Icla Formation

Icla Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pragian - Emsian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesHuamampampa Formation
OverliesSanta Rosa Formation
Location
RegionSub-alpine region [es]
CountryBolivia

The Icla Formation is an early Devonian formation from Bolivia. It preserves a moderately diverse fauna of trilobites, brachiopods, crinoids and a few species of jawed fish.

Paleobiota

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon

Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text
crossed out taxa are discredited.

Paleobiota
Genus Species Higher taxon Notes Images
Ramirosuarezia R. boliviana Gnathostomata Resembles a mix of gnathostome groups, may be the same as Zamponiopteron
Pucapampella P. rodrigae Stem-Chondrichthyes Also known from the Belèn Formation, one of the most basal known cartilaginous fish
Fossilized jaws and teeth of P. rodrigae (A-C, G-H) and cartilage elements of Zamponiopteron (D-F), which may belong to the same animal, from the Department of Puno, Peru. Scale bar = 0.5 cm
Meperocrinus M. angelina Emperocrinidae (Camerata) Has unusual wing-shaped extensions of its calyx
Lutocrinus L. boliviaensis Rhodocrinitidae (Diplobathrida)
Griphocrinus G. pirovanoi Dimerocrinitidae (Diplobathrida)
Legrandella L. lombardii Prosomapoda A "synziphosurine" chelicerate
Reconstruction of L. lombardii
Maurotarion M. dereimsi, M. racheboufi Aulacopleuridae (Proetida)
Bainella B. (Belenops) insolita Calmoniidae
Deltacephalaspis D. (Prestalia) tumida Calmoniidae
Schizostylus S. (Schizostylus) ?brevicaudatus Calmoniidae
Probolops P. glabellirostris Calmoniidae
Kozlowskiaspis K. (Kozlowskiapis) superna Calmoniidae
Acastoides? ?A. verneuili Calmoniidae
Phacopina P. padilla Calmoniidae
Plesiomalvinella P. pujravii, P. boulei Calmoniidae
Malvinella M. haugi Calmoniidae
Vogesina V. devonica, V. lacunafera Calmoniidae Formerly classed in the genus Phacopina
Nuculites N. beneckei, N. oblongatus Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo P. rhysa? Malletiidae
Phestia P. inornata? Nuculanidae
Bolitheca B. steinmanni Orthothecida
Bolithes B. crasquinae Hyolithida
Protoleptostrophia P. concinna Stropheodontidae (Strophomenoidea)
Schuchertella S. sp? Schuchertellidae (Orthotetida)
Australostrophia A. mesembrina Chonostrophiidae (Chonetidina)
Pleurochonetes P. anteloi, P. lauriata Chonetidae (Chonetidina) P. anteloi was formerly placed in its own genus (Gamonetes) before being synonymised
Notiochonetes N. falklandica Chonetidae (Chonetidina)
Kentronetes K. iclaense Chonetidina Formerly included in Quadrikentron, but split out into its own genus
Antelocoelia A. johnsoni Leptocoeliidae (Rhynchonellida)
Australocoelia A. palmata Leptocoeliidae (Rhynchonellida)
Meristelloides M. rikowskii Meristellidae (Athyridida)
Australospirifer A. hawkinsi Delthyrididae (Spiriferida)
Metaplasia M. pseudoumbonata Ambocoeliidae (Spiriferida)
Plicoplasia P. planoconvexa Ambocoeliidae (Spiriferida)
Proboscidina P. arcei Centronellidae (Terebratulida)
Mutationella M. sp Mutationellidae (Terebratulida)
Podolella P. sp Mutationellidae (Terebratulida)
Derbyina D. smithi, D. jamesiana Mutationellidae (Terebratulida)
Pleurothyrella P. knodi Mutationellidae (Terebratulida)
Scaphiocoelia S. boliviana Mutationellidae (Terebratulida)
Cryptonella C. baini Cryptonellidae (Terebratulida)
Conularia C. quichua, C. albertensis Conulariida
Paraconularia P. ulrichiana, P. africana Conulariida

References

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