PBDB Collection

Broom Point North BPN 245 (Cambrian of Canada)

Also known as Reef 2741

Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (49.8° N, 57.9° W: paleocoordinates 35.5° S, 59.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tuckers Cove Member (Shallow Bay Formation), Sunwaptan (493.5 - 487.5 Ma)

• unit 62, sample BPN 245, Serotina interval, Plethopeltid-catillicephalid biofacies

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: platform or shelf-margin reef; lithified limestone

• boulders derived from shelf-margin algal buildups

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Ludvigsen, S. R. Westrop, and C. H. Kindle. 1989. Sunwaptan (Upper Cambrian) trilobites of the Cow Head Group, western Newfoundland, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 6:1-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/M. Hopkins]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81270: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.06.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Artiopoda
Agnostida - Diplagnostidae	"Litagnostus planulatus" = Pseudagnostus planulatus "Litagnostus planulatus" = Pseudagnostus planulatus Raymond 1924
Agnostida - Agnostidae	Neoagnostus ovalis n. sp. Neoagnostus ovalis n. sp. Ludvigsen et al. 1989
Trilobita
Olenida - Olenidae	Bienvillia corax Bienvillia corax Billings 1865 trilobite
Olenida - Dokimokephalidae	Bellaspidella parallela Bellaspidella parallela Ludvigsen et al. 1989 trilobite
Corynexochida - Leiostegiidae	Phoreotropis puteanus, Phoreotropis transversus, Ptychopleurites quebecensis, Ptychopleurites dunbari Phoreotropis puteanus trilobite Phoreotropis transversus trilobite Ptychopleurites quebecensis trilobite Ptychopleurites dunbari trilobite
Corynexochida - Illaenuridae	Platydiamesus levisensis, Ambonolium lioderma Platydiamesus levisensis Rasetti 1944 trilobite Ambonolium lioderma trilobite
Trinucleida - Alsataspididae	Zacompsus orientalis Zacompsus orientalis trilobite
Ptychopariida - Raymondinidae	Raymondina immarginata Raymondina immarginata trilobite
Ptychopariida - Plethopeltidae	Plethopeltis pulveris n. sp., "Plethopeltis armatus" = Plethometopus armatus, Stenopilus convergens, Stenopilus pronus Plethopeltis pulveris n. sp. Ludvigsen et al. 1989 trilobite "Plethopeltis armatus" = Plethometopus armatus Billings 1860 trilobite Stenopilus convergens trilobite Stenopilus pronus Raymond 1924 trilobite
Ptychopariida - Catillicephalidae	Onchonotus convexus, Yukonaspis kindlei, "Peracheilus latus" = Peracheilus, Peracheilus spinosus, "Acheilus confossus n. sp." = Peracheilus Onchonotus convexus Rasetti 1944 trilobite Yukonaspis kindlei trilobite "Peracheilus latus" = Peracheilus trilobite Peracheilus spinosus Rasetti 1945 trilobite "Acheilus confossus n. sp." = Peracheilus trilobite
Ptychopariida -	Meniscocoryphe platycephala, Meniscocoryphe drepane Meniscocoryphe platycephala trilobite Meniscocoryphe drepane trilobite
Ptychopariida - Phylacteridae	Phylacterus cf. saylesi, Westonaspis laevifrons Phylacterus cf. saylesi trilobite Westonaspis laevifrons trilobite
Asaphida - Ptychaspididae	Kathleenella maritima, Idiomesus ultimus, Idiomesus cf. tantillus, Idiomesus levisensis, Keithiella cylindrica, Keithia schucherti Kathleenella maritima trilobite Idiomesus ultimus trilobite Idiomesus cf. tantillus trilobite Idiomesus levisensis Rasetti 1944 trilobite Keithiella cylindrica Billings 1860 trilobite Keithia schucherti trilobite
Asaphida - Eurekiidae	Eurekia ulrichi Eurekia ulrichi trilobite
Asaphida - Remopleurididae	? Elkanaspis cristata, Apatokephaloides pauper ? Elkanaspis cristata trilobite Apatokephaloides pauper Billings 1865 trilobite
Harpetida - Harpididae	Loganopeltoides zenkeri Loganopeltoides zenkeri trilobite
Harpetida - Heterocaryonidae	Heterocaryon platystigma Heterocaryon platystigma trilobite