Eastern area, Zone C (Biostrome), Onondaga Limestone, NY (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 1487

Where: New York (42.8° N, 74.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 31.5° S, 43.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Edgecliff Member (Onondaga Formation), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• light gray crystalline limestone

Primary reference: W. A., J.r. Oliver. 1952. Stratigraphy of the Onondaga Limestone in Central New York. PhD thesis, Cornell University 1-98 [A. Miller/K. Layou/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 9553: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 12.11.2000

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyostoma turbinata Hall 1861 snail
very rare
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
rare
Platyceras erectum Hall 1843 snail
very rare
Platyceras rarispinum Hall 1859 snail
rare
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
frequent
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
"Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
very rare
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
"Leptostrophia perplana" = Protoleptostrophia perplana
"Leptostrophia perplana" = Protoleptostrophia perplana Conrad 1839
very rare
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.
very rare
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842
very rare
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Pentamerella arata Conrad 1841
rare
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
frequent
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
"Proetus clarus" = Basidechenella clara
"Proetus clarus" = Basidechenella clara Hall 1861 trilobite
very rare
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus
"Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus Hall 1861 trilobite
very rare
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Odontocephalus selenurus trilobite
very rare
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
rare
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Halliidae
Blothrophyllum promissum horn coral
rare
 Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae
Bethanyphyllum robustum horn coral
very common
Bethanyphyllum sp. Stumm 1949 horn coral
frequent
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Heliophyllum sp. Hall 1846 horn coral
rare
 Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae
Siphonophrentis gigantea horn coral
very rare
 Stauriida - Stauriidae
Synaptophyllum simcoense horn coral
very common
 Stauriida - Amplexidae
Heterophrentis prolifica horn coral
very common
Heterophrentis sp. Billings 1875 horn coral
frequent
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Breviphrentis yandelli horn coral
rare
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Cystiphylloides americanum horn coral
common
Cystiphylloides cf. conifollis horn coral
common
 Favositida - Coenitidae
Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829 tabulate coral
frequent
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites emmonsi tabulate coral
rare
Favosites epidermatus tabulate coral
rare
Favosites turbinatus tabulate coral
frequent
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
rare
Favosites basalticus Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
common
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Ceratopora sp. Grabau 1899 tabulate coral
rare
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
rare