Second Abden topozone 1 & 2, Second Abden Limestone, Fife (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

Where: Scotland, United Kingdom (56.2° N, 3.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.7° S, 2.5° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Second Abden Limestone Formation, Brigantian (336.0 - 330.9 Ma)

• Brigantian age was shown by Brindley and Spinner 1989, Proc. Yorkshire Geol. Soc. 47:215-231.

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; shale

• "Shale, very shallow, possibly brackish; BA1"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Ferguson. 1962. The paleoecology of a Lower Carboniferous marine transgression. Journal of Paleontology 36:1090-1107 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 565: authorized by Jack Sepkoski, entered by Mike Sommers on 14.01.1999, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

• "L. Ferguson, 1962. The paleoecol. of a lower Carb. marine transgression. J. Paleo 36:1090-1107"
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Gnathostomata
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? Osteichthyes indet.
? Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
fish remains - originally entered as "? Osteichthyes indet."
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp.
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Strophomenata
 Productida -
Productida indet.
Productida indet. Sarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
productids
 Productida - Productellidae
Eomarginifera sp.
Eomarginifera sp. Muir-Wood 1930
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp.
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria sp.
Actinopteria sp. Hall 1884 oyster
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria sp.
Streblopteria sp. McCoy 1851 scallop
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Dunbarella sp.
Dunbarella sp. Newell 1938 scallop
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia sp.
Edmondia sp. de Koninck 1841 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp.
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis sp.
Nuculopsis sp. Girty 1912 nut clam
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras sp.
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bucanopsis sp.
Bucanopsis sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897 snail
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Soleniscus sp.
Soleniscus sp. Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum sp.
Glabrocingulum sp. Thomas 1940 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Orthonematidae
Aclisina sp.
Aclisina sp. de Koninck 1881 snail
Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Paraparchites sp.
Paraparchites sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod