Asturian coast, El Castro Fm. (Viodo Limestone Mbr.), Asturias, Spain: Telychian, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Furcitellidae
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Katastrophomena truyolsi
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10 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Leptostrophiidae
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Viodostrophia alcaldei
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12 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Eostropheodonta sp.
Bancroft 1949
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1.7 %-specimens | |||||||||
| the last 6 taxa combined represent 10% of specimens (10/6 ~= 1.7) | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Leptaena sp.
Dalman 1828
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1.7 %-specimens | |||||||||
| the last 6 taxa combined represent 10% of specimens (10/6 ~= 1.7) | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Pentamerida
- Stricklandiidae
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Stricklandia aff. laevis
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1.7 %-specimens | |||||||||
| the last 6 taxa combined represent 10% of specimens (10/6 ~= 1.7) - originally entered as "Stricklandia aff. laevis" | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Eospirifer cf. radiatus
(Sowerby 1834)
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1.7 %-specimens | |||||||||
| the last 6 taxa combined represent 10% of specimens (10/6 ~= 1.7) - originally entered as "Eospirifer cf. radiatus" | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Hyattidinidae
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? Hyattidina sp.
Schuchert 1913
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1.7 %-specimens | |||||||||
| the last 6 taxa combined represent 10% of specimens (10/6 ~= 1.7) - originally entered as "? Hyattidina sp." | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypinidae
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Eospirigerina sp.
Schuchert and Cooper 1930
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3 %-specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Eospiringea" | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Leiorhynchidae
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? Fenestrirostra viodoensis
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35 %-specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "? Fenestrirostra viodoensis" | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchotrematidae
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Stegerhynchus juliverti
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10 %-specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus) | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Rhipidomellidae
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Mendacella cantabrica
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20 %-specimens | |||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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? Isorthis sp.
Kozlowski 1929
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1.7 %-specimens | |||||||||
| the last 6 taxa combined represent 10% of specimens (10/6 ~= 1.7) - originally entered as "? Isorthis sp." | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Cathaysiorthidae
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Asturorthis sarreoensis n. gen., n. sp.
Villas and Cocks 1996
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Ptilodictyidae
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Ptilodictya sp.
Lonsdale 1839
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Stenolaemata
- Trepostomata
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Trepostomata informal indet. dome shaped
Ulrich 1882
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| dome shaped trep. resembling Monotrypa | ||||||||||
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Trepostomata indet.
Ulrich 1882
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| trepostome | ||||||||||
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Ostracoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Latreille 1802
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Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Walch 1771
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| harpid and odontopleurid trilobite elements, disarticulated | ||||||||||
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Trilobita
- Odontopleurida
- Odontopleuridae
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Leonaspis sp.
Richter and Richter 1917
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Streptelasmatidae
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Streptelasmatidae indet.
(Nicholson 1889)
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| Streptelasmidae | ||||||||||
| streptelasmatid corals | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
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Tabulata indet.
(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
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| cateniform and discoidal tabulate corals | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Asturias |
| Coordinates: | 43.6° North, 5.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 69.7° South, 49.0° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Llandovery |
| Stage: | Telychian | 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 1 |
| Key time interval: | Telychian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 438.50000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | El Castro | Member: | Viodo Limestone | Local bed: | B2 |
| Stratigraphy comments: From the intermediate volcaniclastic horizon 7 m above the top of the lower massive limestone. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | calcareous siltstone |
| Environment: | offshore shelf |
| Geology comments: fine grained calcareous tuff, "represents the middle stages of that transgressive episode [b/w a shallow water LS below and a deeper water LS above]" | |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:essentially brachiopods only; reported % are for brachs only. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 717 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Sommers, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-02-25 17:50:42 | Last modified: | 2002-04-25 00:27:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-02-25 17:50:42 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 23. | E. Villas and L. R. M. Cocks. 1996. The first early Silurian brachiopod fauna from the Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Paleontology 70(4):571-588 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/J. Alroy] |