AK3-01A, Akimiski Island, Attawapiskat Fm: Telychian, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Gotatrypa hedei
Struve 1966
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71 specimens | ||||||
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Leangella sp.
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Delthyrididae
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Howellella porcata
Jin et al. 1993
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Mictospirifer jini
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Meristina sp.
Hall 1867
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristidae
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Merista rhombiformis
Jin et al. 1993
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Septatrypidae
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Septatrypa varians
(Poulsen 1943)
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18 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Plectatrypa sp.
Schuchert and Cooper 1930
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7 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Lissatrypidae
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Meifodia discoidalis
Jin et al. 1993
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3 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Cerasina discoidalis | |||||||
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Lissatrypa variabilis
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Hesperorthidae
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Hesperorthis davidsoni
(de Verneuil 1845)
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6 specimens | ||||||
| original and current combination Orthis davidsoni | |||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Pentamerida
- Pentameridae
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Pentameroides septentrionalis
(Whiteaves 1904)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| Reticularia septentrionalis | |||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Pentamerida
- Clorindidae
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Clorinda parvolinguifera
Sapelnikov 1972
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8 specimens | ||||||
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Clorinda tumidula
(Billings 1866)
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6 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Pentamerida
- Gypidulidae
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Gypidulina biplicata
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Sowerbyellidae
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Eoplectodonta sp.
Kozlowski 1929
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Leptostrophiidae
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Eomegastrophia sp.
(Cocks 1967)
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3 specimens | ||||||
| original and current combination Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) | |||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Leptaena sp.
Dalman 1828
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2 specimens | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Nunavut |
| Coordinates: | 53.2° North, 81.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 15.2° South, 43.8° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Llandovery |
| Stage: | Telychian | 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 1 |
| Key time interval: | Telychian | Conodont zone: | Pterospathodus amorphognathoides |
| Age range of interval: | 438.50000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Attawapiskat | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Uppermost Telychian | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Lithology description: coral-stromatoporoid reef | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: collected area: 4 m² | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 184878 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | M. Krause | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2017-03-28 08:57:40 | Last modified: | 2017-03-28 08:57:40 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2017-09-28 08:57:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 61979. | C. A. C. Gushulak. 2016. First Major Appearance of Brachiopod-Dominated Benthic Shelly Communities in the Reef Ecosystem during the Early Silurian. Western University [W. Kiessling/M. Krause] |