Joachymia-Cardiolinka-Pygolifa Community in the Prague Basin: Pridoli, Czech Republic

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda
Cephalopoda indet. Cuvier 1797
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten (Pterinopecten) cybele
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Joachymia impatiens
Joachymia falcata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Vlastidae
Praeostrea bohemica Barrande 1881
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma sp. Hall 1883
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Spanilidae
Spanila sp. Barrande 1881
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae
Dualina sp. Barrande 1881
Dualina longiuscula
Dualina inexplicata Barrande 1881
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Praecardium sp. Barrande 1881
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cardiolidae
Cardiolinka fortis
Cardiolinka concubina
Pygolfia radiata
Pygolfia nina (Barrande 1881)
Snoopyia veronika
Snoopyia insolita
Bivalvia
Pelecypoda indet. Goldfuss 1820
synonym of Bivalvia
Malacostraca - Archaeostraca - Ceratiocarididae
Ceratiocaris bohemica (Barrande 1853)
see common names

Geography
Country:Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49.9° North, 14.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.0° South, 55.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Pridoli
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Epoch:Late/Upper Pridoli
Key time interval:Pridoli Zone: Monograptus transgrediens
Age range of interval:423.00000 - 419.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray lime mudstone
Secondary lithology:shelly/skeletal,gray "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "Disarticulated shells are preserved in gray, biomicritic limestone to fine-grained biodetrital limestone."
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Life modes of bivalves include infaunal, epibyssate, semi-infaunal, and reclining. Ceph. shells mostly current oriented SSW-NNE. Pop'n densities high. Environment shallow subtidal, influenced by relatively high current activity, but protected from strong wave action. [quoted or paraphrased from author]
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Bivalves (table 16.18) definitely from type locality. Text suggests that other material is also found there. Author gives abundance and life mode for bivalves.
Taxonomic list comments:Bivalves are the focus; other taxa mentioned but not listed fully.
Metadata
Database number:14183
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-22 11:12:15 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:14:05
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-22 11:12:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6282. J. Kříž. 1999. Bivalvia communities of Bohemian type from the Silurian and Lower Devonian carbonate facies. In A. J. Boucot. J. D. Lawson (ed.), Paleocommunities -- A case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 229-252 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]