Where: White Pine County, Nevada (39.5° N, 115.8° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° S, 49.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: D Member (Diamond Peak Formation), Meramecian (343.0 - 335.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified limestone and lithified, black shale
Reposited in the USGS
• Collected by G.H. Girty & H.G. Ferguson in June 1928. "Limestone occurring in black shale in lower part of Diamond Peak Formation. Seemingly the one mentioned (Walcott, 1884) as 200 ft above the base."
Primary reference: D. A. Brew and M. Gordon. 1971. Mississippian stratigraphy of the Diamond Peak Area, Eureka County, Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 661:1-84 [N. Heim/N. Heim]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 62674: authorized by Noel Heim, entered by Noel Heim on 25.07.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Anthozoa | |
Amplexizaphrentis sp. Vaughan 1906 horn coral | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Cladodus sp. Agassiz 1843 elasmobranch This taxon's occurrence is questionable, as indicated by "?" in the occurence check box in faunal list
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Crinoidea | |
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Echinoidea | |
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Stenolaemata | |
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839 | |
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Rhynchonellata | |
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Martinia sp. M'Coy 1844 | |
Crurithyris sp. George 1931 | |
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 | |
Cleiothyridina "sp. A" Buckman 1906
Composita sp. Brown 1849 | |
Schizophoria sp. King 1850 | |
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Beecheria sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 | |
? Cranaena sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 | |
Dimegelasma eurekensis "Dimegalasma eurekense Lintz and Lohr" Cooper first spelled genus name "Dimegelasma", Lintz & Lohr spelled the species name "eurekensis"
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Punctospirifer sp. North 1920 | |
Coledium therum Walcott 1884 | |
Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 | |
Rhynchopora sp. King 1865 | |
Strophomenata | |
Quadratia hirsutiformis Walcott 1884 | |
Krotovia sp. Fredericks 1928 | |
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Neochonetes "sp. A" Muir-Wood 1962
Neochonetes "sp. C" Muir-Wood 1962 | |
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904 | |
Lingulata | |
Scaphopoda | |
Plagioglypta sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Modiolus nevadensis mussel | |
Septimyalina sp. Newell 1942 clam | |
Streblopteria similis scallop | |
Aviculopecten eurekensis Walcott 1884 scallop
Aviculopecten pintoensis Walcott 1884 scallop
Aviculopecten affinis Walcott 1884 scallop
Aviculopecten haguei Walcott 1884 scallop This taxon's occurrence is questionable, as indicated by "?" in the occurence check box in faunal list
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Pernopecten sp. Winchell 1865 scallop | |
Cardiomorpha "sp. A" de Koninck 1844 clam
Cardiomorpha "sp. B" de Koninck 1844 clam
Sphenotus salteri clam
Sphenotus "sp. A" Hall 1884 clam
Sphenotus "sp. B" Hall 1884 clam | |
Edmondia "sp. A" de Koninck 1841 clam
Edmondia "sp. B" de Koninck 1841 clam
Edmondia "sp. C" de Koninck 1841 clam | |
Schizodus sp. King 1844 clam | |
Phestia sp. Chernyshev 1951 clam | |
Yoldia sp. Möller 1842 clam | |
Nuculopsis levatiformis nut clam
Nuculopsis sp. Girty 1912 nut clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Tylonautilus sp. Pringle and Jackson 1928 nautiloid | |
Temnocheilus sp. M'Coy 1844 nautiloid | |
Cyrtothoracoceras sp. Turner 1964 | |
? Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932 | |
Rostroconchia | |
Conocardium sp. Bronn 1835 | |
Gastropoda | |
"Pleurotomariacea "indet. A"" = Pleurotomarioidea, "Pleurotomariacea "indet. B"" = Pleurotomarioidea
"Pleurotomariacea "indet. A"" = Pleurotomarioidea Swainson 1840 snail "Pleurotomariacean gen. indet. A"
"Pleurotomariacea "indet. B"" = Pleurotomarioidea Swainson 1840 snail "Pleurotomariacean gen. indet. B"
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Yunnania sp. Mansuy 1912 snail
Yunnania "sp. B" Mansuy 1912 snail | |
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia Hall 1843 snail | |
"Knightites (Retispira) sp." = Retispira, Bellerophon sp.
"Knightites (Retispira) sp." = Retispira Knight 1945 snail
Bellerophon sp. de Montfort 1808 snail | |
"Straparollus (Euomphalus) "sp. A"" = Euomphalus, "Straparollus (Euomphalus) "sp. B"" = Euomphalus
"Straparollus (Euomphalus) "sp. A"" = Euomphalus Sowerby 1814 snail
"Straparollus (Euomphalus) "sp. B"" = Euomphalus Sowerby 1814 snail | |
Ianthinopsis sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail | |
aff. Caliendrum sp., Lunulazona sp., ? Peruvispira sp., Mourlonia sp., ? Mourlonia "sp. indet", Glabrocingulum sp., "Glabrocingulum nevadense" = Ananias nevadensis, ? Baylea "sp. indet", ? Gosseletina "sp. A", ? Gosseletina "sp. B", ? Trepospira "sp. indet", ? Rhineoderma "sp. indet"
aff. Caliendrum sp. Brown 1849 snail
Lunulazona sp. Sadlick and Nielsen 1963 snail
? Peruvispira sp. Chronic 1949 snail
Mourlonia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail
? Mourlonia "sp. indet" de Koninck 1883 snail
Glabrocingulum sp. Thomas 1940 snail
"Glabrocingulum nevadense" = Ananias nevadensis Walcott 1884 snail This taxon's occurrence is questionable, as indicated by "?" in the occurence check box in faunal list
? Baylea "sp. indet" de Koninck 1881 snail
? Gosseletina "sp. A" Fischer 1885 snail
? Gosseletina "sp. B" Fischer 1885 snail
? Trepospira "sp. indet" Ulrich and Scofield 1897 snail
? Rhineoderma "sp. indet" de Koninck 1883 snail | |
? Worthenia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail | |
""Loxonema" bella" = Bellazona bella
""Loxonema" bella" = Bellazona bella Walcott 1884 snail | |
Natacopsis (Jedria) sp. Yochelson 1953 snail
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) "sp. A" M'Coy 1844 snail
Naticopsis (? Naticopsis) "sp. B" M'Coy 1844 snail | |
Stegocoelia "sp. A" Donald 1889 snail
Stegocoelia "sp. B" Donald 1889 snail | |
Ostracoda | |
"Paraparchites" cf. nickelsi ostracod
"Paraparchites" aff. cyclopeus Girty 1910 ostracod ""Paraparchites" n. sp. aff. "P" cyclopeus Girty 1910"
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? Sansabella sp. ostracod | |
"Bairdia" sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod | |
Trilobita | |
Kaskia sp. Weller 1936 trilobite |