PBDB Collection

US Fisheries, Baird (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Shasta County, California (40.8° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 2.5° N, 53.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Baird Formation, Mississippian (358.9 - 323.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; black, cherty/siliceous shale

• "black metamorphic siliceous shales, in places calcareous and occasionally sandy" (Smith 1894)

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by J. P. Smith, C. A. White

Primary reference: J. P. Smith. 1894. The Metamorphic Series of Shasta County, California. Journal of Geology 2(6):588-612 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 214521: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 05.10.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Stauriida - Aulophyllidae	Clisiophyllum gabbi Clisiophyllum gabbi Meek 1864 horn coral
Stauriida - Durhaminidae	"Lithostrotion sublaeve" = Durhamina sublaeve "Lithostrotion sublaeve" = Durhamina sublaeve Meek 1864 horn coral
Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae	"Lithostrotion californiense" = Paraheritschioides californiense "Lithostrotion californiense" = Paraheritschioides californiense Meek 1864 horn coral
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium sp. Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Rostroconchia
Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae	"Conocardium cf. pulchellum" = Hippocardia pulchellum "Conocardium cf. pulchellum" = Hippocardia pulchellum White and Whitfield 1862
Conocardiida - Conocardiidae	"Conocardium alternistriatum" = Aphelakardia alternistriata "Conocardium alternistriatum" = Aphelakardia alternistriata Herrick 1888
Gastropoda
Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae	"Bellerophon cyrtolites" = Vorticina cyrtolites "Bellerophon cyrtolites" = Vorticina cyrtolites Hall 1858 snail
Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae	"Bellerophon cf. galericulatus" = Euphemites galericulatus "Bellerophon cf. galericulatus" = Euphemites galericulatus Winchell 1862 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Cyclonema sp. Cyclonema sp. Hall 1852 snail
Euomphalina - Euomphalidae	Euomphalus sp., Euomphalus cf. luxus Euomphalus sp. Sowerby 1814 snail Euomphalus cf. luxus Hall 1859 snail
Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae	Loxonema sp. Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841 snail
Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae	"Loxonema cf. delphicola" = Palaeozygopleura delphicola "Loxonema cf. delphicola" = Palaeozygopleura delphicola Hall 1860 snail
Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae	Murchisonia sp. Murchisonia sp. d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1841 snail
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	"Pleurotomaria aff. capillaria" = Dictyotomaria capillaria "Pleurotomaria aff. capillaria" = Dictyotomaria capillaria Conrad 1842 snail
Cephalopoda
Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae	Orthoceras sp. Orthoceras sp. Breynius 1832
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Nautilus sp. Nautilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 nautiloid
Bivalvia
Trigoniida - Schizodidae	Schizodus deparcus, Schizodus curtiformis, Schizodus pintoensis, Schizodus chemungensis Schizodus deparcus Walcott 1884 clam Schizodus curtiformis Walcott 1884 clam Schizodus pintoensis Walcott 1884 clam Schizodus chemungensis Conrad 1842 clam
Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae	Edmondia sp., Edmondia medon, Allorisma sp., Allorisma cf. costatum, Allorisma cf. consanguinatum Edmondia sp. de Koninck 1841 clam Edmondia medon Walcott 1884 clam Allorisma sp. King 1844 clam Allorisma cf. costatum Meek and Worthen 1869 clam Allorisma cf. consanguinatum Herrick 1888 clam
Cardiida - Kalenteridae	Pleurophorus meeki Pleurophorus meeki Walcott 1884 clam
Modiomorphida - Carydiidae	"Nucula insularis" = Carydium insularis "Nucula insularis" = Carydium insularis Walcott 1884 clam
Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae	Palaeanatina cf. typa, Modiomorpha cf. desiderata Palaeanatina cf. typa Hall 1870 clam Modiomorpha cf. desiderata Walcott 1884 clam
Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae	"Sphenotus rigidus" = Sanguinolites rigidus, Sanguinolites cf. clavulus "Sphenotus rigidus" = Sanguinolites rigidus White and Whitfield 1862 clam Sanguinolites cf. clavulus Hall 1870 clam
Cardiidia - Grammysiidae	Prothyris meeki, Cardiomorpha sp., "Sanguinolites aeolus" = Sphenotus aeolus, Sphenotus cf. valvulus, Grammysia famelica, Grammysia arcuata Prothyris meeki Winchell in Meek 1875 clam Cardiomorpha sp. de Koninck 1844 clam "Sanguinolites aeolus" = Sphenotus aeolus Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam Sphenotus cf. valvulus Hall 1870 clam Grammysia famelica Herrick 1888 clam Grammysia arcuata Conrad 1841 clam
Solenida - Solenomorphidae	? Promacrus sp. ? Promacrus sp. clam
Carditida - Astartidae	? Astartella sp. ? Astartella sp. Hall 1858 clam
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	"Macrodon cf. tenuistriatus" = Parallelodon tenuistriatus, Macrodon hamiltonae "Macrodon cf. tenuistriatus" = Parallelodon tenuistriatus Meek and Worthen 1866 clam Macrodon hamiltonae Hall 1870 clam
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinnidae indet. Pinnidae indet. Leach 1819 oyster as ""? Pinna sp."" and "? Aviculopinna sp."
Ostreida - Pterineidae	Pterinea pintoensis, Actinopteria aff. boydi, Leptodesma cf. protextum, Leptodesma cf. spinigerum Pterinea pintoensis Walcott 1884 oyster Actinopteria aff. boydi Conrad 1842 oyster Leptodesma cf. protextum Conrad 1842 oyster Leptodesma cf. spinigerum Conrad 1842 oyster
Pectinida - Limipectinidae	"Aviculopecten cf. carboniferus" = Acanthopecten carboniferous "Aviculopecten cf. carboniferus" = Acanthopecten carboniferous Stevens 1858 scallop
Pectinida - Annuliconchidae	"Aviculopecten interlineatus" = Annuliconcha interlineata "Aviculopecten interlineatus" = Annuliconcha interlineata Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop
Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae	Pterinopecten vertumnus Pterinopecten vertumnus Hall 1883 scallop
Pectinida - Streblochondriidae	Streblopteria similis Streblopteria similis Walcott 1884 scallop
Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae	Aviculopecten peroccidens, Aviculopecten cf. affinis, "Crenipecten winchelli" = Aviculopecten winchelli, "Crenipecten crenistriatus" = Aviculopecten crenistriatus Aviculopecten peroccidens Walcott 1884 scallop Aviculopecten cf. affinis Walcott 1884 scallop "Crenipecten winchelli" = Aviculopecten winchelli Meek 1875 scallop "Crenipecten crenistriatus" = Aviculopecten crenistriatus Meek 1871 scallop
Stenolaemata
Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae	Fenestella sp. Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae	Rhombopora sp. Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
Lingulata
Lingulida - Lingulidae	"Lingula mytiloides" = Lingula carbonaria "Lingula mytiloides" = Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Discinida - Disciniidae	Discina sp. Discina sp. Lamarck
Rhynchonellata
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	"Orthis michelini" = Rhipidomella michelini "Orthis michelini" = Rhipidomella michelini L'Eveille 1835
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	"Spiriferina cristata" = Spiriferellina cristata "Spiriferina cristata" = Spiriferellina cristata von Schlotheim 1816
Spiriferida - Reticulariidae	"Spirifer lineatus" = Reticularia lineata "Spirifer lineatus" = Reticularia lineata Martin 1809
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Spirifer centronatus, Spirifer striatus Spirifer centronatus Shimer 1926 Spirifer striatus Martin 1809
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	"Camarophoria sp." = Stenoscisma, Camarophoria cooperensis, "Rhynchonella thera" = Coledium therum "Camarophoria sp." = Stenoscisma Conrad 1839 Camarophoria cooperensis Shumard 1855 "Rhynchonella thera" = Coledium therum Walcott 1884
Athyridida - Athyrididae	"Athyris hirsuta" = Cleiothyridina hirsuta, Athyris lamellosa, "Spirigera sp." = Athyris (Spirigera), "Athyris subtilita" = Composita subtilita "Athyris hirsuta" = Cleiothyridina hirsuta Hall 1857 Athyris lamellosa Léveillé 1835 "Spirigera sp." = Athyris (Spirigera) "Athyris subtilita" = Composita subtilita Hall 1852
Athyridida - Retziidae	Retzia radialis Retzia radialis Phillips 1836
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	"Terebratula hastata" = Dielasma virgoides "Terebratula hastata" = Dielasma virgoides M'Coy 1844
Strophomenata
Orthotetida - Orthotetidae	"Streptorhynchus cf. crenistria" = Orthothetes crenistria "Streptorhynchus cf. crenistria" = Orthothetes crenistria Phillips 1836
Productida - Productellidae	Productus sp., "Productus subaculeatus" = Productella subaculeata, "Productus giganteus" = Gigantella giganteus Productus sp. "Productus subaculeatus" = Productella subaculeata Murchison 1840 "Productus giganteus" = Gigantella giganteus Sowerby 1822
Productida - Productidae	"Productus burlingtonensis" = Dictyoclostus burlingtonensis, "Productus semireticulatus" = Dictyoclostus semireticulatus "Productus burlingtonensis" = Dictyoclostus burlingtonensis Hall 1858 as Productus flemingi var. burlingtonensis (Hall 1858) "Productus semireticulatus" = Dictyoclostus semireticulatus Martin 1809
Productida - Echinoconchidae	"Productus punctatus" = Echinoconchus punctatus, "Productus cf. nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis "Productus punctatus" = Echinoconchus punctatus Martin 1809 "Productus cf. nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	"Chonetes loganensis" = Nix loganensis "Chonetes loganensis" = Nix loganensis Hall and Whitfield 1877
Trilobita
Proetida - Phillipsiidae	"Proetus ellipticus" = Elliptophillipsia ellipticus "Proetus ellipticus" = Elliptophillipsia ellipticus Meek and Worthen 1865 trilobite
Crinoidea
-	Crinoidea indet. Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily