Holcospirifer bigugosus association, Ferriters Cove and Clogher Head Fms. (Silurian of Ireland)

Where: Ireland (52.1° N, 10.3° W: paleocoordinates 29.6° S, 18.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "Ferriters Cove and Clogher Head Fms."

Environment/lithology: offshore; burrowed sandstone and shale

• "coquinas (tempestites) in sltsts and fine ss, variable bioturbation, some well laminated beds. shallow shelf environment with ripples and storm beds. analogous to Salopina communities. BA2 (Watkins)"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Watkins. 1977. Silurian marine community west of Dingle, Ireland. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 23:79-118 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 499: authorized by Jack Sepkoski, entered by Mike Sommers on 25.03.1999, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "R. Watkins, 1977. Sil. marine comm. west of Dingle, Ireland. PaleoPaleoPaleo 23:79-118"
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Cystoidea
  -
Cystoidea indet.
Cystoidea indet. von Buch 1846
cystoid
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
est. 7800 crinoid ossicles, listed in ratio of 3.4/1 ossicles to other fossils
Tentaculita
 Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp.
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes ludloviensis
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
"Holcospirifer bigugosus" = Aldanispirifer bigugosus
"Holcospirifer bigugosus" = Aldanispirifer bigugosus M'Coy 1846
 Athyridida - Hyattidinidae
Hyattidina canalis
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia sp.
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Orthida - Draboviidae
Salopina cf. conservatrix
Salopina cf. conservatrix McLearn 1924
originally entered as "Salopina cf. conservatrix"
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis sp.
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomata -
Trepostomata indet.
Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
2 types, 68 ramose and 59 globular
Cephalopoda
 Nautiloidea -
Nautiloidea indet.
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Streptoneura -
Archaeogastropoda indet.
Archaeogastropoda indet. Thiele 1925 snail
platyceratid
 Murchisoniina -
Murchisonioidea indet.
Murchisonioidea indet. Koken 1896 snail
 Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae
Oriostoma sp.
Oriostoma sp. Munier-Chalmas 1876 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronitella retroflexa, Actinopteria cf. sowerbyi
Actinopteria cf. sowerbyi oyster
originally entered as "Actinopteria cf. sowerbyi"
 Cardiiformii -
"Modiomorphoida indet." = Modiomorphida
"Modiomorphoida indet." = Modiomorphida Newell 1969 clam
modiomorphid
 Cardiidia -
"Pholadomyoida indet." = Pholadomyida
"Pholadomyoida indet." = Pholadomyida Newell 1965 clam
grammysiid
Trilobita
  -
Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
trilobite
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favositidae indet.
Favositidae indet. Dana 1846 tabulate coral
favositid
 Auloporida -
Syringoporoidea indet.
Syringoporoidea indet. Fromentel 1861 tabulate coral
syringoporoid