Where: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (40.4° N, 79.8° W: paleocoordinates 7.1° S, 16.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Brush Creek Shale Member (Glenshaw Formation), Missourian (306.0 - 303.7 Ma)
• JA: originally entered as Pennsylvanian, but the Brush Creek Shale is generally recognized as Missourian
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale and limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the CM
Primary reference: P. E. Raymond. 1911. A preliminary list of the fauna of the Allegheny and Conemaugh series in western Pennsylvania. Report Pennsylvannia Topographical and Geological Survey Committee 7:83-98 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 184105: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 01.02.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
"Lophophyllum profundum" = Lophophyllidium profundum
"Lophophyllum profundum" = Lophophyllidium profundum Milne-Edward and Haime 1851 horn coral | |
Crinoidea | |
Ceriocrinus sp. Sea lily | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Petalodus ohioensis Safford 1853 chimaera | |
Deltodus angularis Newberry and Worthen 1866 chimaera | |
Gastropoda | |
"Platyceras parvum" = Orthonychia parva
"Platyceras parvum" = Orthonychia parva Shumard and Swallow 1858 snail | |
"Soleniscus ventricosus" = Strobeus paludinaeformis, "Bulimorpha nitidula" = Soleniscus typicus, "Sphaerodoma primogenia" = Strobeus primogenius
"Soleniscus ventricosus" = Strobeus paludinaeformis Hall 1858 snail
"Bulimorpha nitidula" = Soleniscus typicus Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
"Sphaerodoma primogenia" = Strobeus primogenius Conrad 1835 snail | |
Worthenia tabulata Conrad 1835 snail | |
"Pleurotomaria carbonaria" = Shansiella carbonaria
"Pleurotomaria carbonaria" = Shansiella carbonaria Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail | |
"Phanerotrema grayvillensis" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense, Trepospira illinoisensis
"Phanerotrema grayvillensis" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail | |
"Bellerophon percarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus, "Bucanopsis marcouana" = Retispira marcouianus, "Patellostium montfortanum" = Cymatospira montfortianus
"Bellerophon percarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus Conrad 1842 snail
"Bucanopsis marcouana" = Retispira marcouianus Geinitz 1866 snail
"Patellostium montfortanum" = Cymatospira montfortianus Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail | |
"Euphemus carbonarius" = Euphemites carbonarius
"Euphemus carbonarius" = Euphemites carbonarius Cox 1857 snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Solenocheilus collectus" = Solenochilus collectum
"Solenocheilus collectus" = Solenochilus collectum Meek and Worthen 1870 | |
Temnocheilus crassus Hyatt 1891 | |
Metacoceras cornutum Girty 1911 | |
"Cyrtoceras curtum" = Brachycycloceras curtum
"Cyrtoceras curtum" = Brachycycloceras curtum Meek and Worthen 1860 | |
"Orthoceras rushense" = Protocycloceras rushense
"Orthoceras rushense" = Protocycloceras rushense McChesney 1859 | |
Bivalvia | |
Schizodus cuneatus Meek 1875 clam | |
Astartella vera Hall 1858 clam | |
"Allorisma subcuneatum" = Wilkingia terminale
"Allorisma subcuneatum" = Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam | |
"Deltopecten occidentalis" = Aviculopecten occidentalis
"Deltopecten occidentalis" = Aviculopecten occidentalis Shumard 1855 scallop | |
Acanthopecten carboniferous Stevens 1858 scallop | |
"Macrodon obsoletus" = Parallelodon obsoletus
"Macrodon obsoletus" = Parallelodon obsoletus Meek 1871 clam | |
"Nucula ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi
"Nucula ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam | |
"Yoldia carbonaria" = Palaeoneilo oweni
"Yoldia carbonaria" = Palaeoneilo oweni McChesney 1859 clam | |
"Nuculana bellistriata" = Polidevcia bellistriata
"Nuculana bellistriata" = Polidevcia bellistriata Stevens 1858 clam | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Spirifer cameratus" = Neospirifer cameratus
"Spirifer cameratus" = Neospirifer cameratus Morton 1836 | |
"Ambocoelia planoconvexa" = Crurithyris planoconvexa
"Ambocoelia planoconvexa" = Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855 | |
Composita subtilita Hall 1852 | |
Strophomenata | |
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer, "Chonetes verneuilanus" = Chonetinella verneuilana
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
"Chonetes verneuilanus" = Chonetinella verneuilana Norwood and Pratten 1855 | |
"Derbya crassa" = Derbyia crassa
"Derbya crassa" = Derbyia crassa Meek and Hayden 1858 | |
"Productus cora" = Linoproductus cora
"Productus cora" = Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842 | |
"Productus nebraskensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis, "Productus pertenuis" = Pustula pertenuis, "Productus punctatus" = Echinoconchus punctatus
"Productus nebraskensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
"Productus pertenuis" = Pustula pertenuis Meek 1872
"Productus punctatus" = Echinoconchus punctatus Martin 1809 | |
Trilobita | |
"Griffithides scitulus" = Ditomopyge scitulus
"Griffithides scitulus" = Ditomopyge scitulus Meek and Worthen 1865 trilobite |