Wensleydale, Middle Limestone V Cyclothem (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (54.3° N, 2.2° W: paleocoordinates 3.5° S, 3.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Limestone V Cyclothem Formation (Middle Limestone Group), Brigantian (336.0 - 326.4 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, calcareous shale and lithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Moore. 1958. The Yoredale Series of Upper Wensleydale and adjacent parts of North-West Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(2):91-148 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73421: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Portlockiellidae
"Latischisma cf. globosa" = Shansiella globosa
"Latischisma cf. globosa" = Shansiella globosa Thomas 1940 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum atomarium Phillips 1836 snail
 Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae
Hesperiella thomsoni de Koninck 1883 snail
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
"Neilsonia acuminata" = Spiroscala acuminata
"Neilsonia acuminata" = Spiroscala acuminata Thomas 1940 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
"Pseudamusium ellipticum" = Streblopteria elliptica
"Pseudamusium ellipticum" = Streblopteria elliptica Phillips 1836 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Amusium concentricum" = Pernopecten concentricum
"Amusium concentricum" = Pernopecten concentricum Hind 1903 scallop
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda attenuata" = Nuculana
"Leda attenuata" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
"Nucula cf. undata" = Prosoleptus lineata
"Nucula cf. undata" = Prosoleptus lineata Goldfuss 1837 clam
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Productellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella michelini L'Eveille 1835
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia aff. decora Phillips 1836
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Weberides mucronatus McCoy 1844 trilobite