West Isthmus Bay section, Catoche Fm. (Ordovician of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland, Canada (48.5° N, 58.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° S, 49.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Catoche Formation (St. George Group), Floian (477.7 - 470.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: limestone

• shale beds, dolomitic lime wackestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: W. D. Boyce and I. Knight. 2010. Macropaleontological investigation of the Upper St. George Group, West Isthmus Bay to East Bay section, Port au Port Peninsula, Western Newfoundland. Current Research 10(1):219-44 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195748: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 22.08.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida - Eopteriidae
Euchasma blumenbachi
Euchasma blumenbachi Billings 1859
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Orthoceras explorator
 Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae
Protocycloceras lamarcki
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Malayaspira affinis
Malayaspira affinis Billings 1865 snail
 Euomphalina - Macluritidae
Maclurites sp., "Maclurites rotundatus" = Palliseria acuminata
Maclurites sp. Le Sueur 1818 snail
"Maclurites rotundatus" = Palliseria acuminata Billings 1865 snail
 Eogastropoda - Sinuopeidae
Euconia etna
Euconia etna Billings 1865 snail
 Murchisoniina - Straparollinidae
Straparollina pelagica
Straparollina pelagica Billings 1865 snail
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Turritoma acrea
Turritoma acrea Billings 1865 snail
Strophomenata
 Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Tritoechia sp.
Tritoechia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
 Billingsellida - Billingsellidae
Billingsella sp.
Billingsella sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Trilobita
 Proetida - Bathyuridae
Punka sp., Punka flabelliformis, Benthamaspis sp., Benthamaspis gibberula, Benthamaspis conica, Bathyurellus sp., Bathyurellus abruptus, "Uromystrum marginatus" = Uromystrum marginiatus, Uromystrum affine, "Peltabellia crassimarginata" = Strigigenalis crassimarginata, Strigigenalis caudata, Petigurus nero, Bolbocephalus convexus, Catochia ornata, Jeffersonia sp., "Jeffersonia angustimarginata" = Jeffersonia jenni
Punka sp. Fortey 1979 trilobite
Punka flabelliformis Fortey 1979 trilobite
Benthamaspis sp. Poulsen 1946 trilobite
Benthamaspis gibberula Billings 1865 trilobite
Benthamaspis conica Fortey 1979 trilobite
Bathyurellus sp. Billings 1865 trilobite
Bathyurellus abruptus Billings 1865 trilobite
"Uromystrum marginatus" = Uromystrum marginiatus Billings 1865 trilobite
Uromystrum affine Poulsen 1937 trilobite
"Peltabellia crassimarginata" = Strigigenalis crassimarginata Cullison 1944 trilobite
Strigigenalis caudata Billings 1865 trilobite
Petigurus nero Billings 1865 trilobite
Bolbocephalus convexus Billings 1865 trilobite
Catochia ornata Fortey 1979 trilobite
Jeffersonia sp. Poulson 1927 trilobite
"Jeffersonia angustimarginata" = Jeffersonia jenni Cullison 1944 trilobite
 Proetida - Dimeropygidae
Ischyrotoma sp., Ischyrotoma anataphra
Ischyrotoma sp. Raymond 1925 trilobite
Ischyrotoma anataphra Fortey 1979 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isoteloides sp., Isoteloides peri
Isoteloides sp. Raymond 1910 trilobite
Isoteloides peri Fortey 1979 trilobite
Ostracoda
 Leperditicopida - Isochilinidae
Isochilina sp.
Isochilina sp. Jones 1858 ostracod
Radiocyatha
  - Soanitidae
Calathium anstedi