Holcospirifer bigugosus association, Ferriters Cove and Clogher Head Fms.: Wenlock, Ireland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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Favositidae indet.
Dana 1846
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| favositid | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Auloporida
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Syringoporoidea indet.
(Fromentel 1861)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| syringoporoid | ||||||||||
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Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Miller 1821
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| est. 7800 crinoid ossicles, listed in ratio of 3.4/1 ossicles to other fossils | ||||||||||
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Cystoidea
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Cystoidea indet.
von Buch 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| cystoid | ||||||||||
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Tentaculitida
- Tentaculitidae
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Tentaculites sp.
von Schlotheim 1820
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15 specimens | |||||||||
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Stenolaemata
- Trepostomata
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Trepostomata indet.
Ulrich 1882
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127 specimens | |||||||||
| 2 types, 68 ramose and 59 globular | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Delthyrididae
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Holcospirifer bigugosus
(M'Coy 1846)
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694 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Aldanispirifer bigugosus | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Hyattidinidae
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Hyattidina canalis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Atrypa reticularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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19 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Anomia reticularis | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Draboviidae
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Salopina cf. conservatrix
(McLearn 1924)
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258 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Salopina cf. conservatrix" | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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Isorthis sp.
Kozlowski 1929
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Camarotoechiidae
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Camarotoechia sp.
Hall and Clarke 1893
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768 specimens | |||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Strophochonetidae
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Protochonetes ludloviensis
Muir-Wood 1962
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162 specimens | |||||||||
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Tentaculita
- Cornulitida
- Cornulitidae
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Cornulites sp.
Schlotheim 1820
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Pteronitella retroflexa
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59 specimens | |||||||||
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Actinopteria cf. sowerbyi
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Actinopteria cf. sowerbyi" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Modiomorphida
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Modiomorphoida indet.
Newell 1969
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| corrected as Modiomorphida | ||||||||||
| modiomorphid | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
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Pholadomyoida indet.
Newell 1965
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| corrected as Pholadomyida | ||||||||||
| grammysiid | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
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Nautiloidea indet.
Agassiz 1847
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| nautiloid | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Archaeogastropoda
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Archaeogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1925
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| platyceratid | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Oriostomatidae
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Oriostoma sp.
Munier-Chalmas 1876
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67 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
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Murchisonia sp.
d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1841
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61 specimens | |||||||||
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= Murchisonioidea indet.
Koken 1896
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Wagner 2023 | |||||||||
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Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Walch 1771
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| trilobite | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.1° North, 10.3° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 29.6° South, 18.8° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Wenlock |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Wenlock | ||
| Age range of interval: | 433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: "Ferriters Cove and Clogher Head Fms." |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | hummocky CS,burrows sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | "shale" |
| Environment: | offshore |
| Geology comments: "coquinas (tempestites) in sltsts and fine ss, variable bioturbation, some well laminated beds. shallow shelf environment with ripples and storm beds. analogous to Salopina communities. BA2 (Watkins)" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:"R. Watkins, 1977. Sil. marine comm. west of Dingle, Ireland. PaleoPaleoPaleo 23:79-118" | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 499 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Sepkoski, P. Wagner | Enterer: | M. Sommers, P. Wagner |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-03-25 13:44:19 | Last modified: | 2017-01-28 17:27:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-03-25 13:44:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17054. | R. Watkins. 1977. Silurian marine community west of Dingle, Ireland. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 23:79-118 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] |
Secondary references:
| 9042 | P. J. Wagner. 2023. Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner] |