Lime Kiln Bay, near Portrane (Ordovician of Ireland)

Also known as Portraine; locality C of Gardiner & Reynolds (1897, Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 53); locality 2 of Wright (1963, Bull. BMNH Geol. 8)

Where: Leinster, Ireland (53.5° N, 6.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.7° S, 19.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Portrane Limestone Formation (Duncannon Group), Cautleyan (449.2 - 448.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, replaced with calcite

Reposited in the SM

• GSI = Geological Survey of Ireland

•SM = Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge, UK

Primary reference: D. H. Evans. 2002. Some Additional Ordovician and Silurian Cephalopods from Ireland. In P. N. Wyse Jackson, M. A. Parkes and R. Wood (eds.), Studies in Palaeozoic palaeontology and biostratigraphy in honour of Charles Hepworth Holland. Special Papers in Paleontology 67:77-96 [B. Kröger/T. Liebrecht]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89130: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Torsten Liebrecht on 06.05.2009, edited by Björn Kröger, Mihaela Krause and Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

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Conodonta
 Prioniodontida -
Aphelognathus sp.2, Pseudooneotodus sp.2, Pseudooneotodus mitratus2
Pseudooneotodus sp.2 Drygant 1974 conodont
Pseudooneotodus mitratus2 Moskalenko 1973 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Strachanognathidae
Decoriconus costulatus2, Scabbardella altipes2
Scabbardella altipes2 Hennigsmoen 1948 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
Birksfeldia circumplicata2, Rhodesognathus elegans2, Icriodella superba2, Amorphognathus sp.2, Amorphognathus duftonus2, Amorphognathus ventilatus2, Amorphognathus superbus2, Amorphognathus aff. ordovicicus2
Birksfeldia circumplicata2 Orchard 1980 conodont
Rhodesognathus elegans2 Rhodes 1953 conodont
Amorphognathus sp.2 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Amorphognathus duftonus2 Rhodes 1955 conodont
Amorphognathus ventilatus2 Ferretti and Barnes 1997 conodont
Amorphognathus superbus2 Rhodes 1953 conodont
Amorphognathus aff. ordovicicus2 Bergström and Bergström 1996 conodont
 Belodellida - Dapsilodontidae
Dapsilodus mutatus2
Dapsilodus mutatus2 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Belodellida - Ansellidae
Hamarodus brevirameus2
Hamarodus brevirameus2 Walliser 1964 conodont
 Belodellida - Belodellidae
Walliserodus amplissimus2
Walliserodus amplissimus2 Serpagli 1967 conodont
 Panderodontida - Panderodontidae
Panderodus sp.2, Panderodus gracilis2, Belodina confluens2
Panderodus sp.2 Ethington 1959 conodont
Panderodus gracilis2 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
Belodina confluens2 Sweet 1979 conodont
 Ozarkodinida -
? Plectodina sp.2, Ozarkodina pseudofissilis2
 Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae
Drepanoistodus suberectus2, Venoistodus venustus2
Drepanoistodus suberectus2 Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Protopanderodontida - Cornuodontidae
? Cornuodus sp.2
? Cornuodus sp.2 conodont
 Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae
Protopanderodus liripipus2
Protopanderodus liripipus2 Kennedy et al. 1979 conodont
Conodontophorida
  -
Eocarniodus aff. gracilis2
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingulella sp.3, Leptobolus rarus3, Rowellella minuta3
Lingulella sp.3 Salter 1866
Leptobolus rarus3 Wright 1963
Rowellella minuta3 Wright 1963
 Lingulida - Paterulidae
Paterula cf. perfecta3
Paterula cf. perfecta3 Cooper 1956
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Schizotreta sp.3, Schizotreta concava3, Orbiculoidea sp.3, Orbiculoidea shallochensis3
Schizotreta sp.3 Kutorga 1848
Schizotreta concava3 Wright 1963
Orbiculoidea sp.3 d'Orbigny 1847
 Lingulida - Trematidae
Trematis sp.3
Trematis sp.3 Sharpe 1848
 Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae
Acanthambonia portranensis3, Multispinula sp.3
Multispinula sp.3 Rowell 1962
 Acrotretida - Ephippelasmatidae
? Ephippelasma sp.3
? Ephippelasma sp.3 Cooper 1956
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae
Spondylotreta parva3, Spondylotreta cf. parva3
Spondylotreta parva3 Wright 1963
 Acrotretida - Scaphelasmatidae
Scaphelasma sp.3
Scaphelasma sp.3 Cooper 1956
 Acrotretida - Eoconulidae
Eoconulus transversus3
Eoconulus transversus3 Wright 1963
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
"Philhedrella celtica" = Petrocrania3, Acanthocrania sp.3
"Philhedrella celtica" = Petrocrania3
Acanthocrania sp.3 Williams 1943
Strophomenata
 Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
Vellamo sp.4, Vellamo sulculata4
Vellamo sp.4 Opik 1930
Vellamo sulculata4 Wright 1964
 Billingsellida - Gonambonitidae
Kullervo complectens4
Kullervo complectens4 Wiman 1907
Kullervo complectens albida
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Streptis monilifera4, Oxoplecia cooperi4, Oxoplecia cf. plicata4, Triplesia hintsae1
Streptis monilifera4 M'Coy 1846
Oxoplecia cooperi4 Wright 1964
Oxoplecia cf. plicata4 Wiman 1907
Triplesia hintsae1 Cocks 2014
Rhynchonellata
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
"Skenidioides cf. asteroidea" = Skenidioides asteroideus4, Skenidioides paucicostatus4
"Skenidioides cf. asteroidea" = Skenidioides asteroideus4 Reed 1917
 Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Saukrodictya hibernica4
 Orthida - Linoporellidae
Laticrura erecta4
Laticrura erecta4 Wright 1964
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia lata4
Dicoelosia lata4 Wright 1964
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Dalmanella portranensis4, Bancroftina sp.4, Isorthis bailyi4
Bancroftina sp.4 Sinclair 1946
Isorthis bailyi4 Wright 1964
 Orthida - Harknessellidae
Reuschella sp.4
Reuschella sp.4 Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Plaesiomys porcata4
Plaesiomys porcata4 M'Coy 1846
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Spinorthis geniculata4, Glyptorthis maritima4
Spinorthis geniculata4 Wright 1964
Glyptorthis maritima4 Wright 1964
Glyptorthis maritima magna
 Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Portranella angulocostellata4
 Orthida - Productorthidae
Nicolella actoniae4
Nicolella actoniae4 de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
 Orthida - Orthidae
"Orthambonites humilidorsatus" = Sulevorthis humilidorsatus4, Taphrorthis sp.4
"Orthambonites humilidorsatus" = Sulevorthis humilidorsatus4 Wright 1964
Taphrorthis sp.4 Cooper 1956
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Ptychopleurella twenhofeli4, Ptychopleurella separata4, Hesperorthis sp.4, Dolerorthis inaequicostata4
Hesperorthis sp.4 Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Rhactorthidae
Rhactorthis sp.4
Rhactorthis sp.4 Williams 1963
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Mcewanella dorsisulcata4
 Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Scaphorthis sulcata4
Scaphorthis sulcata4 Wright 1964
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Hebertella sp.4, Schizophorella fallax4, Plectorthis sp.4, Plectorthis perditosulcata4
Hebertella sp.4 Hall and Clarke 1892
Schizophorella fallax4 Salter 1846
Schizophorella fallax silicis
Plectorthis sp.4 Hall and Clarke 1892
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Tripteroceratidae
? Allumettoceras sp.
? Allumettoceras sp. Foerste 1926
GSI F08541, F10926; SM A16187
1Cocks 2014; 2Ferretti et al. 2014; 3Wright 1963; 4Wright 1964