List of the Paleozoic life of Maryland
Appearance
This list of the Paleozoic life of Maryland contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Maryland and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
A
[edit]- †Acanthopecten – tentative report
- †Acanthotriletes
- †Acoblatta – type locality for genus
- †Acoblatta argillacea – type locality for species
- †Actinopteria
- †Aglaoglypta
- †Ambloblatta – type locality for genus
- †Ambloblatta bassleri – type locality for species
- †Ambocoelia
- †Ambonychia
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexopora
- †Anapiculatisporites
- †Anapiculatisporites crassisetus – type locality for species
- †Anazyga
- †Anazyga recurvirostra – tentative report
- †Ancyrospora
- †Aneurospora
- †Anoplotheca
- †Anthraconeilo
- †Aparchites
- †Archaeoscyphia
- †Archaeotriletes
- †Archaeozonotriletes
- †Archimylacris
- †Archimylacris delicata – type locality for species
- †Arthroacantha
- †Arthroacantha punctobrachiata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astartella
- †Atlanticocoelia
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aviculopecten
B
[edit]- †Bactrites
- Bairdia
- †Bassipterus
- †Batostomella
- †Bellefontia
- †Bellefontia collieana – tentative report
- †Bellerophon
- †Beyrichia
- †Biharisporites
- †Bolbiprimitia
- †Bollia
- †Bonnemaia
- †Brachymylacris
- †Brachymylacris martini – type locality for species
- †Brochotriletes
- †Bucania – tentative report
- †Buthotrephis
- †Buthrotrephis
- †Byssonychia
- Bythocypris
C
[edit]- †Calamospora
- †Calymene
- †Calymene camerata
- †Calymene cresapensis
- †Calymene niagarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calymene niagraensis
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cariniferella
- †Cavellina
- †Ceratopea
- †Cheliphlebia – tentative report
- †Cheliphlebia argillacea – type locality for species
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetina
- †Chonostrophia
- †Cincinnetina
- †Clidophorus
- †Clitendoceras
- †Coelospira
- †Composita
- †Composita ovata – tentative report
- †Conularia
- †Convolutispora
- †Coreanoceras
- †Cornulites
- †Corvellites
- †Crurithyris
- †Cryptolithus
- †Ctenodonta
- †Culunana
- †Cupularostrum
- †Cyathophyllum
- †Cymatospira
- †Cyphomylacris – type locality for genus
- †Cyphomylacris atrata – type locality for species
- †Cyphotrypa
- †Cypricardella
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtina
- †Cyrtodontula
D
[edit]- †Dakeoceras
- †Dalmanites
- †Dekayia
- †Delthyris
- †Derbyia
- †Diaphanospora
- †Diaphelasma
- †Dibolbina
- †Dictyotriletes
- †Dinoblatta – type locality for genus
- †Dinoblatta cubitalis – type locality for species
- †Dinoblatta fortis – type locality for species
- †Diparelasma
- †Dizygopleura
- †Dizygopleura acuminata
- †Dizygopleura carinata
- †Dizygopleura conjugata
- †Dizygopleura costata
- †Dizygopleura gibba
- †Dizygopleura halli
- †Dizygopleura intermedia
- †Dizygopleura micula
- †Dizygopleura perrugosa
- †Dizygopleura pricei
- †Dizygopleura proutyi
- †Dizygopleura simulans
- †Dizygopleura subdivisa
- †Dizygopleura subovalis
- †Dizygopleura swartzi
- †Dizygopleura symmetrica
- †Dolichopterus
- †Doloresella
- †Donaldina
- †Drepanellina
- †Dunbarella
- †Dunbarella striata – type locality for species
E
[edit]- †Ecculiomphalus
- †Edmondia
- †Edmondia aspenwallensis
- †Edmondia pseudoreflexa – type locality for species
- †Eldredgeops
- †Elita
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Emphanisporites
- †Encrinurus
- †Endocycloceras
- †Eospirifer
- †Erettopterus – tentative report
- †Escharendoceras
- †Euchondria
- †Euchondria levicula – tentative report
- †Eukloedenella
- †Euomphalus
- †Euphemites
- †Eurypterus
- †Euthydesma
F
[edit]- †Favosites
- †Favosites niagarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Finkelnburgia
- †Finkelnburgia virginica – tentative report
- †Fistulipora
- †Flexicalymene
- †Floweria
- †Foveosporites
G
[edit]- †Gasconadia
- †Geminospora
- †Girtyspira
- †Glabrocingulum
- †Glyptoglossella
- †Glyptorthis
- †Glyptorthis equiconvexa – type locality for species
- †Goniatites
- †Grammysia
- †Gyrodoma
H
[edit]- †Halliella
- †Hallopora
- †Healdia
- †Hebertella
- †Hemimylacris – type locality for genus
- †Hemimylacris bassleri – type locality for species
- †Heterotrypa
- †Hindella
- †Hippocardia
- †Hippocardia cumberlandiae – type locality for species
- †Holopea
- †Homeospira
- †Hormotoma
- †Hyolithes
- †Hystricosporites
- †Hystriculina – tentative report
- †Hystricurus
I
[edit]- †Inaperaturate
- †Ischyrodonta – tentative report
- †Isotelus
J
[edit]- †Juresania
- †Juresania symmetrica – tentative report
K
[edit]L
[edit]- †Lasiocrinus
- †Lasiocrinus scoparius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lecanospira
- †Lecanospira compacta – tentative report
- †Leiorhynchus
- †Leperditia
- †Leptaena
- †Leptaena rhomboidalis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Lepterditia
- †Leptodesma
- †Leptodesma marylandica
- †Leptodesma naviforme
- †Leptodesma nitida
- †Leptodesma spinerigum
- †Leptodesma subplana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptostrophia
- †Lesueurilla
- †Levenea
- †Lichenaria
- †Lingula
- †Linoproductus
- †Liocalymene
- †Lobosiphon
- †Longispina
- †Lophotriletes
- †Loxonema
- †Lyrodesma
- †Lysorophus
- †Lytospira
M
[edit]- †Macluritella
- †Macluritella marylandica – type locality for species
- †Mastigobolbina
- †Mcqueenoceras
- †Meekospira
- †Meekospira percuta – or unidentified related form
- †Megamolgophis
- †Melanoblattula – type locality for genus
- †Melanoblattula nigrescens – type locality for species
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Metacoceras marylandica – type locality for species
- †Modiolopsis
- †Modiomorpha
- †Monticulipora
- †Mylacris
- †Mylacris lapsa – type locality for species
- †Mysticoceras
N
[edit]- †Narkema
- †Narkema alternatum – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis
- †Neochonetes
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer dunbari – tentative report
- †Nucleospira
- †Nucularca
- †Nuculites
- †Nuculopsis
O
[edit]- †Obolella
- †Obolus – tentative report
- †Ochetopteron – type locality for genus
- †Ochetopteron canaliculatum – type locality for species
- †Octonaria
- †Olenellus
- †Olethroblatta
- †Olethroblatta lineolata – type locality for species
- †Ophileta
- †Orbiculoidea
- †Orbiculoidea missouriensis – tentative report
- †Ormoceras
- †Orospira
- †Orthoceras
- †Orthomylacris
- †Orthomylacris berryi – type locality for species
- †Orthomylacris recta – type locality for species
- †Orthonychia
- †Orthopora
- †Orthorhynchula
P
[edit]- †Pachyblatta – type locality for genus
- †Pachyblatta convexa – type locality for species
- †Pachyblatta radiata – type locality for species
- †Palaeoneilo
- †Palaeozygopleura
- †Palaeozygopleura glabra – tentative report
- †Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae
- †Palaeozygopleura styliola
- †Palaeozygopleura terebra
- †Paleonucula
- †Paleyoldia – type locality for genus
- †Paracyclas
- †Paraechmina
- †Parajuresania
- †Parajuresania nebrascensis – tentative report
- †Parallelodon
- †Patellilabia
- †Patellilabia tentoriolum – tentative report
- †Permophorus
- †Peronopora – tentative report
- †Pharkidonotus
- †Pholidops
- †Pholidostrophia
- †Phragmosiphon
- †Phymatopleura
- †Pintopsis
- †Plagioglypta
- †Platyceras
- †Platysiphon
- †Plectonotus
- †Plethobolbina
- †Pleurophorus
- †Pliendoceras
- †Polidevcia – type locality for genus
- †Polytoechia – tentative report
- †Praenucula
- †Proterocameroceras
- †Prothyris
- †Prothyris singewaldi – type locality for species
- †Protodouvillina
- †Psalikilus
- †Pseudoatrypa
- †Pseudorthoceras
- †Pseudozygopleura
- †Pseudozygopleura girtyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pterinea
- †Pterygotus
- †Punctatisporites
R
[edit]- †Rafinesquina
- †Resserella
- †Reticularia
- †Retroclitendoceras
- †Retusotriletes
- †Rhabdosporites
- †Rhipidomella
- †Rhombopora – tentative report
- †Rhombopora lepidendroides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhynchospirina
- †Ribeiria
- †Rioceras
- †Ruedemannia – tentative report
S
[edit]- †Samarisporites
- †Samarisporites grossicorrugatus – type locality for species
- †Samarisporites grossicorugatus
- †Sansabella
- †Schellwienella
- †Schizodus
- †Schuchertella
- †Serpulopsis
- †Shansiella
- †Shansiella carbonaria – tentative report
- †Shellwienella
- Solemya
- †Soleniscus
- † Solenopsis
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spaniodera – tentative report
- †Spaniodera simplex – type locality for species
- †Spelaeotriletes
- †Spinozonotriletes
- †Spirifer
- †Stegerhynchus
- †Stenosiphon
- †Stereostylus
- †Stichotrophia
- †Straparollus
- †Strobeus
- †Strophomena
- †Syntrophinella
T
[edit]- †Tainoceras
- †Tancrediopsis
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetralobula
- †Trigonocera
- †Trimerus
- †Tritoechia
- †Truncalosia
- †Turbonopsis
- †Turbonopsis coronola – type locality for species
U
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[edit]W
[edit]- †Waagenella
- †Waeringopterus
- †Welleria
- †Whitfieldella
- †Worthenia
- †Worthenia castlemanensis – type locality for species
X
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[edit]References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.