PBDB Collection

Silica Formation at Waterworks Park (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Michigan (42.3° N, 83.0° W: paleocoordinates 36.0° S, 30.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Silica Formation, Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and shale

• Overall sequence: Bioclastic limestone; argillaceous limestone; shale.

Primary reference: R. V. Kesling and R. B. Chilman. 1975. Strata and megafossils of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 8:1-408 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 38476: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.04.2004, edited by Jennifer Bauer

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unclassified
-	? Semipora ehlersi ? Semipora ehlersi
Ostracoda
Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae	Scrobicula xysta Scrobicula xysta Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11
Beyrichicopida - Aechminellidae	Balantoides trilobata, Cornigella immotipedata Balantoides trilobata Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11 Cornigella immotipedata Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11
Beyrichicopida - Bolliidae	Xystinotus subnodatus, Xystinotus wrightorum, Ulrichia spinifera, Ulrichia conradi, Ulrichia fastidiosa, Ulrichia fragilis, Ulrichia illinearis, Stictobollia alethaae, Tetrastorthynx diabolicus Xystinotus subnodatus Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Xystinotus wrightorum Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ulrichia spinifera Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Ulrichia conradi Jones 1890 ostracod Units 9-11 Ulrichia fastidiosa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Ulrichia fragilis Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ulrichia illinearis Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15 Stictobollia alethaae Coley 1954 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Tetrastorthynx diabolicus Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11
Podocopida -	Euglyphella projecta, Euglyphella modesta, Euglyphella compressa, Euglyphella lispa, Euglyphella sigmoidalis Euglyphella projecta Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11 Euglyphella modesta Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11 Euglyphella compressa Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11 Euglyphella lispa Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 1-6, 7 Euglyphella sigmoidalis Jones 1890 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12
Podocopida - Bairdiidae	Rectobairdia emaciata Rectobairdia emaciata Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Units 9-11
Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae	Bairdiocypris gongylus, Bairdiocypris transptyxis, Cytherellina lechria, Cytherellina subquadrata, Cytherellina tanymeka, Cytherellina kutasii, Cytherellina lucasensis, Praepilatina silicensis Bairdiocypris gongylus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Unit 12 Bairdiocypris transptyxis Stover 1956 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12 Cytherellina lechria Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11 Cytherellina subquadrata Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7 Cytherellina tanymeka Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 12 Cytherellina kutasii Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Cytherellina lucasensis Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Praepilatina silicensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12
Podocopida - Beecherellidae	Wideneria lispa Wideneria lispa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6
Podocopida - Healdiidae	Nannohealdia arcuata, Ponderodictya ohioensis, Ponderodictya punctulifera, Ponderodictya rhodesi, Healdia medusaensis, Healdia gibba, Healdia arkonensis Nannohealdia arcuata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 12 Ponderodictya ohioensis ostracod Units, 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Ponderodictya punctulifera Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Ponderodictya rhodesi Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11 Healdia medusaensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Healdia gibba Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod Unit 12 Healdia arkonensis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7
Podocopida - Bufinidae	Bufina curti, Bufina spinulifera, Bufina abbreviata, Bythocyproidea eriensis Bufina curti Coley 1954 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 12 Bufina spinulifera Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Bufina abbreviata Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Bythocyproidea eriensis Stewart and Hendrix 1945 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12
Podocopida - Quasillitidae	Quasillites obliquus, Quasillites concentricus, Quasillites fordei, Quasillites sublunatus, Jenningsina catenulata, Glyphella reticulata Quasillites obliquus Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12 Quasillites concentricus Turner 1939 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 12 Quasillites fordei Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Quasillites sublunatus Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Jenningsina catenulata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Glyphella reticulata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11
Podocopida -	Octonaria quadricostata Octonaria quadricostata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12
Podocopida - Ropolonellidae	Ropolonellus papillatus Ropolonellus papillatus Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 12
Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae	Microcheilinella mariettensis Microcheilinella mariettensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12
Podocopida - Bythocytheridae	Monoceratina casei Monoceratina casei Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11
Palaeocopida - Cryptophyllidae	Cryptophyllus minusculus, Cryptophyllus arsinius Cryptophyllus minusculus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12 Cryptophyllus arsinius Stover 1956 ostracod Units 1-6, 12
Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae	Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta, Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis, Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12 Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae Sohn 1961 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12
Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae	Phlyctiscapha apleta Phlyctiscapha apleta Kesling 1954 ostracod Tropidoleptus zone and in units 1-6, 12
Palaeocopida - Amphissellidae	Doraclatum conatum, Dirhabdus multicostatus, Tetrarhabdus pygmaeus Doraclatum conatum Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Dirhabdus multicostatus Pauken 1966 ostracod Unit 12 Tetrarhabdus pygmaeus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7
Palaeocopida - Arcyzonidae	Arcyzona rhabdota, Arcyzona campylactinota Arcyzona rhabdota Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12 Arcyzona campylactinota Kesling 1936 ostracod Unit 12
Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae	Tetrasacculus bilobus, Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa, Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila, Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa Tetrasacculus bilobus Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa Ulrich 1891 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-12 Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila Kesling 1952 ostracod Unit 12 Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod Unit 12
Palaeocopida - Hollinidae	Adelphobolbina trilobata, Adelphobolbina spicata, Falsipollex lativelatus, Hanaites platus, Ctenoloculina cicatricosa, Ctenoloculina eurybathrota, Subligaculum bifidum Adelphobolbina trilobata Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 12 Adelphobolbina spicata Kesling and McMillan 1954 ostracod Units 1-6, 12 Falsipollex lativelatus Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Unit 12 Hanaites platus Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Unit 12 Ctenoloculina cicatricosa Warthin 1934 ostracod Unit 12 Ctenoloculina eurybathrota Kesling 1952 ostracod Unit 12 Subligaculum bifidum Stewart 1936 ostracod Unit 12
Platycopida - Cytherellidae	Birdsallella tumida Birdsallella tumida Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12
Platycopida - Cavellinidae	Menoeidina subreniformis, Menoeidina arcuata Menoeidina subreniformis Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-7, 9-11, 12 Menoeidina arcuata Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12
Platycopida - Coelonellidae	Coelonella plana, Coelonella scapha Coelonella plana Stewart 1930 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Coelonella scapha Stewart 1930 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12
Platycopida - Kloedenellidae	Dizygopleura trisinuata, Dizygopleura euglyphea, Poloniella cingulata, Eukloedenella doverensis Dizygopleura trisinuata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12 Dizygopleura euglyphea Warthin 1934 ostracod Unit 12 Poloniella cingulata Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12 Eukloedenella doverensis Turner 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 12
Platycopida - Knoxitidae	Knoxiella truncata, Knoxiella rutkowskiae, Hypotetragona harrietensis Knoxiella truncata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7 Knoxiella rutkowskiae Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 12 Hypotetragona harrietensis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae	Ascodictyon fusiforme, Eliasopora stellatum Ascodictyon fusiforme Eliasopora stellatum
Stenolaemata
Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae	Acanthoclema ohioensis Acanthoclema ohioensis
Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae	Stictoporina granulifera Stictoporina granulifera
Cryptostomata -	Intrapora sp. Intrapora sp. Hall 1883
Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae	Helopora inexpectata Helopora inexpectata
Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae	Streblotrypa anomala, Streblotrypa hamiltonensis, Streblotrypa sp. Streblotrypa anomala Streblotrypa hamiltonensis Streblotrypa sp.
Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae	Penniretepora cf. irregularis Penniretepora cf. irregularis
Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae	Leioclema alpenense Leioclema alpenense
Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae	Fistuliporidae indet. Fistuliporidae indet. Ulrich 1882
Cystoporata - Botrylloporidae	Botryllopora socialis Botryllopora socialis
Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae	Sulcoretepora deissi, Sulcoretepora incisurata, Sulcoretepora "sp. B" Sulcoretepora deissi Sulcoretepora incisurata Sulcoretepora "sp. B"
Trepostomida - Stenoporidae	Stereotoechus cf. typicus Stereotoechus cf. typicus Duncan 1939
Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae	Leptotrypella ohioensis Leptotrypella ohioensis
Cyclostomata - Hederellidae	Hederella cirrhosa, Hederella filiformis, Hederella sp. Hederella cirrhosa Hederella filiformis Hederella sp. Hall 1883
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae	Cyrtina umbonata, Cyrtina "hamiltonensis" Cyrtina umbonata Cyrtina "hamiltonensis" Hall 1857
- Tropidoleptidae	Tropidoleptus carinatus Tropidoleptus carinatus Conrad 1839
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Athyris vittata Athyris vittata
Rhynchonellida - Machaerariidae	Callipleura cf. nobilis Callipleura cf. nobilis Hall 1860
Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae	Leiorhynchus lucasi Leiorhynchus lucasi
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	"Ambocoelia" "umbonata" "Ambocoelia" "umbonata" Conrad 1842
Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae	"Brachyspirifer audaculus" = Mediospirifer audaculus "Brachyspirifer audaculus" = Mediospirifer audaculus Conrad 1842
Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae	Paraspirifer bownockeri Paraspirifer bownockeri
Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae	Mucrospirifer prolificus, Mucrospirifer mucronatus Mucrospirifer prolificus Mucrospirifer mucronatus Conrad 1841
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Schizophoria ferronensis Schizophoria ferronensis
Orthida - Draboviidae	Sphenophragmus cf. nanus Sphenophragmus cf. nanus
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella cf. penelope, Rhipidomella vanuxemi Rhipidomella cf. penelope Rhipidomella vanuxemi Hall 1857
Atrypida - Atrypidae	Pseudoatrypa cf. devoniana Pseudoatrypa cf. devoniana Webster 1921
Strophomenata
Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae	"Orthopleura "sp. B Imbrie"" = Imbriea "Orthopleura "sp. B Imbrie"" = Imbriea Reily 2020
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Schuchertella sp. Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae	Protoleptostrophia perplana Protoleptostrophia perplana Conrad 1839
Strophomenida - Strophodontidae	Megastrophia concava, Pholidostrophia gracilis, Pholidostrophia nacrea, "Strophodonta "demissa"" = Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa Megastrophia concava Pholidostrophia gracilis Pholidostrophia nacrea "Strophodonta "demissa"" = Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa Conrad 1842
Strophomenida - Chonetidae	Devonochonetes fragilis, "Devonochonetes" scitulus, Devonochonetes coronatus Devonochonetes fragilis "Devonochonetes" scitulus Hall 1857 Devonochonetes coronatus Hall 1857
Lophophorata
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae	Tentaculites bellulus Tentaculites bellulus Hall 1876
Anthozoa
Auloporida - Auloporidae	Planalveolitella parasitica Planalveolitella parasitica tabulate coral
Auloporida - Aulocystidae	Aulocystis jacksoni, Aulocystis lucasensis Aulocystis jacksoni tabulate coral Aulocystis lucasensis tabulate coral
Favositida - Pachyporidae	"Trachypora minuitissima" = Thamnoptychia "Trachypora minuitissima" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral