Batten and Stokes, UT-6: Smithian, Utah

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797
6 specimens
    = Lingularia sp. Biernat and Emig 1993
Clapham 2015
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalinella sp. (Newell 1942)
15 specimens
original and current combination Myalina (Myalinella)
Promyalina sp. Kittl 1903
40 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Eumorphotis sp. Bittner 1901
11 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria sp. Bittner 1891
39 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia sp. Bittner 1901
4 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolioides sp. Allasinaz 1972
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida
Pectinoidea indet. Rafinesque 1815
85 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pleuronectites sp. Schlotheim 1820
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
? Bakevellia sp. King 1848
28 specimens
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Neoschizodus sp. Giebel 1855
69 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Permophorus sp. Chavan 1954
16 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
Unionites sp. Wissman 1841
17 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Utah
Coordinates: 39.0° North, 110.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:8.5° North, 36.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Early/Lower Triassic
Stage:Olenekian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 1
Key time interval:Smithian
Age range of interval:251.20000 - 248.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Moenkopi Member:Sinbad Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:44500
Authorizer:D. Bottjer, M. Clapham Enterer:N. Bonuso, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Manojlovic Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-09-13 14:57:17 Last modified:2016-10-17 16:35:32
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-09-13 14:57:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11667. M. Fraiser. 2005. When Bivalves Took Over the World: Global Paleoecology of Bivalves During the Aftermath of the End-Permian Mass Extinction. [D. Bottjer/N. Bonuso/N. Bonuso]

Secondary references:

27487 M. E. Clapham. 2015. Personal Opinions. [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]