Interdistrubitary Mudstone community, Edwardsville Fm.: Chadian - Arundian, Indiana

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Plectospirifer sp.
Echinocystitoidea indet.
originally entered as "Echinocystitoidea sp."
Rhodophyceae - Aoujgaliaceae
Stacheia sp. Brady 1876
3 species
Saccamminidae
Thurammina sp.
Ammodiscidae
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
2 species
Serpulopsis sp.
Glomospira sp. Rzehak 1895
Psammosphaeridae
Thuramminoides sp. Plummer 1945
Pseudastrorhiza sp.
originally entered as "Pseudostrohiza sp."
Hormosinidae
Reophax sp. Montfort 1808
originally entered as "Rheophax sp."
Hyperamminidae
Hyperammina sp. Brady 1879
6 species
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Ammovertella sp.
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
Trepeilopsis sp.
2 species
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910
Hyolithelminthida
Phosphannulus sp.
Holothuroidea
Holothuroidea indet. (de Blainville 1834)
3 genera, misc. holothuroids
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
misc. echinoid
Echinoidea - Archaeocidaridae
Archaeocidaridae sp. M'Coy 1844
originally entered as "Archaeocidarid sp."
Stelleroidea
Stelleroidea indet. Gregory 1900
synonym of Asterozoa
misc. stelleroid
Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Gilbertsocrinus sp. Phillips 1836
Crinoidea - Monobathrida
Monobathrida indet. Moore and Laudon 1943
monobathrid
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae
Actinocrinites sp. Miller 1821
3 species
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Eretmocrinus sp. Lyon and Casseday 1859
Dizygocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
Macrocrinus sp. Jaekel 1895
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae
Paradichocrinus sp. Springer 1926
Dichocrinus sp. Munster 1839
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Coelocrinidae
Dorycrinus sp. Roemer 1854
Agaricocrinus sp. Austin 1851
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Platycrinites sp. Miller 1821
2 species
Crinoidea
Cladida indet. Moore and Laudon 1943
poteriocrine
Crinoidea - Botryocrinidae
Barycrinus sp. Meeke and Worthen 1868
3 species
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae
Histocrinus sp. Kirk 1940
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pachylocrinidae
Pachylocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879
Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Poteriocrinitidae
Springericrinus sp. Jaekel 1918
Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Decadocrinidae
Decadocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879
Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Cyathocrinites sp. Miller 1821
2 species
Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae
Parichthyocrinus sp. Springer 1902
Taxocrinus sp. Phillips 1843
Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Synerocrinidae
Onychocrinus sp. Lyon and Cassidy 1860
Crinoidea - Sagenocrinida - Nipterocrinidae
Nipterocrinus sp.
Crinoidea - Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
Halysiocrinus sp. Ulrich 1886
Crinoidea - Catillocrinidae
Catillocrinus sp. Shumard 1886
Crinoidea - Synbathocrinidae
Synbathocrinus sp. Phillips 1836
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Turrilepadidae
Turrilepas sp. Woodward 1865
Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulitella sp. Howell 1952
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium sp. Bronn 1835
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
2 species
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Neilsonia sp. Thomas 1940
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia sp. Hall 1860
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Trigonoglossa sp.
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania sp. Raymond 1910
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora sp. King 1865
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris sp. North 1920
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Torynifer sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris sp. M'Coy 1844
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
Athyris sp.
Composita sp. Brown 1849
2 species
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae
Eumetria sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Subglobosochonetes sp. Afanasjeva 1976
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes sp. Sokolskaja 1950
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Echinoconchus sp.
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia sp. King 1938
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
? Hyolithes sp. d'Eichwald 1840
originally entered as "? Hyolithes sp."
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata
Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
2 genera, stenoporoid
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Cliotrypa sp.
Cyclotrypa sp. Ulrich 1896
Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Cheilotrypa sp. Ulrich 1884
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Corynotrypidae
Corynotrypa sp. Bassler 1911
2 species
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Cystodictyonidae
Cystodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
2 species
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Phractopora sp.
Meekopora sp.
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae
Sulcoretepora sp.
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Dyscritellidae
Dyscritella sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata
Cryptostomata indet. Vine 1884
rhabdomesonid
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Stictoporellidae
Taeniodictya sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Thamniscus sp. King 1849
Thamniscus sp. King 1849
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Hemitrypa sp.
Archimedes sp.
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora sp.
Ptylopora sp. McCoy 1844
Ichthyorachis sp.
Polypora sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Worthenoporidae
Worthenopora sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae
Streblotrypa sp.
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Nikiforovellidae
Nikiforovella sp.
2 species
Streblotrypella sp.
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson sp.
Nicklesopora sp. Bassler 1952
Ascopora sp.
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Saffordotaxis sp. Bassler 1952
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
3 species
Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae
Ascodictyon sp.
Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata - Ropalonariidae
Ropalonaria sp. Ulrich 1879
Trilobita - Proetida
Proetida indet. Fortey and Owens 1975
misc. trilobite
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Amplexizaphrentis sp. Vaughan 1906
2 species - originally entered as "Amplexzaphrentis sp."
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae
Rotiphyllum sp. Hudson 1942
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
Amplexus sp. Sowerby 1814
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Striatopora sp. Hall 1851
Anthozoa - Favositida - Palaeacidae
Palaeacis sp. Haime 1857
originally entered as "Paleacis sp."
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Pyrgiidae
Cladochonus sp. M'Coy 1847
2 species
unclassified
Scalarituba sp. Weller 1899
trace fossil
Zoophycus sp. Massalongo 1855
corrected as Zoophycos
trace fossil
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Indiana
Coordinates: 39.8° North, 86.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.5° South, 32.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
*Local age/stage:Osagean
Key time interval:Chadian - Arundian
Age range of interval:346.70000 - 340.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Edwardsville
Stratigraphy comments: "Mid-Miss. (upper Osage)"
JA: the late Osagean is late Chadian and Arundian, i.e., entirely Visean, according to Kammer and Ausich 2007
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Environment:interdistributary bay
Geology comments: "Mudstone/siltstone. delta platform, interdistributary areas. BA2"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:"Ausich et al. 1979. Lane, 1973. Paleo and Paleoecol. of the Crawfordsville site (upper Osage) Indiana. Calif. Univ. Publ. Geol. Sci. 99, 141pp.- This community, present in the lower quarry at Crawfordsville, is thought to represent the Interdist. Mdst. Comm. of Ausich et al. 1979. Elements of this community that are NOT listed by Ausich et al. are listed here. The community presented by Ausich et al. had a few elements not listed as part of Agaricocrinus comm. by Lane. Additional taxa from Ausich 1983."
Metadata
Database number:557
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:M. Sommers
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-01-14 14:05:45 Last modified:2017-01-31 20:10:11
Access level:the public Released:1999-01-14 14:05:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
20120. W. I. Ausich, T. W. Kammer, and N. G. Lane. 1979. Fossil communities of the Borden (Mississippi) delta in Indiana and northern Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 53:1182-1196 [G. Webster/G. Webster/M. Uhen]