Alliku, Kahula Fm. (Ordovician of Estonia)

Also known as Alliku Ditches

Where: Estonia (59.4° N, 24.6° E: paleocoordinates 31.1° S, 1.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Aluvere Member (Kahula Formation), Johvi (457.5 - 449.5 Ma)

• Johvi part of Kahula is the Aluvere member (PJW 2017-10-09)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. Opik. 1934. Über Klitamboniten. Publications of the Geological Institution of the University of Tartu 39:1-240 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 166057: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 03.02.2015

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Taxonomic list

Trilobita
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Toxochasmops (Schmidtops) proavus2 Roomusoks 1998 trilobite
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Septomena alliku3 Oraspold 1956
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena alliku1, "Leptaena rugosoides" = Leptaena (Leptaena) rugosoides1, "Kurnamena taxilla" = Kurnamena taxilla3, "Leptaena taxilla" = Kurnamena taxilla1, Astamena inaequalis3
Leptaena alliku1 Oraspold 1956
"Leptaena rugosoides" = Leptaena (Leptaena) rugosoides1 Oraspold 1956
"Kurnamena taxilla" = Kurnamena taxilla3 Oraspold 1965
"Leptaena taxilla" = Kurnamena taxilla1 Oraspold 1965
Astamena inaequalis3 Roomusoks 1989
 Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
Clitambonites schmidti Pahlen 1877
Clitambonites schmidti epigonus
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia dentata1 Pander 1830
Platystrophia dentata trapezoidalis, 8 specimens; Platystrophia dentata dentatoides, 2 specimens
 Orthida - Productorthidae
Nicolella alliku1 Oraspold 1956