Pola de Somiedo, La Vid Group, Valporquero Formation, Asturias: Late/Upper Emsian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Cimcinella loxogonia
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris ex gr. undata
Athyris sp.
Anathyris sp.
? Anathyris hispanica
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina heteroclita
subspecies intermedia
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Subcuspidella sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Euryspirifer paradoxus
? Struveina boulei
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Acrospirifer (Arduspirifer) sp. Wedekind 1926
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria vulvaria (von Schlotheim 1820)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
Uncinulus pila
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Oligoptycherhynchus hexatomus (Schnur 1851)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae
Paulinella sp.
replaced by Neopaulinella
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Teichostrophia lepis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Plicostropheodonta murchisoni
spelled with current rank as Dictyostrophia (Plicostropheodonta)
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Hederellidae
Hederella sp. Hall 1883
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Anthozoa - Favositida
Favositida indet. Wedekind 1937
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum sp. Goldfuss 1829
Anthozoa - Favositida - Parastriatoporidae
Parastriatopora fallacis
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora (Aulopora) sp. Goldfuss 1829
Anthozoa - Rugosa
Rugosa indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Combophyllidae
Combophyllum informal ex gr. osismorum-ovatum
unclassified
Rhaphidopora sp. Nicholson and Foord 1886
Conchifora zylindriformis
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain
Coordinates: 43.1° North, 6.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.1° South, 30.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
Stage:Emsian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 2
Key time interval:Late/Upper Emsian
Age range of interval:398.30000 - 393.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:La Vid Formation:Valporquero
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Upper Emsian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "shale"
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Valporquero Formation: brown shales with limestone beds and lenses
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:62185
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-07-14 00:49:53 Last modified:2006-07-14 03:50:44
Access level:the public Released:2006-07-14 00:49:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17960. A. May. 1993. Thamnopora und verwandte ästige tabulate Korallen aus dem Emsium bis Unter-Eifelium von Asturien (Devon; Nord-Spanien) [Thamnopora and related ramose tabulate corals from the Emsian to the Lower Eifelian of Asturias (Devonian; Spain)]. Geologica et Palaeontologica 27:73-101 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]