Kwataboahegan Formation composite fauna, Hudson Platform (Devonian to of Canada)

Also known as Reef 2013

Where: Ontario, Canada (51.5° N, 81.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.3° S, 24.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

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

• Formation as a whole spans upper part of Lower Devonian and lower part of Middle Devonian. Conodonts from lower part of formation are Emsian.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; brown limestone and brown grainstone

• interpreted as reefal/biostromal
• Ref. 10859: "this unit consists of massive to thick bedded biohermal and biostromal limestones..." Ref. 10860: "in its type area consists mainly of medium to dark brown, medium calcarenitic, bituminous, massive to thick bedded, cliff-forming, extremely fossiliferous limestone, weathering light to medium grey. An occasional bed is very dolomitic...

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. G. Telford. 1988. Devonian stratigraphy of the Moose River Basin, James Bay Lowland, Ontario, Canada. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume I 123-132 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40039: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 16.06.2004, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"Dentalium" sp.1, ? Scolecodonta indet.1, Plantae indet.1
"Dentalium" sp.1
I am putting this in quotes, since it is a Cretaceous-Recent genus
Plantae indet.1 Haeckel 1866
Prasinophytae
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Tasmanites sp.1, cf. Tasmanites sp.1
Tasmanites sp.1 Newton 1875
cf. Tasmanites sp.1 Newton 1875
Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Edaphophyllum sulcatum1, Cystiphylloides sp.1
Cystiphylloides sp.1 Chapman 1893 horn coral
 Stauriida - Acrophyllidae
Scenophyllum cf. conigerum1, Acrophyllum sp.1
Acrophyllum sp.1 Thomson and Nicholson 1876 horn coral
 Stauriida - Amplexidae
Heterophrentis sp.1
Heterophrentis sp.1 Billings 1875 horn coral
 Stauriida - Stauriidae
? Synaptophyllum sp.1
? Synaptophyllum sp.1 Simpson 1900 horn coral
 Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae
Siphonophrentis sp.1
Siphonophrentis sp.1 O'Connell 1914 horn coral
 Stauriida - Eridophyllidae
Acinophyllum davisi1, Acinophyllum cf. simcoense1, Acinophyllum cf. segregatum1, Prismatophyllum subcinctum1
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Aemulophyllum exiguum1, Heliophyllum sp.1
Aemulophyllum exiguum1 Billings 1860 horn coral
Heliophyllum sp.1 Hall 1846 horn coral
 Stauriida - Disphyllidae
"Billingsastraea" sp.1, "Billingsastraea" cf. rugosa1, "Billingsastraea" "n. sp. A"1, Hexagonaria cf. tabulata1
"Billingsastraea" sp.1 Grabau 1917 horn coral
n. sp.
"Billingsastraea" "n. sp. A"1 Grabau 1917 horn coral
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum sp.1
Pleurodictyum sp.1 Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites "sp. A"1, Favosites spp.1, Emmonsia sp.1
Favosites "sp. A"1 Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
Favosites spp.1 Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
Emmonsia sp.1 Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Thamnopora sp.1
Thamnopora sp.1 Steininger 1831 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora "sp. A"1, Syringopora "sp. B"1, Syringopora "sp. C"1
Syringopora "sp. A"1 Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
Syringopora "sp. B"1 Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
Syringopora "sp. C"1 Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporoidea -
Stromatoporoidea indet.1
Stromatoporoidea indet.1 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Clathrodictyon sp.1
Clathrodictyon sp.1 Nicholson and Murie 1878 stromatoporoid sponge
 Syringostromatida - Stachyoditidae
Stachyodes sp.1
Stachyodes sp.1 Bargatzky 1881 stromatoporoid sponge
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sp.1, ? Nowakia sp.1
Nowakia sp.1 Gurich 1896
? Nowakia sp.1 Gurich 1896
Cephalopoda
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Cephalopoda indet.1
Cephalopoda indet.1 Cuvier 1797
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp.1, ? Michelinoceras sp.1
Michelinoceras sp.1 Foerste 1932
? Michelinoceras sp.1 Foerste 1932
 Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp.1, ? Bactrites sp.1
Bactrites sp.1 Sandberger 1843
? Bactrites sp.1 Sandberger 1843
Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida -
Conocardioidea spp.2
Conocardioidea spp.2 Miller 1889
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.1
Gastropoda indet.1 Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Paracyclas sp.1
Paracyclas sp.1 Hall 1843 clam
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet.1
Brachiopoda indet.1 Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Centronellidae
Amphigenia sp.1, ? Amphigenia sp.1, Amphigenia cf. elongata1
Amphigenia cf. elongata1 Vanuxem 1842
 Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae
? Globithyris sp.1
 Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
? Cranaena sp.1
? Cranaena sp.1 Hall and Clarke 1893
 Spiriferida -
Spiriferida indet.1
Spiriferida indet.1 Waagen 1883
 Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Costispirifer arenosus1, "Costispirifer" sp.1
"Costispirifer" sp.1 Copper 1942
 Atrypida - Carinatinidae
? Carinatina sp.1
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Spinatrypa spp.1, ? Atrypa sp.1, Atrypa spp.1
Spinatrypa spp.1 Stainbrook 1951
? Atrypa sp.1 Dalman 1828
Atrypa spp.1 Dalman 1828
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
? Trematospira sp.1
 Pentamerida -
Pentamerida indet.1
Pentamerida indet.1 Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Pentamerella sp.1
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.1
Schizophoria sp.1 King 1850
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.1
"Schuchertella" sp.1 Girty 1904
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Strophodonta sp." = Strophomena (Strophodonta)1, ? Megastrophia sp.1
"Strophodonta sp." = Strophomena (Strophodonta)1 Hall 1852
? Megastrophia sp.1 Caster 1939
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
? Leptaena sp.1
? Leptaena sp.1 Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
? Chonetes sp.1
? Chonetes sp.1 Fischer de Waldheim 1830
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.1
Tentaculites sp.1 von Schlotheim 1820
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.1
Bryozoa indet.1 Ehrenberg 1831
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.1
Ostracoda indet.1 Latreille 1802 ostracod
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Reedops sp.1, Phacops sp.1
Reedops sp.1 Richter and Richter 1925 trilobite
Phacops sp.1 Emmrich 1839 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Odontocephalus sp.1, ? Odontocephalus sp.1, Odontochile sp.1, ? Dalmanites sp.1
Odontocephalus sp.1 Conrad 1840 trilobite
? Odontocephalus sp.1 Conrad 1840 trilobite
Odontochile sp.1 Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
? Dalmanites sp.1 Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus sp.1, ? Proetus sp.1, "Proetus cf. folliceps" = Coniproetus folliceps1, Dechenella sp.1
Proetus sp.1 Steininger 1831 trilobite
? Proetus sp.1 Steininger 1831 trilobite
"Proetus cf. folliceps" = Coniproetus folliceps1 Hall and Clarke 1888 trilobite
Dechenella sp.1 Kayser 1880 trilobite
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathus linguiformis1
Polygnathus linguiformis1 Hinde 1879 conodont
 Ozarkodinida -
Ozarkodina sp.1
Ozarkodina sp.1 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Belodellida - Belodellidae
Belodella sp.1
Belodella sp.1 Ethington 1959 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus sp.1, Icriodus latericrescens1
Icriodus sp.1 Branson and Mehl 1938 conodont
Icriodus latericrescens1 Branson and Mehl 1938 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Acodontidae
Acodus sp.1, ? Acodus sp.1
Acodus sp.1 Pander 1856 conodont
? Acodus sp.1 Pander 1856 conodont
 Panderodontida - Panderodontidae
Panderodus sp.1
Panderodus sp.1 Ethington 1959 conodont
unclassified
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Echinodermata indet.1
Crinoidea
 Cyathocrinida - Gasterocomidae
? Gasterocoma bicaula1, Schultzicrinus sp.1
? Gasterocoma bicaula1 Johnson and Lane 1969 Sea lily
Schultzicrinus sp.1 Springer 1911 Sea lily
1Sanford and Norris 1975; 2Wagner 2023