Comparing the Devonian brachiopod fauna reported in the strata of New York (by James Hall), compared to the stratigraphic equivalents in Indiana & Kentucky
List from David M. Lindsley, 1994, published by the Paleontological Research Institute
The Jeffersonville Limestone of Indiana and Kentucky is equivalent to the Schoharie through the Moorehouse Formations in New York. Others are noted in the section “Abbreviations.”
Jeffersonville Limestone is of the Eifelian stage. The Speed Limestone and above are of Givetian age. Both are Middle Devonian.
Abbreviations – UCZ = U. Coral Zone/Schoharie; AZ = Amphipora Zone/Edgecliff; BP = Brevispirifer gregarius & Parasprifier acuminatus Zone/Moorehouse; Sp = Speed Limestone (doesn’t occur in Kentucky)/Seneca; Se = Sellersburg (AKA North Vernon) Limestone/Skaneateles; B = Beechwood Limestone/Ludlow (Repeated every 15 brachiopods to avoid confusion.)
Brachiopods……………………………………….UCZ……AZ……….BP………Sp……..Se……….B
Schizophoria sp. ………………………………….?…………X………….X………..X………..X………..X
Rhipidomella penelope (Hall)…………………………………………………..X………..X………..X
Tropidoleptus carinatus (Conrad)………………………………………………………..X………..X
Strophodonta demissa (Conrad)………….X…………………….X………..X………..X………..X
Megastrophia hemispherica (Hall)………X………X………….X
Megastrophia concava (Hall)…………………………………………………………………X………..X
Protoleptostrophia perplana (Conrad)..X…………………….X………..X………..X………..X
Protodouvillina inequistriata (Conrad)……………X………….X………..X………..X………X
Pholidostrophia nacrea (Hall)………………………………………..X………..X………..X……….X
Leptaena rhomboidalis (Wilckens)….X…………X………….X………..X………..X…………X
“Strophodonta” plicata Hall………………………………………………………………………………X
Eoschuchertella (Floweria?) arctostriata (Hall)…………X………..X
Eoschuchertella (Floweria?) pandora (Billings).X……..X………..X
Devonochonetes coronatus (Conrad)…………………………………………………X…………X
Longispina mucronata (Hall)………………………….X………….X………..X………..X………..X
Brachiopods……………………………………….UCZ……AZ……….BP………Sp……..Se……….B
Eodevonaria arcuata (Hall)………………..X
“Chonetes” yandellanus Hall……………………………………………………X………..X………..X
Productella semiglobosa Nettelroth……………..X………….X
Spinulicosta spinulicosta (Hall)…………………………………………………………..X…………X
Pentamerella arata (Conrad)………………………..X………….X………..X
Pentamerella pavilionensis (Hall)……………………………………………………..X…………X
Callipleura nobilis (Hall)………………………………..X?………..X?……….X?…..X
Cupularostrum sappho (Hall)…………………………………………………………….X…………X
“Camerotoechia” tethys (Billings)………………..X………….X………..X
Atribonium gainesi (Nettelroth)……..?…………X………….X
Spinatrypa spinosa (Hall)…………………X…………X………….X………..X………..X…………X….(Doubtful)
Invertypa sp.1…………………………………….X?……….X………….X
Pseudoatrypa devoniana (Webster).X…………X………….X………..X………..X…………X….(ID uncertain)
Parazyga hirsuta (Hall)…………………………………………………………….X………..X………..X
Meristella nasuta (Hall)……………………..X…………X………….X………..X
Brachiopods……………………………………….UCZ……AZ……….BP………Sp……..Se……….B
Camarospira eucharis (Hall)……………..X?
Pentagonia unisulcata (Conrad)………X…………X………….X
Pentagonia peersii (Cozzens)……………………………………………………………………………X
Athyris spiriferoides (Eaton)………………………….X…………..X………….X………..X………..X
Athyris fultonensis (Swallow)……………………………………………………X…………X
Nucleospira concinna (Hall)………………X………..X………….X…………X…………X…………X
Ambocoelia umbonata (Conrad)………………….X…………..X………….X………..X………..X
Emanuella subumbona (Hall)………………………..X…………..X………….X………..X………..X
Pustulatia pustulosa (Hall)……………………………………………………………………..X…………X
Cyrtina hamiltonensis (Hall)………………X………..X………….X…………X…………X…………X
Elita = Elyta fimbrata (Hall)……………….X………..X………….X…………X…………X…………X
Acrospirifer duodenaris (Hall)…………….X………..X………….X…………X
Megakozlowskiella raricosta (Conrad).X………X………….X
Megakozlowskiella sculptis (Hall)………………………………………………………..X…………X
Paraspirifer acuminatus (Conrad)……………………………….X………..X………..X………..X
Brachiopods……………………………………….UCZ……AZ……….BP………Sp……..Se……….B
Mucrospirifer? macrus (Hall)…………………………………………………………………X…………?
Fimbrispirifer divaricatus (Hall)………..X………..X………….X…………X…………X…………?
Fimbrispirifer grieri (Hall)………………….X………..X………….X
Brevispirifer davisi (Nettelroth)………………………………….X
Brevispirifer gregarius (Clapp)……………………………………X
Mediospirifer audaculus (Conrad2………………………………………………………X…………X
Mediospirifer manni (Hall)…………………………….X
Mediospirifer segmentum = M. angustus?…X………….X………..X………..X
Alatiformia varicosa (Hall)………………………………………….X…………X
“Spirifer” hobbsi Nettelroth (Variant of A. varicosa?)……………………..X…………X
“Spirifer” byrnesi Nettelroth………………………..X………….X…………X…………X…………?
Spinocyrtia granulosa (Conrad3……………………………..X………….X…………X
Centronella campbelli Cloud……………………………………………………………….X…………?
Amphigena elongata (Vanuxem)……….X………..X
Brachiopods……………………………………….UCZ……AZ……….PB………Sp……..Se……….B
Cranaea harmonia (Hall)…………………….X
Cranaea lincklaeni (Hall)…………………….X
Cranaea romingeri (Hall)…………………….X
Cranaea sullivanti (Hall)…………………….X
Cryptonella lens (Hall)………………………..X………….X…………X
Cryptonella? ovalis Miller…………………..X?…………X………….X………..X?
“Lingula” paliformis Hall = L. triangulata Nettelroth………………………..X…………X
Acanthocrania granosa (Hall & Clark)………….X………….X…………X
Craniops hamiltoniae (Hall)…………………………..X………….X…………X…………X…………?
Petrocrania hamiltoniae (Hall)………….X………..X………….X…………X…………X…………X
“Crania” crenistria Hall…………………………………..X………….X…………X
“Crania” sheldoni White………………………………………………………………………..X…………X
Orbiculoidea doria (Hall)………………………………………………………………………X…………X
Roemerella grandis (Hall)4……………………………………………………………………X…………X
1 There is a species in the P. acuminatus zone that resembles Invertrypa, but no recent data has been found on its identity.
2 Orthospirifer oweni (Hall) – invalid
3 Orthospirifer fornacula (Hall) – invalid / Not Platyrachella
4 A specimen was found in matrix that resembles Jeffersonville Ls.
X = Not reported from Indiana/Kentucky
? Uncertain identification or occurrence