Wensleydale, Middle Limestone Va 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 Va Cyclothem Formation (Middle Limestone Group), Brigantian (336.0 - 330.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified 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 73423: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Heterocorallia - Heterophylliidae
Heterophyllia granulata
 Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Aulophyllum fungites
 Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
"Triplophyllites curvilinea" = Amplexizaphrentis
"Triplophyllites curvilinea" = Amplexizaphrentis horn coral
 Stauriida - Antiphyllidae
Claviphyllum eruca, Claviphyllum hillae, Rotiphyllum granulate
 Stauriida - Amplexidae
cf. Amplexus coralloides
cf. Amplexus coralloides Sowerby 1814 horn coral
 Stauriida - Cyathaxoniidae
Cyathaxonia cornu
Cyathaxonia cornu Michelin 1846 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion junceum
Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955 horn coral
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Weberides mucronatus
Weberides mucronatus McCoy 1844 trilobite
Strophomenata
 Productida - Chonopectidae
Semenewia concentrica
Semenewia concentrica de Koninck 1847
 Productida - Productellidae
Eomarginifera lobata, Eomarginifera tissingtonensis, Overtonia fimbriata
Eomarginifera tissingtonensis
forma cambriensis
Overtonia fimbriata Sowerby 1824
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus dentifer
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Plicochonetes buchiana
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes hardrensis, Chonetes mosensis
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella aff. collina
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris lineata
 Spiriferida - Choristitidae
"Spirifer bisulcatus" = Angiospirifer bisulcatus
"Spirifer bisulcatus" = Angiospirifer bisulcatus Sowerby 1825
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia cf. pleurodon
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella michelini
Rhipidomella michelini L'Eveille 1835
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Actinoconchus lamellosus" = Athyris lamellosa
"Actinoconchus lamellosus" = Athyris lamellosa Léveillé 1835
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis gibbosa
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronites cf. latus, "Leiopteria thomsoni" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
"Leiopteria thomsoni" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria) oyster
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparollus cf. catillus" = Euomphalus catillus
"Straparollus cf. catillus" = Euomphalus catillus Martin 1793 snail
 Zygopleuroidea - Pseudozygopleuridae
"Zygopleura rugifera" = Nodozyga rugifera
"Zygopleura rugifera" = Nodozyga rugifera Phillips 1836 snail
var. subplanata
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites urei
Euphemites urei Fleming 1828 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bucanopsis undatus" = Retispira undata
"Bucanopsis undatus" = Retispira undata Etheridge 1876 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Borestus cf. wrighti
Borestus cf. wrighti Thomas 1940 snail
 Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae
"Zygopleura cf. roscobiensis" = Palaeozyga roscobiensis
"Zygopleura cf. roscobiensis" = Palaeozyga roscobiensis Longstaff 1933 snail