmica
"Janeia biarmica" = Dystactella biarmica de Verneuil 1845 Awning Clam
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
"Mytilus squamosus" = Liebea squamosa
"Mytilus squamosus" = Liebea squamosa Sowerby 1829 clam
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
"Monotis speluncaria" = Pseudomonotis (Pseudomonotis) speluncaria
"Monotis speluncaria" = Pseudomonotis (Pseudomonotis) speluncaria von Schlotheim 1816 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
"Pecten pusillus" = Streblopteria pusilla
"Pecten pusillus" = Streblopteria pusilla von Schlotheim 1816 scallop
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia bicarinata n. sp., "Bakevellia tumida" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) binneyi, "Bakevellia antiqua" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) binneyi, "Bakevellia ceratophaga" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) ceratophaga
Bakevellia bicarinata n. sp. King 1848 oyster
"Bakevellia tumida" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) binneyi Brown 1839 oyster
"Bakevellia antiqua" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) binneyi Brown 1839 oyster
"Bakevellia ceratophaga" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) ceratophaga von Schlotheim 1816 oyster
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Byssoarca striata" = Parallelodon striatus, "Parallelodon striatus" = Parallelodon striatus, "Byssoarca tumida" = Parallelodon striatus
"Byssoarca striata" = Parallelodon striatus von Schlotheim 1816 clam
"Parallelodon striatus" = Parallelodon striatus von Schlotheim 1816 clam
"Byssoarca tumida" = Parallelodon striatus von Schlotheim 1816 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
"Cardiomorpha modioliformis" = Stutchburia modioliformis, "Pleurophorus costatus" = Permophorus costatus
"Cardiomorpha modioliformis" = Stutchburia modioliformis King 1844 clam
"Pleurophorus costatus" = Permophorus costatus Brown 1839 clam
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
"Edmondia murchisoniana" = Edmondia elongata
"Edmondia murchisoniana" = Edmondia elongata Howse 1848 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
"Astarte tunstallensis n. sp." = Astartella tunstallensis
"Astarte tunstallensis n. sp." = Astartella tunstallensis King 1850 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus truncatus
Schizodus truncatus King 1844 clam
Hexactinellida
  -
Bothroconis plana n. gen. n. sp.
Bothroconis plana n. gen. n. sp. King 1850 glass sponge
Tragos
  -
"Tragos" tunstallensis n. sp.
"Tragos" tunstallensis n. sp. King 1850
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
""Vermilia" obscura" = Calcitornella minutissima
""Vermilia" obscura" = Calcitornella minutissima Howse 1848