North Wales Rawtheyan Assemblage 1, England (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (53.0° N, 3.0° W: paleocoordinates 45.7° S, 16.9° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Rawtheyan (448.8 - 445.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; sandstone and carbonate

• Fine-grained sandstone with localized carbonates

Primary reference: P. J. Brenchley, B. Cullen, and G. Newall. 1982. The environmental distribution of associations belonging to the Hirnantia fauna - evidence from North Wales & Norway. In D. L. Bruton (ed.), Aspects of the Ordovician System 295:113-125 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3667: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 06.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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 Sphaeronitida - Sphaeronitidae
Haplosphaeronis sp.
Haplosphaeronis sp. Jaekel 1926
 Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae
Echinosphaerites sp.
Echinosphaerites sp. Wahlenberg 1818
 Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae
Pleurocystites sp.
 Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae
Cheirocrinus sp.
Cheirocrinus sp. Eichwald 1856
originally entered as "Cheirocrinus" sp."
Rhombifera
 Hemicosmitoida - Caryocrinitidae
Caryocrinites sp.
Caryocrinites sp. Say 1825
originally entered as "Caryocrinites" sp."
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella sp.
Lingulella sp. Salter 1866
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra sp.
Philhedra sp. Koken 1889
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Paracraniops sp.
Paracraniops sp. Williams 1963
Strophomenata
 Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
Vellamo sp.
Vellamo sp. Opik 1930
 Billingsellida - Gonambonitidae
Kullervo sp.
Kullervo sp. Opik 1932
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Oxoplecia sp., Triplesia sp.
Oxoplecia sp. Wilson 1913
Triplesia sp. Hall 1859
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Fardenia sp.
Fardenia sp. Lamont 1935
 Strophomenida - Christianiidae
Christiania sp.
Christiania sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella sp., Kozlowskites sp.
Sowerbyella sp. Jones 1928
Kozlowskites sp. Havlicek 1952
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
"Leangella sp." = Leangella, "Diambonia sp." = Leangella, Sampo sp.
"Leangella sp." = Leangella Opik 1933
"Diambonia sp." = Leangella Opik 1933
Sampo sp. Opik 1933
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Chonetoidea sp.
Chonetoidea sp. Jones 1928
 Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
? Luhaia sp., Katastrophomena sp.
? Luhaia sp. Roomusoks 1956
originally entered as "Luhaia? sp."
Katastrophomena sp. Cocks 1968
 Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae
Mjoesina sp.
Mjoesina sp. Spjeldnaes 1957
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Gunnarella sp., Strophomena sp.
Gunnarella sp. Spjeldnaes 1957
Strophomena sp. Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Kjaerina sp., Leptaena sp.
Kjaerina sp. Bancroft 1929
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Parastrophina sp.
Parastrophina sp. Schuchert and LeVene 1929
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
"Cryptothyrella sp." = Hindella
"Cryptothyrella sp." = Hindella Davidson 1882
 Atrypida - Cyclospiridae
Cyclospira sp.
Cyclospira sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Atrypida - Protozygidae
Protozyga sp.
Protozyga sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa sp.
Plectatrypa sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1930
 Atrypida - Anazygidae
Catazyga sp.
Catazyga sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp.
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Saukrodictya sp.
Saukrodictya sp. Wright 1964
 Orthida - Linoporellidae
Laticrura sp.
Laticrura sp. Cooper 1956
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia sp.
Dicoelosia sp. King 1850
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Dalmanella sp., Ravozetina sp., Howellites sp., Eremotrema sp.
Dalmanella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Ravozetina sp. Havlícek 1974
Howellites sp. Bancroft 1945
Eremotrema sp. Cooper 1956
 Orthida - Harknessellidae
Reuschella sp.
Reuschella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Plaesiomys sp.
Plaesiomys sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Glyptorthis sp.
Glyptorthis sp. Foerste 1914
 Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Portranella sp.
Portranella sp. Wright 1964
 Orthida - Productorthidae
Nicolella sp.
Nicolella sp. Reed 1917
 Orthida - Orthidae
Orthambonites sp.
Orthambonites sp. Pander 1830
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis sp.
Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp.
 Orthida - Cremnorthidae
Cremnorthis sp.
Cremnorthis sp. Williams 1963
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Schizophorella sp.
Stenolaemata
  -
Stenolaemata indet.
 Cyclostomata - Corynotrypidae
Corynotrypa sp.
Corynotrypa sp. Bassler 1911
 Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
Ptilodictya sp.
Ptilodictya sp. Lonsdale 1839
originally entered as "Ptillodictya sp."
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae
Trochonema sp.
Trochonema sp. Salter 1859 snail
Ostracoda
 Leperditellocopida - Primitiidae
Primitia sp.
Primitia sp. Jones and Holl 1923 ostracod
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
? Stygina sp.
? Stygina sp. Salter 1853 trilobite
originally entered as "Stygina? sp."
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
? Illaenus sp., ? Stenopareia sp.
? Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
originally entered as "Illaenus? sp."
? Stenopareia sp. Holm 1886 trilobite
originally entered as "Stenopareia? sp."
 Proetida - Proetidae
Astroproetus sp.
Astroproetus sp. Begg 1939 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene sp., Flexicalymene sp., Prionocheilus sp.
Gravicalymene sp. Shirley 1936 trilobite
Flexicalymene sp. Shirley 1936 trilobite
Prionocheilus sp. Rouault 1847 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Calyptaulax sp.
Calyptaulax sp. Cooper 1930 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurus sp., Atractopyge sp., Cybeloides sp.
Encrinurus sp. Emmrich 1844 trilobite
Atractopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Cybeloides sp. Slocum 1913 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Sphaerocoryphe sp., Pseudosphaerexochus sp.
Sphaerocoryphe sp. Angelin 1854 trilobite
Pseudosphaerexochus sp. Schmidt 1881 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
"Paraharpes sp." = Hibbertia
"Paraharpes sp." = Hibbertia Jones and Woodward 1899 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Tretaspis sp.
Tretaspis sp. M'Coy 1849 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
? Platylichas sp.
? Platylichas sp. Gürich 1901 trilobite
originally entered as "Platylichas? sp."
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Primaspis sp.
Primaspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasmatidae indet.
Streptelasmatidae indet. Nicholson 1889 horn coral
 Stauriida - Petraiidae
Petraia sp.
Petraia sp. Münster 1839 horn coral
 Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites sp.
Heliolites sp. Dana 1846 tabulate coral