Pisocrinus-Bouskacrinus Assoc., Bainbridge Limestone Unit 2 (Silurian of the United States)

Where: Missouri (37.8° N, 90.1° W: paleocoordinates 28.5° S, 53.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bainbridge Limestone Formation, Ludlow (427.4 - 423.0 Ma)

• Unit 2 of Bainbridge Limestone (of Bounk 1975 and Barrick 1978). [Lower Moccasin Springs Formation, Bainbridge Group of Lowensant (1949).]

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal ramp; shelly/skeletal wackestone and shelly/skeletal, gray grainstone

• "The brachiopod fauna is very diverse and shows affinities both with that of the Henryhous Formation, Oklahoma and the Brownsport Formation, Tennessee...[Few complete crowns]...root systems can be very common in some horizons...little indication of wave disturbance, and some dissociated echinoderm specimens have isolated plates in near proximity, suggesting that variations in clastic input, rather than winnowing, are responsible for the noted differences in skeletal grain percentages. Individual grains slightly to moderately abraded, microborins common. Brachiopos often articulated, but are also major debris contributors. Overall best interpreted as outer BA4 to inner BA 5, somewhat landward of the upper Bainbridge Pisocrinus Association [PBDB coll. 26821] and graptolite-bearing units."

•SEP environmental call based on given info.

• "Varies from moderately to abundantly fossiliferous. There are two common lithologies: earthy red calcilutites with scattered fossil debris seldom exceeding 20% (wackestone) and very fossiliferous, echinoderm-rich red or gray calcilutites to calcarenites with from 50% to as much as 70% skeletal debris (wackestone-packstone textures)."

Collection methods: Table 45.47, which gives abundances.

Primary reference: T. J. Frest, C. E. Brett, and B. J. Witzke. 1999. Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 638-783 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26822: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 05.11.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Amphipsalidocrinidae indet.
"amphipsalidocrinid gen. nov. (microcrinoid)"
Prokopicrinidae "sp. nov. 1"
"prokopicrinid gen. nov. sp. nov. 1"
Prokopicrinidae "sp. nov. 2"
"prokopicrinid gen. nov. sp. nov. 1"
Crinoidea
 Camerata -
Camerata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1885 Sea lily
"new camerate, uncertain affinities"
 Diplobathrida - Lampterocrinidae
Lampterocrinus "n. sp." Roemer 1860 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Hirneacrinidae
Hagnocrinus "n. sp." Frest and Strimple 1977 Sea lily
Hagnocrinus bainbridgensis Frest and Strimple 1977 Sea lily
Hagnocrinus balli Frest and Strimple 1977 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Hapalocrinidae
 Inadunata -
Disparida "new genus 1" Sea lily
"disparid gen. nov. Sevastopulo and Lane, 1981 (microcrinoid)"
Disparida "new genus 2" Sea lily
"new disparid genus"
 Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae
Pisocrinus (Pisocrinus) "sp. nov. 1" de Koninck 1858 Sea lily
Pisocrinus (Pisocrinus)
Pisocrinus (Pisocrinus) "sp. nov. 2" de Koninck 1858 Sea lily
Pisocrinus (Pisocrinus)
Pisocrinus spatulatus Sea lily
Subgenus listed only as (G.)
"Parapisocrinus quinquelobus" = Parapisocrinus quinquelobus Ausich and Copper 2010 Sea lily
"Pisocrinus gorbyi" = Parapisocrinus quinquelobus Ausich and Copper 2010 Sea lily
Subgenus listed only as (G.)
 Homocrinida - Homocrinidae
Homocrinus "n. sp." Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Allagecrinoidea - Allagecrinidae
Litocrinus "n. sp." Lane and Sevastopulo 1982 Sea lily
? Desmacriocrinus "n. sp." Strimple 1966 Sea lily
 Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
Grypocrinus "n. sp." Strimple 1963 Sea lily
Eohalysiocrinus "n. sp." Prokop 1970 Sea lily
 Belemnocrinoidea - Zophocrinidae
? Zophocrinidae "sp. nov. 1" Miller 1892 Sea lily
"'Zophocrinus' gen nov. sp. nov. 1"
? Zophocrinidae "sp. nov. 2" Miller 1892 Sea lily
"'Zophocrinus' gen nov. sp. nov. 2"
 Myelodactylida - Myelodactylidae
Myelodactylus "n. sp." Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Cyathocrinida - Thalamocrinidae
 Cyathocrinida - Codiacrinidae
Amphipsalidocrinus "n. sp." Weller 1930 Sea lily
 Cyathocrinida - Streblocrinidae
Lampadosocrinus "n. sp." Strimple and Koenig 1956 Sea lily
? Lageniocrinus "n. sp." de Koninck 1854 Sea lily
 Cyathocrinida - Gasterocomidae
 Cladida - Botryocrinidae
Botryocrinus "sp. nov. 1" Angelin 1878 Sea lily
Botryocrinus "sp. nov. 2" Angelin 1878 Sea lily
 Inadunata -
 Rhombifera - Callocystitidae
Callocystitidae indet. Bernard 1895
"callocystitid sp. nov. (plates)"
Blastoidea
 Fissiculata -
Fissiculata indet. Jaekel 1918 blastoid
listed as "'Troosticrinus' dubius? Rowley (fissiculate)"
 Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae
Rhombifera
 Hemicosmitoida - Caryocrinitidae
Stylophora
 Mitrata -
Mitrata indet. Jaekel 1918
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites spp. Barrande 1852 trilobite
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
"Lissatrypa henryhousensis" = Lissatrypa, "Nanospira sp." = Lissatrypa
"Lissatrypa henryhousensis" = Lissatrypa
"Nanospira sp." = Lissatrypa Twenhofel 1914
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer sp. Schuchert 1913
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus sp. Foerste 1909
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina sp. Hall 1867
 Athyridida - Meristidae
Merista sp. Suess 1851
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Cliftonia "n. sp." Foerste 1909
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Coolinia sp." = Fardenia (Coolinia)
"Coolinia sp." = Fardenia (Coolinia) Bancroft 1949
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
Strophonella sp. Hall 1879
 Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leangella sp. Opik 1933
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyostoma sp. Conrad 1842 snail
Cyclonema fasciata Ball 1938 snail
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral