Lead Bell Shale, Liberty (Cambrian of the United States)

Also known as Spence Shale

Where: Idaho (42.0° N, 112.0° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 89.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Glossopleura trilobite zone, Spence Tongue Member (Lead Bell Shale Formation), Delamaran (511.2 - 506.5 Ma)

• Listed as Lower to Middle Cambrian; Glossopleura zone

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; poorly lithified, concretionary, shelly/skeletal, argillaceous, sandy shale

• Liddell, Wright, and Brett (1997) note that Langston Fm. (Spence Shale) deepens from Antimony Canyon (primarily outer carbonate belt) to Miners Hollow [both Utah] to Oneida Narrows [Idaho] (outer detrital belt/deep ramp)
• Argillaceous and sandy shale with occasional fossiliferous lime nodules

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: C. E. Resser. 1939. The Spence Shale and its fauna. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 97(12):1-29 [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Hearn/M. Hopkins]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 76096: authorized by Phil Novack-Gottshall, entered by Paul Hearn on 13.11.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Glossopleura zone; All species described except for the "most obscure ones"; Tongue is only 30 feet thick
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Morania
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Morania sp.
Morania sp. Walcott 1919
Eocrinoidea
 Gogiida - Eocrinidae
Eocrinus longidactylus
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella eucharis
Lingulella eucharis Resser 1939
 Lingulida - Acrothelidae
Acrothele affinis
Acrothele affinis Resser 1939
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Acrotreta definita, Acrotreta levata
Acrotreta definita Walcott 1902
Acrotreta levata Resser 1939
Paterinata
 Paterinida - Paterinidae
Micromitra lepida, Iphidella grata
Micromitra lepida Resser 1939
Iphidella grata Resser 1939
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Bohemiellidae
Wimanella spencei, Wimanella nautes, Wimanella rara
Wimanella spencei Walcott 1912
Wimanella nautes Walcott 1912
Wimanella rara Walcott 1908
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
Hyolithes ornatellus, "Hyolithes cecrops" = Haplophrentis carinatus
"Hyolithes cecrops" = Haplophrentis carinatus Matthew 1899
"Abundant"
 Orthothecida - Orthothecidae
Orthotheca sola
Orthotheca sola
1 specimen found
Trilobita
  - Utiidae
Utia curio
Utia curio Walcott 1924 trilobite
"Several hundred specimens"
 Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Glossopleura bion, Glossopleura similaris, "Clavaspidella bithus" = Bathyuriscus bithus, Bathyuriscus atossa, "Poliella caranus" = Bathyuriscus (Poliella) caranus, Poliella anteros
Glossopleura bion Walcott 1916 trilobite
Glossopleura similaris Resser 1939 trilobite
"Clavaspidella bithus" = Bathyuriscus bithus Walcott 1916 trilobite
Bathyuriscus atossa Walcott 1916 trilobite
"Poliella caranus" = Bathyuriscus (Poliella) caranus Walcott 1916 trilobite
Poliella anteros Walcott 1916 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae
? Vistoia minuta, Zacanthoides adjunctus, Zacanthoides gradatus, Zacanthoides idahoensis, Zacanthoides serratus, Zacanthoides abbreviatus, Zacanthoides holopygus
? Vistoia minuta Resser 1939 trilobite
Zacanthoides adjunctus Resser 1939 trilobite
Zacanthoides gradatus Resser 1939 trilobite
Zacanthoides idahoensis Walcott 1908 trilobite
Zacanthoides serratus Resser 1939 trilobite
"Relatively uncommon"
Zacanthoides abbreviatus Resser 1939 trilobite
"Represented by fewer specimens than most other species in the
Zacanthoides holopygus Resser 1939 trilobite
"Most common Spence Shale species"
 Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Oryctocara geikei, "Oryctocephalus walcotti" = Oryctocephalites reynoldsi
Oryctocara geikei trilobite
"Rare" Originally "Oryctocare geikei" Assumed spelling error.
"Oryctocephalus walcotti" = Oryctocephalites reynoldsi Reed 1899 trilobite
"Common"
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
Kootenia idahoensis, Kootenia spencei
Kootenia idahoensis Resser 1939 trilobite
Kootenia spencei Resser 1939 trilobite
"Only two incomplete pygidia have been found"
 Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Alokistocare spencense, Alokistocare septum, Chancia ebdome, Chancia evax, Chancia angusta, Clappaspis spencei, Clappaspis idahoensis, Clappaspis dotis, Clappaspis lanata, Clappaspis coriacea, Bythicheilus typicum, Bythicheilus alveatum, "Alokistocare idahoense" = Amecephalus idahoense, "Alokistocare laticaudum" = Amecephalus laticaudum, Elrathia offula, Elrathia rara, Elrathia spencei, Alokistocarella spencei
Alokistocare spencense Resser 1939 trilobite
"Abundant"
Alokistocare septum Resser 1939 trilobite
Chancia ebdome trilobite
Chancia evax trilobite
Chancia angusta Resser 1939 trilobite
Clappaspis spencei Resser 1939 trilobite
Clappaspis idahoensis Resser 1939 trilobite
"Three complete individuals"
Clappaspis dotis Resser 1939 trilobite
"This species is represented by the largest number of specimens"
Clappaspis lanata Resser 1939 trilobite
"Single cranidium"
Clappaspis coriacea Resser 1939 trilobite
Bythicheilus typicum Resser 1939 trilobite
Bythicheilus alveatum Resser 1939 trilobite
"Alokistocare idahoense" = Amecephalus idahoense Resser 1939 trilobite
"Alokistocare laticaudum" = Amecephalus laticaudum Resser 1939 trilobite
Elrathia offula trilobite
"Represented by only a few cranidia"
Elrathia rara Resser 1939 trilobite
"Single individual, consisting of the cranidium and 17 segments"
Elrathia spencei Resser 1939 trilobite
Alokistocarella spencei Resser 1939 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Stauroholcus typicalis, Spencia plena
Stauroholcus typicalis Resser 1939 trilobite
Spencia plena Resser 1939 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Eodiscidae
Pagetia clytia
Pagetia clytia Walcott 1916
"Abundant"
 Agnostida - Peronopsidae
"Agnostus bonnerensis" = Pentagnostus bonnerensis
"Agnostus bonnerensis" = Pentagnostus bonnerensis Resser 1938
"Abundant"
 Archaeopriapulida - Selkirkiidae
Selkirkia spencei
Archaeocyatha
 Archaeocyathida - Archaeocyathidae
Archaeocyathus sp.
Archaeocyathus sp. Billings 1861 archaeocyath sponge