Niagara Street & RR - 92.5 - 112.5 feet Reef limestone: Sheinwoodian, New York
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Schuchertellidae
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Schuchertella subplana
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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
- Strophonellidae
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Strophonella patenta
(Hall 1852)
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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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Rhynchonellata
- Pentamerida
- Parastrophinidae
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Anastrophia interplicata
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Spiriferidae
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Spirifer crispus
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Spirifer niagarensis
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Spirifer sulcatus
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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
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Whitfieldella intermedia
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Whitfieldella nitida
(Hall 1843)
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| oblata | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypidae
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Atrypa rugosa
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Atrypa reticularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| original and current combination Anomia reticularis | ||||||||||
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Atrypa nodostriata
Hall 1852
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| recombined as Eospinatrypa nodostriata | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Trigonirhynchiidae
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Rhynchotreta cuneata
(Dalman 1828)
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| americana | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Camarotoechiidae
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Camarotoechia neglecta
(Hall 1852)
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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Dalmanella elegantula
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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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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Platyceratidae
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Platyceras niagarensis
(Hall 1852)
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Ostracoda
- Zygobolbidae
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Mastigobolbina trilobata
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Mastigobolbina typus
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Plethobolbina typicalis
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Trilobita
- Corynexochida
- Illaenidae
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Bumastus ioxus
(Hall 1868)
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Calymenidae
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Calymene niagarensis
Hall 1843
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New York | County: | Niagara |
| Coordinates: | 43.2° North, 78.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.4° South, 45.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Wenlock |
| Stage: | Sheinwoodian | 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 |
| Key time interval: | Sheinwoodian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 433.40000 - 430.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Clinton | Formation: | Irondequoit |
| Local section: | The Gulf | Local bed: | 92.5 ft |
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal lithified "reef rocks" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: So-called reefs common in upper part and extends into the base of the overlying Rochester | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 81807 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany | Enterer: | P. Wall | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-07-16 07:22:13 | Last modified: | 2008-07-16 10:22:13 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-07-16 07:22:13 |
| 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] |