PBDB Collection

Louisville Limestone (Falls of Ohio area) (Silurian of the United States)

Where: Jefferson County, Kentucky (38.3° N, 85.6° W: paleocoordinates 28.2° S, 52.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Louisville Limestone Formation, Silurian (443.8 - 419.2 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; dolomitic, gray, argillaceous limestone

• gray, fine-grained, dolomitic or argillaceous limestone

Primary reference: E. C. Stumm. 1964. Silurian and Devonian Corals of the Falls of the Ohio. The Geological Society of America Memoir 93:1-184 [A. Miller/K. Layou/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 5676: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 15.11.1999, edited by Alycia Stigall

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Cystiphyllida - Palaeocyclidae	Rhabdocyclus scutellus Rhabdocyclus scutellus horn coral
Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae	Tryplasma mitella, Tryplasma prava Tryplasma mitella horn coral Tryplasma prava horn coral
Cystiphyllida - Goniophyllidae	Rhizophyllum attenuatum, Rhizophyllum corniculum Rhizophyllum attenuatum horn coral Rhizophyllum corniculum horn coral
Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae	Cystiphyllum granilineatum, Cystiphyllum niagarense Cystiphyllum granilineatum horn coral Cystiphyllum niagarense horn coral
Rugosa - Chonophyllidae	Ketophyllum intertrium Ketophyllum intertrium horn coral
Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae	Strombodes shumardi Strombodes shumardi horn coral
Stauriida - Anisophyllidae	Anisophyllum trifurcatum, Anisophyllum ? unilargum Anisophyllum trifurcatum horn coral Anisophyllum ? unilargum horn coral
Stauriida - Halliidae	Lamprophyllum niagarense Lamprophyllum niagarense horn coral
Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae	Craterophyllum invaginatum, Arachnophyllum mammillare, Arachnophyllum quadrangulare, Arachnophyllum separatum, Arachnophyllum sinemurum n. sp., Arachnophyllum striatum, Arachnophyllum pentagonum n. sp. Craterophyllum invaginatum horn coral Arachnophyllum mammillare horn coral Arachnophyllum quadrangulare horn coral Arachnophyllum separatum horn coral Arachnophyllum sinemurum n. sp. horn coral Arachnophyllum striatum horn coral Arachnophyllum pentagonum n. sp. Goldfuss 1826 horn coral
Stauriida - Entelophyllidae	Entelophyllum eruciforme, Entelophyllum rugosum, Entelophyllum strictum Entelophyllum eruciforme horn coral Entelophyllum rugosum horn coral Entelophyllum strictum horn coral
Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae	Dalmanophyllum gainesi, Dalmanophyllum herzeri, Streptelasma ? subvesiculare, Streptelasma obliquum, Asthenophyllum davisi n. sp., Asthenophyllum ? scitulum Dalmanophyllum gainesi horn coral Dalmanophyllum herzeri horn coral Streptelasma ? subvesiculare horn coral Streptelasma obliquum horn coral Asthenophyllum davisi n. sp. horn coral Asthenophyllum ? scitulum horn coral
Stauriida - Kodonophyllidae	Schlotheimophyllum fulcratum, Schlotheimophyllum ipomaea, Kodonophyllum vadum Schlotheimophyllum fulcratum horn coral Schlotheimophyllum ipomaea horn coral Kodonophyllum vadum horn coral
Heliolitida - Halysitidae	Quepora huronensis, Quepora louisvillensis n. sp., Halysites louisvillensis n. sp., Cystihalysites nexus Quepora huronensis tabulate coral Quepora louisvillensis n. sp. tabulate coral Halysites louisvillensis n. sp. tabulate coral Cystihalysites nexus tabulate coral
Heliolitida - Plasmoporidae	Plasmopora elegans, Plasmopora follis Plasmopora elegans tabulate coral Plasmopora follis tabulate coral
Heliolitida - Proporidae	Propora puella, Propora glabra, Propora papillata Propora puella tabulate coral Propora glabra tabulate coral Propora papillata tabulate coral
Heliolitida - Heliolitidae	Heliolites megastoma, Heliolites romingeri, Heliolites subtubulatus Heliolites megastoma tabulate coral Heliolites romingeri tabulate coral Heliolites subtubulatus tabulate coral
Auloporida - Romingeriidae	Romingeria vannula Romingeria vannula tabulate coral
Auloporida - Auloporidae	Diorychopora tenuis, Aulopora precius, Aulopora ? pygmaea Diorychopora tenuis tabulate coral Aulopora precius tabulate coral Aulopora ? pygmaea tabulate coral
Favositida - Coenitidae	Coenites verticillatus, Coenites sp. Coenites verticillatus tabulate coral Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829 tabulate coral
Favositida - Alveolitidae	Alveolites fibrosus, Alveolites louisvillensis, Alveolites undosus Alveolites fibrosus tabulate coral Alveolites louisvillensis tabulate coral Alveolites undosus tabulate coral
Favositida - Favositidae	Favosites discoideus, Favosites discus, Favosites niagarensis, Favosites favosus, Astrocerium niagarense, Astrocerium venustum, Astrocerium hisingeri Favosites discoideus tabulate coral Favosites discus tabulate coral Favosites niagarensis tabulate coral Favosites favosus Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral Astrocerium niagarense tabulate coral Astrocerium venustum tabulate coral Astrocerium hisingeri tabulate coral
Favositida - Micheliniidae	Pleurodictyum louisvillensis Pleurodictyum louisvillensis tabulate coral
Favositida - Pachyporidae	? Striatopora huronensis, Cladopora aculeata, Cladopora ordinata, Cladopora ? menis, Cladopora reticulata ? Striatopora huronensis tabulate coral Cladopora aculeata tabulate coral Cladopora ordinata tabulate coral Cladopora ? menis tabulate coral Cladopora reticulata tabulate coral
Favositida - Theciidae	Thecia minor, Romingerella major Thecia minor tabulate coral Romingerella major Rominger 1876 tabulate coral
Rhynchonellata
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Athyris fultonensis Athyris fultonensis