USNM loc. 13257, Roberts Creek Mountain, Roberts Mountains (Silurian of the United States)

Where: Eureka County, Nevada (39.9° N, 116.3° W: paleocoordinates 11.5° S, 66.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Roberts Mountains Formation, Ludlow (427.4 - 423.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: A. J. Boucot. 1971. Aenigmastrophia, new genus, a difficult Silurian brachiopod. In J. T. Dutro (ed.), Paleozoic Perspectives A Paleontological Tribute to G. Arthur Cooper 155-158 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 227120: authorized by Jonathan Marcot, entered by Jonathan Marcot on 12.09.2022

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Ptychopleurella sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
"Atrypella sp." = Atrypoidea
"Atrypella sp." = Atrypoidea Mitchell and Dun 1920
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Alaskospira sp. Kirk and Amsden 1952
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
? Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
 Pentamerida - Aenigmastrophiidae
Aenigmastrophia cooperi n. gen. n. sp.
Aenigmastrophia cooperi n. gen. n. sp. Boucot 1971
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula sp. Hall 1867
 Pentamerida - Subrianidae
Cymbidium sp. Kirk 1926
"coarsely plicate and finely plicate forms"
 Pentamerida - Pentameridae
Kirkidium sp. Amsden et al. 1967
"both small fine-ribbed and large fine-ribbed"
Strophomenoidea
 Strophomenoidea -
Strophomenoidea indet. Opik 1934
"orthotetacid brachiopod"