Hollybush Quarry, Malvern Hills (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.0° N, 2.4° W: paleocoordinates 32.6° S, 14.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Monoclimacis griestoniensis graptolite zone, Wych Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)

• C5 brachiopod zone. Near the boundary of the celloni and amorphognathoides conodont zones

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. K. Jones, M. Brooks, M. G. Bassett, R. L. Austin, and R. J. Aldridge. 1969. An upper Llandovery limestone overlying Hollybush sandstone (Cambrian) in Hollybush quarry, Malvern hills. Geological Magazine 106(5):457-469 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184764: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 21.03.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella anglica Lamont and Gilbert 1945
 Pentamerida - Stricklandiidae
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
"? Cryptothyrella sp." = Hindella
"? Cryptothyrella sp." = Hindella Davidson 1882
 Atrypida -
? Protatrypa sp. Boucot et al. 1964
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
? Resserella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
? Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis psygma Lamont and Gilbert 1945
 Orthida -
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Eocoelia curtisi Ziegler 1966
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
"Cyphomena (Cyphomenoides) wisgoriensis" = Cyphomenoidea wisgoriensis
"Cyphomena (Cyphomenoides) wisgoriensis" = Cyphomenoidea wisgoriensis Lamont and Gilbert 1945
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Brachyprion sp. Shaler 1865
Leptostrophia sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena ziegleri Cocks 1968
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Megastrophia sp. Caster 1939
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida -
Ozarkodina sp. Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
? Ozarkodina sp. Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Ozarkodina gaertneri Walliser 1964 conodont
Walliser
 Ozarkodinida - Pterospathodontidae
"Carniodus carnus" = Carniodus carnulus, Apsidognathus sp.
"Carniodus carnus" = Carniodus carnulus Walliser 1964 conodont
Walliser
Apsidognathus sp. Walliser 1964 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Distomodontidae
Distomodus sp. Branson and Branson 1947 conodont
? Distomodus sp. Branson and Branson 1947 conodont
Distomodus extrorsus1 conodont
Walliser
"Hadrognathus staurognathoides" = Distomodus staurognathoides Walliser 1964 conodont
Walliser
 Prioniodontida - Acodontidae
Acodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Prioniodinidae
"Neoprioniodus sp." = Idioprioniodus
"Neoprioniodus sp." = Idioprioniodus Gunnell 1933 conodont
 Prioniodontida -
"Ligonodina sp." = Oulodus
"Ligonodina sp." = Oulodus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
"Spathognathodus celloni" = Pterospathodus celloni, "Ozarkodina adiutricis" = Pterospathodus celloni, "Spathognathodus pennatus" = Pterospathodus pennatus, Lonchodina sp.
"Spathognathodus celloni" = Pterospathodus celloni Walliser 1964 conodont
Walliser
"Ozarkodina adiutricis" = Pterospathodus celloni Walliser 1964 conodont
Walliser
"Spathognathodus pennatus" = Pterospathodus pennatus Walliser 1964 conodont
Spathognathodus pennatus procerus Walliser
Lonchodina sp. conodont
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Spathognathodus "n. sp. A." Branson and Mehl 1941 conodont
Spathognathodus "n. sp. B." Branson and Mehl 1941 conodont
 Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae
Paltodus dyscritus Rexroad 1967 conodont
Rexroad
 Panderodontida - Panderodontidae
Panderodus sp. Ethington 1959 conodont
Panderodus unicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Panderodus unicostatus unicostatus (Branson & Mehl)
Panderodus unicostatus2 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Branson & Mehl
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Monograptidae
Monograptus priodon Bronn 1835 graptolite