Karakavak Fm, Kauk River, Alai Ridge, Kyrgystan (Devonian of Kyrgyzstan)

Where: Kyrgyzstan (39.6° N, 72.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.4° S, 74.5° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Karakavak Formation, Pragian (410.8 - 407.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; lithified, silty, calcareous sandstone and lime mudstone

• Thin-layered calcarenite with abundant varying detrital components, occurring in alternation with minor layers of limy siltstones and mudstones; occasional biohermal coral-stromatoporoid limestones interbeds; gastropods confined to clayey interlayers

Preservation: replaced with calcite

Primary reference: A. P. Gubanov, R. B. Blodgett, and V. N. Lytochkin. 1995. Early Devonian (Pragian) gastropods from Kyrgyzstan (central Asia). Journal of Paleontology 69(3):431-440 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3559: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 04.08.1999, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Article deals with gastropod systematics, but lists additional taxa, also identified by specialists and systematists, present "in abundance" in the formation
Rothpletzella
  -
Rothpletzella sp. Wood 1948
determined by S. B. Guscin
unclassified
  -
Wetherdella silurica
determined by S. B. Guscin
 Eukaryota -
"Wetheredella silurica" = Allonema silurica
"Wetheredella silurica" = Allonema silurica Wood 1948
determined by S. B. Guscin
Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae
Trupetostroma sp. Parks 1936 stromatoporoid sponge
determined by L. P. Nogaeva - originally entered as "Trupestostroma sp."
 Actinostromatida - Actinostromatidae
Actinostroma aff. clathratum stromatoporoid sponge
"aff. A. clathratum" determined by L. P. Nogaeva - originally entered as "Actinostroma aff. A. clathratum"
 Actinostromatida - Actinostromellidae
Actinostromella aff. vaiverensis stromatoporoid sponge
"sp. aff. A. vaiverensis" determined by L. P. Nogaeva - originally entered as "Actinostromella sp. aff. A. vaiverensis"
 Syringostromatida - Coenostromatidae
Parallelostroma sp. Nestor 1966 stromatoporoid sponge
determined by L. P. Nogaeva
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites multiformis tabulate coral
determined by I. A. Chernova
Favosites gregalis tabulate coral
determined by I. A. Chernova
Favosites intermedius tabulate coral
determined by I. A. Chernova
Pachyfavosites aff. rariporosus tabulate coral
"aff. P. rariporosus" determined by I. A. Chernova - originally entered as "Pachyfavosites aff. P. rariporosus"
Pachyfavosites perlegantis tabulate coral
determined by I. A. Chernova
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Thamnopora cf. bublichenkovi tabulate coral
"cf. T. bublichenkovi" determined by I. A. Chernova - originally entered as "Thamnopora cf. T. bublichenkovi"
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras sp. Miller et al. 1933
determined by O. K. Bogolepora
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Dolorthoceras sp. Miller 1931
determined by O. K. Bogolepora
 Orthocerida - Sphaerorthoceratidae
Plagiostomoceras sp. Teichert and Glenister 1952
determined by O. K. Bogolepora
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae
Palaeozygopleura cf. vostokovae Vostokova 1961 snail
"cf. P. vostokovae" - originally entered as "Palaeozygopleura cf. P. vostokovae"
 Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
Coelocaulus sp. Oehlert and Oehlert 1888 snail
 Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae
Barroisocaulus oliveri n. sp., "? Goniasma asiatica" = Barroisocaulus asiatica
Barroisocaulus oliveri n. sp. Gubanov et al. 1995 snail
originally entered as "Barroisocaulus oliveri"
"? Goniasma asiatica" = Barroisocaulus asiatica Gubanov et al. 1995 snail
originally entered as "Goniasma? asiatica"
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
"Ruedemannia tienshanica" = Hanusispira confinis
"Ruedemannia tienshanica" = Hanusispira confinis Perner 1907 snail
 Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae
Oriostoma sarydalchaensis Gubanov et al. 1995 snail
 Euomphalina - Omphalocirridae
Omphalocirrus kaukensis Gubanov et al. 1995 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Alaionema kyrgyzensis Gubanov et al. 1995 snail
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Parachonetes verneuilli
determined by J. V. Savitsky
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaenopyxis bouei Barrande 1848
determined by J. V. Savitsky
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
"Stegerhynchus nympha" = Stenorhynchia nympha Barrande 1847
determined by J. V. Savitsky
Nymphorhynchia pseudolivonica
determined by J. V. Savitsky
 Atrypida - Carinatinidae
Carinatina cometa
determined by J. V. Savitsky
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella koneprusensis
determined by J. V. Savitsky
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Reedops cf. sternbergi trilobite
"cf. R. sternbergi" determined by T. J. Hajrullina - originally entered as "Reedops cf. R. sternbergi"
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily