Amphistrophia-Coolinia Comm., Rochester Sh., Lewiston Mbr., Submbr. D, Gates, NY (Silurian of the United States)

Where: New York (43.2° N, 77.7° W: paleocoordinates 26.7° S, 44.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lewiston Member (Rochester Shale Formation), Sheinwoodian (433.4 - 430.5 Ma)

• Age based on correlation chart, Fig. 44.2. Submember D of Lewiston Member.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; gray mudstone

• "Overall, it appears to represent a suite of eurytopic organisms...absence of most intermediate and high level suspension feeders and dominance of flattened bracs and vagrant detritivores (trilobites) suggests soft, unstalbe substrate and probably relatively high turbidity...low oxygen...environments ranging from relatively deep offshore areas to more proximal shallow shelf below wave base (BA 3-4 or even 5)."

•2003:04:06 SEP environmental/tectonic/sequence calls based on field knowledge familiarity with stratigraphic context.

• "occurs on bedding planes in otherwise sparsely fossiliferous medium to dark gray [not black] shales"

Primary reference: C. E. Brett. 1999. Wenlockian fossil communities in New York State and adjacent areas: Paleontology and Paleoecology. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities: A Case Study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 592-637 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26863: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 06.11.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Saccocrinus sp.
Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinus sp.
Dendrocrinus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
Pterobranchia
  - Cyclograptidae
Reticulograptus sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp.
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops linguiformis
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Coolinia subplana" = Fardenia (Coolinia)
"Coolinia subplana" = Fardenia (Coolinia)
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
"Eoplectodonta transversalis" = Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis
"Eoplectodonta transversalis" = Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis Wahlenberg 1818
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Amphistrophia striata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena "rhomboidalis"
Leptaena "rhomboidalis" Wahlenberg 1818
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
"Dictyonella corallifera" = Eodictyonella
"Dictyonella corallifera" = Eodictyonella
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer radiatus
Eospirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella sp.
Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa "reticularis"
Atrypa "reticularis" Linnaeus 1758
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus neglectum
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina hybrida
Dalejina hybrida Sowerby 1839
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella elegantula
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Rhinoporidae
Lichenalia concentrica
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae
Kionoceras sp.
Kionoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
 Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Dawsonoceras sp.
Dawsonoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp., "Naticonema niagarensis" = Platyostoma niagarensis
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
"Naticonema niagarensis" = Platyostoma niagarensis Hall 1852 snail
Bivalvia
  -
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Cornellites emaceratus
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastus sp.
Bumastus sp. Murchison 1839 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Trimerus delphinocephalus
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Calymene sp.
Calymene sp. Brongniart 1822 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites limulurus
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Enterolasma caliculum