Wensleydale, Simonstone Limestone IVa Cyclothem: Brigantian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora cf. pulcherrima
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina aff. polyporata
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia radialis
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina roissyi
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma hastatum (Sowerby 1824)
synonym of Dielasma virgoides
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Fusella triangularis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia aff. decora (Phillips 1836)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris tripustulosa
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris laminosa
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Eomarginifera cf. lobata
Eomarginifera setosa
Productus productus (Martin 1809)
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Echinoconchus elegans (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Echinoconchus punctatus (Martin 1809)
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus latissimus
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus undatus (Defrance 1826)
recombined as Fluctuaria undata
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes hardrensis
Chonetes zimmermanni
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea nitida
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium inflatum (M'Coy 1844)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda attenuata
synonym of Nuculana
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten clathratus
Aviculopecten cf. interstitialis
Aviculopecten cf. murchisoni
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten dumontianus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Pseudamusium anisotum (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Streblochondria anisota
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
Sanguinolites striatolamellosus
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites urei (Fleming 1828)
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus catillus (Martin 1793)
original and current combination Helix catillus
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Aulophyllum fungites
Dibunophyllum bipartitum (McCoy 1849)
subsp. bipartitum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion pauciradiale
Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Allotropiophyllum tuberculatum
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 54.3° North, 2.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.5° South, 3.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
Key time interval:Brigantian
Age range of interval:336.30000 - 330.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Middle Limestone Formation:Simonstone Limestone IVa Cyclothem
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "shale"
Lithology description: shale and siltstones grading upwards into thin flags of sandstones
Environment:deltaic indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:73402
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-14 07:22:24 Last modified:2007-06-14 10:22:24
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-14 07:22:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

24641.1% 20080D. Moore. 1958. The Yoredale Series of Upper Wensleydale and adjacent parts of North-West Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(2):91-148 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]