Wensleydale, Gayle Limestone: Brigantian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Saccaminopsis fusulinaformis
Endothyridae
Orobias ornata
Endothyra bowmani Phillips 1846
Archaediscidae
Archaediscus karreri
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena analoga (Phillips 1836)
recombined as Leptagonia analoga
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella (Carlopsino) radialiformis
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Avonia youngiana
Krotovia granulosa
"Krotovia" nystiana
Krotovia spinulosa (Sowerby 1814)
Eomarginifera lobata
Eomarginifera minuta
Eomarginifera setosa
Eomarginifera triquetra
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Dictyoclostus antiquatus
Dictyoclostus hindi
Dictyoclostus insculptus
Dictyoclostus pinguis
Dictyoclostus pugilis
Dictyoclostus sulcatus
Dictyoclostus semireticulatus (Martin 1809)
Buxtonia scabricula
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus cf. striatosulcatus
Gigantoproductus cf. giganteus (Sowerby 1822)
recombined as Gigantella giganteus
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Echinoconchus elegans (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Echinoconchus punctatus (Martin 1809)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma hastatum (Sowerby 1824)
synonym of Dielasma virgoides
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia pleurodon
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Fusella triangularis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris sulcata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Spirifer bisulcatus Sowerby 1825
recombined as Angiospirifer bisulcatus
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella michelini (L'Eveille 1835)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria cf. resupinata (Martin 1809)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna flabelliformis
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Delphinulopsidae
"Natica" ampliata Phillips 1836
recombined as Marmolatella ampliata
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus catillus (Martin 1793)
original and current combination Helix catillus
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion irregulare
Lithostrotion pauciradiale
Lithostrotion decipiens (McCoy 1849)
Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955
Diphyphyllum lateseptatum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae
Lonsdaleia floriformis
subsp. floriformis
Carcinophyllum cf. lonsdaleiforme
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae
Caninia cf. juddi
Caninia slimoniana
Caninia cornucopiae Michelin 1840
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Palaeosmiliidae
Koninckophyllum cf. echinatum
Koninckophyllum magnificum Thomson and Nicholson 1876
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Dibunophyllum bipartitum (McCoy 1849)
subsp. bipartitum
Aulophyllum fungites
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Triplophyllites cf. bicentrica
synonym of Amplexizaphrentis
Allotropiophyllum tuberculatum
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Michelinia sp. de Koninck 1841
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 54.3° North, 2.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.5° South, 3.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
Key time interval:Brigantian
Age range of interval:336.30000 - 330.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Middle Limestone Formation:Gayle Limestone II
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Lonsdaleia Beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: Wavy-bedded, richly fossiliferous limestones with irregular shale partings in the lower part. Massively bedded, blue-grey crinoid-debris limestones in the upper part. At the top locally crinoid mounds, 30 feet in height and a 100 yards or more in length.
Environment:perireef or subreef
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:73392
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-14 02:51:54 Last modified:2007-06-14 05:51:54
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-14 02:51:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
24641.1% 20080D. Moore. 1958. The Yoredale Series of Upper Wensleydale and adjacent parts of North-West Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(2):91-148 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]