PBDB Collection

USNM 17212. 1357 ft upsection from base of Nevada Group, Lone Mountain (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as FF-23

Where: Eureka County, Nevada (40.0° N, 116.3° W: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 54.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortodus kockelianus conodont zone, Denay Limestone Formation (Nevada Group), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• Conodont zone: kockelianus. Faunal Interval 17L, Lone Mountain section

•JA: originally entered as Emsian, but the kockelianus zone is late Eifelian

Environment/lithology: marine; packstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: J. G. Johnson. 1971. Lower Givetian brachiopods from Central Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 45(2):301-326 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44124: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 01.09.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Bivalves identified by A.L. McAlester for Johnson (1971)

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Trilobita
Proetida - Proetidae	Dechenella (Dechenella) sp. Dechenella (Dechenella) sp. Kayser 1880 trilobite
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Echinocoelia denayensis Echinocoelia denayensis Johnson 1966
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Schizophoria sp. Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Orthida - Draboviidae	Vallomyonia devonica Vallomyonia devonica Walcott 1884
Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae	Cassidirostrum cf. eurekaensis Cassidirostrum cf. eurekaensis Johnson 1966
Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae	"Leiorhynchus miriam" = Properotundirostrum miriam "Leiorhynchus miriam" = Properotundirostrum miriam Johnson 1971 L. miriam miriam
Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae	Rhipidothyris sp. Rhipidothyris sp.
Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae	"Rensselandia sp." = Newberria "Rensselandia sp." = Newberria
Atrypida - Atrypidae	? Spinatrypina sp., Spinatrypa sp. ? Spinatrypina sp. Rzhonsnitskaya 1964 Spinatrypa sp. Stainbrook 1951
Athyridida - Nucleospiridae	Nucleospira sp. Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Leptathyris index Leptathyris index Johnson 1971
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Strophodontidae	Parapholidostrophia harperi Parapholidostrophia harperi Johnson 1971
Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae	Leptostrophiidae indet. Leptostrophiidae indet. Caster 1939
Productida - Productellidae	Spinulicosta muirwoodi, Productella sp. Spinulicosta muirwoodi Johnson 1971 Productella sp.
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	"Schuchertella" sp. "Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904
Gastropoda
Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae	"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia "Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia Hall 1843 snail
Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae	"Bellerophon (Bellerophon) nevadensis" = Bellerophon nevadensis "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) nevadensis" = Bellerophon nevadensis Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae	"Merriamella eurekae" = Merriamites eurekae "Merriamella eurekae" = Merriamites eurekae Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	"Platyceras (Praenatica) sp." = Praenatica "Platyceras (Praenatica) sp." = Praenatica Perner 1903 snail
Neritoidea - Naticopsidae	Naticopsis (Naticopsis) spp. Naticopsis (Naticopsis) spp. M'Coy 1844 snail
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	"Ptychomphalina aurora" = Conotoma aurora "Ptychomphalina aurora" = Conotoma aurora Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae	Denayella housei Denayella housei Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
Cephalopoda
Agoniatitida - Werneroceratidae	Cabrieroceras aff. crispiforme Cabrieroceras aff. crispiforme Kayser 1879 ammonite
Tentaculita
Styliolinida - Styliolinidae	Styliolina sp. Styliolina sp. Karpinsky 1884