BA -120 [Great Phyllopod Bed, Walcott Quarry Mbr, Burgess Shale Fm]: Delamaran, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sarotrocercus oblita
3 specimens
Tubullela sp.
4 specimens
Algae
Algae informal indet. F
1 specimen
Dictyophycus gracilis Ruedemann 1931
112 specimens
Florideophyceae - Ceramiales - Rhodomelaceae
Wahpia sp. Walcott 1919
3 specimens
unclassified
Yuknessia simplex Walcott 1919
4 specimens
Morania sp. Walcott 1919
337 specimens
Metazoa informal indet. C Haeckel 1874
2 specimens
synonym of Animalia
Metazoa informal indet. D Haeckel 1874
1 specimen
synonym of Animalia
Metazoa informal indet. E Haeckel 1874
1 specimen
synonym of Animalia
Metazoa informal indet. K Haeckel 1874
2 specimens
synonym of Animalia
Metazoa indet. Haeckel 1874
2 specimens
synonym of Animalia
Listed as "Siamese-lantern-like"
Pikaidae
Pikaia gracilens Walcott 1911
4 specimens
Oesia disjuncta Walcott 1911
91 specimens
Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Diagoniella hindei Walcott 1920
3 specimens
Protospongia hicksi Hinde 1887
8 specimens
Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae
Eiffelia globosa Walcott 1920
1 specimen
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae
Leptomitus lineatus (Walcott 1920)
3 specimens
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Piraniidae
Pirania muricata Walcott 1920
5 specimens
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hamptoniidae
Hamptonia bowerbanki Walcott 1920
2 specimens
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Takakkawiidae
Takakkawia lineata Walcott 1920
21 specimens
Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae
Hazelia sp. Walcott 1920
133 specimens
Falospongia falata Rigby 1986
2 specimens
Crumillospongia sp. Rigby 1986
3 specimens
unclassified
Bosworthia sp. Walcott 1919
2 specimens
Portalia mira
3 specimens
Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Chancelloria eros Walcott 1920
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Echmatocrinidae
Echmatocrinus brachiatus
1 specimen
unclassified
Cambrorhytium fragilis (Walcott 1911)
1 specimen
original and current combination Selkirkia fragilis
Arthropoda informal indet. C Latreille 1829
1 specimen
Arthropoda informal indet. E Latreille 1829
1 specimen
Arthropoda informal indet. I Latreille 1829
1 specimen
Burgessia bella
136 specimens
Bradoriida - Svealutidae
Liangshanella burgessensis
165 specimens
Liangshanella informal sp. A Huo 1956
2 specimens
Odaraiida - Pectocariidae
Odaraia alata
7 specimens
synonym of Pectocaris
unclassified
Molaria spinifera
28 specimens
Radiodonta
Laggania cambrica
10 specimens
Radiodonta - Hurdiidae
Hurdia sp. Walcott 1912
2 specimens
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
44 specimens
Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Ehmaniella burgessensis
2 specimens
Ehmaniella waptaensis Rasetti 1951
1 specimen
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
Olenoides serratus (Rominger 1887)
4 specimens
Kootenia burgessensis
1 specimen
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Oryctocephalidae
Oryctocephalus burgessensis Resser 1938
3 specimens
recombined as Oryctocephalites burgessensis
Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae
Naraoia spinifer
1 specimen
Naraoia compacta Walcott 1912
29 specimens
Agnostida - Eodiscidae
Pagetia bootes Walcott 1916
164 specimens
Agnostida - Peronopsidae
Ptychagnostus praecurrens (WestergÄrd 1936)
106 specimens
recombined as Pentagnostus praecurrens
unclassified
Emeraldella brocki Walcott 1912
3 specimens
Sidneyia inexpectans
16 specimens
Waptiida - Waptiidae
Waptia fieldensis Walcott 1912
44 specimens
Canadaspidida - Canadaspididae
Canadaspis perfecta (Walcott 1912)
37 specimens
Hymenocarina - Perspicarididae
Perspicaris dictynna
23 specimens
Isoxyida - Isoxyidae
Isoxys acutangulus
1 specimen
Megacheira - Yohoiida - Yohoiidae
Yohoia tenuis
37 specimens
Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae
Leanchoilia superlata Walcott 1912
3 specimens
Alalcomenaeus cambricus
581 specimens
unclassified
Plenocaris plena
24 specimens
Habelia optata
1 specimen
Hallucigenia informal sp. A Conway Morris 1977
1 specimen
Hallucigenia sparsa Conway Morris 1977
6 specimens
Ottoidae
Ottoia prolifica Walcott 1911
272 specimens
Selkirkiidae
Selkirkia informal sp. A Walcott 1911
16 specimens
Selkirkia columbia Conway Morris 1977
24 specimens
Fieldiidae
Fieldia lanceolata Walcott 1912
9 specimens
Miskoidae
Louisella pedunculata Conway Morris 1977
13 specimens
Priapulomorpha
Ancalagon minor (Walcott 1911)
2 specimens
original and current combination Ottoia minor
unclassified
Chaetognatha informal indet. A Leuckart 1854
4 specimens
Burgessochaeta setigera
54 specimens
Polychaeta
Polychaeta informal indet. B Grube 1850
1 specimen
Polychaeta informal indet. C Grube 1850
5 specimens
unclassified
Peronochaeta dubia
1 specimen
Insolicorypha ? psygma
1 specimen
Acanthotretella spinosa Holmer and Caron 2006
Holmer and Caron 2006 5 specimens
Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae
Micromitra burgessensis
16 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella informal sp. A Salter 1866
3 specimens
Lingulella waptaensis
8 specimens
Lingulata - Acrotretida
Acrothyra gregaria
49 specimens
Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae
Nisusia burgessensis
4 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Bohemiellidae
Diraphora bellicostata
12 specimens
Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
Haplophrentis carinatus (Matthew 1899)
8 specimens
unclassified
Odontogriphus omalus Conway-Morris 1976
4 specimens
Wiwaxia corrugata (Matthew 1899)
1 specimen
original and current combination Orthotheca corrugata
Tergomya - Scenellidae
Scenella amii (Matthew 1902)
56 specimens
unclassified
Echinodermata indet. Klein 1754
2 specimens
Holothuroidea
Holothuroidea informal indet. A (de Blainville 1834)
1 specimen
unclassified
Hemichordata informal indet. A Bateson 1885
157 specimens
Pterobranchia - Dithecodendridae
Dalyia sp. Walcott 1919
8 specimens
Wiwaxidae
Pollingeria grandis Walcott 1911
4 specimens
Marrellomorpha - Marrellida
Marrella splendens
333 specimens
Aysheaidae
Aysheaia pedunculata Walcott 1911
2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:British Columbia
Coordinates: 51.4° North, 116.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.7° South, 80.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cambrian Epoch:Middle Cambrian
10 m.y. bin:Cambrian 3
Key time interval:Delamaran
Age range of interval:513.00000 - 505.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chancellor Formation:Burgess Shale Member:Walcott Quarry
Local section:Walcott Quarry Local bed:-120 cm
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Great Phyllopod Bed of the Walcott Quarry Member, Burgess Shale Fm, Chancellor Gp, which overlies the Wash Limestone Mbr, and is overlain by the Raymond Quarry Shale Mbr. AGE: early Middle Cambrian, Delamaran North American stage. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 20 mm thick bed, 120 mm below "lower ginger layer, representing the base of the "Phyllopod Bed".
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified calcareous siltstone
Secondary lithology: lithified cherty/siliceous mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Cm-scale interbedded siliceous mudstone and calcisiltites. LITHIFICATION: Lithified.
Environment:deep-water indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Deep-water depositional environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression,adpression,soft parts
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Collection size:381 specimens
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:ROM
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Royal Ontario Museum staff. REPOSTORY: Royal Ontario Museum (ROM).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for all taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:84424
Authorizer:A. Hendy, A. Lin Enterer:A. Hendy, A. Lin
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-10-18 21:00:15 Last modified:2022-11-13 00:14:36
Access level:the public Released:2008-10-18 21:00:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

28283. J.-B. Caron and D. A. Jackson. 2008. Paleoecology of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 258:222-256 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

29717fossil record L. E. Holmer and J.-B. Caron. 2006. A spinose stem group brachiopod with pedicle from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. Acta Zoologica 87:273-290 [A. Lin/A. Lin]