Green, Marquis & Johnson Quarries, one mile southeast of courthouse, New Castle: Desmoinesian, Pennsylvania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida
Productus nanus Meek and Worthen 1866
recombined as Desmoinesia nana
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Productus semireticulatus (Martin 1809)
recombined as Dictyoclostus semireticulatus
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Productus punctatus (Martin 1809)
recombined as Echinoconchus punctatus
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Productus cora d'Orbigny 1842
recombined as Linoproductus cora
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbya crassa (Meek and Hayden 1858)
recombined as Derbyia crassa
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes mesolobatus
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetes verneuilanus Norwood and Pratten 1855
recombined as Chonetinella verneuilana
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Squamularia perplexa (McChesney 1859)
recombined as Condrathyris perplexa
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer rockymontanus (Marcou 1858)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Spirifer cameratus Morton 1836
recombined as Neospirifer cameratus
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
Composita girtyi Raymond 1911
Cleiothyridina orbicularis (McChesney 1859)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni (Marcou 1858)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Spiriferina kentuckiensis (Shumard 1855)
recombined as Punctospirifer kentuckensis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma bovidens (Morton 1836)
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Septopora biserialis (Swallow 1858)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Endobolus missouriensis (Swallow 1858)
recombined as Liroceras missouriensis
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
Domatoceras highlandense (Worthen 1875)
Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae
Orthoceras rushense McChesney 1859
recombined as Protocycloceras rushense
Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
Platyceras parvum (Shumard and Swallow 1858)
recombined as Orthonychia parva
Platyceras spinigerum Worthen 1883
recombined as Orthonychia spinigerum
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Trachyspiridae
Trachydomia wheeleri (Swallow 1860)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon percarinatus Conrad 1842
recombined as Pharkidonotus percarinatus
Patellostium montfortianum (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
recombined as Cymatospira montfortianus
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Soleniscus fusiformis (Hall 1858)
synonym of Soleniscus regularis
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Pleurotomaria spironema Meek and Worthen 1866
recombined as Globodoma spironema
Porcellia peoriensis Worthen 1884
recombined as Ambozone peoriensis
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Euconospira bicarinatus
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Pleurotomaria granulostriata Meek and Worthen 1860
recombined as Paragoniozona granulostriata
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
Anomphalus rotulus Meek and Worthen 1867
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalus catilloides (Conrad 1842)
recombined as Amphiscapha catilloides
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis altonensis (McChesney 1865)
synonym of Jedria ventrica
Strophostylus remex (White 1876)
original and current combination Naticopsis remex
Naticopsis torta (Meek 1872)
recombined as Naticopsis tortum
Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Murchisonia terebra White 1879
recombined as Goniasma terebra
Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae
Loxonema scitulum (Meek and Worthen 1860)
recombined as Pseudozygopleura scitula
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten carboniferous (Stevens 1858)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Macrodon sangamonensis Worthen 1890
recombined as Parallelodon sangamonensis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella varica McChesney 1860
Polyplacophora - Helminthochitonidae
Glaphurochiton simplex Raymond 1910
recombined as Helminthochiton simplex
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Cyathaxonia distorta Worthen 1875
recombined as Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) distortum
Fusulinidae
Fusulinella sp. Moeller 1878
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Pennsylvania County:Beaver
Coordinates: 41.0° North, 80.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.7° South, 18.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 4-5
Key time interval:Desmoinesian
Age range of interval:312.70000 - 305.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Allegheny Formation:Vanport
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:184098
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2017-01-31 13:04:18 Last modified:2017-04-28 16:24:41
Access level:the public Released:2017-01-31 13:04:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
16276. P. E. Raymond. 1911. A preliminary list of the fauna of the Allegheny and Conemaugh series in western Pennsylvania. Report Pennsylvannia Topographical and Geological Survey Committee 7:83-98 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]