Lower Brachiopod Chert, Billefjorden-Wijdefjorden (Permian of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.5° N, 16.8° E: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 15.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Brachiopod Chert Formation, Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.L. Forbes, W.B. Harland, and N.F. Hughes. 1958. Palaeontological evidence for the Age of the Carboniferous and Permian rocks of central Vestspitsbergen. Geological Magazine 95(6):465-490 [W. Foster/W. Foster/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212503: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Streptorhynchus macrocardinalis" = Arctitreta macrocardinalis, "Streptorhynchus kempei" = Arctitreta kempei, "Streptorhynchus triangularis" = Arctitreta triangularis
"Streptorhynchus macrocardinalis" = Arctitreta macrocardinalis Toula 1875
"Streptorhynchus kempei" = Arctitreta kempei Andersson 1914
"Streptorhynchus triangularis" = Arctitreta triangularis Wiman 1914
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus konincki" = Cancrinella koninckiana Keyserling 1846
"Productus weyprechti" = Kuvelousia weyprechti Toula 1873
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Productus (Waagenoconcha) payeri" = Waagenoconcha payeri
"Productus (Waagenoconcha) payeri" = Waagenoconcha payeri Toula 1873
 Productida - Productidae
"Productus inflatus" = Dictyoclostus inflatus, "Productus timanicus" = Sowerbina timanica, "Productus impressus" = Archboldevia impressa, "Productus uralicus" = Reticulatia uralica
"Productus inflatus" = Dictyoclostus inflatus McChesney 1860
"Productus timanicus" = Sowerbina timanica Stuckenberg 1875
"Productus impressus" = Archboldevia impressa Toula 1875
"Productus uralicus" = Reticulatia uralica Tschernyschew 1902
 Productida - Productellidae
"Dictyoclostus gruenewaldti" = Chaoiella gruenewaldti, "Productus boliviensis" = Alpavlia boliviensis
"Dictyoclostus gruenewaldti" = Chaoiella gruenewaldti Krotov 1888
"Productus boliviensis" = Alpavlia boliviensis d'Orbigny 1842
 Productida -
Marginifera involuta Tschernyschew 1902
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer marcoui" = Betaneospirifer marcoui, "Spirifer fasciger" = Neospirifer fasciger
"Neospirifer marcoui" = Betaneospirifer marcoui Waagen 1883
"Spirifer fasciger" = Neospirifer fasciger Keyserling 1846
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
"Spiriferella polaris" = Arcullina polaris, "Spiriferella keilhavii" = Spiriferella keilhavii, "Spiriferella draschei" = Spiriferella keilhavii, "Spiriferella parryana" = Spiriferella loveni
"Spiriferella polaris" = Arcullina polaris Wiman 1914
"Spiriferella keilhavii" = Spiriferella keilhavii von Buch 1847
"Spiriferella draschei" = Spiriferella keilhavii von Buch 1847
"Spiriferella parryana" = Spiriferella loveni Diener 1903
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
"Spirifer tastubensis" = Spiriferinaella tastubensis
"Spirifer tastubensis" = Spiriferinaella tastubensis Tschernyschew 1902
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Athyris royssiana" = Pinegathyris royssiana
"Athyris royssiana" = Pinegathyris royssiana Keyserling 1846
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
""Camarophoria" sp." = Stenoscisma
""Camarophoria" sp." = Stenoscisma Conrad 1839
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora nikitini Tschernyschew 1889
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma plica Kutorga 1842
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
"Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) mutabilis" = Kolymopecten mutabilis
"Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) mutabilis" = Kolymopecten mutabilis Licharew 1927 scallop
Anthozoa
 Auloporida - Multithecoporidae
"Syringopora multattenuata" = Neosyringopora multattenuata
"Syringopora multattenuata" = Neosyringopora multattenuata McChesney 1859 tabulate coral
Euryphyllum
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Euryphyllum sp. Feistmantel 1879