LC3A NE Cayuga Lake (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as Dean Creek Ludlowville Formation, Centerfield member, Main "core" limestones E side Cayuga Lake; Dean Creek N of Aurora, Sheldrake Quad

Where: New York (42.8° N, 76.7° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° S, 24.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: lower varcus conodont zone, Centerfield Member (Ludlowville Formation), Middle Devonian (393.3 - 382.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, argillaceous, muddy lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: L. C. Ivany, C. E. Brett, H. L. B. Wall, P. D. Wall, and J. C. Handley. 2009. Relative taxonomic and ecological stability in Devonian marine faunas of New York State: a test of coordinated stasis. Paleobiology 35(4):499-524 [B. Deline/B. Deline/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 91237: authorized by Brad Deline, entered by Brad Deline on 13.09.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Anthozoa
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora serpens Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Pyrgiidae
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Heliophyllum halli Edwards and Haime 1851 horn coral
Bivalvia
 Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo constricta Conrad 1842 clam
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia indenta Conrad 1842 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria boydi Conrad 1842 oyster
"Leiopteria conradi" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria) oyster
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
"Eoschuchertella perversa" = Floweria perversa
"Eoschuchertella perversa" = Floweria perversa Hall 1857
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
  - Tropidoleptidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842
 Spiriferida -
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Elita fimbriata Conrad 1842
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula densa Hall 1867
Stenolaemata
 Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"cf. Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana
"cf. Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana Green 1832 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
cf. Greenops boothi trilobite
or G. graba