Wenlock Edge, bioherms (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

Also known as Reef 1334

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.6° N, 2.6° W: paleocoordinates 28.9° S, 13.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Much Wenlock Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• coral-stromatoporoid-bryozoan-algae bioherms

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. H. Shergold and M. G. Bassett. 1970. Facies and faunas at the Wenlock/Ludlow boundary of Wenlock Edge, Shropshire. Lethaia 3:113-142 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 79881: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Halysites sp., Halysites catenularius, Cystihalysites westwoodensis
Halysites sp. von Waldheim 1813 tabulate coral
Halysites catenularius Linnaeus 1767 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Proporidae
Propora tubulata
Propora tubulata tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Plasmoporidae
Plasmopora scita
Plasmopora scita tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites interstinctus, Heliolites sp.
Heliolites sp. Dana 1846 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites sp., Favosites gothlandicus
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
forma forbesi
 Favositida - Theciidae
Thecia grayana
Thecia grayana tabulate coral
 Favositida - Alveolitidae
Alveolites cf. labechi
Alveolites cf. labechi tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp.
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Lykophyllidae
? Phaulactis sp.
? Phaulactis sp. Ryder 1926 horn coral
 Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae
Arachnophyllum sp.
Arachnophyllum sp. Dana 1846 horn coral
 Stauriida - Entelophyllidae
Entelophyllum articulatum
 Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae
Tryplasma sp.
Tryplasma sp. Lonsdale 1845 horn coral
 Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae
Rhabdocyclus sp.
Rhabdocyclus sp. Lang and Smith 1939 horn coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Clathrodictyon cf. striatellum
Clathrodictyon cf. striatellum stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae
Stromatopora carteri, Stromatopora sp.
Stromatopora carteri stromatoporoid sponge
Stromatopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 stromatoporoid sponge
 Labechiida - Labechiidae
Labechia sp.
Labechia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stromatoporoid sponge
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalopterus alatus
Euomphalopterus alatus Wahlenberg 1821 snail
 Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae
"Poleumita globosa" = Oriostoma globosum
"Poleumita globosa" = Oriostoma globosum von Schlotheim 1820 snail
Bivalvia
 Cyrtodontida - Slavidae
? Slava cf. interrupta
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
? Tentaculites cf. ornatus
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
"Aegiria grayi" = Jonesea grayi
"Aegiria grayi" = Jonesea grayi Davidson 1849
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
"Leangella segmentum" = Leangella (Leangella) segmentum
"Leangella segmentum" = Leangella (Leangella) segmentum Lindstrom 1861
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes minimus, Shagamella aff. ludloviensis
Protochonetes minimus Sowerby 1839
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
"Strophonella euglypha" = Strophoprion euglypha
"Strophonella euglypha" = Strophoprion euglypha Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
"Amphistrophia funiculata" = Amphistrophiella funiculata
"Amphistrophia funiculata" = Amphistrophiella funiculata M'Coy 1846
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
"Leptostrophia filosa" = Mesoleptostrophia filosa
"Leptostrophia filosa" = Mesoleptostrophia filosa Sowerby 1839
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Leptaena depressa" = Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa
"Leptaena depressa" = Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa Sowerby 1824
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia pecten
Coolinia pecten Linnaeus 1758
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Anastrophia deflexa
Anastrophia deflexa Sowerby 1839
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula galeata
Gypidula galeata Dalman 1828
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis rigida, Ptychopleurella bouchardi
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Isorthis amplificata" = Isorthis (Tyersella) amplificata, Resserella canalis
"Isorthis amplificata" = Isorthis (Tyersella) amplificata Walmsley 1965
Resserella canalis Sowerby 1839
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina hybrida
Dalejina hybrida Sowerby 1839
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia biloba
Dicoelosia biloba Linnaeus 1758
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Striispirifer plicatellus, Eospirifer radiatus, "Cyrtia exporrecta" = Cyrtia exporrectus
Eospirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
"Cyrtia exporrecta" = Cyrtia exporrectus Wahlenberg 1818
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella elegans
Howellella elegans Muir-Wood 1925
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Kozlowskiellina strawi
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira baylei
Homoeospira baylei Davidson 1848
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina obtusa
Meristina obtusa Dalman 1828
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira pisum
Nucleospira pisum Sowerby 1839
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa imbricata, Atrypa reticularis
Plectatrypa imbricata Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
 Atrypida - Glassiidae
Glassia sp.
Glassia sp. Davidson 1881
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta cuneata, ""Camarotoechia" cf. nucula" = Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula
""Camarotoechia" cf. nucula" = Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula Sowerby 1839
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni
Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni de Sowerby 1816
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops implicata
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Acaste downingiae
Acaste downingiae Murchison 1839 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
"Calymene cf. blumenbachi" = Calymene blumenbachii
"Calymene cf. blumenbachi" = Calymene blumenbachii Brongniart 1822 trilobite