Emsian Loc. 3 of Melo: Lambedor (Parana Basin, Apucarana Sub-basin) (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (26.1° S, 52.6° W: paleocoordinates 74.6° S, 125.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ponta Grossa Formation, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

• I am using the more common name of Ponta Grossa Fm. Melo considers this a member of the Santa Rosa Fm.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Primary reference: J. H. G. Melo. 1988. The Malvinokaffric realm in the Devonian of Brazil. N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass, eds. Devonian of the World, Volume I. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 669-703 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37081: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp.
Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
? Gamonedaspis sp.
? Gamonedaspis sp. Branisa and Vanek 1973 trilobite
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
"Serpulites" sp.
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
? Derbyina sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
? Notiochonetes sp.
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
? Schuchertella sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp.
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Plectonotus sp., Ptomatis sp.
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Phthonia sp., Modiolus sp.
? Phthonia sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris, ? Grammysia sp., "Sphenotus" sp.
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
? Grammysia sp. de Verneuil 1847 clam
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
? Pholadella sp.
? Pholadella sp. Hall 1869 clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Goniophora sp.
Goniophora sp. Phillips 1848 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurodapis sp.
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp.
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp.
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
Stylophora
 Mitrata - Paranacystidae
Paranacystis sp.
Stenuroidea
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? Echinasterella sp.
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890
Ophiuroidea
  - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp.
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp., Mesoconularia sp.
Conularia sp. Miller 1820 jellyfish