PBDB Collection

Eastern Area, Zone C' (Bioherm, Williamsville), Edgecliff Member, Onondaga Limes (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 1881

Where: Erie County, New York (43.0° N, 78.7° W: paleocoordinates 38.5° S, 25.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

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

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: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 9614: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 20.11.2000

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Billingsestraea varneuili Billingsestraea varneuili rare
Crinoidea
-	Crinoidea indet. Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily very common; large stems
Rostroconchia
Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae	"Conocardium cuneus" = Hoareicardia cunea "Conocardium cuneus" = Hoareicardia cunea Conrad 1840 rare
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras sp., Platyceras argo, Platyceras rarispinum, Platyceras erectum, Platyostoma turbinata, Platyostoma lineata Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail rare Platyceras argo Hall 1862 snail rare Platyceras rarispinum Hall 1859 snail frequent; Platyceras dumosum var. rarispinum Platyceras erectum Hall 1843 snail rare Platyostoma turbinata Hall 1861 snail frequent Platyostoma lineata Conrad 1842 snail very common
Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae	Orthonychia concavum Orthonychia concavum Hall 1859 snail rare
Rhynchonellata
Pentamerida - Clorindidae	Pentamerella arata Pentamerella arata Conrad 1841 rare
Spiriferida - Elythidae	"Elytha fimbriata" = Elita "Elytha fimbriata" = Elita rare
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Spirifer duodenarius Spirifer duodenarius rare
Athyridida - Meristellidae	"Meristella nasuta" = Meristina nasuta "Meristella nasuta" = Meristina nasuta Conrad 1842 rare
Orthida - Dalmanellidae	"Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis "Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis Vanuxem 1842 rare
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Strophodontidae	"Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta), Megastrophia hemisphaerica "Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta) rare Megastrophia hemisphaerica rare
Bryozoa
-	Bryozoa indet. Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 common
Stenolaemata
Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae	Fenestella sp. Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839 common
Trilobita
Phacopida - Phacopidae	"Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus "Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus Hall 1861 trilobite rare
Anthozoa
Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae	Cystiphylloides americanum, Cystiphylloides sp. Cystiphylloides americanum horn coral very common Cystiphylloides sp. Chapman 1893 horn coral frequent
Stauriida - Halliidae	Blothrophyllum decorticatum, Blothrophyllum promiseum Blothrophyllum decorticatum horn coral rare Blothrophyllum promiseum horn coral rare
Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae	Bethanyphyllum robustus Bethanyphyllum robustus horn coral very common
Stauriida - Eridophyllidae	Eridophyllum gigas Eridophyllum gigas horn coral common
Stauriida - Zaphrentidae	Heliophyllum gemmatum, Heliophyllum sp., Heliophylloides corniculum Heliophyllum gemmatum horn coral common Heliophyllum sp. Hall 1846 horn coral rare Heliophylloides corniculum horn coral rare
Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae	Chonophyllum magnificus Chonophyllum magnificus horn coral rare
Stauriida - Amplexidae	Heterophrentis sp. Heterophrentis sp. Billings 1875 horn coral frequent
Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae	Siphonophrentis gigantea Siphonophrentis gigantea horn coral rare
Stauriida - Stauriidae	Synaptophyllum simcoense Synaptophyllum simcoense horn coral very common
Favositida - Micheliniidae	Pleurodictyum convexum, Pleurodictyum cylindricus Pleurodictyum convexum tabulate coral rare Pleurodictyum cylindricus tabulate coral rare
Favositida - Favositidae	Favosites epidermatus, Favosites emmonsi, Favosites tuberosa, Favosites turbinatus, Favosites basalticus, Favosites canadensis Favosites epidermatus tabulate coral rare Favosites emmonsi tabulate coral frequent Favosites tuberosa tabulate coral frequent Favosites turbinatus tabulate coral frequent Favosites basalticus Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral frequent Favosites canadensis Billings 1858 tabulate coral rare
Favositida - Coenitidae	Coenites sp. Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829 tabulate coral common
Auloporida - Syringoporidae	Caunopora sp., Syringopora sp. Caunopora sp. Phillips 1841 tabulate coral frequent Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral common
Stromatoporoidea
Stromatoporoidea -	Stromatoporoidea indet. Stromatoporoidea indet. stromatoporoid sponge common