The Jupiter Formation is a geologic formation in Quebec, well-exposed in the southern third of Anticosti Island and lying in the St Lawrence River Valley.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
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Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
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| Klemmatoica
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K. linguliforma
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Goéland Member.[2]
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Associated with the brachiopod Rowellella and the shell of a Phanerotrema.[2]
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| Trypanites
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Goéland Member.[3]
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Borings in gastropod shells.[3]
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| Brachiopods
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| Clorinda
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C. (Phricoclorinda) chaloupensis
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Cybèle Member.[5]
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A749 (112, mostly well-preserved); A850 (178); A937 (about 100,some embedded in small blocks); A939 (44); A1040 (105); A1047 (1); A1064b (76); A1125 (68).[5]
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| C. tumidula
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Goéland, Richardson, Ferrum and Pavillon Members.[5]
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| C. superundata
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Goéland Member[5]
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| Costistricklandia
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C. brevis
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Pavillon Member.[5]
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"A279b (1 broken ventral valve, 1 small slab with interiors exposed) and A333 (>10 fragmentary, disarticulated valves)".[5]
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| C. gaspeensis
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Pavillon Member (top).[5]
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A 107-108 (1); A 279b (5 broken valves on small slab); A281 (3); A418-5 (10 valves on slabs); A554 (2).[5]
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| Dihelictera
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D. acrolopha
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East Point Member.[6]
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Several hundred specimens.[6]
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| Ehlersella
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E. davidsonii
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Cybèle and Ferrum members.[5]
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| E. transulcata
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Basal Ferrum Member.[5]
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A 185 (a crushed shell) and A 1066b (32, variously damaged).[5]
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| Joviatrypa
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J. brabyla
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Lower Goéland Member.[6]
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Several thousand specimens.[6]
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| Microcardinalia
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M. (Chiastodoca) salterii
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Ferrum Member[5]
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| M. (Chiastodoca) richardsoni
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Goéland and Richardson members.[5]
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| M. (Chiastodoca) fabatina
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Upper Ferrum Member.[5]
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A101 (270 specimens).[5]
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| M. (Dauphinella) divaricata
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Cybèle and Ferrum members.[5]
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| M. (Dauphinella) melissa
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Uppermost Ferrum Member and Pavillon Member.[5]
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| M. (Dauphinella) sp.
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Ferrum and Pavillon Members.[5]
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A255 (16 free shells, 6 slabs with shells in life position) and A108 (1 specimen).[5]
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| Parastrophinella
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P. ops
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Upper Richardson Member.[5]
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A1158 (3 shells).[5]
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| P. sp.
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East Point Member and Ferrum Member.[5]
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A863 (1 shell) and A959 (1 shell).[5]
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| Pentameroides
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P. subrectus
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Pavillon Member.[5]
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"A333 (about 1 conjoined shell; 40 incomplete specimens), A 1395 (6 conjoined shells, 12 ventral valves)".[5]
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| Pentamerus
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P. oblongus
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Richardson, Cybèle, Ferrum and Pavillon Members.[5]
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File:Pentamerus oblongus - Kyoto University Museum - DSC06413.JPG
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| P. palaformis
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Goéland Member.[5]
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Also found in the Gun River Formation.
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| Rowellella
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R.? anticostiensis
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Goéland Member.[2]
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Specimen associated with the shell of a Phanerotrema and the trace fossil Klemmatoica linguliforma.[2]
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A lingulid.
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| Stricklandia
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S. gwelani
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Goéland Member.[5]
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Also found in the Gun River Formation.
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| S. planirostrata
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Ferrum Member.[5]
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| Corals
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| Acidolites
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A. sp.
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An unnamed species of the genus.[7]
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| Cornulitids
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| Conchicolites
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Goéland Member.[2]
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Two individuals encrusting the surface of a Clathrodictyon, which itself is associated with a Phanerotrema shell.[2]
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