Coniproetus-Protocymostrophia Community, Prague Basin (Devonian of Czech Republic)

Where: Czech Republic (50.0° N, 14.1° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° S, 52.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kotys Member (Lochkow Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• Kotys LImestone, mostly middle and late Lochkovian in age.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal, gray grainstone

• "According to Chlupac (1983) the fragmentation of trilobite exoskeletons and coarse bioclastic layers in crinoidal limestones reflects a high-energy environment...within the shallow, subtidal BA 3 position. The locally flourishing association of large, free-lying brachiopods indicates a locally protected, quiet, shallow environment...in the shallower part of BA 3...Some interlayers with [Dicoelosia, Skenidioides, and Dalejina] may reflect a temporary deepening of the sea (BA 4?)."
• "The Lochkov Formation consists of two basic lithofacies corresponding to the Kotys Member (light gray, thicker bedded, sparitic limestones) and the Radotin Member (dark, bituminous, platy biomicrites to biosparites with shale interbeds..." "light-colored, thicker bedded, bioclastic limestones containing abundant crinoidal debris..." "...massive banks of biodetrital limestone..."

Collection methods: NB: Trilobites of this Community were already entered in PBDB Collection 10315. Authors give relative abundance data for brachiopods.

Primary reference: V. Havlicek and P. Storch. 1999. Silurian and Lochkovian communities in the Prague basin (Barrandian area, Czech Republic). in A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson, eds. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian. Cambridge University Press, Cambrdige. 200-228 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14119: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 15.05.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Otarion sp.
Otarion sp. Zenker 1833 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Coniproetus sp.
Coniproetus sp. Alberti 1966 trilobite
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Lioharpes sp.
Lioharpes sp. Whittington 1950 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis sp., Ceratocephala sp.
Leonaspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917 trilobite
Ceratocephala sp. Warder 1838 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Crotalocephalina sp.
Crotalocephalina sp. Pibyl and Vanek 1964 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Lochkovella sp.
Lochkovella sp. Chlupac 1972 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene sp.
Gravicalymene sp. Shirley 1936 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
Kosovopeltis sp., Decoroscutellum lepidum
Kosovopeltis sp. Snajdr 1958 trilobite
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
"Protocymostrophia ivanensis" = Cymostrophia (Protocymostrophia)
"Protocymostrophia ivanensis" = Cymostrophia (Protocymostrophia)
 Strophomenida - Shaleriidae
"Shaleriella auricula" = Shaleria (Shaleriella)
"Shaleriella auricula" = Shaleria (Shaleriella)
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Barbaestrophia praestans, "Leptostrophiella index" = Mesoleptostrophia
"Leptostrophiella index" = Mesoleptostrophia
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Glossoleptaena prominens, Leptaena sp.
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida -
Strophochonetes lanx
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Nabarredia minor
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
? Leptodonta solwayensis
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Iridistrophia umbella
Iridistrophia umbella Barrande 1848
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Astua astuta
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Linguopugnoides carens
 Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
Plethorhyncha diana, Plethorhyncha altera
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Hebetoechia hebe, Hebetoechia ornatrix, Lanceomyonia confinis
 Rhynchonellida - Glossinotoechiidae
Eoglossinotoechia doris, Eoglossinotoechia mystica
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina austera
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis (Isorthis) svatojanica, Parmorthina protopragensis, Resserella walmsleyi
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia nitida
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides famulus
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
Mutationella plicata
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda sp.
Clorinda sp. Barrande 1879
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Carinagypa globulosa, Gypidula pelagica
 Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
"Grayina magnifica" = Anastrophia (Grayina)
"Grayina magnifica" = Anastrophia (Grayina)
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Cyrtinopsis inflectens
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Ivanothyris gibbosa
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Havlicekia amarantha, Havlicekia quasitogata, Havlicekia miopleura
 Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
Tenellodermis microdermis
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Atrypoidea sp.
Atrypoidea sp. Mitchell and Dun 1920
giant form
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Oglu senilis, Spinatrypa spinipleura, "Anulatrypa anulata" = Rugosatrypa, Togatrypa fantomas
"Anulatrypa anulata" = Rugosatrypa
 Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Lissatrypa leprosa
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Atrypina sp.
Atrypina sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira robusta
 Athyridida - Meristidae
Merista cf. herculea
Merista cf. herculea Barrande 1847
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily