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Kope - Southgate, USA

Formation	Kope
Member	Southgate
Age:	453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Interval	Edenian
Tectonic Setting	Foreland basin
Lithology	mudstone/packstone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale"/packstone
Number of Collections	3
Number of Occurrences	98

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Fulton community	Brown County, Ohio, USA	Kope - Southgate
River Quarries	Campbell County, Kentucky, USA	Kope - Southgate
New Glyptocrinus and Plicodendrocrinus	Sumter County, Georgia, USA	Kope - Southgate

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Arnheim	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone, packstone/"shale", packstone/mudstone, "limestone", lime mudstone, mudstone/"limestone", "shale"	220
Bellevue	452 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone, packstone/mudstone, "limestone"	333
Clays Ferry - Point Pleasant Tongue	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	limestone/"shale"	9
Corryville	452 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/mudstone	529
Cynthiana	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	limestone	2
Eden	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	limestone, "limestone"/"shale"	8
Elkhorn	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/mudstone, "shale"	72
Fairview - Fairmount	452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	packstone/mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", "limestone"	125
Fairview - Mt. Hope	452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	claystone, packstone/mudstone	75
Fulton	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	limestone	3
Kope - Economy	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	mudstone/packstone	84
Kope - Fulton	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	mudstone/packstone, packstone/mudstone, "shale", "limestone", siltstone, packstone	915
Kope - McMicken	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	mudstone/packstone	64
Liberty	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone, packstone/mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", framestone, claystone	708
Mount Auburn	452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	packstone/mudstone	353
Waynesville	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone, "carbonate"/"shale", claystone, "shale", mudstone/packstone, "shale"/"limestone", claystone/wackestone, packstone/mudstone, "limestone", "limestone"/"shale", "limestone"/lime mudstone	1208
Whitewater - Hitz	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/wackestone	24
Whitewater - Lower	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/mudstone	369
Whitewater - Saluda	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	wackestone/packstone, "limestone"	20
Whitewater - Upper	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/mudstone	180
Richmondian - Dillsboro - Waynesville	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	limestone	7

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Microceras sp. genus	6	*Microceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Nereidavus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : *Nereidavus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Serpula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Serpula*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ostracoda class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Isotelus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Isotelus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cryptolithus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae : *Cryptolithus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ceratocephala sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : *Ceratocephala*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Odontopleura sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : *Odontopleura*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Triarthrus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Triarthrus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Flexicalymene sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : *Flexicalymene*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Proetus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : *Proetus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Petrocrania sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : *Petrocrania*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Schizocrania sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Trematidae : *Schizocrania*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Trematis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Trematidae : *Trematis*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Pholidops sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : *Pholidops*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Zygospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : *Zygospira*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Zygospira modesta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : *Zygospira modesta*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Onniella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : *Onniella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rafinesquina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Rafinesquina*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Sowerbyella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : *Sowerbyella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Strophomena sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : *Strophomena*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Arthropoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Lacernidae : *Arthropoma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Arthrostylus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Arthrostylidae : *Arthrostylus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Dicranopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : *Dicranopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Escharopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : *Escharopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Stictoporella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Stictoporellidae : *Stictoporella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rhinidictya sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : *Rhinidictya*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rectangulata suborder	4.3	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomata : Berenicea : Rectangulata	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Corynotrypa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomatida : Multisparsidae : *Corynotrypa*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Proboscina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomatida : Oncousoeciidae : *Proboscina*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Stomatopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomatida : Stomatoporidae : *Stomatopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ceramoporella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae : *Ceramoporella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Coeloclema sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae : *Coeloclema*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Crepipora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae : *Crepipora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Chasmatopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : *Chasmatopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Bythopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Batostomellidae : *Bythopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Hemiphragma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : *Hemiphragma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Hallopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Halloporidae : *Hallopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Dekayella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Heterotrypidae : *Dekayella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Stigmatella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Heterotrypidae : *Stigmatella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Homotrypa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : *Homotrypa*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Amplexopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Amplexoporidae : *Amplexopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Aspidopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : *Aspidopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Atactopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : *Atactopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Batostoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : *Batostoma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Peronopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : *Peronopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Sphenothallus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : *Sphenothallus*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cincinnaticrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Cincinnaticrinus*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Ectenocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinidae : *Ectenocrinus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ectenocrinus simplex species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinida : Homocrinidae : Ectenocrinus : *Ectenocrinus simplex*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptocrinus nodosus species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Glyptocrinus : *Glyptocrinus nodosus*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Heterocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Heterocrinidae : *Heterocrinus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Iocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Iocrinidae : *Iocrinus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Lichenocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Lichenocrinus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Plicodendrocrinus casei species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Plicodendrocrinidae : Plicodendrocrinus : *Plicodendrocrinus casei*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Streptaster sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Pyrgocystidae : *Streptaster*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Climacograptus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : *Climacograptus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Dictyonema sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Dendrograptidae : *Dictyonema*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Mastigograptus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Dithecoidea : *Mastigograptus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cycloconcha sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Cycloconcha*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cymatonota sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : *Cymatonota*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Modiolopsis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Modiolopsis*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Orthodesma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : *Orthodesma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ambonychia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : *Ambonychia*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cuneamya sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Cuneamya*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Lyrodesma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Lyrodesmatidae : *Lyrodesma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Nuculites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : *Nuculites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rhytimya sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : *Rhytimya*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ctenodonta sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : *Ctenodonta*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Faberoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Westonoceratidae : *Faberoceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Westonoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Westonoceratidae : *Westonoceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Diestoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphyceratidae : *Diestoceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Augustoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : *Augustoceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Michelinoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : *Michelinoceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Treptoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Proteoceratidae : *Treptoceras*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Trocholites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trocholitidae : *Trocholites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Tetranota sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : *Tetranota*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Sinuites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuitidae : *Sinuites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Protowarthia planodorsata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : *Protowarthia planodorsata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cyclora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Holopeidae : *Cyclora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Liospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : *Liospira*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Pleurotomaria micula species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Liospira : *Pleurotomaria micula*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Hormotoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : *Hormotoma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Lophospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : *Lophospira*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Lophospira tenuistriata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Paupospira : *Lophospira tenuistriata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Paupospira tropidophora species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Paupospira : *Paupospira tropidophora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Trochonema sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochonematidae : *Trochonema*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Technophorus faberi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Ribeirioida : Technophoridae : Technophorus : *Technophorus faberi*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Technophorus punctostriatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Ribeirioida : Technophoridae : Technophorus : *Technophorus punctostriatus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cornulites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae : *Cornulites*	453 - 445.2 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Archinacella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Archinacellida : Archinacellidae : *Archinacella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cyrtolites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Cyrtonellida : Cyrtolitidae : *Cyrtolites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Cyrtolites retrorsus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Cyrtonellida : Cyrtolitidae : Cyrtolites : *Cyrtolites retrorsus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rhombodictyon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : *Rhombodictyon*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Dermatostroma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Lophiostromatidae : *Dermatostroma*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician

References

Ulrich E. O., Scofield W. H. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota, The Paleontology of Minnesota 39 2, 813-1081

Dalve E. (1948) The fossil fauna of the Ordovician in the Cincinnati Region, University Museum, Department of Geology and Geography, University of Cincinnati, 1-56

Pojeta J., Runnegar B. (1976) The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968, 1-88

Hendy A. J. W. (2008) Personal opinions and reidentification of pre-Cenozoic Mollusca

Kallmeyer J. W., Ausich W. I. (2015) Deepwater occurrence of a new Glyptocrinus (Crinoidea, Camerata) from the Late Ordovician of southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky: revision of crinoid paleocommunity composition, Journal of Paleontology 89 6, 1068-1075 doi:10.1017/jpa.2015.72

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