Tortworth Inlier, Gloucestershire, Palaeocyclus Band: Telychian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Actinurus sp.
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites serpularius
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Poleumita discors (Sowerby 1814)
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae
Poleumita globosa (von Schlotheim 1820)
recombined as Oriostoma globosum
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea cf. forbesi (Davidson 1848)
recombined as Orbiculoidea forbesa
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula spp.
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra frayi
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Stricklandiidae
Costistricklandia lirata Sowerby 1839
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Eocoelia sulcata (Prouty 1923)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia spp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella spp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer radiatus (Sowerby 1834)
Cyrtia exporrecta (Wahlenberg 1818)
recombined as Cyrtia exporrectus
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis reedi
Dolerorthis cf. psygma Lamont and Gilbert 1945
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp. King 1850
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina challinori
Dalejina cf. crassiformis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Salopina cf. shelvensls
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia compressa (de Sowerby and Murchison 1839)
recombined as Palaeoleptostrophia compressa
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena cf. emarginata (Barrande 1879)
recombined as Glossoleptaena emarginata
Leptaena rhomboidalis (Wahlenberg 1818)
recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eopholidostrophiidae
Pholidostrophia salopiensis Cocks 1967
recombined as Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia pecten (Linnaeus 1758)
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites anglicus
unclassified
Polyzoa indet.
synonym of Bryozoa
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus asaphoides Curtis 1958
recombined as Thebanaspis asaphoides
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Calymene replicata
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites weaveri
Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurus onniensis
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Beyrichia jonesi
Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae
Palaeocyclus porpita (Linnaeus 1767)
Rhabdocyclus spp.
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptychophyllidae
Ptychophyllum spp.
Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites cf. interstinctus
Heliolites murchisoni
Heliolites sp. Dana 1846
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Thamnopora sp. Steininger 1831
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites fibrilla
Favosites multipora
Favosites spp.
Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck 1816
Anthozoa - Favositida - Coenitidae
Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Gloucestershire
Coordinates: 51.9° North, 2.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.7° South, 14.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Llandovery
Stage:Telychian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 1
Key time interval:Telychian
Age range of interval:438.50000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tortworth Beds
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Palaeocyclus Band and ashy limestone at base of Tortworth Beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Lithology description: decalcified sandstone.
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Geology comments: BA 4 - taken from Cocks et al 2003.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:The list is for the Paleocyclus Band and ashy limestone at the base of the Tortworth Beds of the Tortworh Inlier...it is the combination of several localities around this area.
Metadata
Database number:49638
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:A. Krug
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2005-04-21 08:19:48 Last modified:2018-12-12 10:29:36
Access level:the public Released:2005-04-21 08:19:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
13293. M.L.K. Curtis. 1972. The Silurian rocks of the Tortworth Inlier, Gloucestershire. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 83(1):1-35 [M. Patzkowsky/A. Krug/A. Krug]