Manuel’s Brook, Conception Bay (Cambrian of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (47.9° N, 53.9° W: paleocoordinates 81.2° S, 53.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Callavia broeggeri trilobite zone, Brigus Formation, Branchian (517.1 - 509.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: C. D. Walcott. 1891. The fauna of the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus Zone. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey 10:509-761 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 99495: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 13.11.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Obolellata
 Obolellida - Obolellidae
Obolella atlantica Walcott 1890
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida -
"Hyolithes impar" = Insolitotheca communis
"Hyolithes impar" = Insolitotheca communis Billings 1872
 Hyolithida - Similothecidae
"Hyolithes similis" = Similotheca similis
"Hyolithes similis" = Similotheca similis Walcott 1890
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes princeps" = Nevadotheca princeps, Helenia bella
"Hyolithes princeps" = Nevadotheca princeps Billings 1872
Helenia bella Walcott 1890
 Hyolithida - Pauxillitidae
""Hyolithes" terranovicus" = Neopauxillites terranovicus
""Hyolithes" terranovicus" = Neopauxillites terranovicus Walcott 1890
 Orthothecida - Tetrathecidae
"Hyolithes quadricostatus" = Holmitheca quadricostatus
"Hyolithes quadricostatus" = Holmitheca quadricostatus Shaler and Foerste 1888
Helcionelloida
 Helcionellida - Stenothecidae
? Stenotheca acutacosta Walcott 1890
Stenotheca rugosa var. acutacosta
 Helcionellida - Yochelcionellidae
"Helcionella erecta n. sp." = Yochelcionella erecta2
"Helcionella erecta n. sp." = Yochelcionella erecta2 Walcott 1891
Stenotheca rugosa erecta FIX THIS, JOHN!!!!
 Pelagiellida - Pelagiellidae
"Platyceras primaevum" = Pelagiella primaeva
"Platyceras primaevum" = Pelagiella primaeva Billings 1872
Platyceras primævum
Tergomya
 Scenelloidea - Scenellidae
Scenella levis
Scenella rugosa var. levis
? Scenella paupera
Scenella rugosa var . paupera
Scenella reticulata1 Billings 1872
Trilobita
 Redlichiida -
"Olenellus (Mesonacis) broeggeri" = Callavia broggeri
"Olenellus (Mesonacis) broeggeri" = Callavia broggeri Walcott 1888 trilobite
Olenellus (Mesonacis) bröggeri
 Redlichiida - Agraulidae
Agraulos strenuus Billings 1874 trilobite
Agraulos (S.) strenuus
 Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
"Solenopleura howleyi" = Geyerorodes howleyi, "Solenopleura harveyi n. sp." = Lusatiops harveyi3, "Agraulos nasutus" = Strenuella strenua nasutus
"Solenopleura howleyi" = Geyerorodes howleyi Walcott 1890 trilobite
"Solenopleura harveyi n. sp." = Lusatiops harveyi3 Walcott 1890 trilobite
"Agraulos nasutus" = Strenuella strenua nasutus Walcott 1891 trilobite
A. (S.) strenuus var. nasutus
  - Atopidae
Avalonia manuelensis n. gen. n. sp.3
Avalonia manuelensis n. gen. n. sp.3 Walcott 1890 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Dorypygidae
"Solenopleura bombifrons" = Bonnia bombifrons
"Solenopleura bombifrons" = Bonnia bombifrons Matthews 1887 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Weymouthiidae
"Microdiscus bellimarginatus" = Serrodiscus bellimarginatus
"Microdiscus bellimarginatus" = Serrodiscus bellimarginatus Shaler and Foerste 1888
 Agnostida - Hebediscidae
"? Ptychoparia attleborensis" = Hebediscus attleborensis
"? Ptychoparia attleborensis" = Hebediscus attleborensis Shaler and Foerste 1888
Ptychoparia attleboroughensis
 Agnostida - Calodiscidae
"Microdiscus helena" = Calodiscus helena
"Microdiscus helena" = Calodiscus helena Walcott 1890
unclassified
  -
"Metazoa indet." = Animalia
"Metazoa indet." = Animalia Linnaeus 1758
duplicate entry of Scenella reticulata
Coleoloides typicalis
  -
Coleoloides typicalis Walcott 1890
 Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus micans Billings 1871