Ribadesella (Ordovician of Spain)

Also known as Cerracon Mbr, Sueve Shale Fm., Ribadesella, Oviedo, Spain

Where: Oviedo, Spain (43.5° N, 5.1° W: paleocoordinates 69.3° S, 81.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Cerracin Member (Sueve Shale Formation), Oretanian (468.0 - 459.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, concretionary, hematitic, sideritic, black, cherty/siliceous shale

• Black shale with nodules of siderite, chert, and hematite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco, R. Albani, C. Aramburu, C. Babin, J. C. Garcia-Ramos, I. Mendez-Bedia, I. Rabano, J. Truyols, J. M. C. Vannier and E. Villas. 1996. Bioestratigrafia de la formacion pizarras del Sueve (Ordovicico medio) en el sector septentrional de la escama de Laviana-Sueve (zona Cantabrica, norte de Espana). Revista Espanola de Paleontologia 11(1):48-74 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/O. Alfaro]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21094: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 17.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

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 Sphaeronitida - Aristocystitidae
Calix sp.
Calix sp. Rouault 1878
Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae
Didymograptus sp.
Didymograptus sp. McCoy 1851 graptolite
 Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
? Amplexograptus sp.
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
? Elliptocyprites sp.
 Palaeocopida -
Quadritia sp.
Quadritia sp. ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Aechminidae
? Aechmina sp.
? Aechmina sp. Jones and Holl 1869 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Tetradellidae
Ogmoopsis sp.
Ogmoopsis sp. ostracod
Trilobita
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Nobiliasaphus sp., Isabelinia sp.
Nobiliasaphus sp. Pribyl and Vanek 1965 trilobite
Isabelinia sp. Rabano 1989 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Crozonaspis sp.
Crozonaspis sp. Henry 1968 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Phacopidina sp.
Phacopidina sp. Bancroft and Lamont 1949 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
? Pateraspis sp.
? Pateraspis sp. Prantl and Pribyl 1947 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Prionocheilus sp., Neseuretus sp., Salterocoryphe sp.
Prionocheilus sp. Rouault 1847 trilobite
Neseuretus sp. Hicks 1873 trilobite
Salterocoryphe sp. Hammann 1977 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Colpocoryphe sp.
Colpocoryphe sp. Novak and Perner 1918 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Selenopeltis sp.
Selenopeltis sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Ectillaenus sp.
Ectillaenus sp. Salter 1867 trilobite
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Pseudolingulidae
Pseudolingula sp.
Pseudolingula sp. Mickwitz 1909
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Cremnorthidae
Brandysia sp.
 Orthida - Heterorthidae
Heterorthina sp.
Heterorthina sp. Bancroft 1928
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
Sinuites sp.
Sinuites sp. Koken 1896 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Praenuculidae
Praenucula sp.
Praenucula sp. Pfab 1934 clam
 Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Cardiolaria sp.
Cardiolaria sp. Munier-Chalmas 1876 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
? Glyptarca sp.
? Glyptarca sp. Hicks 1873 clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
? Modiolopsis sp., Redonia sp.
? Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847 clam
Redonia sp. Rouault 1851 clam