PBDB Collection

Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

Where: United Kingdom (52.1° N, 2.8° W: paleocoordinates 29.4° S, 13.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "2-20 cm concretions (n = 378) that occur in a roughly 1-m-thick volcanic ash-rich deposit"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); concretionary, ferruginous, argillaceous, calcareous carbonate and volcaniclastic

• "relatively deep water west of a shelf area (the Midland Platform)"

• "concretions are dominantly calcitic with some quartz and clay minerals, and accessory iron oxide."

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: concretion, soft parts, replaced with calcite, replaced with pyrite, replaced with hematite

Collection methods: specimens are in the Oxford University Museum

Primary reference: D. E. G. Briggs. 1996. Soft-bodied fossils from a Silurian volcaniclastic deposit. Nature 382:248-250 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 68060: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.12.2006, edited by Loic Villier, Selina Cole, Pete Wagner and Phil Novack-Gottshall

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
-	Radiolaria indet. Radiolaria indet.
Entactinaria - Inaniguttidae	Inanihella sp.¹⁰, Inanihella sagena n. sp.¹⁰ Inanihella sp.¹⁰ Nazarov and Ormiston 1984 radiolarian Inanihella sagena n. sp.¹⁰ Siveter et al. 2007 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Haplentactiniidae	Haplentactinia armista n. sp.¹⁰ Haplentactinia armista n. sp.¹⁰ Siveter et al. 2007 radiolarian
Archaeospicularia - Secuicollactidae	Secuicollacta hexactinia¹⁰ Secuicollacta hexactinia¹⁰ Won et al. 2002 radiolarian

Life -	Acritarcha indet. Acritarcha indet. Evitt 1963 acritarchs including "mazuelloids"
unclassified
-	Porifera indet.¹³ Porifera indet.¹³ Grant 1836 "Some 20 other species"
Hexactinellida
Reticulosa -	Carduispongia pedicula n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Carduispongia pedicula n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Nadhira et al. 2019 glass sponge
unclassified
-	Cnidaria indet.¹³ Cnidaria indet.¹³ Hatschek 1888 "coral (uninvestigated)"
Hydrozoa
Hydroida -	cf. Hydroida indet.¹³ cf. Hydroida indet.¹³ Johnston 1836 "?hydroid (uninvestigated colonial organism)"
Trilobita
Phacopida - Dalmanitidae	Dalmanites sp.¹³ Dalmanites sp.¹³ Barrande 1852 trilobite "uninvestigated"
Phacopida - Calymenidae	Tapinocalymene sp. Tapinocalymene sp. Siveter 1980 trilobite
Megacheira
Leanchoiliida - Enaliktidae	Enalikter aphson n. gen. n. sp.¹⁷ Enalikter aphson n. gen. n. sp.¹⁷ Siveter et al. 2014

Euchelicerata -	Dibasterium durgae n. gen. n. sp.³ Dibasterium durgae n. gen. n. sp.³ Briggs et al. 2012
Offacolus kingi
- Offacolidae	Offacolus kingi n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Offacolus kingi n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Orr et al. 2000 new "unnamed arthropod"
Thecostraca
Thoracica -	Rhamphoverritor reduncus n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Rhamphoverritor reduncus n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Briggs et al. 2005 barnacle
Ostracoda
Myodocopida - Cylindroleberididae	Pauline avibella n. gen. n. sp.¹⁹, Nasunaris flata n. gen. n. sp.¹¹, Spiricopia aurita n. gen. n. sp.¹⁸, Colymbosathon ecplecticos n. gen. n. sp.²² Pauline avibella n. gen. n. sp.¹⁹ Siveter et al. 2013 ostracod Nasunaris flata n. gen. n. sp.¹¹ Siveter et al. 2010 ostracod Spiricopia aurita n. gen. n. sp.¹⁸ Siveter et al. 2018 ostracod Colymbosathon ecplecticos n. gen. n. sp.²² Siveter et al. 2003 ostracod
Myodocopida - Nymphatelinidae	Nymphatelina gravida n. gen. n. sp.²¹ Nymphatelina gravida n. gen. n. sp.²¹ Siveter et al. 2007 ostracod
Podocopa -	Podocopa indet.¹³, Palaeocopida indet.¹³ Podocopa indet.¹³ Sars 1865 ostracod "Fragments of unidentified species ... recovered from acid residues" Palaeocopida indet.¹³ Henningsmoen 1953 ostracod "Fragments of unidentified species ... recovered from acid residues"
Palaeocopida - Bolliidae	Derima paparme n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Derima paparme n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Siveter et al. 2024 ostracod
Ichthyostraca
Cephalobaenida -	Invavita piratica n. gen. n. sp.¹² Invavita piratica n. gen. n. sp.¹² Siveter et al. 2015
Malacostraca
Leptostraca -	Cascolus ravitis n. gen. n. sp.¹⁵ Cascolus ravitis n. gen. n. sp.¹⁵ Siveter et al. 2017
Archaeostraca -	Cinerocaris magnifica n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Cinerocaris magnifica n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Briggs et al. 2004
Remipedia
-	Tanazios dokeron n. gen. n. sp.²³ Tanazios dokeron n. gen. n. sp.²³ Siveter et al. 2007

Deuteropoda -	Aquilonifer spinosus n. gen. n. sp.² Aquilonifer spinosus n. gen. n. sp.² Briggs et al. 2016
Pycnogonida
-	Haliestes dasos²⁷ Haliestes dasos²⁷ Siveter et al. 2004 sea spider

Hallucishaniids - Hallucigeniidae	Thanahita distos n. gen. n. sp.¹⁶ Thanahita distos n. gen. n. sp.¹⁶ Siveter et al. 2018
Brachiopoda
-	Brachiopoda indet.¹³ Brachiopoda indet.¹³ Cuvier 1805 "uninvestigated"
Rhynchonellata
Orthida -	Bethia serraticulma n. gen. n. sp.²⁸ Bethia serraticulma n. gen. n. sp.²⁸ Sutton et al. 2005
Atrypida - Atrypidae	Atrypidae indet.²⁸ Atrypidae indet.²⁸ Gill 1871 "probable," attached to Bethia serraticulma
Brachiopoda
-	Drakozoon kalumon n. gen. n. sp.³⁰ Drakozoon kalumon n. gen. n. sp.³⁰ Sutton et al. 2010 attached to Bethia serraticulma
Lingulata
Lingulida -	Lingulida indet.¹³ Lingulida indet.¹³ Waagen 1885 "uninvestigated"
Bivalvia
Solemyida - Ctenodontidae	Praectenodonta ludensis⁶ Praectenodonta ludensis⁶ Reed 1931 clam
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail "high-spired" and "small"
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras sp.²⁹ Platyceras sp.²⁹ Conrad 1840 snail "Platyceras?"
Cephalopoda
Nautiloidea -	Nautiloidea indet.¹³ Nautiloidea indet.¹³ Agassiz 1847 nautiloid "uninvestigated"
Aplacophora
-	Acaenoplax hayae n. gen. n. sp.²⁴, Kulindroplax perissokomos n. gen. n. sp.²⁶ Acaenoplax hayae n. gen. n. sp.²⁴ Sutton et al. 2001 Kulindroplax perissokomos n. gen. n. sp.²⁶ Sutton et al. 2012
Polychaeta
Aciculata -	Kenostrychus clementsi n. gen. n. sp.²⁵ Kenostrychus clementsi n. gen. n. sp.²⁵ Sutton et al. 2001 "at least three new polychaetes"
Stenuroidea
Proturina - Bdellacomidae	Bdellacoma sp.²⁷ Bdellacoma sp.²⁷ Salter 1857
Ophiocistioidea
- Sollasinidae	Sollasina cthulhu n. sp.⁹ Sollasina cthulhu n. sp.⁹ Rahman et al. 2019
Crinoidea
-	Crinoidea indet.¹³ Crinoidea indet.¹³ Miller 1821 Sea lily "uninvestigated"
Edrioasteroidea
Edrioasterida - Rhenopyrgidae	Heropyrgus disterminus¹ Heropyrgus disterminus¹ Briggs et al. 2017
Pterobranchia
-	Pterobranchia indet.¹³ Pterobranchia indet.¹³ Lankester 1877 pterobranch
Graptolithina -	Graptolithina indet.¹³ Graptolithina indet.¹³ Bronn 1849 graptolite
Graptoloidea -	Monograptina indet. Monograptina indet. Lapworth 1880 graptolite "monograptid graptolites"
Dendroidea -	Dendroidea indet.¹³ Dendroidea indet.¹³ Nicholson 1872 graptolite "Dendroids?"
Marrellomorpha
-	Xylokorys chledophilia n. gen. n. sp.²⁰ Xylokorys chledophilia n. gen. n. sp.²⁰ Siveter et al. 2007

¹Briggs et al. 2017; ²Briggs et al. 2016; ³Briggs et al. 2012; ⁴Briggs et al. 2004; ⁵Briggs et al. 2005; ⁶Fu 2016; ⁷Nadhira et al. 2019; ⁸Orr et al. 2000; ⁹Rahman et al. 2019; ¹⁰Siveter et al. 2007; ¹¹Siveter et al. 2010; ¹²Siveter et al. 2015; ¹³Siveter et al. 2020; ¹⁴Siveter et al. 2024; ¹⁵Siveter et al. 2017; ¹⁶Siveter et al. 2018; ¹⁷Siveter et al. 2014; ¹⁸Siveter et al. 2018; ¹⁹Siveter et al. 2013; ²⁰Siveter et al. 2007; ²¹Siveter et al. 2007; ²²Siveter et al. 2003; ²³Siveter et al. 2007; ²⁴Sutton et al. 2001; ²⁵Sutton et al. 2001; ²⁶Sutton et al. 2012; ²⁷Sutton et al. 2005; ²⁸Sutton et al. 2005; ²⁹Sutton et al. 2006; ³⁰Sutton et al. 2010