Darfel Limestone trilobites (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

Where: Wales, United Kingdom (52.9° N, 3.6° W: paleocoordinates 54.4° S, 18.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Derfel Member (Nant Hir Mudstones Formation), Costonian (458.4 - 457.2 Ma)

• limestone at base of formation

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

• Lithology based on Bassett et al 1966, Quart J Geol Soc 122: 219-271]

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: H. B. Whittington. 1968. The Ordovician trilobites of the Bala Area, Merioneth. Part IV. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 122(520):93-138 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 188595: authorized by Melanie Hopkins, entered by Melanie Hopkins on 08.09.2017

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"miraspidinid" indet.
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Harknessellidae
Horderleyella sp.
Horderleyella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Howellites sp., Onniella aff. avelinei
Howellites sp. Bancroft 1945
 Orthida - Linoporellidae
Salopia salteri
Salopia salteri Davidson 1869
subspecies gracilis
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia precedens
Platystrophia precedens
subspecies major
 Orthida - Archaeorthidae
"Cyrtonotella aff. kukersiana" = Cyrtonotella kuckersiana
"Cyrtonotella aff. kukersiana" = Cyrtonotella kuckersiana Wysogorski 1900
 Orthida - Productorthidae
Nicolella humilis, Glossorthis sp.
Glossorthis sp. Öpik 1930
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis tenuicostata
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Kiaeromena sp., Kjaerina sp.
Kiaeromena sp. Spjeldnaes 1957
Kjaerina sp. Bancroft 1929
 Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Sericoidea abdita
Sericoidea abdita Whittington and Williams 1955
 Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
"Palaeostrophomena magnifica" = Glyptambonites magnificus
"Palaeostrophomena magnifica" = Glyptambonites magnificus Williams 1955
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leptestiina derfelensis
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella sp., Anisopleurella multiseptata, Eoplectodonta lenis
Sowerbyella sp. Jones 1928
Eoplectodonta lenis Whittington and Williams 1955
 Billingsellida - Gonambonitidae
Kullervo aff. panderi
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Oxoplecia mutabilis
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp.
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Platylichas sp.
Platylichas sp. Gürich 1901 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinuridae indet., ? Deacybele sp.
Encrinuridae indet. Angelin 1854 trilobite
? Deacybele sp. Whittington 1965 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Ampyx sp.
Ampyx sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Broeggerolithus cf. harnagensis
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Harpes sp.
Harpes sp. Goldfuss 1839 trilobite