Uppermost Faou Fmn and Reun ar C'Hrank Fmn, Rade de Brest, Massif Armoricain (Devonian of France)

Where: Alsace, France (48.4° N, 4.5° W: paleocoordinates 39.7° S, 32.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Reun Ar C'Hrank Formation, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

• NB: some elements come from the upper part of the underlying Faou Formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and argillaceous sandstone

• "schistes et grauwackes"

Primary reference: J. Le Menn, Y. Plusquellec, P. Morzadec and H. Lardeux. 1976. Incursion Hercynienne dans les faunes rhenanes du Devonien inferieur de La Rade de Brest (Massif Armoricain). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 153(1-3):1-115 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40505: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 24.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

• I have omitted crinoid columnal taxa of uncertain affinities.
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unclassified
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Cleistodictyum porosum
Crinoidea
 Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Diamenocrinus floreus n. sp.
Diamenocrinus floreus n. sp. Sea lily
 Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae
Pterinocrinus tenuibrachiatus n. sp., ? Pterinocrinus sp.
? Pterinocrinus sp. Goldring 1923 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae
? Hexacrinites tenicrenulatus n. sp., ? Hexacrinites maximus n. sp.
? Hexacrinites maximus n. sp. Sea lily
 Cladida - Botryocrinidae
Botryocrinus montisguyonensis
Botryocrinus montisguyonensis Sea lily
listed as "montis-guyonensis"
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Pseudocryphaeus sp., "Kayserops obsoletus" = Braunops obsoletus, Pilletina aulnensis n. sp., "Pseudocryphaeus ogivalis n. sp." = Gandlops ogivalis
Pseudocryphaeus sp. Pillet 1954 trilobite
"Kayserops obsoletus" = Braunops obsoletus Gandl 1972 trilobite
Pilletina aulnensis n. sp. trilobite
"Pseudocryphaeus ogivalis n. sp." = Gandlops ogivalis Morzadec 1976 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Odontochile seillouensis n. sp.
Odontochile seillouensis n. sp. trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Phacops (Phacops) sp.
Phacops (Phacops) sp. Emmrich 1839 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Trimerus (Dipleura) sp.
Trimerus (Dipleura) sp. Green 1832 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion (Otarion) sp.
Otarion (Otarion) sp. Zenker 1833 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Proetus (Coniproetus) sp." = Coniproetus, Proetus (Proetus) sp.
"Proetus (Coniproetus) sp." = Coniproetus Alberti 1966 trilobite
Proetus (Proetus) sp. Steininger 1931 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis (Leonaspis) sp.
Leonaspis (Leonaspis) sp. Ramsköld and Chatterton 1991 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Platyscutellum aff. viator
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites ex gr. gedinnianus, Tentaculites cf. straeleni, Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Striatostyliolinidae
Costulatostyliolina cf. roemeri
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia praecursor, Nowakia zlichovensis
 Styliolinida - Viriatellidae
? Viriatella sp.
? Viriatella sp. Ljaschenko 1955
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum microspinosum n. sp., Pleurodictyum latum n. sp., Pleurodictyum "sp. A", Pleurodictyum "sp. B", Petridictyum petrii n. gen.
Pleurodictyum microspinosum n. sp. tabulate coral
Pleurodictyum latum n. sp. tabulate coral
Pleurodictyum "sp. A" Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Pleurodictyum "sp. B" Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Petridictyum petrii n. gen. tabulate coral