Crown Point (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Essex County, New York (44.2° N, 73.4° W: paleocoordinates 28.9° S, 22.2° W)

When: Alfred Shale Formation (Canadaway Group), Famennian (372.2 - 358.9 Ma)

• Late triangularis to Early marginifera

Environment/lithology: marine

Reposited in the CM

Primary reference: A. L. Rode and B. S. Lieberman. 2004. Using GIS to unlock the interactions between biogeography, environment, and evolution in middle and Late Devonian brachiopods and bivalves. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 211(3-4):345-359 [A. Stigall/A. Stigall/A. Stigall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 54263: authorized by Alycia Stigall, entered by Alycia Stigall on 27.09.2005

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Platyterorhynchidae
"Leiorhynchus mesacostalis" = Katabuporhynchus mesacostalis
"Leiorhynchus mesacostalis" = Katabuporhynchus mesacostalis Hall 1843
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842