Densmore Creek at Norton Street (Silurian of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, New York (43.2° N, 77.6° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° S, 43.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rochester Formation (Clinton Group), Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified, gray, blue, calcareous shale

• Dark bluish gray shale. Some very calcareous layers. Very fossiliferous.

Primary reference: T. Gillette. 1947. The Clinton of Western and Central New York. New York State Museum Bulletin (341) [L. Ivany/P. Wall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81840: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Patrick Wall on 16.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Pterobranchia
 Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Stropheodonta profunda" = Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda
"Stropheodonta profunda" = Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda Hall 1852
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
"Strophonella striata" = Amphistrophia striata
"Strophonella striata" = Amphistrophia striata Hall 1843
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena rhomboidalis Wahlenberg 1818
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
"Spirifer radiatus" = Eospirifer radiatus
"Spirifer radiatus" = Eospirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
"Atrypa nodostriata" = Eospinatrypa nodostriata Hall 1852
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella bidentata" = Ancillotoechia bidentata
"Rhynchonella bidentata" = Ancillotoechia bidentata Hisinger 1827
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
"Bilobites biloba" = Dicoelosia
"Bilobites biloba" = Dicoelosia
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
 Orthida - Orthidae
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
"Orthis flabellites" = Dolerorthis flabellites
"Orthis flabellites" = Dolerorthis flabellites Foerste 1889
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
 Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
  - Phylloporinidae
 Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
 Cyclostomata - Diploclemidae
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
 Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
 Cryptostomata - Rhinoporidae
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hoplitidae
"Dawsonoceras annulatum" = Orthocera annulata
"Dawsonoceras annulatum" = Orthocera annulata Sowerby 1816 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras angulatum, "Platyceras niagarense" = Platyceras niagarensis
Platyceras angulatum Hall 1852 snail
"Platyceras niagarense" = Platyceras niagarensis Hall 1852 snail
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Ostracoda
 Beyrichicopida - Aechminidae
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
 Platycopida - Kloedenellidae
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastus ioxus Hall 1868 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
 Lichida - Lichidae
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Cytherina
  -
"Paraechmina spinosa" = Cytherina spinosa
"Paraechmina spinosa" = Cytherina spinosa Hall 1852