Fröjel, Mulde Beds (Silurian of Sweden)

Where: Gotland, Sweden (57.3° N, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 20.6° S, 2.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: linnarssoni - lundgreni graptolite zone, Fröjel Formation (Mulde Beds Group), Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• PJW: lundgreni beds traditionally referred to Mulde now are in the Fröjel formation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata (3)1-56 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 192328: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 23.03.2018

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Plagiorhyncha cordata Lindström 1861
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida -
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Leptaena depressa" = Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa
"Leptaena depressa" = Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa Sowerby 1824