Skenidioides fauna, unnamed formation: Early/Lower Emsian, Nevada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Leptostrophidae indet.
leptostrophiid
Cystimorphidae indet.
cystimorph - originally entered as "? Rugosa indet."
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Eoschuchertella sp.
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetidae indet. Bronn 1862
chonetid
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Stropheodontidae
Stropheodontidae indet. Caster 1939
stropheodontid
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae
Leptaenisca sp. Beecher 1890
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Carinagypa sp. Johnson and Ludvigsen 1973
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida
Spiriferida indet. Waagen 1883
reticulariid
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
? Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
originally entered as "? Howellella sp."
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Bojothyris sp. Havlicek 1959
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Metaplasia sp.
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
? Meristina sp. Hall 1867
originally entered as "? Meristina sp."
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira sp. Hall 1863
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
? Leptocoelina sp. Johnson 1970
originally entered as "? Leptocoelina sp."
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Ancillotoechia sp. Havlicek 1959
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonellidae indet. Gray 1848
rhynchotrematid - originally entered as "Rhynchonellida indet."
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Levenea sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
indet. bryozoans
Gastropoda - Archaeogastropoda
Archaeogastropoda indet. Thiele 1925
indet. gastropods
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
Trilobita - Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion sp. Zenker 1833
Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Phacops sp. Emmrich 1839
Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Acanthopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
(Nitidulopyga)
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917
2 species
Koneprusia sp. Prantl and Pribyl 1949
Anthozoa - Rugosa
Rugosa indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
indet. rugosans
Anthozoa
Radiastrea sp.
originally entered as "Radiastraea sp."
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasmatidae indet. (Nicholson 1889)
Streptelasmidae
streptelasmatid - originally entered as "? Rugosa indet."
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
Syringaxon sp. Lindström 1882
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816
Squameofavosites sp. Chernyshev 1941
Emmonsia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora sp. Goldfuss 1829
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Nevada
Coordinates: 38.9° North, 117.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.6° South, 59.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
Stage:Emsian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 2
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Emsian
Key time interval:Early/Lower Emsian
Age range of interval:407.60000 - 398.30000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: "l. Emsian. unnamed [formation]"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: "limestone (silicified fossils). a quiet-water, possibly deep water environment. BA5. Roberts Mtns Thrust"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:"J.G. Johnson, 1986. Revision of L. Dev (Emsian) brachiopod biostrat and biogeography, central NV. J. Paleo 60:825-844"
Metadata
Database number:648
Authorizer:J. Sepkoski Enterer:M. Sommers
Modifier:J. Ju Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-04-06 17:02:24 Last modified:2017-01-28 13:29:02
Access level:the public Released:1999-04-06 17:02:24
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
60971. J. G. Johnson. 1986. Revision of L. Dev (Emsian) brachiopod biostrat and biogeography, central NV. Journal of Paleontology 60:825-844 [M. Uhen/J. Ju]