Sphaerirhynchus community, Joslin Hill Fm. (Silurian of the United States)

Where: New York (43.2° N, 75.5° W: paleocoordinates 28.0° S, 42.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Cycle VII zone, Joslin Hill Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "cycle VII. Joslin Hill; Herkimer"

Environment/lithology: marine; gray lithology not reported

• "gray ss with sh layers, sandy sh w/ls; sh w/ss layers. BA3"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. H. Zenger. 1971. Uppermost Clinton (Middle Silurian) stratigraphy and petrology, east-central New York. University of the State of New York (417) [M. Uhen/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 474: authorized by Jack Sepkoski, entered by Mike Sommers on 15.12.1998, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "Ziegler et al. 1971 unpublished. Gillette 1947. Zenger, 1971"
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Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Aechminidae
Paraechmina sp.
Paraechmina sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1923 ostracod
3 species
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Trimerus sp., Homalonotus sp.
Trimerus sp. Green 1832 trilobite
Homalonotus sp. König 1825 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Calymene sp.
Calymene sp. Brongniart 1822 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites sp.
Dalmanites sp. Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Arctinurus sp.
Arctinurus sp. Castelnau 1843 trilobite
 Lophophorata -
Tentaculitida indet.
Tentaculitida indet. Ljaschenko 1955
tentaculitid
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp.
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira sp., Trematospira sp.
Homoeospira sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
originally entered as "Homeospira sp."
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella sp.
Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
Uncinulus sp.
Uncinulus sp. Bayle 1878
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia sp.
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus sp.
Stegerhynchus sp. Foerste 1909
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta sp.
Rhynchotreta sp. Hall 1879
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer sp.
Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
2 species
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Hedeina sp.
Hedeina sp. Boucot 1957
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella sp.
Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Dalmanella sp., "Parmorthis sp." = Resserella
Dalmanella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
"Parmorthis sp." = Resserella Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina sp.
Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella sp.
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Coolinia sp." = Fardenia (Coolinia)
"Coolinia sp." = Fardenia (Coolinia) Bancroft 1949
2 species
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Strophodonta sp." = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
"Strophodonta sp." = Strophomena (Strophodonta) Hall 1852
originally entered as "Stropheoonta sp."
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella sp., Plectodonta sp.
Sowerbyella sp. Jones 1928
Plectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Amphistrophia sp., Mclearnites sp.
Amphistrophia sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Protomegastrophia sp.
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp., Rafinesquina sp.
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
Rafinesquina sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
Strophonella sp.
Strophonella sp. Hall 1879
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
Clathropora sp.
 Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora sp.
Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Cheilotrypa sp.
Cheilotrypa sp. Ulrich 1884
originally entered as "Chilotrypa sp."
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Orthoceras sp.
Orthoceras sp. Breynius 1832
Bivalvia
 Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta sp.
Ctenodonta sp. Salter 1852 clam
2 species
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma sp., Cornellites sp., Pterinea sp.
Leptodesma sp. Hall 1883 oyster
Cornellites sp. Williams 1908 oyster
Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832 oyster
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Cuneamya sp.
Cuneamya sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875 clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiolopsis sp.
Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847 clam
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina -
Murchisonioidea indet.
Murchisonioidea indet. Koken 1896 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp.
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus sp.
Straparollus sp. de Montfort 1810 snail
originally entered as "Straporollus sp."
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Cladopora sp.
Cladopora sp. Hall 1851 tabulate coral
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp.
Conularia sp. Miller 1820 jellyfish
originally entered as "Cornularia sp."