Rugosa of the Ronde Mbr and equivalents (off-reef) (Devonian of Canada)

Where: British Colombia-Alberta, Canada (52.0° N, 120.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.9° S, 58.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Ronde Member (Southesk Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; carbonate

• off-reef facies (deeper water than reefal)
• "carbonates"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. A. McLean and J. E. Sorauf. 1988. The distribution of rugose corals in Frasnian outcrop sequences of North America. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 379-396 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40286: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.06.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Rugosa - Charactophyllidae
Piceaphyllum sp. Rozkowska 1980 horn coral
Hunanophrentis sp. Sun 1958 horn coral
 Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Disphyllum sp. Fromentel 1861 horn coral
Hexagonaria caurus horn coral
Pantophyllum sp. Lakhov 1982 horn coral
 Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae
"Phillipsastraea sp." = Phillipsastrea, Peneckiella sp., Frechastraea whittakeri, Phacellophyllum tructense, "Macgeea sp." = Macgeea, "Debnikiella sp." = Macgeea, "Pachyphyllum mirusense" = Pachyphyllum, "Medusaephyllum nevadense" = Pachyphyllum, "Medusaephyllum woodmani" = Pachyphyllum, "Medusaephyllum variabile" = Pachyphyllum, Smithicyathus cinctus, Chuanbeiphyllum vesiculosum
"Phillipsastraea sp." = Phillipsastrea d'Orbigny 1849 horn coral
Peneckiella sp. Soshkina 1939 horn coral
"Macgeea sp." = Macgeea Webster 1889 horn coral
"Debnikiella sp." = Macgeea Webster 1889 horn coral
"Pachyphyllum mirusense" = Pachyphyllum horn coral
"Medusaephyllum nevadense" = Pachyphyllum horn coral
"Medusaephyllum woodmani" = Pachyphyllum horn coral
"Medusaephyllum variabile" = Pachyphyllum horn coral
 Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae
Tarphyphyllum sp. McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Tarphyphyllum monkmanense McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Bouvierphyllum cardinalense McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Bouvierphyllum altum McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Bouvierphyllum maclareni McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Wapitiphyllum vallatum McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Wapitiphyllum exiguum McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
Smithiphyllum frondosum McLean and Pedder 1987 horn coral
Smithiphyllum ventosum McLean and Pedder 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Hankaxis ostentus McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral
 Stauriida - Ptychophyllidae
 Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae
Mictophyllum spp. Lang and Smith 1939 horn coral