Fore-reef complex limestones, Derbyshire: Asbian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Foraminiferida
Foraminiferida indet. (Eichwald 1830)
spelled with current rank as Foraminifera
"Foraminifers"
Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales
Koninckopora inflata de Koninck 1842
Hormogoneae - Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Girvanella ducii
Girvanella incrustans
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Blastoidea
Blastoidea indet. Say 1825
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Flemingia carbonaria
Flemingia aff. hiseringiana
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Phillipsia derbiensis
Phillipsia eichwaldi (Fischer 1825)
Phillipsia cf. gemmulifera (Phillips 1836)
Griffithides seminiferus (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Eocyphinium seminiferum
Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Brachymetopus ouralicus
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora pluma
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora minor McCoy 1850
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena analoga (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Leptagonia analoga
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Daviesiellidae
Daviesiella aff. comoides (Sowerby 1823)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes papilionacea
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella crenistria McIntosh 1974
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Sinuatella sinuata (de Koninck 1851)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Avonia youngiana
Overtonia fimbriata (Sowerby 1824)
Krotovia spinulosa (Sowerby 1814)
misspelt "Krotovea"
Krotovia aculeata (Sowerby 1814)
misspelt "Krotovea"
Plicatifera carringtoniana
Plicatifera mesoloba
Plicatifera plicatilis
Productus productus (Martin 1809)
"P. productus var. productus"
Productus concinnus Sowerby 1823
Eomarginifera derbiensis
Eomarginifera minuta
Eomarginifera setosus
Eomarginifera triquetra
Eomarginifera longispina (Sowerby 1814)
recombined as Eomarginifera longispinus
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Dictyoclostus antiquatus
Dictyoclostus hindi
also, "D. hindi var. wettonensis"
Dictyoclostus insculptus
Dictyoclostus multispiniferus
Dictyoclostus pinguis
Dictyoclostus pugilis
Dictyoclostus sulcatus
Buxtonia scabricula
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus sp.
Striatifera striata
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus undatus (Defrance 1826)
recombined as Fluctuaria undata
Linoproductus corrugatus
Linoproductus hemisphericus
Linoproductus cora (d'Orbigny 1842)
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Pustula magnituberculata
Pustula pyxidiformis
Pustula pustulosa (Phillips 1836)
Echinoconchus subelegans
Echinoconchus venustus
Echinoconchus elegans (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Echinoconchus punctatus (Martin 1809)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma hastata
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia pleurodon
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Pugnax accuminatus
Pugnax pugnus (Martin 1809)
recombined as Propriopugnus pugnus
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Davidsoniidae
Davidsonia septosa
also, "D. septosa var. transversa"
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyris cuspidata (Martin 1796)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina cristata (von Schlotheim 1816)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia glabra (Sowerby 1821)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris integricostata
Brachythyris ovalis
Brachythyris pinguis
Brachythyris planicosta
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer attenuatus
Spirifer convolutus
Spirifer duplicostatus
Spirifer triangularis
Spirifer striatus (Martin 1809)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Spirifer bisulcatus Sowerby 1825
recombined as Angiospirifer bisulcatus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris lineata
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina roysii
misspelt "Cliothyridinia"
Actinoconchus planosulcatus (Phillips 1836)
Athyris expansa
Athyris lamellosa (Léveillé 1835)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella michelini (L'Eveille 1835)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria keyserlingiana
Schizophoria resupinata (Martin 1809)
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium alaeforme (Sowerby 1815)
recombined as Conocardium aliforme
[entered as Conocardium aleforme]
Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Lepetopsis cf. phillipsi de Koninck 1883
Lepetopsis retrorsus (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Lepetopsis retrorsa
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Protoschizodus cf. fragilis
synonym of Schizodus
Protoschizodus trigonalis
synonym of Schizodus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Mytilomorpha rhombea (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Bowlandia rhombea
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Spathella cf. cylindrica
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Cardiomorpha orbicularis
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
Sanguinolites angulatus
Sanguinolites aff. tricostatus
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Allorisma sp. King 1844
Edmondia aff. oblonga
Edmondia unioniformis (Phillips 1836)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon bistriatus
Parallelodon cingulatus
Parallelodon cf. obtusus
Parallelodon ornatissimus
Parallelodon squamifer
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten granosus
Pterinopecten tesselatus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten clathratus
Aviculopecten murchisoni
Aviculopecten nobilis
Aviculopecten plicatus
Aviculopecten semicostatus
Aviculopecten tabulatus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Eumicrotis hemisphericus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Palaeolima sp. Hind 1903
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae
Crenipecten semicircularis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leiopteria grandis
spelled with current rank as Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Posidoniella gibbosa
Posidoniella vetusta
Myalina peralta
Myalina pernoides
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithodomus lingualis
synonym of Lithophaga
Modiola aff. patula
corrected as Modiolus
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis globosa (Hoeninghaus 1829)
Naticopsis aff. consimilis de Koninck 1881
recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) consimilis
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Delphinulopsidae
Naticopsis ampliata (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Marmolatella ampliata
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Turbonitella biserialis (Phillips 1836)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae
Murchisonia cf. humboldtiana de Koninck 1844
synonym of Murchisonia fusiformis
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Ptychomphalus conimorphus de Koninck 1883
recombined as Euconospira conimorpha
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Turbonellina pulchra de Koninck 1881
Mourlonia naticoides (de Koninck 1843)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Macrochilina cf. tumida de Koninck 1881
synonym of Strobeus rectilinea
"Macrochelina"
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Straparollus cf. placidus de Koninck 1881
recombined as Straparella placidus
Straparollus cf. fallax (de Koninck 1844)
recombined as Straparella fallax
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Phymatifer pugilis (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Straparollus (Euomphalus) pugilis
Euomphalus crotalostomus M'Coy 1844
Straparollus laevigatus (Léveillé 1835)
recombined as Straparollus levigatus
Straparollus aequalis (Sowerby 1815)
Straparollus ineptus de Koninck 1881
Straparollus heliciformis de Koninck 1881
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyschisma helicoides (Sowerby 1826)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon cf. munsteri de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840
recombined as Waagenella muensteri
Bellerophon sp. de Montfort 1808
Bellerophon hiulcus Sowerby 1825
Bellerophon tenuifascia Sowerby 1825
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemus sp. M'Coy 1844
replaced by Euphemites
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Capulus sp. Monfort 1810
Gastropoda - Orthonematidae
Aclisina sp. de Koninck 1881
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Goniatitidae
Goniatites hudsoni Bisat 1934
Goniatites cf. antiquatus Bisat 1934
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maxigoniatitidae
Beyrichoceras aff. phillipsi Bisat 1934
recombined as Bollandites phillipsi
Beyrichoceras castletonense
Beyrichoceras micronotum
Beyrichoceras cf. rectangularis
Beyrichoceras cf. submicronotum
Beyrichoceras cf. delicatum Bisat 1924
Goniatites maximus Bisat 1934
synonym of Maxigoniatites globostriatus
also "G. maximus var. b"
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Nomismoceratidae
Nomismoceras cf. vittigerum (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Nomismoceras vittiger
Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Carbactinoceratidae
Rayonnoceras sp. Croneis 1926
"Rayonoceras"
Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae
Actinoceras sp. Bronn 1837
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Orthoceras wrighti
Orthoceras sp. Breynius 1832
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Coelogasteroceras sp. Hyatt 1893
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae
Vestinautilus crateriformis
Coelonautilus planotergatus
Stroboceras sulcatum (Sowerby 1827)
Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Suberitidae
Chaetetes septosus
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
Amplexus coralloides Sowerby 1814
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion irregulare
Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955
Diphyphyllum sp. Lonsdale 1845
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae
Caninia benburbensis
Caninia sp. Michelin 1840
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Palaeosmiliidae
Palaeosmilia regia
Palaeosmilia murchisoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Clisiophyllum cf. keyserlingi McCoy 1849
Dibunophyllum bourtonense
Dibunophyllum bipartitum (McCoy 1849)
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
unclassified
Calcisphaera sp. Williamson 1880
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Derbyshire
Coordinates: 53.1° North, 1.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.6° South, 1.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
*Period:Early/Lower Carboniferous *Epoch:Visean
*International age/stage:Asbian
Key time interval:Asbian Ammonoid zone: Goniatites maximus
Age range of interval:340.20000 - 336.30000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Formation name unknown = "B2 fore-reef limestone" [B2 = D1 zone, which is Goniatites maximus zone]
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal,gray lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: many of the rocks are massive and unbedded. they are pale-gray, aphanitic limestones very similar to the back reef limestones. less frequently there are calcarenites and breccias. secondary fibrous calcite is common.
Environment:perireef or subreef
Geology comments: Fore-reef environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some microfossils,difficult macrofossils
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:5995
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:M. Sommers, J. Alroy
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-01-12 17:41:05 Last modified:2012-05-28 20:04:41
Access level:the public Released:2000-01-12 17:41:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
382. E. B. Wolfenden. 1958. Paleoecology of the Carboniferous reef complex and shelf limestones in the northwest Derbyshire, England. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 69:871-898 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers]

Secondary references:

94111% 460C. W. Oyen and R. W. Portell. 2001. Diversity patterns and biostratigraphy of Cenozoic echinodems from Florida. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 166:193-218 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]