Vernon-Pittsford Fms.: Pridoli, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Hydrozoa - Siphonophorida - Velellidae
Silurovelella sp. Fisher 1957
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp. Miller 1820
Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspididae
Archegonaspis sp. Jaekel 1927
Vernonaspis sp.
Tentaculitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Hemiphragmoceratidae
Hexameroceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Phragmoceratidae
Phragmoceras sp. Broderip 1839
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Spyroceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Dawsonoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae
Kionoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Orthoceras sp. Breynius 1832
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Rutoceratidae
Trochoceras sp. Barrande in von Hauer 1848
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
Hormotoma sp. (Salter 1859)
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
2 species
unclassified
Diaphorastoma sp.
Bivalvia
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
    = Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Hendy 2008
Nucula = Cretaceous-Recent
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Cleidophorus sp. Hall 1847
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Streptomytilus sp. Kindle and Breger 1904
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopterella sp. Williams 1908
3 species
Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Cuneamya sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiolopsis sp. Hall 1847
Orthodesma sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Calymene sp. Brongniart 1822
Eurypterida - Stylonuridae
Stylonurus sp. Page 1856
Eurypterida - Mixopteridae
Mixopterus sp. Ruedemann 1921
Eurypterida - Hughmilleriidae
Hughmilleria sp. Kjellesvig-Waering 1951
2 species
Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Pterygotus sp. Agassiz 1839
3 species
Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
Eurypterus sp. De Kay 1825
Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Leperditia sp. Rouault 1851
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Kloedenia sp. Jones and Holl 1886
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kloedenellidae
Dizygopleura sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1923
Malacostraca - Archaeostraca - Ceratiocarididae
Ceratiocaris sp. M'Coy 1849
3 species
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York
Coordinates: 42.9° North, 78.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.4° South, 40.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Time
Period: Silurian Epoch: Pridoli
10 m.y. bin: Silurian 2
Key time interval: Pridoli
Age range of interval: 423 - 419.2 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group
Stratigraphy comments: "Vernon and Pittsford Fms."
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green,red "shale"
Secondary lithology:gray,green "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: "red and green shale (Vernon Fm.); dark gray-green shale (Pittsford Fm.); assoc. w/evaporites. BA2"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:"Alling and Briggs, 1961"
Metadata
Database number:493
Authorizer:J. Sepkoski, A. Hendy Enterer:M. Sommers, A. Hendy
Modifier:J. Ju Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1998-12-17 13:44:41 Last modified:2017-01-02 04:55:51
Access level:the public Released:1998-12-17 13:44:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

60939. H. L. Alling and L. I. Briggs. 1961. Stratigraphy of Upper Silurian Cayugan Evaporites. AAPG Bulletin 45(4):515-547 [M. Uhen/J. Ju]

Secondary references:

26349 A. J. W. Hendy. 2008. Personal opinions and reidentification of pre-Cenozoic Mollusca. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]