Midshelf setting: Letna - Harnagian, Czech Republic

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Caryon bohemicus
originally entered as "Caryon sp."
Eurca sp.
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Exoconularia exquisita
Exoconularia exquisita exquisita
Archaeoconularia fecunda
Archaeoconularia insignis
Pseudoconularia grandissima
Pseudoconularia grandissima grandissima
Pseudoconularia nobilis
Pseudoconularia grandissima nobilis
Metaconularia pyramidata
Conularia rugulosa
originally entered as "Conularia" sp."
Anaconularia anomala
Stylophora - Mitrata - Kirkocystidae
Anatifopsis sp. Barrande 1872
Stylophora - Mitrata
Mitrocystites mitra
Blastoidea - Coronata - Stephanocrinidae
Mespilocystites bohemicus
Soluta - Dendrocystitida - Dendrocystitidae
Dendrocystites sedgwicki Barrande 1887
Eocrinoidea - Ascocystitidae
Ascocystites drabowiensis
Ascocystites cf. micraster
Crinoidea - Myelodactylida - Iocrinidae
Caleidocrinus multiramus
Rhombifera - Rhombiferidae
Rhombifera bohemica Barrande 1867
Rhombifera - Macrocystellidae
Macrocystella bohemica (Barrande 1867)
recombined as Macrocystella bohemicus
Cystidea obscondita Barrande 1887
synonym of Macrocystella bohemicus
originally entered as "Cystidea" sp."
Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae
Echinosphaerites infaustus
Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae
Hemicystites bohemicus
Hemicystites velatus
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Ctenodonta (Ctenodonta) bilunata (Barrande 1881)
recombined as Myoplusia bilunata
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Praenuculidae
Praenucula dispar (Barrande 1881)
Praenucula dispar dispar
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Deceptrix sp. Fuchs 1919
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Astarte convergens Barrande 1881
synonym of Whiteavesia antiquior
originally entered as "Astarte" sp."
Modiolopsis veterana
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Grammysia catilloides
originally entered as "Grammysia" sp."
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma patricia
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Tychobraheidae
Holopea antiqua (Vanuxem 1842)
recombined as Asinomphalus antiqua
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Bucanopsis roemeri (Perner 1903)
synonym of Bucanopsina calypso
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bucanopsis comata (Perner 1903)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Bucanella bohemica (Perner 1903)
recombined as Tritonophon bohemica
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
Cyrtodiscus procer (Perner 1903)
Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Sinuitopsis neglecta Perner 1903
Paragastropoda - Mimospirida - Onychochilidae
Versispira contraria Perner 1903
Antispira praecox Perner 1903
Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Conchicolites confertus
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Serpulites sp.
Polychaeta - Phyllodocida
Plumulites folliculum
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingula deleta Barrande 1879
recombined as Rafanoglossella deleta
originally entered as "Lingula" sp."
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Schizotreta sp. Kutorga 1848
Orbiculoidea grandis
originally entered as "Orbiculoidea" sp."
Lingulata - Lingulida - Trematidae
Ptychopeltis incola Perner 1903
recombined as Schizocrania incola
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania obsoleta
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Svobodaina inclyta (Barrande 1879)
synonym of Svobodaina ellipsoides
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Onniella sp. Bancroft 1928
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Chrustenoporidae
Dalmanella chrustenicensis Havlicek 1951
recombined as Jezercia chrustenicensis
Chrustenopora sp.
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Drabovinella draboviensis
Drabovia asperula
Drabovia fascicostata
Drabovia redux (Barrande 1848)
Hirnantia ulrichi
originally entered as "Hirnantia" sp."
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Saukrodictya sp. Wright 1964
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Dactylogonia blyskavensis Havlicek 1967
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina occulata
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Aegiromena aquila (Barrande 1848)
Aegiromena aquila praecursor
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Bicuspina cava
Bicuspina multicostellata Havlicek 1951
Stenolaemata - Phylloporinidae
Chasmatoporella havliceki
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Cekovia transfuga
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Stenopareia panderi
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Primaspis (Primaspis) primordialis (Barrande 1846)
Selenopeltis buchi (Barrande 1846)
Selenopeltis buchi buchi
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Placoparia (Hawleia) grandis
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Actinopeltis completa
Eccoptochile (Eccoptochiloides) tumescens
Eccoptochile (Eccoptochile) clavigera (Beyrich 1845)
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Kloucekia phillipsi (Barrande 1846)
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Zeliszkella (Zeliszkella) hawlei
Eudolatites dubia (Barrande 1846)
Dalmanitina sp. Reed 1905
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Pharostoma pulchrum (Beyrich 1846)
recombined as Prionocheilus pulchra
Pharostoma pulchrum mendax
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Platycoryphe bohemica Barrande 1852
Calymenella parvula
Colpocoryphe grandis Snajdr 1956
Plaesiacomia rara Hawle and Corda 1847
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Deanaspis sp. Hughes et al. 1975
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Opsimasaphus (Opsimasaphus) ingens
Cheloniellida
Duslia insignis
Triopus draboviensis Barrande 1872
Aglaspidida - Aglaspididae
Zonozoe drabowiensis
Branchiopoda
Quasicaris bohemica
Malacostraca
Nothozoe pollens
Ostracoda - Hollinocopida - Tetradellidae
Trubinella latens (Barrande 1872)
recombined as Hippula latens
Hastatellina sp.
synonym of Ceratopsis
originally entered as "Hastatellinna sp."
Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Ctenonotellidae
Cerninella bohemica
Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Aechminidae
Crescentilla pugnax
Ostracoda
Cytheriopsis testis
originally entered as "Cytheropsis" sp."
    = Cytheropsis testis
Hendy 2008
was originally entered correctly as Ordovician Ostracod genus not Cenozoic Bivalvia genua
unclassified
Cytherina graegaria
originally entered as "Cytherina" sp."
see common names

Geography
Country:Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50.0° North, 14.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:58.4° South, 81.7° East
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Ordovician
*Period:Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician *Epoch:Early/Lower Caradoc
*International age/stage:Costonian - Harnagian *Local age/stage:Letna
Key time interval:Letna - Harnagian
Age range of interval:461.70000 - 456.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Letna
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified argillaceous sandstone
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Geology comments: Quartz sandstone with clay, and greywacke
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Combined D. redux and Bicuspina communities; Letna Fm, midshelf setting, Prague Basin, Czech Republic
Database number:3861
Authorizer:A. Miller, P. Wagner, A. Hendy Enterer:P. Novack-Gottshall, A. Hendy, P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-08-11 06:25:29 Last modified:2018-10-27 17:28:23
Access level:the public Released:1999-08-11 06:25:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

227. V. Havlicek and J. Vanek. 1966. The biostratigraphy of the Ordovician of Bohemia. Sbornik Geologickych Ved, Paleontologie 8:7-69 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

20155 J. Barrande. 1887. Echinodermes. Etudes Locales et Comparatives. Extraits du Systeme Silurien du Centre de la Boheme. VII:1-356, [G. Webster/G. Webster]
67225 J. Chauvel. 1971. Rhopalocystis Ubaghs: un échinoderme éocrinoïde du Trémadocien de l’Anti-Atlas marocain. Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 73:43-49 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
26349 A. J. W. Hendy. 2008. Personal opinions and reidentification of pre-Cenozoic Mollusca. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
9042 P. J. Wagner. 2023. Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]