USNM9260, Episkopi, Hydra Island (Permian of Greece)

Where: Greece (37.3° N, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 8.8° S, 26.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Episkopi Formation (Barmari Group), Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Upper part of the Episkopi Formation (Wuchiapingian) - formation in total ranges from Capitanian to early Changhsingian. Neogondolella leveni (early Wuchiapingian) occurs below the fossil beds and Neogondolella orientalis + Hindeodus julfensis (late Wuchiapingian to early Changhsingian) occurs just above.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; packstone and wackestone

• 55 m of stratified fine grained bioclastic lime packstone with sponge spicules, crinoids, calcareous algae, and foraminifers, characterized by flat to round shaped cherts. Overlain by 10 m of grey nodular lime wackestone and then by 30 m of well bedded lime wackestone-packstone with marly interbeds.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: R. E. Grant. 1995. Upper Permian brachiopods of the Superfamily Orthotetoidea from Hydra Island, Greece. Journal of Paleontology 69(4):655-670 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42460: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dispheniidae
Disphenia myiodes n. gen. n. sp.2
Disphenia myiodes n. gen. n. sp.2 Grant 1988
Strophomenata
 Productida - Gemmellaroiidae
Cyndalia rudistiformis n. gen. n. sp.3
Cyndalia rudistiformis n. gen. n. sp.3 Grant 1993
22 shells, 102 ventral valves, 25 dorsal valves
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Falafer epidelus n. gen. n. sp.1, Ceocypea dischides1, Epicelia episcopiensis n. gen. n. sp.1
Falafer epidelus n. gen. n. sp.1 Grant 1972
Abundant at all 3 localities, about 1000 specimens in total
Ceocypea dischides1 Grant 1972
Epicelia episcopiensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Grant 1972
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
? Diplanus sp., Diplanus dilatus n. sp., Derbyia regis
? Diplanus sp. Stehli 1954
4 ventral valves, 3 dorsal valves
Diplanus dilatus n. sp. Grant 1995
2 ventral valves, 16 dorsal valves
Derbyia regis Grant 1995
3 shells, 10 ventral valves, 15 dorsal valves
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma ptomatis n. sp., Schuchertella bassa, Goniarina subulata n. sp.
Tropidelasma ptomatis n. sp. Grant 1995
5 shells, 4 ventral valves, 3 dorsal valves
Schuchertella bassa Grant 1995
16 shells, 75 ventral valves, 85 dorsal valves
Goniarina subulata n. sp. Grant 1995
~100 shells, ~375 ventral valves, ~425 dorsal valves
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Sicelia explicata
Sicelia explicata Grant 1995
8 ventral valves, 10 dorsal valves
Ostracoda
 Cypridinida - Swainellidae
Swainella bex n. gen. n. sp.5
Swainella bex n. gen. n. sp.5 Kornicker and Sohn 2000 ostracod
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Polycope edithae n. sp.7
Polycope edithae n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
 Myodocopida - Cylindroleberididae
Triadocypris pax n. sp.5, Siveterella flex n. sp.5, Siveterella pax n. gen. n. sp.5, Eocypridina radiata5
Triadocypris pax n. sp.5 Kornicker and Sohn 2000 ostracod
Siveterella flex n. sp.5 Kornicker and Sohn 2000 ostracod
Siveterella pax n. gen. n. sp.5 Kornicker and Sohn 2000 ostracod
Eocypridina radiata5 Jones and Kirkby 1874 ostracod
 Myodocopida - Philomedidae
Philomedes rankiniana5
Philomedes rankiniana5 Jones and Kirkby 1867 ostracod
 Myodocopida - Cypridinelliformidae
Cypridinelliforma rex n. sp.5
Cypridinelliforma rex n. sp.5 Kornicker and Sohn 2000 ostracod
 Halocyprida - Thaumatocyprididae
Thaumatomma sp.7, Thaumatomma kozuri n. sp.7, Thaumatomma permiana n. sp.7, Thaumatomma newelli n. sp.7, Thaumatomma doescheri n. sp.7, Thaumatomma granti n. sp.7, Thaumatomma elongata n. sp.7, Thaumatomma piscifrons4, Thaumatomma procax n. sp.7, Thaumatomma aff. procax7
Thaumatomma sp.7 Kornicker and Sohn 1976 ostracod
Thaumatomma kozuri n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma permiana n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma newelli n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma doescheri n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma granti n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma elongata n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma piscifrons4 Kornicker and Sohn 1976 ostracod
Thaumatomma procax n. sp.7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
Thaumatomma aff. procax7 Sohn and Kornicker 1998 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Tribolbinidae
Tribolbina doescheri6, Tribolbina aff. doescheri6
Tribolbina doescheri6 Sohn 1978 ostracod
Tribolbina aff. doescheri6 Sohn 1978 ostracod
1Grant 1972; 2Grant 1988; 3Grant 1993; 4Kornicker and Sohn 1976; 5Kornicker and Sohn 2000; 6Sohn 1978; 7Sohn and Kornicker 1998