Marjum biota, House Range (Cambrian of the United States)

Where: Millard County, Utah (39.3° N, 113.3° W: paleocoordinates 4.1° S, 90.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Marjum Formation, Drumian (504.5 - 500.5 Ma)

• 30-200 m above base of Marjum Formation; Drumian stage

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; mudstone and limestone

• distal shelf to slope biofacies
• " thin-bedded limestone inter-bedded with shale/lime mudstone"

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression, soft parts

Primary reference: S. Pates, R. Lerosey-Aubril, A.C. Daley, C. Kier, E. Bonino and J. Ortega-Hernandez. 2021. The diverse radiodont fauna from the Marjum Formation of Utah, USA (Cambrian: Drumian). PeerJ 9:1-43 [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Novack-Gottshall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230679: authorized by Phil Novack-Gottshall, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 11.07.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Biota updated from list in Robison, Babcock & Gunther (2015)
unclassified
  -
Sinocylindra
  -
Sinocylindra sp. Chen and Erdtmann 1991
Bryopsidophyceae
 Caulerpales - Caulerpaceae
Margaretia dorus Walcott 1931
"Oesia disjuncta/Margaretia dorus"
Fuxianospira girata
  -
Fuxianospira girata Chen and Zhao 1997
Morania fragmenta
  -
Morania fragmenta Walcott 1919
Marpolia spissa
  -
Marpolia spissa Walcott 1919
unclassified
  -
 Tuzoida - Tuzoiidae
Tuzoia guntheri Robison and Richards 1981
Nettapezoura basilika
  -
Nettapezoura basilika Briggs et al. 2008
Dicranocaris guntherorum
  -
Dicranocaris guntherorum Briggs et al. 2008
 Radiodonta - Hurdiidae
Pahvantia hastata Robison and Richards 1981
Buccaspinea cooperi Pates et al. 2021
Peytoia nathorsti Walcott 1911
 Radiodonta -
Caryosyntrips sp. Daley and Budd 2010
Caryosyntrips ? camurus Pates and Daley 2017
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
Olenoides pugio trilobite
 Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae
Zacanthoides sp. Walcott 1888 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Bathyuriscus fimbriatus Robison 1964 trilobite
Bathyuriscidella sp. Rasetti 1948 trilobite
  - Burlingiidae
Burlingia halgedahlae Robison and Babcock 2011 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Asaphiscus wheeleri Meek 1873 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Altiocculus harrisi Robison 1971 trilobite
Elrathia marjumi trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Marjumiidae
 Ptychopariida - Lonchocephalidae
Trymataspis depressa Robinson 1964 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Menomoniidae
Bolaspidella jarrardi Robison and Babcock 2011 trilobite
Bolaspidella contracta Robison 1964 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Peronopsidae
"Peronopsis segmenta" = Pentagnostus (Meragnostus) segmenta Robison 1964
 Agnostida - Ptychagnostidae
Ptychagnostus atavus Tullberg 1880
Ptychagnostus cuyanus Rusconi 1948
Ptychagnostus affinis Brøgger 1878
"Pseudophalacroma lundgreni" = Aotagnostus lundgreni Tullberg 1880
"Ptychagnostus occultatus" = Acidusus occultatus Öpik 1979
"Ptychagnostus leptus" = Acidusus leptus Qian 1983
 Agnostida - Spinagnostidae
Hypagnostus parvifrons Linnarsson 1869
Doryagnostus incertus Brögger 1878
 Agnostida - Clavagnostidae
Utagnostus songae Peng and Robison 2000
 Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
 Agnostida - Ammagnostidae
 Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
Naraoia compacta Walcott 1912
Megacheira
 Yohoiida - Yohoiidae
Dytikosicula desmatae Conway Morris et al. 2015
 Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Deuteropoda
 Hymenostraca -
 Hymenocarina - Perspicarididae
Meristosoma
  -
Meristosoma sp. Robison and Wiley 1995
 Archaeopriapulida - Ottoidae
Ottoia prolifica Walcott 1911
 Selkirkiimorpha - Selkirkiidae
Selkirkia willoughbyi Conway Morris and Robison 1986
Palaeoscolecida
 Cricocosmida - Palaeoscolecidae
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
? Hyolithes spp. d'Eichwald 1840
Stenothecoida
 Cambridioida - Cambridiidae
Lingulata
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
 Lingulida - Acrothelidae
Acrothele subsidua White 1874
 Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella spp. Salter 1866
Paterinata
 Paterinida - Paterinidae
Kutorginata
 Kutorginida - Nisusiidae
"Nisusia sulcata" = Narynella sulcata
"Nisusia sulcata" = Narynella sulcata Rowell and Caruso 1985
Helcionelloida
 Helcionellida - Rugaeconidae
"Latouchella arguta" = Dorispira arguta
"Latouchella arguta" = Dorispira arguta Resser 1939
Polychaeta
  -
Polychaeta indet. Grube 1850
Megasiphon thylakos
  -
Megasiphon thylakos n. gen. n. sp.
Megasiphon thylakos n. gen. n. sp. Nanglu et al. 2023
Pterobranchia
  -
Mastograptus sp. LoDuca and Kramer 2014 pterobranch
 Bilateria - Eldoniidae
Eldonia ludwigi Walcott 1911
Soluta
 Syringocrinida -
Castericystis vali Ubaghs and Robison 1988
Eocrinoidea
  -
Marjumicystis mettae Ubaghs and Robison 1988
 Gogiida - Eocrinidae
Gogia spiralis Robison 1965
Edrioasteroidea
 Edrioasterida - Totiglobidae
? Totiglobus lloydi Sprinkle 1985
 Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus sp. Billings 1872
Hexactinellida
 Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Protospongia hicksi Hinde 1887 glass sponge
Diagoniella sp. Rauff 1894 glass sponge
Diagoniella magna Rigby et al. 2010 glass sponge
Diagoniella hindei Walcott 1920 glass sponge
Diagoniella cyathiformis Dawson and Hinde 1889 glass sponge
Testiispongia venula glass sponge
 Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae
Hintzespongia bilamina Rigby and Gutschick 1976 glass sponge
 Reticulosa -
Demospongiae
 Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Leptomitella metta Rigby 1983 demosponge
 Protomonaxonida - Choiidae
Choia hindei Dawson 1896 demosponge
Choia carteri Walcott 1920 demosponge
Choia utahensis Walcott 1920 demosponge
 Protomonaxonida - Hamptoniidae
 Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae
Hazelia palmata Walcott 1920 demosponge
Coeloscleritophora
 Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Chancelloria sp. Walcott 1920
Scyphozoa
 Coronatae -
? Coronatae indet. Dong et al. 2013 jellyfish
Hydrozoa
 Hydroida -
  - Narcomedusae
? Narcomedusae indet. Haeckel 1879
Cubozoa
  -
Cubozoa indet. box jellyfish
"Cubuzoan jellyfish"
Cambrorhytium major
  -
Cambrorhytium major Walcott 1908