Bryozoan Community II, Cano Grande Fmn., Sierra de Perija: Emsian - Eifelian, Venezuela

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Patellidae indet.
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyostoma sp. Conrad 1842
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) sp. (Hall 1884)
original and current combination Actinopteria
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pseudaviculopecten sp. Newell 1938
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Goniophora sp. Phillips 1848
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Fimbrispirifer sp. Cooper 1942
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Acrospirifer sp. Wedekind 1926
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Centronellidae
Amphigenia sp.
Strophomenata - Productida
Chonetidina indet. Muir-Wood 1955
Strophomenata - Strophomenida
Strophomenida indet. Opik 1934
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Coscinium sp. Keyserling 1846
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae
Taeniopora sp.
unclassified
Echinodermata indet. Klein 1754
pelmatozoans
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
cf. Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
cf. Trachypora sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
synonym of Thamnoptychia
Anthozoa - Rugosa
Rugosa indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
cf. Homalophyllum sp. Simpson 1900
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
cf. Zaphrentis sp. Haime 1850
synonym of Zaphrenthis
see common names

Geography
Country:Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.5° North, 72.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.2° South, 44.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian
Key time interval:Emsian - Eifelian
Age range of interval:407.60000 - 387.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Rio Cachira Formation:Cano Grande
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: This part of section interpreted as Emsian to early Eifelian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous mudstone
Lithology description: "Lodolitas calcareas biostromales"
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Unit interpreted as open platform. Overall sequence is interpreted as transgressive-regressive cycle related to prograding delta complex.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Abundances are given by authors.
Metadata
Database number:35896
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-01-08 20:33:48 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-01-08 20:33:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9641. T. M. Sanchez and J. L. Benedetto. 1983. Paleoecologia, comunidades bentonicas y sucesion paleoambiental en el Grupo Rio Cachiri, Devonico, Sierra de Perija, Venezueal. Ameghiniana 20(3-4):163-198 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]