Hurricane Cliffs Locality HC 5 Bed 4 (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Washington County, Utah (37.1° N, 113.3° W: paleocoordinates 7.8° N, 39.1° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Virgin Member (Moenkopi Formation), Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, pebbly, silty marl

• Marly parting

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: A. J. McGowan, A. B. Smith, and P. D. Taylor. 2009. Faunal diversity, heterogeneity and body size in the Early Triassic: testing post-extinction paradigms in the Virgin Limestone of Utah, USA. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 56:859-872 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 63005: authorized by Alistair McGowan, entered by Alistair McGowan on 02.08.2006, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Triadotiaridae
? Lenticidaris sp.
? Lenticidaris sp. Kier 1968 pencil urchin
2nd Collection
Crinoidea
 Holocrinida - Holocrinidae
Holocrinus ? dubius, Holocrinus sp.
Holocrinus ? dubius Sea lily
2nd Collection
Holocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1886 Sea lily
Tentaculita
 Microconchida -
Microconchus utahensis2
Microconchus utahensis2 Zatoń et al. 2013
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
? Tainoceratidae indet., ? Pleuronautilus sp., ? Germanonautilus sp.
? Tainoceratidae indet. Hyatt 1883 nautiloid
2nd Collection [originally entered as "Tainoceratidae sp."]
? Pleuronautilus sp. von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
2nd Collection
? Germanonautilus sp. von Mojsisovics 1902 nautiloid
2nd Collection
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda "sp. b"
Gastropoda "sp. b" Cuvier 1795 snail
Morph B
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
? Coelostylina sp.
? Coelostylina sp. Kittl 1894 snail
2nd Collection
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis "sp. a"
Naticopsis "sp. a" M'Coy 1844 snail
2nd Collection
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Right Valves Counted, 2nd Collection [originally entered as "Bivalvia sp."]
 Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria sp.
Leptochondria sp. Bittner 1891 scallop
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia costata1
Bakevellia costata1 Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Piarorhynchella triassica
 Terebratulida - Gusarellidae
Protogusarella smithi
Protogusarella smithi Perry and Chatterton 1979
2nd Collection
1Hautmann et al. 2013; 2Zatoń et al. 2013