Rochester Isorthis community, Rochester Shale (Silurian of the United States)

Where: New York (43.2° N, 77.6° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° S, 43.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Cycle VII Member (Rochester Shale Formation), Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "Cycle VII"

Environment/lithology: marine; green limestone and shale

• "green shale w/ interbedded ls."

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. E. Bolton. 1957. Silurian stratigraphy and palæontology of the Niagara escarpment in Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 289:1-145 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 541: authorized by Jack Sepkoski, entered by Mike Sommers on 12.01.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "Ziegler et al. 1971 unpublished. Bolton, 1951. Gillette, 1947. 24 faunal lists"
unclassified
  -
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus sp. Steininger 1831 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Trimerus sp. Green 1832 trilobite
Homalonotus sp. König 1825 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Calymene sp. Brongniart 1822 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites sp. Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Cheirurus sp. Beyrich 1845 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurus sp. Emmrich 1844 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastus sp. Murchison 1839 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Arctinurus sp. Castelnau 1843 trilobite
Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Beyrichia sp. M'Coy 1846 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Aechminidae
Paraechmina sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1923 ostracod
2 species
 Palaeocopida - Kloedenellidae
Dizygopleura sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1923 ostracod
 Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Leperditia sp. Rouault 1851 ostracod
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Amphiocoelia sp. Hall 1867 clam
originally entered as "Amphicoelia sp."
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
"Leiopteria sp." = Leptodesma (Leiopteria) Hall 1883 oyster
Cornellites sp. Williams 1908 oyster
Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832 oyster
3 species
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia sp. Hall 1860 clam
originally entered as "Cypricardina sp."
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
Hormotoma sp. Salter 1859 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Strophostylus sp. Hall 1859 snail
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
2 species
"Diaphorostoma sp." = Platyostoma Conrad 1842 snail
2 species
Naticonema sp. Perner 1903 snail
2 species
Cephalopoda
 Oncocerida -
 Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae
Kionoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
 Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Dawsonoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Orthoceras sp. Breynius 1832
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Monotrypa sp. Nicholson 1879
2 species
 Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Mesotrypa sp. Ulrich 1893
Orbignyella sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1904
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
3 species
Cheilotrypa sp. Ulrich 1884
originally entered as "Chilotrypa sp."
 Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Coeloclema sp. Ulrich 1882
Spatiopora sp. Ulrich 1882
Ceramopora sp. Hall 1851
Ceramoporella sp. Ulrich 1882
 Cystoporata - Xenotrypidae
 Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae
Pachydictya sp. Ulrich 1882
 Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
 Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
Nematopora sp. Ulrich 1888
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
 Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
Semicoscinium sp. Prout 1859
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina sp. d'Orbigny 1849
2 species
 Cryptostomata - Rhinoporidae
  - Phylloporinidae
 Cyclostomata - Diploclemidae
Diploclema sp. Ulrich 1889
 Trepostomata - Trematoporidae
Trematopora sp. Hall 1852
 Trepostomata - Aisenvergiidae
Eridotrypa sp. Ulrich 1893
4 species - originally entered as "Edridotrypa sp."
 Trepostomata - Batostomellidae
Bythopora sp. Miller and Dyer 1878
Batostomella sp. Bassler 1911
 Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
2 species
 Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Leioclema sp. Ulrich 1882
2 species - originally entered as "Lioclema sp."
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Gymnolaemata
 Ctenostomata - Ropalonariidae
Ropalonaria sp. Ulrich 1879
originally entered as "Rhopatonaria sp."
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
3 species
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
2 species
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
"Craniops sp." = Craniops, "Pholidops sp." = Craniops
"Craniops sp." = Craniops Hall 1859
"Pholidops sp." = Craniops Hall 1859
originally entered as "Pholidops sp."
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Plectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
Sowerbyella sp. Jones 1928
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
Strophonella sp. Hall 1879
3 species
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Fardenia sp. Lamont 1935
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
3 species
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
Uncinulus sp. Bayle 1878
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
2 species
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta sp. Hall 1879
2 species
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus sp. Foerste 1909
2 species
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
5 species
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
2 species - originally entered as "Homeospira sp."
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Delthyris sp. Dalman 1828
4 species
Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
2 species
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer sp. Schuchert 1913
2 species
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Atrypina sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
2 species
 Orthida - Orthidae
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
"Schizoramma sp." = Schizonema, Dolerorthis sp.
"Schizoramma sp." = Schizonema
Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Linoporellidae
Linoporella sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Parmorthis sp." = Resserella, Dalmanella sp.
"Parmorthis sp." = Resserella Bancroft 1928
Dalmanella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
"Bilobites sp." = Dicoelosia
"Bilobites sp." = Dicoelosia King 1850
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Anastrophia sp. Hall 1867
2 species
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
"Dictyonella sp." = Eodictyonella
"Dictyonella sp." = Eodictyonella Wright 1994
Pterobranchia
 Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema sp. Hall 1851 graptolite
2 species
  - Cyclograptidae
 Rhombifera - Callocystitidae
Rhombifera
 Hemicosmitoida - Caryocrinitidae
Crinoidea
 Myelodactylida - Myelodactylidae
Myelodactylus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
Calceocrinus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Homocrinida - Homocrinidae
Homocrinus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Flexibilia -
Icthyocrinus sp. Conrad 1842 Sea lily
 Sagenocrinida - Lecanocrinidae
 Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
2 species
 Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Lyriocrinus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae
Dimerocrinites sp. Phillips 1839 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Eucalyptocrinitidae
Eucalyptocrinites sp. Goldfuss 1831 Sea lily
Blastoidea
 Coronata - Stephanocrinidae
Stephanocrinus sp. Conrad 1842 blastoid
2 species
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp. Miller 1820 jellyfish
2 species
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Enterolasma sp. Simpson 1900 horn coral
 Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Neozaphrentis sp. Grove 1935 horn coral
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Cystiphyllum sp. Lonsdale 1839 horn coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
3 species
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Striatopora sp. Hall 1851 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Coenitidae
Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora sp. Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral