Willowvale Shales, Kirkland, BA 3/4: Telychian, New York
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Periechocrinitid indet.
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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Favosites sp.
Lamarck 1816
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Anthozoa
- Cystiphyllida
- Tryplasmatidae
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Palaeocyclus rotuloides
(Hall 1852)
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| recombined as Porpites rotuloides | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Hadromerida
- Suberitidae
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Chaetetes lycoperdon
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Pterobranchia
- Dendroidea
- Acanthograptidae
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Dictyonema gracilis
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Pterobranchia
- Cyclograptidae
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Reticulograptus retiforme
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Pterobranchia
- Graptoloidea
- Monograptidae
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Monograptus clintonensis
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Pterobranchia
- Graptoloidea
- Retiolitidae
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Retiolites geinitzianus
Barrande 1850
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Crinoidea
- Taxocrinida
- Taxocrinidae
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Protaxocrinus sp.
Springer 1906
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Murchisoniidae
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Hormotoma subulata
(Conrad 1842)
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| original and current combination Murchisonia subulata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Platyceratidae
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Cyclonema varicosum
(Hall 1861)
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Strophostylus cancellatus
(Hall 1847)
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| recombined as Strophostylus cancellata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Solemyida
- Ctenodontidae
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Ctenodonta mactriformis
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Cucullellidae
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Pyrenomoeus cuneatus
Hall 1852
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Bivalvia
- Grammysiidae
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Cuneamya alveata
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Cornellites emaceratum
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Leptodesma rhomboidea
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Cephalopoda
- Orthocerida
- Dawsonoceratidae
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Dawsonoceras annulatum
(Sowerby 1818)
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| original and current combination Orthoceras annulata | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Orthocerida
- Orthoceratidae
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Orthoceras bassleri
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Orthoceras limulurus
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Tentaculitida
- Tentaculitidae
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Tentaculites sp.
von Schlotheim 1820
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Strophodontidae
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Protomegastrophia profunda
(Hall 1852)
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| recombined as Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Sowerbyellidae
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Eoplectodonta transversalis
(Wahlenberg 1818)
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| recombined as Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Chonetidae
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"Chonetes" cornutus
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Strophonellidae
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Strophoprion patenta
(Hall 1852)
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| recombined as Strophonella patenta | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Leptaena rhomboidalis
(Wahlenberg 1818)
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| recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Chilidiopsidae
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Coolinia subplana
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| spelled with current rank as Fardenia (Coolinia) | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Orthidae
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Orthis tenuidens
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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Resserella cf. elegantula
(Dalman 1828)
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Rhipidomellidae
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Dalejina hybrida
(Sowerby 1839)
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dicoelosiidae
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Dicoelosia biloba
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Eospirifer radiatus
(Sowerby 1834)
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Cyrtia meta
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Whitfieldella intermedia
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Nucleospiridae
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Nucleospira pisiformis
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Plectatrypa nodostriata
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Atrypa reticularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| original and current combination Anomia reticularis | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypinidae
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Atrypina disparilis
(Hall 1852)
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Rhynchonellata
- Protorthida
- Skenidiidae
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Skenidioides pyramidalis
(Twenhofel 1928)
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchonellidae
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Rhynchonella bidens
(Hall 1852)
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= "Rhynchonella" bidens
Hall 1852
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Ager 1957 | |||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Leptocoeliidae
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Eocoelia sulcata
(Prouty 1923)
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchotrematidae
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Stegerhynchus acinus
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| original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus) | ||||||||||
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Stegerhynchus neglectum
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| original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus) | ||||||||||
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Lingulata
- Lingulida
- Lingulidae
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Lingula lamellata
Hall 1843
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Craniata
- Craniopsida
- Craniopsidae
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Pholidops squammiformis
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| synonym of Craniops | ||||||||||
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Stenolaemata
- Cystoporata
- Ceramoporidae
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Ceramopora imbricata
Hall 1852
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Stenolaemata
- Phylloporinidae
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Phylloporina asperatostriata
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Rhinoporidae
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Rhinopora verrucosa
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Semicosciniidae
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Semicoscinium tenuiceps
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Fenestellidae
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Fenestella elegans
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Stenolaemata
- Rhabdomesida
- Rhabdomesidae
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Acanthoclema asperum
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Stenolaemata
- Trepostomida
- Monticuliporidae
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Mesotrypa nummiformis
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Stenolaemata
- Trepostomata
- Aisenvergiidae
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Eridotrypa striata
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Calymenidae
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Liocalymene clintoni
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Liocalymene niagarensis
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Ostracoda
- Zygobolbidae
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Mastigobolbina punctata
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Mastigobolbina trilobata
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Mastigobolbina typus
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Ostracoda
- Palaeocopida
- Beyrichiidae
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Beyrichia aff. lakemontensis
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Dibolbina sp.
Ulrich and Bassler 1923
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New York |
| Coordinates: | 43.0° North, 75.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.2° South, 44.4° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Llandovery |
| Stage: | Telychian | 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 1 |
| Key time interval: | Telychian | Brachiopod zone: | C6 |
| Age range of interval: | 438.50000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Clinton | Formation: | Williamson Shale | ||
| Regional section: | Formation | Regional bed: | 2-3 m | ||
| Regional order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Listed as Upper Llandovery, C6. Type locality; BA 3/4 Palaeocyclus-bryozoan association | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified argillaceous,silty claystone |
| Secondary lithology: | shelly/skeletal lithified calcareous siltstone |
| Lithology description: Thin-bedded, bluish-gray to greenish shaly and silty claystone and calcareous siltstone interbedded with thick coquinites and occasional crinoidal packstones ande grainstones | |
| Environment: | open shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: TOO SHALLOW? | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | -single event |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
| Size sorting: | medium |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Encrustation: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | allochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Type locality; BA 3/4 Palaeocyclus-bryozoan association | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 77053 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Novack-Gottshall, P. Wagner | Enterer: | P. Hearn, P. Wagner |
| Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-12-18 08:52:24 | Last modified: | 2018-04-15 15:48:11 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-12-18 08:52:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26081. | B.Y. Eckert and C. E. Brett. 1989. Bathymetry and paleoecology of Silurian benthic assemblages, late Llandoverian, New York State. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 74:297-326 [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Hearn] |
Secondary references:
| 86918 | D. V. Ager. 1957. The true Rhynchonella. Palaeontology 1(1):1-15 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] |