PBDB Collection

Medusa Portland Cement Company North Quarry, Silica, bioherm (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 2550

Where: Lucas County, Ohio (41.7° N, 83.7° W: paleocoordinates 36.4° S, 31.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Silica Formation (Traverse Group), Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• bioherm composed almost entirely of one auloporid species mixed with some crinoidal debris and a few brachiopods; max. 4.5 m thick and 30 m in diameter

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•From Kesling and Sigler, 1969: Specimen found in dump pile in southeastern extension of the quarry...presumed to have come from gradational contact zone between units 13 and 14 of Ehlers, Stumm, & Kesling (1951, p. 19) on the basis of lithology and associated fossils.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Sigler (for Kesling and Sigler, '69) in 1967 (for Kesling and Sigler, '69)

• From Kesling and Sigler, 1969: Specimen found in dump

•pile in southeastern extension of the quarry.

Primary reference: E. C. Stumm. 1969. Devonian bioherms of the Michigan Basin. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 22(18):241-247 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81857: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.07.2008, edited by Briony Mamo, Pete Wagner and Jennifer Bauer

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Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
-	Crinoidea indet. Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae	Cunctocrinus fortunatus n. sp.² Cunctocrinus fortunatus n. sp.² Kesling and Sigler 1969 Sea lily
Brachiopoda
-	Brachiopoda indet. Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Polyplacophora
Multiplacophora - Hercolepadidae	Protobalanus spinicoronatus n. sp.³ Protobalanus spinicoronatus n. sp.³ Vinther et al. 2012 chiton Note: this might not be the exact locality; only given as "Silica Fm., Lucas County"
Ostracoda
Palaeocopida - Bolliidae	Stictobollia alethaae¹, Xystinotus wrightorum¹, Xystinotus subnodatus¹, Ulrichia spinifera¹, Ulrichia illinearis¹, Ulrichia fastidiosa¹, Ulrichia fragilis¹, Ulrichia conradi¹, Tetrastorthynx diabolicus¹ Stictobollia alethaae¹ Coley 1954 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Xystinotus wrightorum¹ Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Xystinotus subnodatus¹ Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ulrichia spinifera¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Ulrichia illinearis¹ Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15 Ulrichia fastidiosa¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Ulrichia fragilis¹ Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ulrichia conradi¹ Jones 1890 ostracod Units 9-11 Tetrastorthynx diabolicus¹ Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11
Palaeocopida - Richinidae	Richina truncata¹, Richina subcircularis¹ Richina truncata¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9, 12 Richina subcircularis¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9, 12
Palaeocopida - Aechminellidae	Cornigella immotipedata¹, Balantoides trilobata¹ Cornigella immotipedata¹ Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11 Balantoides trilobata¹ Turner 1939 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-17
Palaeocopida - Aparchitidae	Coeloenellina rara¹ Coeloenellina rara¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Unit 7
Palaeocopida - Scrobiculidae	Scrobicula xysta¹ Scrobicula xysta¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 11-12, 15
Palaeocopida - Hollinidae	Adelphobolbina trilobata¹, Adelphobolbina spicata¹, Subligaculum bifidum¹, Subligaculum scrobiculatum¹, Ctenoloculina eurybathrota¹, Ctenoloculina cicatricosa¹, Ctenoloculina acanthina¹, Falsipollex laxivelatus¹, Falsipollex lativelatus¹ Adelphobolbina trilobata¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 17, 21 Adelphobolbina spicata¹ Kesling and McMillan 1954 ostracod Units 6-7, 12 Subligaculum bifidum¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 18, 21 Subligaculum scrobiculatum¹ Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Units 9, 12 Ctenoloculina eurybathrota¹ Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11, 12, 17 Ctenoloculina cicatricosa¹ Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-16, 18 Ctenoloculina acanthina¹ Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 7, 12, 15 Falsipollex laxivelatus¹ Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 9, 11-12, 15, 21 Falsipollex lativelatus¹ Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 18
Palaeocopida - Knoxitidae	Hypotetragona fractodorsalis¹, Hypotetragona aequitalis¹, Hypotetragona harrietensis¹, Knoxiella truncata¹, Knoxiella rutkowskiae¹ Hypotetragona fractodorsalis¹ ostracod Units 9, 15 Hypotetragona aequitalis¹ Peterson 1964 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-14 Hypotetragona harrietensis¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14, 17, 21 Knoxiella truncata¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 12 Knoxiella rutkowskiae¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Unit 9
Palaeocopida - Kloedenellidae	Dizygopleura trisinuata¹, Dizygopleura euglyphea¹, Poloniella cingulata¹, Eukloedenella doverensis¹, Punctoprimitia simplex¹ Dizygopleura trisinuata¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-14, 16-18, 21 Dizygopleura euglyphea¹ Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 6-7, 12-14 Poloniella cingulata¹ Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 9, 11-15, 18 Eukloedenella doverensis¹ Turner 1936 ostracod Units 9, 11-16 Punctoprimitia simplex¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-15, 21, 23
Palaeocopida - Coelonellidae	Coelonella plana¹, Coelonella scapha¹ Coelonella plana¹ Stewart 1930 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-15, 17-18, 21 Coelonella scapha¹ Stewart 1930 ostracod Units 6, 7, 9, 11-15, 17-18, 21
Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae	Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis¹, Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae¹, Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta¹ Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae¹ Sohn 1961 ostracod Unit 21 Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23
Palaeocopida - Amphissellidae	Dirhabdus multicostatus¹ Dirhabdus multicostatus¹ Pauken 1966 ostracod Units 9,11-12, 14-15, 21
Palaeocopida - Arcyzonidae	Arcyzona diademata¹, Arcyzona campylactinota¹, Arcyzona rhabdota¹, Arcyzona bythiclimacota¹, Arcyzona homalosagenota¹ Arcyzona diademata¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 9, 11-12, 14-15, 21 Arcyzona campylactinota¹ Kesling 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 21 Arcyzona rhabdota¹ Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15 Arcyzona bythiclimacota¹ Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 18, 21 Arcyzona homalosagenota¹ Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 9, 11, 12, 15, 18
Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae	Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila¹, Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa¹, Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa¹, Tetrasacculus bilobus¹ Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila¹ Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-14, 21 Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa¹ Ulrich 1891 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14, 18 Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa¹ Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod Units 12, 14 Tetrasacculus bilobus¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 9, 11-18, 21
Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae	Phlyctiscapha apleta¹ Phlyctiscapha apleta¹ Kesling 1954 ostracod Units 7,9, 11-12, 15-17
Palaeocopida - Cryptophyllidae	Cryptophyllus arsinius¹ Cryptophyllus arsinius¹ Stover 1956 ostracod Units 9, 11-12
Palaeocopida -	Ehlersia hypercala¹ Ehlersia hypercala¹ Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Unit 12
Podocopida - Ropolonellidae	Ropolonellus papillatus¹ Ropolonellus papillatus¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 9, 11, 12
Podocopida -	Rudderina extensa¹ Rudderina extensa¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Unit 12
Podocopida - Bufinidae	Bufina curti¹, Bufina spinulifera¹, Bufina abbreviata¹, Bythocyproidea eriensis¹ Bufina curti¹ Coley 1954 ostracod Units 6-7, 11-12, 17-18 Bufina spinulifera¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 17-18, 21, 23 Bufina abbreviata¹ Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 17-18, 21 Bythocyproidea eriensis¹ Stewart and Hendrix 1945 ostracod Units 9, 11-12, 17-18, 21
Podocopida - Healdiidae	Ponderodictya ohioensis¹, Ponderodictya punctulifera¹, Ponderodictya rhodesi¹, Nannohealdia arcuata¹, Cytherellina lechria¹, Cytherellina tanymeka¹, Cytherellina subquadrata¹, Cytherellina lucasensis¹, Cytherellina kutasii¹, Healdia arkonensis¹, Healdia medusaensis¹, Healdia gibba¹ Ponderodictya ohioensis¹ ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-18, 21 Ponderodictya punctulifera¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-18, 21, 23 Ponderodictya rhodesi¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 11-12 Nannohealdia arcuata¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Unit 13 Cytherellina lechria¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 11, 15, 18 Cytherellina tanymeka¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 18 Cytherellina subquadrata¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11, 13-17, 21 Cytherellina lucasensis¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-18, 21, 23 Cytherellina kutasii¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 17-18, 21 Healdia arkonensis¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Unit 9 Healdia medusaensis¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 11-12 Healdia gibba¹ Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-14, 18
Podocopida - Quasillitidae	Jenningsina catenulata¹, Quasillites fordei¹, Quasillites concentricus¹, Quasillites sublunatus¹, Quasillites obliquus¹ Jenningsina catenulata¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 7, 12, 14 Quasillites fordei¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-18, 21, 23 Quasillites concentricus¹ Turner 1939 ostracod Units 9, 11, 12, 14-15, 18 Quasillites sublunatus¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 6, 7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 18, 21 Quasillites obliquus¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 6, 7, 9, 11-12, 15, 21
Podocopida -	Hyphasmaphora textiligera¹ Hyphasmaphora textiligera¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 6, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
Podocopida - Bairdiidae	Rectobairdia emaciata¹ Rectobairdia emaciata¹ Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Unit 12
Podocopida - Beecherellidae	Wideneria lispa¹, Acanthoscapha devonica¹ Wideneria lispa¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 7, 12, 14 Acanthoscapha devonica¹ Kesling and Sohn 1958 ostracod Unit 12
Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae	Bairdiocypris transptyxis¹, Bairdiocypris gongylus¹, Praepilatina silicensis¹, Rugocytherellina ehlersi¹ Bairdiocypris transptyxis¹ Stover 1956 ostracod Units 7, 9, 11-12, 14 Bairdiocypris gongylus¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 11 Praepilatina silicensis¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 7, 12, 15, 18 Rugocytherellina ehlersi¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9, 11-12
Podocopida -	Euglyphella sigmoidalis¹, Euglyphella lispa¹, Euglyphella modesta¹, Euglyphella compressa¹, Euglyphella projecta¹, Octonaria laevilitata¹, Octonaria quadricostata¹, Octonaria crescentiformis¹ Euglyphella sigmoidalis¹ Jones 1890 ostracod Units, 6, 7, 9, 11-18, 21 Euglyphella lispa¹ Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 7, 14 Euglyphella modesta¹ Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 7, 9 Euglyphella compressa¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Euglyphella projecta¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 7, 14-15 Octonaria laevilitata¹ Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Units 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Octonaria quadricostata¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23 Octonaria crescentiformis¹ Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 23
Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae	Microcheilinella mariettensis¹ Microcheilinella mariettensis¹ Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 12-13
Podocopida - Bythocytheridae	Monoceratina casei¹ Monoceratina casei¹ Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 9, 11-12, 14-15
Platycopida - Cytherellidae	Birdsallella tumida¹, Birdsallella devonica¹ Birdsallella tumida¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-12, 14-15, 17 Birdsallella devonica¹ Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Unit 12
Platycopida - Cavellinidae	Menoeidina subreniformis¹, Menoeidina arcuata¹ Menoeidina subreniformis¹ Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 6-7, 9, 11-15, 17-18 Menoeidina arcuata¹ Turner 1939 ostracod Units 9, 11-12, 15, 18, 21
Anthozoa
Auloporida - Aulocystidae	Aulocystis auloporoidea Aulocystis auloporoidea tabulate coral
Kavaryella cracens
-	Kavaryella cracens¹ Kavaryella cracens¹ Kesling and Kilgore 1952 Units 12, 14

¹Kesling and Chilman 1978; ²Kesling and Sigler 1969; ³Vinther et al. 2012