Eurypterid-associated biota, Goat Island Mbr., Lockport Fmn., Hamilton, Ont. (Silurian of Canada)

Where: Ontario, Canada (43.3° N, 79.8° W: paleocoordinates 26.6° S, 45.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Goat Island Member (Lockport Formation), Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "Lockport Formation (Anacaster Chert)."

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; limestone and chert

• "Environment: BA 3, probably Janius Community of the Janius Community Group as judged from the brachiopods."

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•2003:04:06: SEP environmenta/strat calls based on field knowledge and also Brett et al. (1998). Silurian Cycles. Bulletin NY state museum 491 (p. 106).

• "Interbedded limestone and chert."

Collection methods: Substantial overlap with Collection number 473 (Coral-Stromatoporoid Community of the Lockport Formation, NY and Ont.).

Primary reference: R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14195: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 23.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Associated biota listed to higher taxon with genus names given for a few groups.
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Trilobita
  -
Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Pterygotus canadensis
Ostracoda
 Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Leperditia sp.
Leperditia sp. Rouault 1851 ostracod
Bivalvia
  -
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Cephalopoda
  -
Cephalopoda indet.
Cephalopoda indet. Cuvier 1797
unclassified
  -
Annelida indet.
Annelida indet. Lamarck 1809
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Schizotreta sp.
Schizotreta sp. Kutorga 1848
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp.
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
genus name in quotes
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops sp.
Craniops sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp.
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Protomegastrophia sp.
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp.
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
Strophonella sp.
Strophonella sp. Hall 1879
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Coolinia sp." = Fardenia (Coolinia)
"Coolinia sp." = Fardenia (Coolinia) Bancroft 1949
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta sp.
Rhynchotreta sp. Hall 1879
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus sp.
Stegerhynchus sp. Foerste 1909
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella sp.
Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Delthyris sp., Howellella sp.
Delthyris sp. Dalman 1828
Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer sp.
Eospirifer sp. Schuchert 1913
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa sp., Atrypa sp.
Plectatrypa sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp.
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis sp.
Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella sp.
Resserella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina sp.
Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
"Dictyonella sp." = Eodictyonella
"Dictyonella sp." = Eodictyonella Wright 1994
Pterobranchia
 Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema sp.
Dictyonema sp. Hall 1851 graptolite
  - Cyclograptidae
Reticulograptus sp.
unclassified
  -
Porifera indet.
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida -
Conulariida indet.
Conulariida indet. Miller and Gurley 1896 jellyfish
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834