Autobahnknoten Langenhorst C1-bed (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (51.3° N, 7.1° E: paleocoordinates 16.8° S, 5.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Famennian (372.2 - 358.9 Ma)

• Bed 71m

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and lime mudstone

• Section consists of sandstones, siltstones, shales, calcareous shales, some interbedded micrites, and oolitic micrites near the top (starting at about bed 74). Lowest micrite is at about bed 40. This bed is shale.

Primary reference: D. Michels. 1986. Oekologie und Fazies des juengsten Ober-Devon von Velbert (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge). Goettinger Arbeiten zur Geologie und Palaeontologie 29:1-86 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38302: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 19.04.2004, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• I am excluding bivalves for beds A1/2 to C3 (bed complex 71), which are dealt with in collection 38266.
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unclassified
  -
Echinozoa indet.
Echinoidea
  - Archaeocidaridae
? Polytaxicidaris sp., ? Archaeocidaris sp.
? Archaeocidaris sp. M'Coy 1844 sea urchin
unclassified
  -
Octacium rhenanum
Echinoidea
  - Proterocidaridae
Hyattechinus sp.
Hyattechinus sp. Jackson 1912 sea urchin
Ophiuroidea
 Phrynophiurida - Onychasteridae
? Onychaster velbertensis
? Onychaster velbertensis Haude and Thomas 1983 brittle star
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
 Dendrocrinida - Aphelecrinidae
Cosmetocrinus sp.
Cosmetocrinus sp. Kirk 1941 Sea lily
Blastoidea
  -
Blastoidea indet.
Blastoidea indet. Say 1825 blastoid
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea cf. tornacensis
Strophomenata
 Productida - Araksalosiidae
""Avonia" concentrica" = Chonetipustula concentrica, Whidbornella caperata
""Avonia" concentrica" = Chonetipustula concentrica Hall 1857
 Productida - Productellidae
Productellidae indet., Krotovia sp., Overtonia fimbriata, Avonia aff. simplicior
Productellidae indet. Schuchert 1929
Krotovia sp. Fredericks 1928
Overtonia fimbriata Sowerby 1824
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella portlockiana, Schuchertella "sp. 2 aff. radialis", Schuchertella sp.
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetidae indet., ? Chonetes kayserianus, ? Chonetes ratingensis
Chonetidae indet. Bronn 1862
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Plicochonetes cromfordensis, ? Rugosochonetes laguessianus, ? Rugosochonetes "sp. 2"
? Rugosochonetes "sp. 2" Sokolskaja 1950
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Leptaena analoga" = Leptagonia analoga
"Leptaena analoga" = Leptagonia analoga Phillips 1836
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris aff. laminosa
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Eobrachythyris strunianus
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia sp., Crurithyris urei
Ambocoelia sp. Hall 1860
Crurithyris urei Fleming 1828
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris concentrica, Atrythyris cf. atryplicata, Atrythyris "sp. 2"
Athyris concentrica von Buch 1834
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Anoplothecidae indet.
Anoplothecidae indet. Schuchert 1894
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina hibernica
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer aff. plicatosulcatus
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
? Ptychomaletoechia cf. lucida, ? Ptychomaletoechia cf. septentrionalis
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Aulacella bergica, Aulacella interlineata, Aulacella widbornei, Aulacella sp.
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson cf. regularis
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora sp.
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Patellipora sp., Fenestella sp., Fenestella cf. paeckelmanni
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
 Trepostomata - Aisenvergiidae
? Orbipora sp.
? Orbipora sp. Eichwald 1856
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp., Spirorbis sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceratidae indet.
Pseudorthoceratidae indet. Flower and Caster 1935
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyschisma sp.
Platyschisma sp. M'Coy 1844 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalidae sp. 2, Straparollus sp., "Straparollus cf. mammula" = Straparollus (Straparollus) mammula, Straparollus cf. dionysii
Euomphalidae sp. 2 White 1877 snail
Straparollus sp. de Montfort 1810 snail
"Straparollus cf. mammula" = Straparollus (Straparollus) mammula de Koninck 1881 snail
Straparollus cf. dionysii de Montfort 1810 snail
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Ostracoda
 Myodocopida - Entomozoidae
Richterina striatula
Richterina striatula Richter 1848 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinellidae indet., Hollinella sp.
Hollinellidae indet. Bless and Jordan 1971 ostracod
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya sp.
Kirkbya sp. Jones 1859 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissitidae indet., Amphissites sp.
Amphissitidae indet. Knight 1928 ostracod
Amphissites sp. Girty 1910 ostracod
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Pseudowaribole (Pseudowaribole) quaesita
Pseudowaribole (Pseudowaribole) quaesita Hahn and Brauckmann 1984 trilobite
 Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Brachymetopus drevermanni
Brachymetopus drevermanni Hahn 1964 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Omegops sp.
Omegops sp. Struve 1976 trilobite
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
 Rugosa -
Rugosa indet.
Rugosa indet. horn coral
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum "sp. 1", Pleurodictyum "sp. 2"
Pleurodictyum "sp. 1" Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Pleurodictyum "sp. 2" Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Pyrgiidae
Cladochonus sp.
Cladochonus sp. M'Coy 1847 tabulate coral
Coleolidae
  - Coleolidae
Coleolidae indet.
Coleolidae indet. Fisher 1962
 Ichnofossils -
Cochlichnus kochi, ? Spirodesmos ? archmedeus