Unspecified localities [Great Limestone Mbr, Alston Fm] (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (54.8° N, 2.4° W: paleocoordinates 3.0° S, 3.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Great Limestone Member (Alston Formation), Brigantian (336.0 - 330.9 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Great Limestone Mbr of the Alston Formation, which underlies the Little Limestone Mbr of the Stainmore Formation. AGE: upper Namurian/Brigantian, on the basis of conodont biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Collection representative of entire member.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

• LITHOLOGY:“Limestone (bioclastic packstone), medium to dark blue-grey, thickly bedded with thin shaly mudstone partings along uneven or wavy bedding planes. There is much crinoid debris throughout and there are many other beds rich in brachiopods and/or corals. The internal stratigraphy of the member is, in parts, remarkably consistent throughout the region and four informal divisions are recognised (Fairbairn, 1980), and referred to from the base upwards as the Bench, Main and Transitional posts and the Tumbler Beds. Beds rich in fossils are widespread. Most noteable and widespread are: the Chaetetes Band (Johnson, 1958) which occurs near the base; this comprises a sponge biostrome along with locally abundant brachiopods, corals and ostracods; within the Main Posts are the Brunton Band comprising the rare alga Calcifolium (Johnson, 1958; Cossey, et al, 2004), and the Frosterly Marble (Johnson, 1958). At the top, the Tumbler Beds, typically 2-5m thich, comprise thick beds of limestone interbedded with persistent mudstone units.”

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTORS: Multiple. REPOSITORY: Likely multiple repositories.

Primary reference: P. J. Brand. 2011. The Serpukhovian and Bashkirian (Carboniferous, Namurian and basal Westphalian) faunas of northern England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 58(3):143-165 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162351: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 23.09.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for macro fossils, including Porifera, Anthozoa, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda, Gastropoda, Rostroconchia, and Nautiloidea. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species resolution identifications.
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unclassified
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Liralingua wilsoni
Demospongiae
 Hadromerida - Suberitidae
Chaetetes sp.
Chaetetes sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1829 demosponge
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Aulophyllum fungites
 Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae
"Actinocyathus floriformis" = Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus)
"Actinocyathus floriformis" = Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus) horn coral
 Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Diphyphyllum sp., Siphonodendron sp.
Diphyphyllum sp. Lonsdale 1845 horn coral
Siphonodendron sp. McCoy 1849 horn coral
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp.
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula squamiformis
Lingula squamiformis Phillips 1836
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp.
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
 Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Propriopugnus pugnax
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia caledonica
 Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Tornquistia sp.
Tornquistia sp. Paeckelmann 1930
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes celticus, Rugosochonetes speciosus
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Latiproductus latissimus, Gigantoproductus giganteus
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp.
 Productida - Productellidae
Productus carbonarius, Productus concinnus
Productus concinnus Sowerby 1823
 Productida - Productidae
Pugilis pugilis
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Sinuatella sinuata
Sinuatella sinuata de Koninck 1851
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Retispira decussata" = Retispira elegans
"Retispira decussata" = Retispira elegans de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Anthraconeilo luciniformis, Anthraconeilo mansoni
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis gibbosa
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Sanguinolites costellatus" = Acharax costellata
"Sanguinolites costellatus" = Acharax costellata M'Coy 1844 Awning Clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon semicostatus
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Posidonia corrugata
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria persulcata, "Leiopteria thompsoni" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria), Caneyella membranacea
"Leiopteria thompsoni" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria) oyster
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten knockonniensis
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Limipecten dissimilis
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria ornata
 Pectinida - Limidae
Palaeolima simplex
Palaeolima simplex Phillips 1836 file clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pernopecten sowerbii
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina mitchelli
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus portlocki
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia elliptica, Sanguinolites variabilis
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia sulcata
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Chaenocardiola footi
 Cardiida -
Cypricardella concentrica, Cypricardella rectangularis
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Reticycloceras sp.
Reticycloceras sp. Gordon 1960