Pilot Mountains locality MC (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Nevada (38.4° N, 118.0° W: paleocoordinates 15.3° N, 54.2° W)

When: lower Member (Luning Formation), Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone and lithified wackestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. D. Stanley, Jr. 1979. Paleoecology, structure, and distribution of Triassic coral buildups in western North America. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 65:1-68 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 100391: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 09.12.2010, edited by Matthew Clapham and Wolfgang Kiessling

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Avicularia cf. sayeri, Septocardita sp.
Foraminifera
 Foraminifera -
Foraminifera indet.
 Endothyroidea - Endothyridae
cf. Endothyra sp.
  - Spiroplectamminidae
Spiroplectammina sp.
Spiroplectammina sp. Cushman 1927
  -
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina) d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
cf. Nodosaria sp.
cf. Nodosaria sp. Lamarck 1812
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
 Cidaroida -
Cidaridea indet.
Cidaridea indet. Gray 1825 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Isocrinus sp.
Isocrinus sp. von Meyer 1836 Sea lily
 Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus sp.
Encrinus sp. Lamarck 1801 Sea lily
Reptilia
 Ichthyosauria - Ichthyosauridae
Ichthyosaurus sp.
Ichthyosaurus sp. Koenig 1818 ichthyosaur
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Pleuronautilus sp.
Pleuronautilus sp. von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
 Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Paranautilus sp.
Paranautilus sp. Mojsisovics 1902 nautiloid
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida -
Nuculoidea sp.
Nuculoidea sp. Gray 1824 clam
 Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cardinia sp.
Cardinia sp. Agassiz 1841 clam
 Mytilida -
Mytiloidea sp.
Mytiloidea sp. Rafinesque 1815 clam
 Pectinida -
Pectinoidea sp.
Pectinoidea sp. Rafinesque 1815 scallop
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Halobia sp.
Halobia sp. Bronn 1830 oyster
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Posidonia sp.
Posidonia sp. Bronn 1828 oyster
 Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella sp.
Cassianella sp. Beyrich 1862 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Trichites sp.
Trichites sp. Lhuyd 1760 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea cf. montiscaprilis" = Umbrostrea montiscaprilis, Ostrea sp.
"Ostrea cf. montiscaprilis" = Umbrostrea montiscaprilis Klipstein 1843 oyster
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida -
Rhynchonellida indet.
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"cf. Spirigera sp." = Athyris (Spirigera)
"cf. Spirigera sp." = Athyris (Spirigera)
 Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
Zugmayerella incinata, Spondylospira sp.
Spondylospira sp. Cooper 1942
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
Spirifera (Spiriferina) alia
Spirifera (Spiriferina) alia Hall and Whitfield 1877
 Terebratulida -
Terebratulida indet.
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Hydrozoa
 Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae
Spongiomorpha tenuis, Spongiomorpha cf. minor, Spongiomorpha gibbosa, Heptastylis cf. stromatoporoides
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
"Elysastraea parva" = Ceriostella parva, Ceriostella martini2, Ceriostella martini1, "Actinastraea shastensis" = Minasteria shastensis
"Elysastraea parva" = Ceriostella parva Smith 1927 stony coral
Ceriostella martini2 Smith 1927 stony coral
Ceriostella martini1 Smith 1927 stony coral
"Actinastraea shastensis" = Minasteria shastensis Smith 1927 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Elysastraea cf. austriaca, Elysastraea cf. norica, Elysastraea profunda
Elysastraea profunda Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae
Pinacophyllum cf. parallelum
Pinacophyllum cf. parallelum Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Astraeomorpha confusa
Astraeomorpha confusa Winckler 1861 stony coral
Astraeomorpha confusa and Astraeomorpha confusa var. minor
 Scleractinia - Coryphylliidae
Nevadoseris punctata2
Nevadoseris punctata2 Roniewicz and Stanley 2013 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
""Thecosmilia" delicatula" = Retiophyllia delicatula, ""Thecosmilia" norica" = Retiophyllia norica, ""Thecosmilia" fenestrata" = Retiophyllia fenestrata, "Thamnasteria norica" = Oedalmia norica, "Palaeastraea cf. decussata" = Kuhnastraea decussata, ""Montlivaltia" marmorea" = Cuifia marmorea, ""Montlivaltia" norica" = Distichophyllia norica
""Thecosmilia" delicatula" = Retiophyllia delicatula Frech 1890 stony coral
""Thecosmilia" norica" = Retiophyllia norica Frech 1890 stony coral
""Thecosmilia" fenestrata" = Retiophyllia fenestrata Reuss 1854 stony coral
"Thamnasteria norica" = Oedalmia norica Frech 1890 stony coral
"Palaeastraea cf. decussata" = Kuhnastraea decussata Reuss 1854 stony coral
""Montlivaltia" marmorea" = Cuifia marmorea Frech 1890 stony coral
""Montlivaltia" norica" = Distichophyllia norica Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria borealis, Thamnasteria rectimellosa, Thamnasteria smithi
Thamnasteria smithi Squires 1956 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Spongiomorpha dendriformis" = Eocomoseris ramosa
"Spongiomorpha dendriformis" = Eocomoseris ramosa Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae
"Margarastraea cf. norica" = Stuoresimorpha norica
"Margarastraea cf. norica" = Stuoresimorpha norica Frech 1890 stony coral
Demospongiae
 Verticillitida - Verticillitidae
"Polytholosia astoma" = Fanthalamia astoma, "Ascosymplegma expansum" = Cinnabaria expansa, "Polytholosia cylindrica" = Nevadathalamia cylindrica
"Polytholosia astoma" = Fanthalamia astoma Seilacher 1962 demosponge
"Ascosymplegma expansum" = Cinnabaria expansa Seilacher 1962 demosponge
"Polytholosia cylindrica" = Nevadathalamia cylindrica Seilacher 1962 demosponge
subsp. cylindrica and subsp. dialata
1Kiessling 2014; 2Roniewicz and Stanley 2013