Late Emsian/Eifelian Loc. 4 of Melo: Lambedor (Devonian to of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (26.1° S, 52.6° W: paleocoordinates 75.6° S, 125.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ponta Grossa Formation, Emsian to Emsian (407.6 - 387.7 Ma)

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

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

• Sequence on the whole consists of shales, silts, and sands. No specific lithology given for this collection.

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 37106: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Palaeosabella sp.
Palaeosabella sp. Clarke 1921 demosponge
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Mesoconularia sp.
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
"Serpulites" sp.
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Ptomatis sp., Plectonotus sp.
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris, "Sphenotus" sp.
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp.
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 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
  -
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes" sp.
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp.
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Stylophora
 Mitrata - Paranacystidae
Paranacystis sp.
Ophiuroidea
  - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp.
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star
Stenuroidea
  -
? Echinasterella sp.
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890