USNM loc. 12878, Red Amphitheatre, Funeral Mountains (Silurian of the United States)

Where: Inyo County, California (36.4° N, 116.6° W: paleocoordinates 11.3° S, 71.2° W)

When: Hidden Valley Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; dolomite

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Collected by A. J. Boucot in 1963, 1964; reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical

Primary reference: A. J. Boucot, J. G. Johnson, and N. Zhang. 1988. Silurian (Wenlockian) brachiopods from southeastern California. Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie 201(4-6):103-127 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 226732: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 22.07.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides cf. operosa
Skenidioides cf. operosa Johnson et al. 1976
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia cf. alticavata
Dicoelosia cf. alticavata Whittard and Barker 1950
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella canalis
Resserella canalis Sowerby 1839
as ssp. Resserella canalis erecta
 Orthida - Proschizophoriidae
Proschizophoriidae indet.
Proschizophoriidae indet. Boucot et al. 1966
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
"Hesperorthis kessei n. sp." = Flabellitesia kessei
"Hesperorthis kessei n. sp." = Flabellitesia kessei Boucot et al. 1988
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia sp., Janius occidentalis n. sp.
Cyrtia sp. Dalman 1828
Janius occidentalis n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Spirinella cf. pauciplicata
 Atrypida - Punctatrypidae
Reticulatrypa ryanensis n. sp.
Reticulatrypa ryanensis n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
 Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Lissatrypa sp.
Lissatrypa sp. Twenhofel 1914
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Spirigerina sp.
Spirigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1849
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Eospinatrypa sagana n. sp., Gotatrypa altera n. sp.
Eospinatrypa sagana n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
Gotatrypa altera n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
 Atrypida - Anazygidae
Zygatrypa stenoparva n. sp.
Zygatrypa stenoparva n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
"? Dubaria sp." = Septatrypa
"? Dubaria sp." = Septatrypa Kozlowski 1929
 Athyridida - Meristidae
Merista sp.
Merista sp. Suess 1851
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp.
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta aff. americana, "Ancillotoechia" berryi, "Ancillotoechia" perryi
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus estonicus
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula cf. biloba
Gypidula cf. biloba Johnson in Johnson and Reso 1964
 Pentamerida - Subrianidae
Vosmiverstum wenlockum n. sp.
Vosmiverstum wenlockum n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
 Pentamerida - Pentameridae
"? Apopentamerus sp." = Harpidium (Isovella), Kirkidium (Pinguaella) macallisteri n. sp., Rhipidium (Pararhipidium) filicostatum n. sp.
"? Apopentamerus sp." = Harpidium (Isovella) Breyvel and Breyvel 1970
Kirkidium (Pinguaella) macallisteri n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
Rhipidium (Pararhipidium) filicostatum n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Leptaena cf. depressa" = Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa
"Leptaena cf. depressa" = Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa Sowerby 1824
 Strophomenida - Stropheodontidae
Stropheodontidae indet.
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Aegiria sp.
Aegiria sp. Opik 1933
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
"Eoplectodonta" sp., Eoplectodonta california n. sp.
"Eoplectodonta" sp. Kozlowski 1929
Eoplectodonta california n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia sulcata n. sp.
Coolinia sulcata n. sp. Boucot et al. 1988