Ostbjörka, Boda Limestone Fm. (Ordovician to of Sweden)

Where: Dalarna, Sweden (61.0° N, 15.1° E: paleocoordinates 27.0° S, 6.7° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Boda Limestone Formation, Pirgu to Pirgu (449.5 - 443.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified, massive, calcareous limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: L. E. Holmer. 1987. Discinacean brachiopods from the Ordovician Kullsberg an Boda limestones of Dalarna, Sweden. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 109(4):317-326 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 158137: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 16.07.2014

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Taxonomic list

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 Sphaeronitida - Sphaeronitidae
Eucystis raripunctata1
Eucystis raripunctata1 Angelin 1878
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
"Illaenus oviformis" = Stenopareia oviformis7
"Illaenus oviformis" = Stenopareia oviformis7 Warburg 1925 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Lichas affinis7, Amphilichas latifrons7, Amphilichas dalecarlicus7
Lichas affinis7 Angelin 1854 trilobite
Amphilichas latifrons7 Warburg 1925 trilobite
Amphilichas dalecarlicus7 Angelin 1854 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Primaspis evoluta2, Acidaspis evoluta7
Primaspis evoluta2 Törnquist 1884 trilobite
Acidaspis evoluta7 Törnquist 1884 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Pompeckia minor7, Holotrachelus punctillosus7, Cheirurus sp.7
Pompeckia minor7 Warburg 1925 trilobite
Holotrachelus punctillosus7 Törnquist 1884 trilobite
Cheirurus sp.7 Beyrich 1845 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
Cyphaspis sp.7
Cyphaspis sp.7 Burmeister 1843 trilobite
 Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus sp.7
Proetus sp.7 Steininger 1831 trilobite
 Proetida - Scharyiidae
"Cyphaspis holmi" = Panarchaeogonus holmi7
"Cyphaspis holmi" = Panarchaeogonus holmi7 Warburg 1925 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
"Proetus convexus" = Stenoblepharum warburgae7, "Proetus modestus" = Decoroproetus asellus7
"Proetus convexus" = Stenoblepharum warburgae7 Pribyl 1964 trilobite
"Proetus modestus" = Decoroproetus asellus7 Esmark 1833 trilobite
  - Isocolidae
Isocolus sjogreni7
Isocolus sjogreni7 Angelin 1854 trilobite
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea gibba
Orbiculoidea gibba Lindström 1880
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Cryptothyrella terebratulina6
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Siljanostrophia jaanussoni8
Siljanostrophia jaanussoni8 Zuykov and Egerquist 2005
Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Semicorallidomus whitfieldi3
Semicorallidomus whitfieldi3 Isberg 1934 clam
 Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae
Heikea nux3
Heikea nux3 Isberg 1934 clam
 Ostreida - Vlastidae
Shaninopsis acutirostris3
Shaninopsis acutirostris3 Isberg 1934 oyster
 Myalinida - Ambonychiidae
Ambonychinia corrugata3, Ambonychinia demissa3, "Ambonychinia pulchella" = Cleionychia pulchella3
Ambonychinia corrugata3 Isberg 1934 clam
Ambonychinia demissa3 Isberg 1934 clam
"Ambonychinia pulchella" = Cleionychia pulchella3 Lindstrom 1880 clam
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasma primum4, "Grewingkia bilateralis" = Eurogrewingkia bilateralis4, "Eurogrewingkia bilateralis" = Eurogrewingkia bilateralis5
Streptelasma primum4 Wedekind 1927 horn coral
"Grewingkia bilateralis" = Eurogrewingkia bilateralis4 Neuman 1969 horn coral
"Eurogrewingkia bilateralis" = Eurogrewingkia bilateralis5 Neuman 1969 horn coral
1Bockelie 1984; 2Bruton 1966; 3Isberg 1934; 4Neuman 1969; 5Neuman 2003; 6Sheehan 1977; 7Warburg 1925; 8Zuykov and Egerquist 2005