Porkuni (Ordovician of Estonia)

Where: Lääne-Virumaa, Estonia (59.2° N, 26.2° E: paleocoordinates 26.2° S, 0.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Ärina Formation, Porkuni (445.6 - 443.7 Ma)

• PJW: Porkuni aged formation in this area should be the Ärina formation.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: D. L. Kaljo. 1958. On the Taxonomy of the Genus Streptelasma HALL and a Description of some new Rugose Corals. ENSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused II 2:19-26 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 174122: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 29.10.2015

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Taxonomic list

Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Clathrodictyon zonatum4 Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon microundulatum4 Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon gregale4 Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon mammillatum4 Schmidt 1858 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae
Ecclimadictyon porkuni4 Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Ecclimadictyon koigiense4 Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
 Stauriida - Calostylidae
Calostylis concavifundatus2 Reiman 1958 horn coral
 Favositida - Multisoleniidae
Priscosolenia prisca3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Priscosolenia prisca forma occulta
 Favositida - Favositidae
Palaeofavosites rugosus3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites gramineus3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites schmidti3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites haapsaluensis3 Klaamann 1961 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites legibilis3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites corrugatus3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Mesofavosites dualis3 Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Ostracoda
 Leperditellocopida - Primitiidae
Primitia osloensis1 Henningsmoen 1953 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Tetradellidae
Tetradella plicatula1 Krause 1892 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Eurychilinidae
Opikella frequens1 Steusloff 1894 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Oepikellidae
Platybolbina cf. elongata1 Krause 1891 ostracod
Platybolbina cf. plana1 Krause 1889 ostracod