Pilgram's Place, sample 16, Bangor Limestone, Franklin Co., Alabama: Brigantian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentoididae
Zaphrentoides sp. Shtukenberg 1895
1 specimen
Ophiuroidea
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840
1 specimen
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
2 specimens
Crinoidea - Ampelocrinida - Ampelocrinidae
Cymbiocrinus sp. Kirk 1944
1 specimen
Crinoidea
Flexibilia indet. Zittel 1895
2 specimens
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae
Phacelocrinus sp. Kirk 1940
2 specimens
Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Decadocrinidae
Ramulocrinus sp. Laudon and Parks 1952
1 specimen
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae
Dichocrinus sp. Munster 1839
1 specimen
Pterotocrinus sp. Lyon and Casseday 1859
2 specimens
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Camptocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
2 specimens
Blastoidea - Troosticrinida - Troosticrinidae
Diploblastus sp. Fay 1961
9 specimens
Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Pentremitidae
Pentremites sp. Say 1820
11 specimens
Pentremites sp. Say 1820
13 specimens
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Paladin sp. Weller 1936
3 specimens
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Orthotetes sp.
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Productida
Productida sp. Sarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
96 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Beecheria sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
13 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
110 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Torynifer sp.
37 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Anthracospirifer leidyi (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
72 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
615 specimens
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
152 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae
Eumetria sp.
6 specimens
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Coeloconus sp. Ulrich 1889
8 specimens
Rhabdomeson sp.
5 specimens
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
5 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
3 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae
Streblotrypa sp.
6 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Archimedes sp.
2 specimens
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
1 specimen
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Ptylopora sp. McCoy 1844
8 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Septopora sp.
Thamniscus sp. King 1849
6 specimens
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Tabulipora sp.
4 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Prismopora sp.
7 specimens
Tentaculitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
6 specimens
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
24 specimens
Cephalopoda
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten sp. Girty 1903
1 specimen
[entered as Acanthopectin sp.]
Gastropoda
Holopea sp. Hall 1847
2 specimens
    = Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Wagner 2023
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites sp. Warthin 1930
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Euconospira sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Neilsonia sp. Thomas 1940
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
65 specimens
synonym of Coelocaulus
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
2 specimens
P. (Orthonychia) sp. (1) and P. (Platyceras) sp. (1)
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844
2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Franklin
Coordinates: 34.5° North, 87.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.7° South, 32.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
*Epoch:Chesterian
Key time interval:Brigantian
Age range of interval:336.30000 - 330.90000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bangor Limestone
Local section:Pilgram's Place Local bed:sample 16
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Chesterian: assigned to the Brigantian by JA on 15.9.06 based on Waters pers. commun.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal wackestone
Lithology description: fenestrate bryozoan-echinoderm wackestone
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,mechanical,peel or thin section,sieve,field collection
Metadata
Database number:6790
Authorizer:A. Miller, P. Wagner Enterer:K. Layou, P. Wagner
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-03-17 06:17:52 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:08:59
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

414. J. A. Waters. 1978. The Paleontology and Paleoecology of the Lower Bangor Limestone (Chesterian, Mississippian)in northwestern Alabama. 1-193 [A. Miller/K. Layou/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

9042 P. J. Wagner. 2023. Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database (2006 - 2023). [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]