PBDB Collection

Eastern Area, Berne, Schoharie and Albany Quadrangles, Onondaga Limestone, NY (Devonian of the United States)

Where: New York (42.7° N, 74.1° W: paleocoordinates 39.5° S, 21.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

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

• list of fauna from middle and upper Onondaga from the quadrangles listed above

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; cherty/siliceous limestone

• cherty 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 9617: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 17.11.2000, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Favositida - Favositidae	Favosites epidermatus, Favosites sp., Favosites basalticus Favosites epidermatus tabulate coral ? Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral common Favosites basalticus Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral ?
Auloporida - Syringoporidae	Syringopora sp. Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral very rare
Auloporida - Auloporidae	Ceratopora sp. Ceratopora sp. Grabau 1899 tabulate coral frequent
Stauriida - Amplexidae	Heterophrentis prolifica, Heterophrentis sp. Heterophrentis prolifica horn coral common Heterophrentis sp. Billings 1875 horn coral frequent
Stauriida - Stauriidae	Synaptophyllum simcoense Synaptophyllum simcoense horn coral rare
Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae	Bethanyphyllum robustum, Bethanyphyllum sp. Bethanyphyllum robustum horn coral frequent Bethanyphyllum sp. Stumm 1949 horn coral rare
Stauriida - Zaphrentidae	Heliophylloides corniculum Heliophylloides corniculum horn coral very rare
Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae	Cystiphylloides sp. Cystiphylloides sp. Chapman 1893 horn coral rare
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda sp. Gastropoda sp. Cuvier 1795 snail very rare
Euomphalina - Euomphalidae	"Euomphalus decewi" = Pleuronotus decewi "Euomphalus decewi" = Pleuronotus decewi Billings 1861 snail ?
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras rarispinum, Platyceras carinatum, Platyostoma turbinata Platyceras rarispinum Hall 1859 snail common; P. dumosum var. rarispinum Platyceras carinatum Hall 1862 snail very rare Platyostoma turbinata Hall 1861 snail very rare
Cephalopoda
Oncocerida - Brevicoceratidae	"Gyroceras paucinodum" = Naedyceras "Gyroceras paucinodum" = Naedyceras ?
Strophomenata
Productida - Productellidae	"Productella navicella" = Spinulicosta navicella "Productella navicella" = Spinulicosta navicella Hall 1857 rare
Strophomenida - Strophodontidae	Megastrophia concava, Megastrophia hemisphericus, "Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta) Megastrophia concava frequent Megastrophia hemisphericus ? "Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta) ?
Strophomenida - Chonetidae	Chonetes sp., "Chonetes mucronata" = Longispina mucronata Chonetes sp. Fischer de Waldheim 1830 very rare "Chonetes mucronata" = Longispina mucronata Hall 1843 common
Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae	"Leptostrophia perplana" = Protoleptostrophia perplana "Leptostrophia perplana" = Protoleptostrophia perplana Conrad 1839 very rare
Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae	Leptaena rhomboidalis Leptaena rhomboidalis Wahlenberg 1818 frequent
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Schuchertella pandora Schuchertella pandora frequent
Rhynchonellata
Pentamerida - Clorindidae	Pentamerella arata Pentamerella arata Conrad 1841 frequent
Orthida - Dalmanellidae	Isorthis propinqua, "Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis Isorthis propinqua rare "Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis Vanuxem 1842 common
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella sp. Rhipidomella sp. frequent
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Spirifer duodenarius, Spirifer raricosta, Spirifer varicosta Spirifer duodenarius common Spirifer raricosta frequent Spirifer varicosta ?
Spiriferida - Elythidae	"Elytha fimbriata" = Elita "Elytha fimbriata" = Elita frequent
Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae	Fimbrispirifer divaricatus Fimbrispirifer divaricatus Hall 1857 ?
Athyridida - Meristellidae	Pentagonia unisulcata, "Meristella nasuta" = Meristina nasuta Pentagonia unisulcata very rare "Meristella nasuta" = Meristina nasuta Conrad 1842 ?
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Athyris spiriferoides Athyris spiriferoides Eaton 1831 rare
Athyridida - Anoplothecidae	Coelospira camilla Coelospira camilla Hall 1867 rare
Atrypida - Atrypidae	"Atrypa spinosa" = Spinatrypa spinosa, Atrypa reticularis "Atrypa spinosa" = Spinatrypa spinosa Hall 1843 frequent Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758 very common
Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae	Camarotoechia billingsi Camarotoechia billingsi very rare
Bryozoa
-	Bryozoa indet. Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 frequent
Stenolaemata
Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae	Fenestella sp. Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839 frequent
Trilobita
Proetida - Proetidae	"Proetus clarus" = Basidechenella clara "Proetus clarus" = Basidechenella clara Hall 1861 trilobite ?
Phacopida - Phacopidae	"Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus "Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus Hall 1861 trilobite rare
Phacopida - Dalmanitidae	Odontocephalus selenurus Odontocephalus selenurus trilobite very rare