Ordovician Rhynchonelliformean Brachiopods From Co. Waterford, Se - Palaeobiogeography of the Leinster Terrane

A detailed look at the rhynchonelliformean brachiopods of Ireland This publication, Ordovician rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from Co. Waterford, SE Ireland: Palaeobiogeography of the Leinster Terrane, is Number 62 within the Fossils and Strata series. The international Fossils and Strata series features monographs in palaeontology and biostratigraphy with taxonomic descriptions. The series is owned by and published on behalf of The Lethaia Foundation in cooperation with the Scandinavian countries.

List of contents

Introduction 1
Previous work 2
Geological setting    3
Tectonic history of Ganderia and Avalonia    4
The Iapetus Ocean    5
Ireland   6
The Leinster Terrane    7
Docking history  7
Th e Tramore area     7
Material   9
Stratigraphy and fauna     9
Age of the Tramore Limestone Formation  9
Tramore and Dunabrattin/Bunmahon sections    10
Tramore Shale Formation - Tramore area   12
Tramore Limestone Formation - type section at Barrel Strand, Tramore area 12
Lithology  12
Fauna associations 14
Tramore Limestone Formation - other sections 14
Pickardstown sections (Ps)   14
Quillia Section 1 (QS1) 14
Quillia Section 2 (QS2) 14
Bunmahon Formation - Bunmahon/Dunabrattin area     15
Dunabrattin Shale Formation - Bunmahon/Dunabrattin area 15
Dunabrattin Limestone Formation - Bunmahon/ Dunabrattin area 15
Lithology and fauna 16
Correlation 16
Depositional setting and ecology     17
Local events 17
Tramore Limestone Formation   17
Dunabrattin Limestone Formation 19
Palaeobiogeographical reconstructions 20
New reconstructions for the Iapetus Ocean 22
Ganderian terrane positions 22
Longitudinal separation  22
Latitudinal drift of the Ganderian-Avalonian segment  22
Brachiopod provinces  24
Faunal distribution 24
Darriwilian provinces and faunas 26
Th e Low-latitude Province on the Laurentian Platform   26
An early Scoto-Appalachian fauna 27
Th e Toquima-Table Head province 28
Th e mixed faunas of the Leinster Terrane and East Avalonia  31
Th e Leinster Terrane    31
East Avalonia 32
Th e Celtic province 32
Th e Baltic Province 34
Th e High-latitude Province     35
Darriwilian faunal migration patterns: implications on oceanic current confi guration 35
Migrations from the Laurentian margins and intraoceanic islands to the south Iapetus-Tornquist region    38
Migrations within the south Iapetus-Tornquist region   38
Th e Rheic gyre and the High-latitude Province 40
Th e Precordillera     40
Early Sandbian brachiopod provinces 41
Th e Low-latitude Province on the Laurentian Platform   41
Th e Scoto-Appalachian Province 42
Th e Anglo-Welsh-Baltic Province 43
Th e Leinster Terrane    44
East Avalonia and Anglesey   46
Baltica 47
The High-latitude Province     48
The Precordillera     48
Conclusions   48
Systematic palaeontology 50
Abbreviations   50
Repository     50
Statistical methods     50
Allometric growth   50
Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806 51
Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson & Brunton, 1996  51
Class Strophomenata Öpik, 1934   51
Order Strophomenida Öpik, 1934    51
Superfamily Strophomenoidea King, 1846     51
Family Strophomenidae King, 1846 51
Subfamily Strophomeninae King, 1846    51
Genus Tetraphalerella Wang, 1949 51
Tetraphalerella? sp. 52
Subfamily Furcitellinae Williams, 1965    53
Genus Dactylogonia Ulrich & Cooper, 1942    53
Dactylogonia costellata n. sp 53
Family Rafi nesquinidae Schuchert, 1893    55
Subfamily Rafi nesquininae Schuchert, 1893     55
Genus Colaptomena Cooper, 1956 55
Colaptomena auduni n. sp.     56
Colaptomena pseudopecten? (M'Coy, 1846) 57
Superfamily Plectambonitoidea Jones, 1928     59
Family Plectambonitidae Jones, 1928 59
Subfamily Taphrodontinae Cooper, 1956  59
Genus Isophragma Cooper, 1956    59
Isophragma parallelum n. sp.    59
Family Leptellinidae Ulrich & Cooper, 1936   61
Subfamily Leptellininae Ulrich & Cooper, 1936    61
Genus Leptellina Ulrich & Cooper, 1936     61
Leptellina llandeiloensis (Davidson, 1883)    61
Subfamily Palaeostrophomeninae Cocks & Rong, 1989     62
Genus Glyptambonites Cooper, 1956    62
Glyptambonites sp. 62
Family Grorudiidae Cocks & Rong, 1989  63
Genus Grorudia Spjeldnæs, 1957 63
Grorudia grorudi Spjeldnæs, 1957    63
Family Leptestiidae Öpik, 1933a, emend. Cocks & Rong, 1989 64
Genus Leptestiina Öpik, 1933a   64
Leptestiina derfelensis (Jones, 1928)    65
Family Sowerbyellidae Öpik, 1930    66
Subfamily Sowerbyellinae Öpik, 1930 66
Genus Sowerbyella Jones, 1928   66
Subgenus Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) Jones, 1928    66
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) antiqua Jones, 1928    66
Order Billingsellida Schuchert, 1893 70
Suborder Clitambonitidina Öpik, 1934    70
Superfamily Clitambonitoidea Winchell & Schuchert, 1893    70
Family Clitambonitidae Winchell & Schuchert, 1893  70
Genus Atelelasma Cooper, 1956 70
Atelelasma longisulcum n. sp. 70
Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson & Brunton, 1996   73
Order Orthida Schuchert & Cooper, 1932     73
Suborder Orthidina Schuchert & Cooper, 1932    73
Superfamily Orthoidea Woodward, 1852  73
Family Orthidae Woodward, 1852    73
Genus Sulevorthis Jaanusson & Bassettt, 1993 73
Sulevorthis aff    S. blountensis (Cooper, 1956) 73
Family Glyptorthidae Schuchert and Cooper, 1931    74
Genus Glyptorthis Foerste, 1914 74
Glyptorthis crispa (M'Coy, 1846) 74
Family Hesperorthidae Schuchert & Cooper, 1931 77
Genus Hesperorthis Schuchert & Cooper, 1931 77
Hesperorthis leinsterensis n. sp. 77
Family Plaesiomyidae Schuchert, 1913    86
Subfamily Plaesiomyinae Schuchert, 1913 86
Genus Valcourea Raymond, 1911 86
Valcourea confinis (Salter, 1849) 86
Family Productorthidae Schuchert & Cooper, 1931    87
Subfamily Productorthinae Schuchert & Cooper, 1931     87
Genus Productorthis Koz³owski, 1927    87
Productorthis sp 87
Superfamily Plectorthoidea Schuchert & LeVene, 1929 89
Family Platystrophiidae Schuchert & LeVene, 1929, emend.
Zuykov & Harper, 2007    89
Genus Platystrophia King, 1850, emend. Zuykov & Harper, 2007    89
Platystrophia tramorensis n. sp.    89
Platystrophia aff    P. sublimis Öpik, 1930    92
Suborder Dalmanellidina Moore, 1952    94
Superfamily Dalmanelloidea Schuchert, 1913    94
Family Dalmanellidae Schuchert, 1913    94
Subfamily Dalmanellinae Schuchert, 1913     94
Genus Howellites Bancroft , 1945 94
Howellites hibernicus n. sp.   94
Family Paurorthidae Öpik, 1933b 106
Genus Paurorthis Schuchert & Cooper, 1931    106
Paurorthis aff    P. parva (Pander, 1830)    106
Superfamily Enteletoidea Waagen, 1884     110
Family Linoporellidae Schuchert & Cooper, 1931    110
Genus Salopia Williams in Whittington & Williams, 1955    110
Salopia gracilis Williams in Whittington & Williams, 1955 110
Order Pentamerida Schuchert & Cooper, 1931    111
Suborder Syntrophiidina Ulrich & Cooper, 1936    111
Superfamily Syntrophioidea Ulrich & Cooper, 1936     111
Family Porambonitidae Ulrich & Cooper, 1936    111
Genus Hibernobonites n. gen.    111
Hibernobonites filosus (M'Coy, 1846)   112
Acknowledgements     115
References 115
Plates 1-10 122
Appendix A 142
Appendix B 148

About the author

Maria Liljeroth is the author of Ordovician rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from Co. Waterford, SE Ireland: Palaeobiogeography of the Leinster Terrane, published by Wiley. David A.T. Harper is a British palaeontologist, specialising in fossil brachiopods and numerical methods in palaeontology. He is Professor of Palaeontology in Earth Sciences, Principal of Van Mildert College, and Deputy Head of Colleges in Durham University.

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• Authors: Hilary Carlisle, David A T Harper, David A. T. Harper, David A. T. (University of Copenhagen Harper, Harper David A. T., M Liljeroth, Maria Liljeroth, Maria Harper Liljeroth, Arne T Nielsen, Arne T. Nielsen
• Assisted by: Hilary Carlisle (Editor), David A. T. Harper (Editor), Maria Liljeroth (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
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• Released: 22.09.2017
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