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
Stromotoporoidea indet.
? Diamesropora sp.
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae
Palaeophyllum multicaule
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Enterolasma caliculum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Zaphrentis sp. Haime 1850
synonym of Zaphrenthis
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acervulariidae
Diplophyllum subcaespitosum
Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Cystiphyllum niagarense
Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Halysites sp. von Waldheim 1813
Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites elegans
Heliolites pyriformis
Heliolites ? spinipora
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites niagarensis
Favosites pyriforme
Favosites spp.
3 species
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Striatopora flexuosa Hall 1852
Cladopora cervicornis
Cladopora ? fibrosa
Cladopora multipora
Cladopora reticulata
Cladopora seriata Hall 1851
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Dawsonoceras americanum
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Naticonema niagarensis (Hall 1852)
original and current combination Platyostoma niagarensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Cornellites emaceratus
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Amphistrophia spp.
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena ? rhomboidalis (Wahlenberg 1818)
recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis
Leptaena 'rhomboidalis'
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus neglectum
original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta americana (Hall 1879)
Ancillotoechia obtusiplicata
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa nodostriata
Atrypa ? reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
Atrypa 'reticularis'
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia pyramidalis
Striispirifer niagarensis (Conrad 1842)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella crispa (Hisinger 1827)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Trematospira camura
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella cylindrica
Whitfieldella oblata
Whitfieldella nitida (Hall 1843)
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
Clathropora spp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
Semicoscinium tenuiceps
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella elegans
Stenolaemata - Phylloporinidae
Phylloporina asperatostriata
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora elegantula (Hall 1851)
original and current combination Callopora elegantula
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Periechocrinidae
Periechocrinus sp. Morris 1843
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Eucalyptocrinitidae
Eucalyptocrinites sp. Goldfuss 1831
Rhombifera - Caryocrinitidae
Caryocrinites ornatus Say 1825
Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema sp. Hall 1851
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]