Wensleydale, Middle Limestone V: Brigantian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Saccaminopsis fusulinaformis
Erythrospongia lithodes
Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus incertus (d'Orbigny 1839)
Tetrataxidae
Tetrataxis decurrens
Endothyridae
Endothyra bowmani Phillips 1846
Orobias ornata
Archaediscidae
Archaediscus karreri
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
cf. Nodosaria radicula (Linnaeus 1767)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Koninckioceratidae
Lophoceras pentagonum (Sowerby 1819)
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia sulcata (Phillips 1836)
synonym of Edmondia sulcata
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
cf. Cardiomorpha parva
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria persulcata
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia pleurodon
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Spirifer cf. bisulcatus Sowerby 1825
recombined as Angiospirifer bisulcatus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer cf. grandicostatus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris cf. sulcata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella cf. michelini (L'Eveille 1835)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria resupinata (Martin 1809)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma hastatum (Sowerby 1824)
synonym of Dielasma virgoides
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes zimmermanni
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Avonia youngiana
Eomarginifera setosa
Eomarginifera longispina (Sowerby 1814)
recombined as Eomarginifera longispinus
Productus productus (Martin 1809)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Dictyoclostus cf. antiquatus
Dictyoclostus pugilis
Dictyoclostus scoticus
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Etheridgina complectens
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus latissimus
Gigantoproductus giganteus (Sowerby 1822)
recombined as Gigantella giganteus
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp. (Chao 1927)
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Sinuatella sinuata (de Koninck 1851)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella cf. rotundata
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Bothrophyllidae
Caninophyllum archaici
var. halkynense
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion pauciradiale
Lithostrotion decipiens (McCoy 1849)
var. vesiculifera
Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955
Orionastraea garwoodi
Diphyphyllum lateseptatum
Diphyphyllum fasciculatum (Fleming 1828)
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Dibunophyllum bipartitum (McCoy 1849)
subsp. bipartitum
Aulophyllum fungites
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Palaeosmiliidae
Koninckophyllum cf. echinatum
Palaeosmilia murchisoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Suberitidae
Chaetetes septosus
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 54.3° North, 2.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.5° South, 3.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
Key time interval:Brigantian
Age range of interval:336.30000 - 330.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Middle Limestone Formation:Middle Limestone V
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified "shale"
Lithology description: Coral limestone at the base. Massive limestones separated by shales. Sponge Bed. At the top algal limestone.
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:73420
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-15 00:58:01 Last modified:2007-06-15 03:58:01
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-15 00:58:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

24641.1% 20080D. Moore. 1958. The Yoredale Series of Upper Wensleydale and adjacent parts of North-West Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(2):91-148 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]