Fairmount community, Fairmount Fm., Cincinnati Arch, Cincinnati region: Maysvillian, Ohio

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pianodesma sp.
Physotomya sp.
Cylindrocoelia sp.
Faberia sp.
Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae
Mesopalaeaster sp. Schuchert 1914
Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
? Petraster sp. Billings 1858
originally entered as "? Petraster sp."
Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae
Promopalaeaster sp. Schuchert 1914
2 species
Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae
Alepidaster sp. Meek 1872
synonym of Taeniaster
Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae
Ptychocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Glyptocrinidae
Glyptocrinus sp. Hall 1847
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinus sp. Hall 1852
Crinoidea - Myelodactylida - Iocrinidae
Iocrinus sp. Hall 1866
Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Homocrinidae
Ectenocrinus sp. Miller 1889
2 species
Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Anomalocrinidae
Anomalocrinus sp. Meek and Worthen 1868
Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Cincinnaticrinidae
Ohiocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1886
Cyclocystoidea - Cyclocystoididae
Cyclocystoides sp. Salter and Billings 1858
2 species
Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae
Carneyella sp. Forste 1916
Cystaster sp. Hall 1871
Cincinnatidiscus sp. Bassler 1935
Edrioasteroidea - Pyrgocystidae
Streptaster sp. Hall 1872
Edrioasteroidea - Isorophidae
Isorophus sp. Foerste 1916
2 species
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Mastigograptidae
Mastigograptus sp. Ruedemann 1908
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae
Climacograptus sp. Hall 1865
Polychaeta - Eunicemorpha
Arabellites sp.
Nereidavus sp.
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
2 species - originally entered as "Spirobis sp."
Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Lepidocoleidae
Lepidocoleus sp. Faber 1886
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Serpulites sp.
Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
4 species
Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae
Technophorus faberi Miller 1889
Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Ormoceratidae
Troedssonoceras sp. Foerste 1928
2 species
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae
Treptoceras sp. Flower 1942
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Vaupelia sp. Flower 1946
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae
Diestoceras sp. Foerste 1924
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Valcouroceratidae
Augustoceras sp. Flower 1946
2 species
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Cyclonema sp. Hall 1852
5 species
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae
Raphistoma sp. Hall 1847
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae
Cyclora sp. Hall 1845
4 species
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida
Bellerophon sp. de Montfort 1808
    = Bellerophontoidea indet. M'Coy 1851
Wagner 2023
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bucanopsis sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae
Phragmolites sp. Conrad 1838
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae
Sinuites sp. Koken 1896
Gastropoda
Microceras sp. Hall 1845
2 species
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Lophospira sp. Whitfield 1886
3 species
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Schizolopha sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Clathrospira sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
synonym of Plethospira
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Cleidophorus sp. Hall 1847
synonym of Nuculites
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta sp. Salter 1852
3 species
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Rhytimya sp. Ulrich 1893
6 species
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida
Sphenolium sp. Miller 1889
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
? Sedgwickia sp. McCoy 1844
originally entered as "? Sedgewickia sp."
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiolodon sp. Ulrich 1894
Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847
5 species
Pyanomya sp. Miller 1881
2 species
Cymatonota sp. Ulrich 1893
2 species
Bivalvia - Lyrodesmatidae
Lyrodesma sp. Conrad 1841
Bivalvia - Colpomyida - Colpomyidae
Eurymya sp. Ulrich 1894
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Allonychia sp. Ulrich 1895
Ambonychia sp. Hall 1847
4 species
Eridonychia sp. Ulrich 1895
synonym of Ambonychia
2 species
Opisthoptera sp. Meek 1871
2 species
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Caritodens sp.
synonym of Pterinea
4 species
Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae
? Schizambon sp. Walcott 1884
originally entered as "? Schizambon sp."
Lingulata - Lingulida - Trematidae
Trematis sp. Sharpe 1848
4 species
Schizocrania sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania sp. Raymond 1910
2 species
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Pholadopsis sp.
originally entered as "Pholidops sp."
    = Pholidops sp. Hall 1859
Hendy 2008
synonym of Craniops
Not Pholadopsis (Cenozoic Bivalvia), but Pholidops (Ordovician Brachiopoda)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Orthorhynchulidae
Orthorhynchula sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
originally entered as "Orthorhynchula sp."
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae
Zygospira sp. Hall 1862
2 species
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp. King 1850
6 species
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Hebertella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
2 species
Plectorthis sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
6 species
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Onniella sp. Bancroft 1928
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Strophomena sp. Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824
2 species
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
2 species
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Trigrammaria sp. Wilson 1945
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Batostomellidae
Bythopora sp. Miller and Dyer 1878
2 species
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Atactopora sp.
2 species
Dekayia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
2 species
Petigopora sp.
synonym of Dekayia
2 species
Heterotrypa sp. Nicholson 1879
4 species
Stigmatella sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1906
3 species
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora sp. Bassler 1911
2 species
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Constellariidae
Constellaria sp. Dana 1846
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Ceramoporella sp. Ulrich 1882
4 species
Crepipora sp. Ulrich 1882
2 species
Spatiopora sp. Ulrich 1882
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Berenicea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Stomatoporidae
Stomatopora sp. Bronn 1825
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Corynotrypidae
Corynotrypa sp. Bassler 1911
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae
Cyphotrypa sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Amplexopora sp.
5 species
Discotrypa sp.
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Monticulipora sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Peronopora sp. Nicholson 1881
Homotrypa sp. Ulrich 1882
7 species
Atactoporella sp. Ulrich 1883
3 species
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Escharoporidae
Escharopora sp. Hall 1847
4 species
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyonidae
Dicranopora sp.
2 species
Stenolaemata - Phylloporinidae
Chasmatopora sp. Eichwald 1860
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lacernidae
Arthropoma sp. Levinsen 1909
originally entered as "Arthropora sp."
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Ceratocephala sp. Warder 1838
2 species
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Cryptolithus sp. Green 1832
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus sp. Dekay 1824
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Flexicalymene sp. Shirley 1936
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Achatella sp. Delo 1935
2 species
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Ceraurus sp. Green 1832
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp.
Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae
Dermatostroma sp. Parks 1910
Demospongiae - Sigmatosclerophorida - Dystactospongiidae
Dystactospongia sp. Miller 1882
Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae
Hindia sp. Duncan 1879
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Ohio
Coordinates: 39.0° North, 84.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.6° South, 60.0° West
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
Stage:Katian 10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 5
*Epoch:Early/Lower Ashgill
*Local age/stage:Maysvillian
Key time interval:Maysvillian
Age range of interval:450.40000 - 449.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fairview Member:Fairmount
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: "lower Maysvillian"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:hummocky CS,planar lamination,tool marks,shelly/skeletal lithified packstone
Secondary lithology: mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: interbedded mudstone and limestone in roughly equal proportions. mudstones thin-bedded. limestones consist of thin to medium bedded calcisiltites, skeletal packstones, and skeletal grainstones. grainstones commonly cross-bedded and megarippled. calcisiltites commonly with tool marks, trace fossils, planar lamination, and hummocky cross-lamination.
Environment:deep subtidal ramp Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Geology comments: "inner BA3 (S. Holland, pers. comm.)" Additional Geographic, Stratigraphic, and Geologic Information added by S.M. Holland, 23 September 1999, as well as the complete species-level lists of Dalve, 1948.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite,replaced with phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:"Dalve 1948"
Metadata
Database number:388
Authorizer:J. Sepkoski, A. Hendy, P. Wagner Enterer:M. Sommers, A. Hendy, P. Wagner
Modifier:J. Ju Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1998-11-20 10:07:18 Last modified:2017-01-02 03:52:12
Access level:the public Released:1998-11-20 10:07:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
316. E. Dalve. 1948. The fossil fauna of the Ordovician in the Cincinnati Region. University Museum, Department of Geology and Geography, University of Cincinnati 1-56 [S. Holland/S. Holland/J. Ju]

Secondary references:

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]