Prionopeltis archiaci-Atrypoidea modesta Community, Prague Basin (Silurian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (49.5° N, 13.5° E: paleocoordinates 51.7° S, 56.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kopanina Formation, Ludfordian (425.6 - 423.0 Ma)

• Upper Kopanina, Late Ludlow.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal limestone

• "According to Horny (1955) the Kopanina Fm. consists of two major sed. cycles, each terminatin with a marked shallowing...The earlier one, corresponding to the lower Kop., closed with the shallow subtidal Atrypoidea linguata Comm. and its equivalents. The later cycle (i.e., upper Kop. in our concept) closes with the shallow watet P.a.-A.m. Comm, which roughly corresponds with Horny's P. archiaci Horizon...We conclude that the Comm. occupied a BA 3, quiet water environment..."
• "...confined to organodetrital limestones with abundant vagrant and sessile benthos. The uppermost layers commonly consist of orthocone nautiloid accumulations."

Collection methods: Authors give relative abundance data for brachiopods.

Primary reference: V. Havlicek and P. Storch. 1999. Silurian and Lochkovian communities in the Prague basin (Barrandian area, Czech Republic). in A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson, eds. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian. Cambridge University Press, Cambrdige. 200-228 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14111: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Bleshidimerus irregularis
Anthozoa
 Rugosa -
Rugosa indet.
Rugosa indet. horn coral
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
"The small inarticulate brachiopods have not yet been revised."
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Jarovathyris canaliculata
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Stenorhynchia danae
 Rhynchonellida - Innaechiidae
Decoropugnax berenice
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Alaskospira sp.
Alaskospira sp. Kirk and Amsden 1952
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia humilis
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
Spurispirifer spurius
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Atrypoidea modesta, "Septatrypa verna" = Septatrypa, "Dubaria megaera" = Septatrypa
"Septatrypa verna" = Septatrypa
"Dubaria megaera" = Septatrypa
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Oglupes gombina
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Spirigerina sigismunda, Gracianella plicumbra, Gracianella umbra
 Pentamerida - Subrianidae
Conchidium hospes
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda pseudolinguifera
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Cadudium sphaerulites
 Pentamerida - Camerellidae
Bleshidium krizianum
 Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Anastrophia deflexa
Anastrophia deflexa Sowerby 1839
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena lappina
Leptaena lappina Havlicek and Storch 1990
Cephalopoda
 Nautiloidea -
Nautiloidea indet.
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
Trilobita
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Bohemoharpes ungula
Bohemoharpes ungula Sternberg 1833 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion cf. diffractum
Otarion cf. diffractum Zenker 1833 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Prionopeltis dracula, Prionopeltis archiaci
Prionopeltis dracula Šnajdr 1980 trilobite
Prionopeltis archiaci Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Eremiproetus sp.
Eremiproetus sp. Richter and Richter 1919 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis sp., Ceratocephala sp.
Leonaspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917 trilobite
Ceratocephala sp. Warder 1838 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
"Cerauroides sp." = Crotalocephalus
"Cerauroides sp." = Crotalocephalus Salter 1853 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Ananaspis sp.
Ananaspis sp. Campbell 1967 trilobite