Lochriea is an extinct genus of conodonts.

Use in stratigraphy

The Visean, the second age of the Mississippian, contains four conodont biozones, two of which are named after Lochriea species:

  • the zone of Lochriea nodosa
  • the zone of Gnathodus bilineatus
  • the zone of Lochriea commutata
  • the zone of Pseudognathodus homopunctatus

The Serpukhovian, the third or youngest age of the Mississippian, includes three conodont biozones, one of which is named after Lochriea species:

  • the zone of Gnathodus postbilineatus
  • the zone of Gnathodus bollandensis
  • the zone of Lochriea ziegleri

References

  1. ^ Conodont Assemblages from the Heath Formation, Montana. Harold W. Scott, Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 16, No. 3 (May, 1942), pp. 293-300 (Stable URL)

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