Feltrim Hill, Waulsortian buildup, main reef limestone: Ivorian - Chadian, Ireland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae
Actinocrinites cf. elongatus
1 specimen
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Crania trigonalis (M'Coy 1844)
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Dictyoclostus multispiniferus
8 specimens
Dictyoclostus semireticulatus (Martin 1809)
86 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Krotovia aculeata (Sowerby 1814)
123 specimens
Avonia aff. youngiana
5 specimens
Acanthoplecta mesoloba
60 specimens
Argentiproductus pectinoides
7 specimens
Eomarginifera derbiensis
2 specimens
Eomarginifera feltrimensis
108 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Pustula interrupta
3 specimens
Pustula pilosa
11 specimens
Pustula rugata
4 specimens
Pustula tenuipustulosa
31 specimens
Pustula sp.
8 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus aff. rhenanus
2 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Plicochonetes burnsi
1 specimen
Plicochonetes elegans
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris aff. insolita
8 specimens
Phricodothyris lineata
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer attenuatus
106 specimens
Spirifer aff. coplowensis
16 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris ovalis
2 specimens
Brachythyris pinguis
42 specimens
Brachythyris planata
10 specimens
Brachythyris rotundata
19 specimens
Brachythyris sexradialis
5 specimens
Brachythyris sp. M'Coy 1844
11 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris cf. urei (Fleming 1828)
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
cf. Martinia glabra (Sowerby 1821)
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Actinoconchus paradoxus
13 specimens
Actinoconchus cf. expansus (Phillips 1836)
1 specimen
recombined as Leiothycridina expansa
Cleiothyridina glabistria
68 specimens
Cleiothyridina ingens
5 specimens
Cleiothyridina roissyi
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia radialis
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyris exoleta
3 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina octoplicata
8 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia flexistria
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Pugnax pugnus (Martin 1809)
89 specimens
recombined as Propriopugnus pugnus
Pugnax platylobus
1 specimen
Pugnax sulcatus
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma kingi
55 specimens
Dielasma sp. King 1856
39 specimens
Dielasma hastatum (Sowerby 1824)
25 specimens
synonym of Dielasma virgoides
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria resupinata (Martin 1809)
9 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora sp.
Ptylopora pluma
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Hemitrypa sp.
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Muensteroceratidae
Muensteroceras cf. rotella
5 specimens
Muensteroceras complanatum (de Koninck 1880)
4 specimens
Cephalopoda
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847
28 specimens
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Solenochilidae
Solenochilus hibernicum
2 specimens
misspelling Nautilus (Solenochilus)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aipoceratidae
Asymptoceras foordi
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae
Vestinautilus sp. Ryckholt 1852
4 specimens
Vestinautilus cariniferus (Sowerby 1825)
3 specimens
Vestinautilus paucicarinatus (Foord 1891)
4 specimens
Discitoceras leveillianum
5 specimens
Planetoceras globatum (Sowerby 1824)
2 specimens
Aphelaeceras hibernicum
2 specimens
Aphelaeceras mutabile
3 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Eusthenoceras bailyi
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida
Cyrtoceras (Meloceras) apicale
3 specimens
Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Lepetopsis umbrellum
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Delphinulopsidae
Naticopsis ampliata (Phillips 1836)
2 specimens
recombined as Marmolatella ampliata
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon tangentialis Phillips 1836
1 specimen
recombined as Teutonophon tangentialis
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Macrochilina sp. Bayle 1880
1 specimen
synonym of Strobeus
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Pleurotomaria" concentricum (Phillips 1836)
1 specimen
recombined as Baylea concentrica
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras augustus
1 specimen
Platyceras cf. vetustus (Sowerby 1829)
4 specimens
recombined as Platyceras vetusta
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Pseudophoridae
Flemingia prisca (M'Coy 1844)
1 specimen
recombined as Flemingella prisca
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus (Euomphalus) rotundatus
1 specimen
original and current combination Euomphalus
Straparollus (Euomphalus) calyx (Phillips 1836)
1 specimen
recombined as Schizostoma calyx
Straparollus (Euomphalus) pentangulatus Sowerby 1814
47 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis elliptica (Phillips 1836)
4 specimens
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae
Conocardium hibernicum (Sowerby 1815)
4 specimens
recombined as Hippocardia hibernica
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten forbesi
2 specimens
Aviculopecten plicatus
1 specimen
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851
9 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopectinella granosa
5 specimens
Pterinopectinella radiata
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Limipecten dissimilis
1 specimen
Acanthopecten tessellatus
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Pseudamusium concentricolineatus (Hind 1904)
3 specimens
recombined as Streblochondria concentricolineata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema sowerbyi (M'Coy 1844)
5 specimens
recombined as Pernopecten sowerbyi
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leiopteria laminosa
5 specimens
spelled with current rank as Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon bistriatus
2 specimens
Parallelodon cingulatus
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Cardiomorpha corrugata
4 specimens
Cardiomorpha oblonga
28 specimens
Cardiomorpha sp. de Koninck 1844
7 specimens
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
Sanguinolites sp. M'Coy 1844
4 specimens
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Protoschizodus sp. de Koninck 1885
2 specimens
synonym of Schizodus
Ostracoda - Halocyprida - Entomoconchidae
Entomoconchus cf. scouleri
6 specimens
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Phillipsia gemmulifera (Phillips 1836)
21 specimens
Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Brachymetopus maccoyi (Portlock 1843)
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
Amplexus coralloides Sowerby 1814
27 specimens
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae
Rotiphyllum sp. Hudson 1942
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae
Caninia ex gr. cornucopiae Michelin 1840
8 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Ireland
Coordinates: 53.4° North, 6.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:11.4° South, 2.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Key time interval:Ivorian - Chadian Other zone: Caninia
Age range of interval:353.70000 - 340.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Feltrim
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Late Courceyan, Lower Caninia Zone; PJW: Caninia is younger than Courceyan; late Courceyan is Ivorian & Caninia is Chadian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: The reef core itself is almost devoid of fossils apart from fenestrate bryozoans. Fossils occur outside and away from the reef core and are sporadically scattered, and only rarely as pocket accumulations.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 437
Database number:76501
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-11-22 06:54:19 Last modified:2021-03-04 23:59:19
Access level:the public Released:2007-11-22 06:54:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

21175. R. G. S. Hudson, M. J. Clarke, and G.D. Sevastopulo. 1966. A detailed account of the fauna and age of a Waulsortian Reef Knoll Limestone and associated shales, Feltrim, Co., Dublin. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, series A 2(16):251-272 [G. Webster/G. Webster/P. Wagner]