West Brook 5D (Devonian of the United States)

Where: New York (42.8° N, 75.8° W: paleocoordinates 37.1° S, 23.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: upper varcus conodont zone, upper Member (Tully Formation), Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Collection methods: bulk

Primary reference: J. R. Bonelli, Jr., C. E. Brett, A. I. Miller and J. B. Bennington. 2006. Testing for faunal stability across a regional biotic transition: quantifying stasis and variation among recurring coral-rich biofacies in the Middle Devonian Appalachian Basin. Paleobiology 32(1):20-37 [A. Miller/J. Zambito/J. Zambito]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89669: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jay Zambito on 11.06.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten vertumnus Hall 1883 scallop
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia indenta Conrad 1842 clam
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras erectum Hall 1843 snail
"Platyceras dumosum" = Spinyplatyceras dumosum Conrad 1840 snail
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Anopliidae
"Sinochonetes lepidus" = Klocinetes lepidus
"Sinochonetes lepidus" = Klocinetes lepidus Hall 1857
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
"Eoschuchertella arctostriata" = Floweria arctostriata
"Eoschuchertella arctostriata" = Floweria arctostriata Hall 1843
 Productida - Productellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
  - Tropidoleptidae
 Orthida - Orthidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Sapphicorhynchidae
"Cupularostrum sappho" = Sapphicorhynchus sappho
"Cupularostrum sappho" = Sapphicorhynchus sappho Hall 1860
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Monodechenella macrocephalus" = Monodechenella macrocephala, Basidechenella rowi
"Monodechenella macrocephalus" = Monodechenella macrocephala Hall 1861 trilobite
Basidechenella rowi Green 1838 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Greenops boothi Green 1837 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana
"Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana Green 1832 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Stereolasmatidae