PBDB Collection

Locality 5. “Starfish Bed,” small cliff above S. bank of Lady Burn River, 100 meters south of South Treave Farmhouse, Thraive Glen, Girvan (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

Where: Scotland, United Kingdom (55.3° N, 4.8° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° S, 27.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Paraorthograptus pacificus graptolite zone, Farden Member (South Threave Formation), Rawtheyan (448.8 - 445.2 Ma)

• Starfish Beds; anceps zone, Paraorthograptus pacificus subzone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: J. M. Malinky. 2003. Ordovician and Silurian hyoliths and gastropods reassigned from the Hyolitha from the Girvan District, Scotland. Journal of Paleontology 77(4):625-645 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73134: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 04.06.2007, edited by Loic Villier

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Taxonomic list

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Stylophora
Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae	Cothurnocystis elizae⁶ Cothurnocystis elizae⁶ Bather 1913
Crinoidea
Disparida -	Eocicerocrinus sevastopuloi⁶, Westheadocrinus girvanensis⁶ Eocicerocrinus sevastopuloi⁶ Sea lily Westheadocrinus girvanensis⁶ Sea lily
Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae	Anulocrinus thraivensis⁶ Anulocrinus thraivensis⁶ Sea lily
Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae	Dendrocrinus granditubus⁶ Dendrocrinus granditubus⁶ Sea lily
Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae	Protaxocrinus girvanensis⁶ Protaxocrinus girvanensis⁶ Sea lily
Porocrinida -	Porocrinus scoticus⁶ Porocrinus scoticus⁶ Sea lily
Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae	Macrostylocrinus cirrifer⁶ Macrostylocrinus cirrifer⁶ Sea lily
Soluta
Dendrocystitida - Dendrocystitidae	Dendrocystoides scoticus⁶ Dendrocystoides scoticus⁶

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae	"Pleurocystis quadrata n. sp." = Pygecystis quadrata¹, Pygecystis procera⁶, Pleurocystites foriolus⁶ "Pleurocystis quadrata n. sp." = Pygecystis quadrata¹ Bather 1913 Pygecystis procera⁶ Bather 1913 Pleurocystites foriolus⁶
Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae	Cheirocrinus constrictus n. sp.¹ Cheirocrinus constrictus n. sp.¹ Bather 1913
Cyclocystoidea
- Cyclocystoididae	Actinodiscus wrighti⁶ Actinodiscus wrighti⁶ Begg 1939
Edrioasteroidea
- Pyrgocystidae	Pyrgocystis grayae⁶ Pyrgocystis grayae⁶
Stenuroidea
Proturina - Rhopalocomidae	Tribulosaster grayae³ Tribulosaster grayae³ Dean Shackleton 2005
Asteroidea
Hadrosida - Urasterellidae	Urasterella thraivensis⁶ Urasterella thraivensis⁶ Spencer 1918 sea star
Euaxosida - Cnemidactinidae	Cnemidactis girvanensis⁶ Cnemidactis girvanensis⁶ Schuchert 1914 sea star
Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae	Mesopalaeaster primus⁶ Mesopalaeaster primus⁶ Spencer 1916 sea star
Ophiuroidea
- Encrinasteridae	Euzonosoma orbitoides⁶, Encrinaster grayae⁶ Euzonosoma orbitoides⁶ Spencer 1930 brittle star Encrinaster grayae⁶ Spencer 1914 brittle star

Asterozoa - Phragmactinidae	Phragmactis grayae² Phragmactis grayae² Spencer 1940
Echinoidea
Perischoechinoidea - Lepidocentridae	Ectinechinus lamonti⁶, Aulechinus grayae⁶ Ectinechinus lamonti⁶ sea urchin Aulechinus grayae⁶ sea urchin
Bothriocidaroida -	Neobothriocidaris pecularis⁶ Neobothriocidaris pecularis⁶ sea urchin
Trilobita
Phacopida - Cheiruridae	"Cheirurus (Cyrtometopus) octolobatus" = Pseudosphaerexochus octolobatus¹⁰ "Cheirurus (Cyrtometopus) octolobatus" = Pseudosphaerexochus octolobatus¹⁰ M'Coy 1849 trilobite
Tergomya
Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae	Cyrtolites thraivensis¹¹ Cyrtolites thraivensis¹¹ Reed 1921
Cyrtonellida - Carcassonnellidae	Carcassonnella multilineata⁷ Carcassonnella multilineata⁷ Reed 1921
Rostroconchia
Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae	Pinnocaris curvata n. sp.¹² Pinnocaris curvata n. sp.¹² Reed 1907
Paragastropoda
Mimospirida - Clisospiridae	Clisospira reticulata⁹ Clisospira reticulata⁹ Longstaff 1924
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Helicotomidae	"Euomphalopterus ordovicus" = Boucotspira ordovicus⁹ "Euomphalopterus ordovicus" = Boucotspira ordovicus⁹ Longstaff 1924 snail
Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae	Zonidiscus grayi¹¹ Zonidiscus grayi¹¹ Reed 1921 snail
Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae	Sinuites subrectangularis¹¹ Sinuites subrectangularis¹¹ Reed 1921 snail
Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae	"Salpingostoma asteroideum n. sp." = Grandostoma grande¹¹, "Conradella fimbriata" = Phragmolites fimbriata¹¹, Kokenospira girvanensis n. sp.¹¹ "Salpingostoma asteroideum n. sp." = Grandostoma grande¹¹ Perner 1903 snail "Conradella fimbriata" = Phragmolites fimbriata¹¹ Ulrich and Scofield 1897 snail Kokenospira girvanensis n. sp.¹¹ Reed 1921 snail
Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae	"Bucaniopsis nicoli n. sp." = Bucanopsis nicoli¹¹, Cymbularia drummuckensis n. sp.¹¹ "Bucaniopsis nicoli n. sp." = Bucanopsis nicoli¹¹ Reed 1921 snail Cymbularia drummuckensis n. sp.¹¹ Reed 1921 snail
Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae	Pterotheca drummuckensis n. sp.¹³ Pterotheca drummuckensis n. sp.¹³ Reed 1909 snail
Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae	"Lophospira thraivensis n. sp." = Arjamannia thraivensis⁹, "Omospira orientalis n. sp." = Ectomaria orientalis⁴, "Lophospira instabilis" = Ruedemannia instabilis⁴, ? Lophospira trispiralis n. sp.⁴ "Lophospira thraivensis n. sp." = Arjamannia thraivensis⁹ Longstaff 1924 snail "Omospira orientalis n. sp." = Ectomaria orientalis⁴ Donald 1906 snail "Lophospira instabilis" = Ruedemannia instabilis⁴ Donald 1906 snail ? Lophospira trispiralis n. sp.⁴ Donald 1906 snail
Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae	"Eotomaria thraivensis n. sp." = Palaeoschisma thraivensis⁹, "Bembexia globosa n. sp." = Palaeoschisma globosa⁹ "Eotomaria thraivensis n. sp." = Palaeoschisma thraivensis⁹ Longstaff 1924 snail "Bembexia globosa n. sp." = Palaeoschisma globosa⁹ Longstaff 1924 snail
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	"Eotomaria convexa n. sp." = Cataschisma convexa⁹ "Eotomaria convexa n. sp." = Cataschisma convexa⁹ Longstaff 1924 snail
Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae	"Murchisonia (Cyrtostropha) robusta" = Hormotoma robusta⁵, "? Turritoma pinguis n. sp." = Hormotoma polita⁵ "Murchisonia (Cyrtostropha) robusta" = Hormotoma robusta⁵ Donald 1902 snail "? Turritoma pinguis n. sp." = Hormotoma polita⁵ Donald 1902 snail
Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae	"Loxonema (Rhabdostropha) primitiva" = Rhabdostropha primitiva⁹ "Loxonema (Rhabdostropha) primitiva" = Rhabdostropha primitiva⁹ Longstaff 1924 snail
Hyolitha
Orthothecida -	"Hyolithes (Orthotheca) thraivensis" = Girvanolithes thraivensis, "Hyolithes (Orthotheca) granuliferus" = Girvanolithes thraivensis "Hyolithes (Orthotheca) thraivensis" = Girvanolithes thraivensis Reed 1909 "Hyolithes (Orthotheca) granuliferus" = Girvanolithes thraivensis Reed 1909
Hyolithida - Hyolithidae	Hyolithes asteroideus, Hyolithes columbanus Hyolithes asteroideus Reed 1909 Hyolithes columbanus Reed 1909
Hyolithida - Pauxillitidae	"Hyolithes subcrispatus" = Recilites subcrispatus "Hyolithes subcrispatus" = Recilites subcrispatus Reed 1909
Pseudosphaerexochus (Pseudosphaerexochus)
-	Pseudosphaerexochus (Pseudosphaerexochus) ekphyma n. sp.⁸ Pseudosphaerexochus (Pseudosphaerexochus) ekphyma n. sp.⁸ Lane 1971

¹Bather 1913; ²Blake 2014; ³Dean Shackleton 2005; ⁴Donald 1906; ⁵Donald 1902; ⁶Donovan et al. 2002; ⁷Ebbestad 2008; ⁸Lane 1971; ⁹Longstaff 1924; ¹⁰Reed 1906; ¹¹Reed 1921; ¹²Reed 1907; ¹³Reed 1909