Northrop Locality 007. west of railway cut, La Vieille, west of Anse Cascon (Silurian of Canada)

Where: Quebec, Canada (48.2° N, 64.8° W: paleocoordinates 23.5° S, 35.1° W)

When: Pterospathodus amorphognathoides graptolite zone, La Vieille Formation (Chaleurs Group), Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)

• Formation spans Cyrtograptus lapworthi - Cyrtograptus murchisoni zones. C6 brachiopod zone

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone and shale

• Knobbly limestones and shales

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the GSC, YPM

Primary reference: S. A. Northrop. 1939. Paleontology and stratigraphy of the Silurian rocks of the Port Daniel-Black Cape Region, Gaspé. Geological Society of America Special Paper 21:1-302 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184842: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 26.03.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
"Crania siluriana" = Philhedrella siluriana
"Crania siluriana" = Philhedrella siluriana Davidson 1866
Hall 1882 p. 282, pl. 21, figs. 3-7.
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Schuchertella pecten" = Coolinia pecten
"Schuchertella pecten" = Coolinia pecten Linnaeus 1758
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Protomegastrophia profunda" = Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda
"Protomegastrophia profunda" = Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda Hall 1852
Strophodonta profunda Hall 1867 p. 369, 392, pi. 13, figs. 3-4
 Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae
? Liljevallia vieillensis n. sp.
? Liljevallia vieillensis n. sp. Northrop 1939
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena rhomboidalis
Leptaena rhomboidalis Wahlenberg 1818
not Leptaena rhomboidalis
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Stricklandiidae
"Stricklandia gaspiensis" = Costistricklandia gaspeensis
"Stricklandia gaspiensis" = Costistricklandia gaspeensis Billings 1859
 Pentamerida - Pentameridae
Barrandella kindlei
Barrandella kindlei Northrop 1939
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Reticularia vieillensis
Reticularia vieillensis
p. 192 Plate 17, figures 15-17
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer radiatus
Eospirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
? Camarotoechia cf. jonesi
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria senecta
Schizophoria senecta
Hall and Clarke 1892 p. 343, pi. 6A, figs. 23-24.
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Parmorthis elegantula" = Resserella, "Parmorthis visbyensis" = Resserella
"Parmorthis elegantula" = Resserella
Orthis elegantula Davidson 1871 p. 205, figs. 1-2; p. 211 - 213 , pl. 27, figs. 1 - 9
"Parmorthis visbyensis" = Resserella
Parmorthis visbyensis nana; Dalmanella wisbyensis nana McLearn 1924 p. 55, pl. 3, figs. 10-17.
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Glyptorthis cf. fausta
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis flabellites
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis inornatus
Spirorbis inornatus
Hall 1882 p. 327, pl. 32, figs. 14-15.
Cephalopoda
 Oncocerida - Acleistoceratidae
Amphicyrtoceras cooperi
Amphicyrtoceras cooperi
Foerste 1936 p. 78 - 79, pl. 16, figs. 2 A-B
 Actinocerida - Armenoceratidae
Armenoceras wellsae, Armenoceras gasconsense
Armenoceras wellsae
Foerste 1936 p. 73 - 74 , pl. 18, figs. 1 A-B
Armenoceras gasconsense
Foerste 1936 p. 74-75, pl. 22, figs. 2A-B
 Actinocerida - Huroniidae
Huronia cf. gaspensis
Huronia cf. gaspensis
Foerste 1936 p. 76, pl. 9, fig. 2
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalopterus valeria
Euomphalopterus valeria Billings 1865 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pterinea mclearni
Pterinea mclearni Northrop 1939 oyster
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
"Goldius ekwanensis" = Ekwanoscutellum ekwanaspis
"Goldius ekwanensis" = Ekwanoscutellum ekwanaspis Whiteaves 1906 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastus sp.
Bumastus sp. Murchison 1839 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Cystiphyllum cylindricum
Cystiphyllum cylindricum horn coral
Cystiphyllum sp. A: a number of specimens resemble C. cylindricum Lonsdale (Lang and Smith, 1928, p. 477-478, PL 36) which, in turn, is close to C. siluriense Lonsdale (Lang and Smith, 1928, p. 476).
 Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae
"Palaeocyclus rotuloides" = Porpites rotuloides
"Palaeocyclus rotuloides" = Porpites rotuloides Hall 1852 horn coral
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
"Zaphrentis stokesi" = Zaphrenthis
"Zaphrentis stokesi" = Zaphrenthis horn coral
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
 Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae
Cyathophyllum interruptum, Cyathophyllum pennanti, Cyathophyllum cf. articulatum
Cyathophyllum interruptum horn coral
Billings 1862
Cyathophyllum pennanti horn coral
Billings 1862
Cyathophyllum cf. articulatum horn coral
Wahlenberg
 Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae
Arachnophyllum mamillare, Arachnophyllum pentagonum, Arachnophyllum approximatum
Arachnophyllum mamillare horn coral
Owen
Arachnophyllum pentagonum Goldfuss 1826 horn coral
Arachnophyllum approximatum Parks 1933 horn coral
Strombodes approximatus Parks 1933 p. 38-39, pl. 8, fig. 5.
 Rugosa - Chonophyllidae
"Omphyma eriphyle" = Ketophyllum eriphyle, "Omphyma turbinata" = Ketophyllum turbinata
"Omphyma eriphyle" = Ketophyllum eriphyle Billings 1862 horn coral
"Omphyma turbinata" = Ketophyllum turbinata Linnaeus 1758 horn coral
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1854
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites forbesi, Favosites favosus, Favosites gothlandicus, Favosites hisingeri
Favosites forbesi tabulate coral
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1854 p. 258, pi. 60, figs. 2a-g.
Favosites favosus Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral
Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
Favosites hisingeri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Alveolitidae
Alveolites labechei, Alveolites depressus
Alveolites labechei tabulate coral
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1854 p. 262, pi. 61, figs. 6-6b.
Alveolites depressus tabulate coral
Parks 1933 p. 37-38, pi. 7, figs. 7-8.
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora bifurcata, Syringopora compacta
Syringopora bifurcata Lonsdale 1839 tabulate coral
Syringopora compacta Billings 1858 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites interstinctus, Heliolites megastoma, Heliolites subtubulatus
Heliolites interstinctus tabulate coral
Linnaeus
Heliolites megastoma tabulate coral
Porites megastoma McCoy1846 p. 62, pi. 4, fig. 9f
Heliolites subtubulatus tabulate coral
McCoy
 Heliolitida - Plasmoporidae
Plasmopora petaliformis
Plasmopora petaliformis tabulate coral
Lonsdale
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Halysites catenularia, Halysites compactus
Halysites catenularia Linnaeus 1767 tabulate coral
includes Halysites catenularia microporus & Halysites catenularia simplex
Halysites compactus Rominger 1876 tabulate coral
Rominger 1876 p. 78, pi. 29, fig. 3.
Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae
Stromatopora "sp. B"
Stromatopora "sp. B" Goldfuss 1826 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Gerronostromatidae
"Clathrodictyon regulare" = Petridiostroma regulare
"Clathrodictyon regulare" = Petridiostroma regulare Rosen 1867 stromatoporoid sponge
 Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae
? Lophiostroma dubium
? Lophiostroma dubium stromatoporoid sponge
Parks 1933
 Labechiida - Rosenellidae
? Rosenella densa
? Rosenella densa stromatoporoid sponge
Parks 1933