Heathcote District, Mt. Ida Formation, central Victoria, Australia (Devonian of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (36.8° S, 144.8° E: paleocoordinates 10.1° S, 174.1° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mount Ida Formation, Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• faunal list is from units 2 (Pentamerus beds) and 3 (Pleurodictyum beds) of the Mount Ida Formation, according to the author's figure 1

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray sandstone and siltstone

• sandstones ranging in colour from grey, through orange and yellow to purplish tones together with brown, reddish and olive-green siltstones and mudstones

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• list is based on nine years of collecting; this publication appears to be an outlet for amateurs to publish their findings

Primary reference: J. V. Neil. 1982. The Early Devonian Fauna of the Mt. Ida Formation in the Heathcote District. Victorian Naturalist 99(5):195-201 [A. Miller/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7196: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 10.05.2000, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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 Life -
Allonema sp.
unclassified
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Acanthodia indet., Delmanellidae indet., Machurites sp., Stragarolus northi, Loxonemafidae indet.
Acanthodia indet.
acanthodian spines
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conulariinae indet.
Conulariinae indet. Walcott 1886 jellyfish
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Cladopora sp.
Cladopora sp. Hall 1851 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum megastoma, Pleurodictyum selcaum
Pleurodictyum selcaum tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
? Favosites sp.
? Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Auloporidae indet.
Auloporidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 tabulate coral
 Rugosa -
Rugosa indet.
Rugosa indet. horn coral
solarity rugose corals
unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
large, poorly preserved plates with a tuberculate ornament (experts disagree between aganthan ostracoderm or echinoderm remains)
Cystoidea
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Cystoidea indet.
Cystoidea indet. von Buch 1846
cystoid plates
Blastoidea
  -
Blastoidea indet.
Blastoidea indet. Say 1825 blastoid
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
crinoid columnals
 Cyathocrinida - Crotalocrinitidae
Crotalocrinites pulcher
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp.
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp.
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp.
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Phestia sp.
Phestia sp. Chernyshev 1951 clam
 Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Ctenodonta victoriae
Ctenodonta victoriae Chapman 1908 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoidea sp.
Nuculoidea sp. Williams and Berger 1916 nut clam
 Trigoniida - Eoschizodidae
Eoschizodus sp.
Eoschizodus sp. Cox 1951 clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiomorpha sp., Cosmogoniophora sp., Glossites sp., Modiolopsis sp.
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
Cosmogoniophora sp. McLearn 1918 clam
Glossites sp. Hall 1885 clam
Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847 clam
 Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia crenestria
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Sphenotus sp.
Sphenotus sp. Hall 1884 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Paracyclas sp.
Paracyclas sp. Hall 1843 clam
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pterinea sp., Actinopteria sp.
Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832 oyster
Actinopteria sp. Hall 1884 oyster
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Stylonema sp.
Stylonema sp. Perner 1907 snail
 Murchisoniina -
Murchisonioidea indet.
Murchisonioidea indet. Koken 1896 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophontidae indet.
Bellerophontidae indet. M'Coy 1851 snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautiloidea -
Nautiloidea indet.
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
orthoconic nautiloidea indet.
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp.
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Polychaeta
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? Plumulites sp.
? Plumulites sp. Barrande 1872 scale worm
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula sp.
Gypidula sp. Hall 1867
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomellidae indet.
Rhipidomellidae indet. Schuchert 1913
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis sp.
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
? Schizophoria sp.
 Orthida - Draboviidae
Salopina sp.
Salopina sp. Boucot 1960
 Orthida - Orthidae
Orthidae indet.
Orthidae indet. Woodward 1852
 Spiriferida -
Notanoplia australis
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer parahentius, Macropleura corvus
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
? Megakozlowskiella sp.
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Hysterolites lilydalensis
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella sp., Delthyris sp.
Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
Delthyris sp. Dalman 1828
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina sp.
Cyrtina sp. Davidson 1858
 Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Lissatrypa lenticulata, Lissatrypa sp.
Lissatrypa sp. Twenhofel 1914
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp.
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
? Leptocoelia sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus sp.
Stegerhynchus sp. Foerste 1909
 Rhynchonellida - Phoenicitoechiidae
Phoenicitoechia sp.
 Rhynchonellida -
Straelenia sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Notoconchidium thomasi, Lanceomyonia sp.
Lanceomyonia sp. Havlíček 1960
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia sp.
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonellidae indet.
 Athyridida - Retziellidae
Molongia aff. elegans
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristella sp.
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyrididae indet.
Athyrididae indet. McCoy 1841
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp.
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Stropheodontidae
Stropheodontidae indet.
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes sp.
Chonetes sp. Fischer de Waldheim 1830
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Maoristrophia banksi
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia plateai
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Nadiastrophia sp.
Nadiastrophia sp. Talent 1963
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Strophomenidae indet.
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
Strophonella manta
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp.
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Stropheodonta limbimura" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
"Stropheodonta limbimura" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Plectodonta bipartita, Sowerbyella plebia
Plectodonta bipartita Chapman 1913
 Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella sp.
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertellidae indet.
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp.
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Hyolitha
 Orthothecida - Orthothecidae
? Lentitheca sp.
? Lentitheca sp. Sysoyev 1958
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Scutellum sp.
Scutellum sp. Pusch 1833 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Acanthopyge sp.
Acanthopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus sp.
Proetus sp. Steininger 1831 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Tropidocoryphinae indet.
Tropidocoryphinae indet. Pribyl 1946 trilobite
 Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
Harpidella sp.
Harpidella sp. M'Coy 1849 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis sp.
Leonaspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Cheirurus sp.
Cheirurus sp. Beyrich 1845 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurinae indet.
Encrinurinae indet. Angelin 1854 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
? Acastella sp.
? Acastella sp. Reed 1925 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Ananaspis sp.
Ananaspis sp. Campbell 1967 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
? Odontochile sp., Dalmanites sp.
? Odontochile sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
Dalmanites sp. Barrande 1852 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Sthenarocalymene sp.
Sthenarocalymene sp. Siveter 1977 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Homalonotinae indet.
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod