Ausich 1986 Loc. 2. Reed North Quarry, Fairborn (Silurian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 2718

Where: Ohio (39.8° N, 84.0° W: paleocoordinates 24.4° S, 54.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Distomodus kentuckyensis conodont zone, Brassfield Formation, Aeronian (440.8 - 438.5 Ma)

• Age based on conodonts and chitinozoans

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone

• Patch reef with corals and stromatoporoids

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. I. Ausich. 1986. Early Silurian inadunate crinoids (Brassfield Formation, Ohio). Journal of Paleontology 60:719-735 [G. Webster/G. Webster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22964: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.07.2002, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Only reefbuilders included. Crinoids and bryozoans also common
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unclassified
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Plexadictyon sp., Chlidochirus springeri, Clemetaocrinus ohioensis
 Life -
"Wetheredella sp." = Allonema
"Wetheredella sp." = Allonema
Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae
Ecclimadictyon sp.
Ecclimadictyon sp. Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Stelodictyon sp., Clathrodictyon sp.
Stelodictyon sp. Bogoyavlenskaya 1969 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon sp. Nicholson and Murie 1878 stromatoporoid sponge
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites discoideus, Favosites hisingeri
Favosites discoideus tabulate coral
Favositids form 48% of population
Favosites hisingeri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Proporidae
Propora conferta, Propora eminula
Propora conferta tabulate coral
Propora eminula tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Catenipora favositomina, Halysites catenularis
Halysites catenularis tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Entelophyllidae
Evenkiella sp.
Evenkiella sp. Soshkina 1955 horn coral
 Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae
Strombodes socialis
 Stauriida - Paliphyllidae
Paliphyllum regulare
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Dinophyllum stokesi, Grewingkia sp.
Grewingkia sp. Dybowski 1873 horn coral
 Stauriida - Kodonophyllidae
Schlotheimophyllum benedicti
 Rhombifera - Callocystitidae
Anartiocystis foerstei, Brockocystis nodosaria
Anartiocystis foerstei Ausich and Schumacher 1984
Brockocystis nodosaria Foerste 1919
Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinidae sp., Dendrocrinus daytonensis
Dendrocrinidae sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1886 Sea lily
 Cyathocrinida - Euspirocrinidae
Euspirocrinus heliktos, ? Euspirocrinus sp.
? Euspirocrinus sp. Angelin 1878 Sea lily
 Cladida -
Kanabinocrinus thyaros
 Myelodactylida - Myelodactylidae
cf. Myelodactylus sp.
cf. Myelodactylus sp. Hall 1852 Sea lily
 Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
Stibarocrinus centervillensis
 Monobathrida - Stelidiocrinidae
Paiderocrinus ochthos, Paiderocrinus asketos, Bikocrinus baios
 Monobathrida - Glyptocrinidae
Zirocrinus litos
 Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae
Patelliocrinus planus n. gen. n. sp.
Patelliocrinus planus n. gen. n. sp. Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Marsupiocrinidae
Manticrinus exaitos
 Diplobathrida - Opsiocrinidae
Silfonocrinus siluricus
 Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Stereoaster squamosus, Kyreocrinus constellatus, Rhachicrinus wrighti