Brachiopods of upper Cerro Gordo Mbr., Lime Creek Fm., North-Central Iowa (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Iowa (43.0° N, 93.0° W: paleocoordinates 29.2° S, 37.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Cerro Gordo Member (Lime Creek Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• Member covers both Cyrtospirifer whitneyi and Elita inconsueta zones. This collection covers the latter, and consists of a number of samples.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous shale

• Stratigraphic chart indicates shales with limestone nodules.

Primary reference: J. Day. 1988. The brachiopod succession of the Late Givetian-Frasnian of Iowa. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 303-325 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35499: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 17.12.2003

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
 Spiriferida - Theodossiidae
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia sp. Hall 1860
A. n. sp.
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
 Spiriferida - Echinospiriferidae
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Schizophoria iowensis" = Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis
"Schizophoria iowensis" = Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis Hall 1858
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
 Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
Calvinaria bransoni Stainbrook 1948
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
 Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Araksalosiidae
Eostrophalosia rockfordensis Hall and Clarke 1893
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Strophalosia sp. King 1844
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
 Productida - Productellidae
Productella rugatula Stainbrook 1945
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Floweria prava Hall 1858
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
 Strophomenida - Leptodontellidae
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Strophodonta thomasi" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
Strophodonta umbonata Cooper and Dutro 1982