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Atrypina Community, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)38.5,-115
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationNevada, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Nye County, Nevada, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Atrypina Community, Laketown Dolomite, Eastern Great BasinBoucot A. J. (1999)Laketown DolomiteLate Llandovery (C6) to Early Wenlock. Jack Valley and Gettel Members of Laketown Dolomite.dolomite443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
southern Egan RangeSheehan P. M. (1980)Laketown Dolomite - Gettel LakeC6 (Llandoverian) to Lower Wenlock. Sheehan in this reference says material is from Gettel member, but Sheehan in Boucot [PBDB ref. 6948, p. 567] says High Lake Member.dolomite443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Ferganella borealis
species
Ferganella borealis443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Pentlandella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Pentlandella443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Atrypa sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Atrypa443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Atrypidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Plectatrypa imbricata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Plectatrypa : Plectatrypa imbricata443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Atrypina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypinidae : Atrypina443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Spirigerina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypinidae : Spirigerina443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Orthida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Isorthis sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Isorthis443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Dicoelosia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dicoelosiidae : Dicoelosia443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Dicoelosia biloba
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dicoelosiidae : Dicoelosia : Dicoelosia biloba443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Dolerorthis flabellites
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Dolerorthis : Dolerorthis flabellites443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Flabellitesia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : Flabellitesia443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Dalejina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Dalejina443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Camerella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Camerellidae : Camerella443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Pentameroides sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Pentameroides443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Microcardinalia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Stricklandiidae : Microcardinalia443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Rhynchonellidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Ancillotoechia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Ancillotoechia443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Cyrtia sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Cyrtia443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Hedeina sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtiidae : Hedeina443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Howellella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Howellella443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Spirinella sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : Spirinella443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Protochonetes sp.
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophochonetidae : Protochonetes443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Strophomenida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Plectambonitidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Plectambonitidae443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Rhizophyllum sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Goniophyllidae : Rhizophyllum443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Palaeocyclus sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Palaeocyclidae : Palaeocyclus443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Rhabdocyclus sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Palaeocyclidae : Rhabdocyclus443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Tryplasma sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Tryplasma443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Amplexoides sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : Amplexoides443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Ptychophyllum sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Arachnophyllidae : Ptychophyllum443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Asthenophyllum sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Asthenophyllum443.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian

References

Sheehan P. M. (1980) Paleogeography and marine communities of the Silurian carbonate shelf in Utah and Nevada, in T. D. Fouch and E. R. Magathan, eds. Paleozoic paleogeography of west-central United States. Rocky Mountain Section, SEPM, 19-37
Boucot A. J. (1999) Some Wenlockian-Geddinian, chiefly brachiopod dominated communities of North America, Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 549-591
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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