Korpklint, Gotland, Högklint reef-dwelling brachiopods: Sheinwoodian, Sweden

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
? Plagiorhynchia sp.
Platystrophia jaaniensis Rubel 1963
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Chileata - Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
Dictyonella capewellii (Davidson 1848)
recombined as Eodictyonella capewellii
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena rhomboidalis (Wahlenberg 1818)
recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis
Scamnomena rugata Lindström 1861
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Pentlandina loveni (Verneuil 1848)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia pecten (Linnaeus 1758)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Plectotreta lindstroemi Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae
? Atrypina sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa lamellosa Lindström 1861
Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
Spinatrypina tubulosa Bassett and Cocks 1974
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Microsphaeridiorhynchus sp. Sartenaer 1970
Rhynchotreta cuneata (Dalman 1828)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (de Sowerby 1816)
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae
? Clorinda rotunda (Lindström 1861)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
? Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira pisum (Sowerby 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Striispirifer plicatellus (Linnaeus 1758)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella elegans Muir-Wood 1925
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides lewisii (Davidson 1848)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella basalis (Dalman 1828)
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia verneuilliana (Beecher 1891)
recombined as Dicoelosia verneuiliana
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina hybrida (Sowerby 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Linoporellidae
Linoporella punctata (deVerneuil 1848)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Hesperorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra sp. Koken 1889
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops implicata
see common names

Geography
Country:Sweden
Coordinates: 57.7° North, 18.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.6° South, 3.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Wenlock
Stage:Sheinwoodian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
Key time interval:Sheinwoodian
Age range of interval:433.40000 - 430.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Hogklint
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified marl
Lithology description: soft marl and marly limestones surrounded by reef limestones
Environment:perireef or subreef
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 1799
Database number:77533
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-01-15 02:06:01 Last modified:2008-01-15 04:06:01
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
26228. R. Watkins. 2000. Silurian reef-dwelling brachiopods and their ecologic implications. Palaios 15:112-119 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]