Burlington Limestone, White Chert Beds: Tournaisian, Missouri

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Blastoidea - Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae
Cryptoblastus melo Owen and Shand 1850
Fay 1962
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Reticularia aff. cooperensis (Swallow 1860)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris chouteauensis (Weller 1909)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Amesopleura mundula
synonym of Voiseyella
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris laevicula
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer rowleyi
Spirifer lousianensis
Spirifer forbesi
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae
Eumetria perstrialis
Acambona prima
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia pygmaea
Plectospira raricosta
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira obesa
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris cf. bradyensis Carter 1967
Cleiothyridina incrassata
Cleiothyridina tenuilineata (Rowley 1900)
Cleiothyridina obmaxima (McChesney 1861)
Composita pikensis n. sp. Carter 1968
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristidae
Rowleyella fabulites
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria postriatula
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella diminutiva Rowley 1900
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Beecheria burlingtonensis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Centronelloidea rowleyi
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Gacina emaciata
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
Cranaena aff. hannibalensis Moore 1928
Cranaena globosa Weller 1914
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina burlingtonensis Rowley 1893
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyris sp.
Pseudosyrinx missouriensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer acutus n. sp.
Punctospirifer schucherti
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetracameridae
Rotaia sp.
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotetradidae
Rhynchotetra gibbosum
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
"Pugnoides" boonensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Coledium bisinuata
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
"Camarotoechia" elegantula
"Camarotoechia" tuta
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora aff. persinuata
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Magnumbonella macrura n. gen., n. sp.
? Setigerites sp.
Marginatia fernglenensis
Marginatia magna n. sp.
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Avonia linospinosa
Geniculifera pustulifera
Productina sampsoni (Weller 1909)
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Ovatia cf. laevicostatus
Strophomenata - Productida - Sentosiidae
Stegacanthia aff. bowsheri
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
? Pustula sp.
Pustula arctifossa Moore 1928
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Caenanoplia burlingtonensis
Caenanoplia aff. logani
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes multicosta
Rugosochonetes aff. burlingtonensis (Weller 1901)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia missouriensis n. sp.
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Streptorhynchus aff. tenuicostatum Weller 1914
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella cf. planumbona Weller 1914
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra sp. Koken 1889
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium spinalatum n. sp. Rowley 1900
Branson 1958 5 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Missouri
Coordinates: 39.4° North, 91.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.8° South, 37.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Tournaisian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 1
Key time interval:Tournaisian
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 346.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Burlington Member:Dolbee Creek
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: lower Burlington, White Chert Beds; Cryptoblastus melo zone. PJW: White Chert beds are part of the Dolbee Creek member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified chert
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:deep subtidal indet. Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some microfossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:65693
Authorizer:S. Peters, P. Wagner Enterer:S. Peters, P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-09-24 13:18:04 Last modified:2023-06-27 22:06:59
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-24 13:18:04
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18883. J.L. Carter. 1968. New genera and species of Early Mississippian brachiopods from the Burlington Limestone. Journal of Paleontology 42(5):1140-1152 [S. Peters/S. Peters]

Secondary references:

19156 C. C. Branson. 1958. Two Mississippian species of Conocardium. Oklahoma Geology Notes 18(8/9):137-142 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
85117 R. E. Fay. 1962. Brachyschisma, a Middle Devonian blastoid from New York. Oklahoma Geology Notes 22(4):103-108 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]