Niagara Street & RR - 17.5 to 42.5 feet: Wenlock, New York
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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Favosites pyriformis
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Pachyporidae
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Striatopora flexuosa
Hall 1852
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Streptelasmatidae
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Enterolasma caliculum
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Pterobranchia
- Dendroidea
- Acanthograptidae
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Dictyonema retiforme
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Semicosciniidae
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Semicoscinium tenuiceps
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Rhinoporidae
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Lichenalia concentrica
Hall 1852
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Stenolaemata
- Phylloporinidae
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Chasmatopora asperatostriata
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Spirifer radiatus
Sowerby 1834
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| recombined as Eospirifer radiatus | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Spiriferidae
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Spirifer niagarensis
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Whitfieldella nitida
(Hall 1843)
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Atrypa reticularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| original and current combination Anomia reticularis | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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Dalmanella elegantula
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Rhipidomellidae
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Rhipidomella hybrida
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Sowerbyellidae
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Sowerbyella transversalis
(Wahlenberg 1818)
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| recombined as Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Amphistrophiidae
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Strophonella striata
(Hall 1843)
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| recombined as Amphistrophia striata | ||||||||||
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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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Craniata
- Craniopsida
- Craniopsidae
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Pholidops squamiformis
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| synonym of Craniops | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Ambonychiidae
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Pterinea undata
Emmons 1842
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| recombined as Clionychia undata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pterineidae
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Pterinea emacerata
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Platyceratidae
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Diaphorostoma niagarense
(Hall 1852)
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| original and current combination Platyostoma niagarensis | ||||||||||
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Dalmanitidae
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Dalmanites limulurus
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Homalonotidae
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Homalonotus delphinocephalus
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New York | County: | Niagara |
| Coordinates: | 43.2° North, 78.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.0° South, 44.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Wenlock |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Wenlock | ||
| Age range of interval: | 433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | dolomitic,brown,gray lithified calcareous "shale" |
| Secondary lithology: | lithified argillaceous "limestone" |
| Lithology description: Brownish gray, calcareous and dolomitic shale with argillaceous limestone layers. Dolomitic content increased toward the top of formation. Compared with underlying slightly fossiliferous. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 81804 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany | Enterer: | P. Wall | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-07-16 06:27:11 | Last modified: | 2008-07-16 09:27:11 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-07-16 06:27:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27610. | T. Gillette. 1947. The Clinton of Western and Central New York. New York State Museum Bulletin (341) [L. Ivany/P. Wall] |