Assemblage 11 (Devonian of France)

Also known as Upper part of the Bois Member in term e

Where: Boulonnais, France (46.0° N, 2.0° E: paleocoordinates 28.1° S, 21.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Bois Member (Ferques Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; shelly/skeletal, white, yellow, argillaceous limestone

• The lithology consists of yellow and white weathering plate-like argillaceous limestone.

Primary reference: D. Brice. 2003. Brachiopod assemblages in the Devonian of Ferques (Boulonnais, France). Relations to palaeoenvironments and global eustatic curves. Bulletin of Geosciences 78(4):405-417 [L. Ivany/C. Story/C. Story]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 65829: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Cristina Story on 25.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
Cyrtospirifer verneuili Murchison 1840
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
Productella subaculeata Murchison 1840
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Douvillina dutertrei Murchison 1840
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Retichonetes armata Bouchard-Chanteraux and de Vernueil 1845