Fauna d1c-alpha1, Luesma Fmn., E. Iberian Chains: Lochkovian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria sp. Hall 1884
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Iridostrophia cf. euzona
original and current combination Iridistrophia
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Mesodouvillina sp. Williams 1950
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Camarotoechia nucula (Sowerby 1839)
recombined as Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula
name in quotes
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Lanceomyonia cf. borealiformis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina cf. frequens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Proschizophoriidae
Baturria pini
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platyorthidae
Platyorthis ex gr. monnieri
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Howellella mercurii (Gosselet 1880)
original and current combination Spirifer mercurii
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae
Mutationella barroisi
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Acastella heberti
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain
Coordinates: 41.6° North, 0.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:56.9° South, 42.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
Stage:Lochkovian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 1
*Epoch:Helderberg
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Lochkovian
Key time interval:Lochkovian
Age range of interval:419.20000 - 410.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Luesma Member:d1c
Local bed:alpha1
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:"cross stratification" sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Formation as a whole: "215 m thick, mainly quartzites and shales, accessory components being oolitic iron ores, phosphoritic intraformational conglomerates, microconglomerates, impure sandstones and arenaceous shelly limestones.." This member: "...predominantly quartzitic..."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13923
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-03 05:48:19 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:13:14
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-03 05:48:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6168. P. Carls. 1977. Spain. in A. Martisson, ed. The Silurian-Devonian boundary (IUGS, Series A, Number 5). Schweizerbarth'sche, Stuttgart. 143-158 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]