Favosites-Massive Stromatoporoid Bioherm Community of the Gasport Limestone: Wenlock, New York
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Stromotoporoidea indet.
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? Diamesropora sp.
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Stauriidae
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Palaeophyllum multicaule
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Streptelasmatidae
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Enterolasma caliculum
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Zaphrentidae
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Zaphrentis sp.
Haime 1850
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synonym of Zaphrenthis | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Acervulariidae
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Diplophyllum subcaespitosum
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Anthozoa
- Cystiphyllida
- Cystiphyllidae
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Cystiphyllum niagarense
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Anthozoa
- Heliolitida
- Halysitidae
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Halysites sp.
von Waldheim 1813
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Anthozoa
- Heliolitida
- Heliolitidae
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Heliolites elegans
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Heliolites pyriformis
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Heliolites ? spinipora
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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Favosites niagarensis
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Favosites pyriforme
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Favosites spp.
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3 species | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Pachyporidae
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Striatopora flexuosa
Hall 1852
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Cladopora cervicornis
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Cladopora ? fibrosa
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Cladopora multipora
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Cladopora reticulata
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Cladopora seriata
Hall 1851
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Cephalopoda
- Orthocerida
- Dawsonoceratidae
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Dawsonoceras americanum
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Platyceratidae
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Naticonema niagarensis
(Hall 1852)
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original and current combination Platyostoma niagarensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Cornellites emaceratus
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Amphistrophiidae
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Amphistrophia spp.
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Leptaena ? rhomboidalis
(Wahlenberg 1818)
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recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis | ||||||||||
Leptaena 'rhomboidalis' | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchotrematidae
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Stegerhynchus neglectum
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original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus) | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Trigonirhynchiidae
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Rhynchotreta americana
(Hall 1879)
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Ancillotoechia obtusiplicata
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Plectatrypa nodostriata
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Atrypa ? reticularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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original and current combination Anomia reticularis | ||||||||||
Atrypa 'reticularis' | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Cyrtia pyramidalis
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Striispirifer niagarensis
(Conrad 1842)
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Delthyrididae
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Howellella crispa
(Hisinger 1827)
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Rhynchospirinidae
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Trematospira camura
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Whitfieldella cylindrica
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Whitfieldella oblata
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Whitfieldella nitida
(Hall 1843)
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Ptilodictyidae
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Clathropora spp.
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Semicosciniidae
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Semicoscinium tenuiceps
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Fenestellidae
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Fenestella elegans
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Stenolaemata
- Phylloporinidae
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Phylloporina asperatostriata
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Stenolaemata
- Trepostomata
- Halloporidae
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Hallopora elegantula
(Hall 1851)
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original and current combination Callopora elegantula | ||||||||||
Crinoidea
- Monobathrida
- Periechocrinidae
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Periechocrinus sp.
Morris 1843
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Crinoidea
- Monobathrida
- Eucalyptocrinitidae
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Eucalyptocrinites sp.
Goldfuss 1831
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Rhombifera
- Caryocrinitidae
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Caryocrinites ornatus
Say 1825
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Pterobranchia
- Dendroidea
- Acanthograptidae
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Dictyonema sp.
Hall 1851
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | New York |
Coordinates: | 43.2° North, 78.6° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 27.1° South, 44.4° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Wenlock |
10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 | ||
*Period: | Early/Lower Silurian | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Wenlock |
Key time interval: | Wenlock | ||
Age range of interval: | 433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Lockport | Formation: | Gasport Limestone |
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gray lithified lime mudstone |
Lithology description: The lithology of Gasport bioherms consists of massive, light gray to whitish micrite with crinkly structure indicative of algal boundstone. | |
Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Metadata
Also known as: | Reef 1885 | ||
Database number: | 13054 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | K. Koverman |
Modifier: | P. Novack-Gottshall | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2002-01-17 16:19:07 | Last modified: | 2022-06-20 15:22:39 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-01-17 16:19:07 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4294. | C. E. Brett. 1999. Wenlockian fossil communities in New York State and adjacent areas: Paleontology and Paleoecology. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities: A Case Study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 592-637 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/J. Alroy] |