Piirsalu (Ordovician of Estonia)

Also known as Piersal

Where: Lääne, Estonia (59.1° N, 24.0° E: paleocoordinates 28.5° S, 1.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pirgu (449.5 - 445.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: D. L. Kaljo. 1961. Some Additional Data on the Study of Ordovician Streptelasmids in Estonia. ENSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused VI 6:51-66 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 174086: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 28.10.2015

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Taxonomic list

Stromatoporoidea
 Labechiida - Rosenellidae
Cystostroma estoniense3 Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Anthozoa
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Catenipora tapaensis2 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Palaeofavosites haapsaluensis1 Klaamann 1961 tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Kenophyllum subcylindricum Kaljo 1961 horn coral
Streptelasma (Kenophyllum) subcylindricum