Actinodictyon javorskii Community, Lwr Klenova Fm., Novaya Zemlya (Silurian of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (71.0° N, 58.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.6° S, 0.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (Klenova Formation), Sheinwoodian (433.4 - 430.5 Ma)

• Lower Klenova Formation.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray wackestone and limestone

• "[Set of three related communities, of which this is one] developed on an extensive, differentiated shoal in littoral-sublittoral environments subject to algal and carbonate ooze sedimentation. [For this community]: all fossils buried in situ, and show no evidence of transportation. Probably BA 2-3."
• "Sublittoral, shallow water environments characterized by carbonate muds and a very stenotopic fauna. Dark-gray and gray, granular wackestone interbedded with laminated, dolomitic and algal limestone. The fauna occurs chiefly in the wackestone."

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. V. Nekhorosheva and D. K. Patrunov. 1999. The chief Wenlockian-Lochkovian benthic communities of the Vaigach to southern Novaya Zemlya region. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 488-495 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23495: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 15.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Herrmannina sp.
Herrmannina sp. Kegel 1933 ostracod
Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
"Cystilasma sp." = Cystiphyllum
"Cystilasma sp." = Cystiphyllum Lonsdale 1839 horn coral
 Stauriida - Endophyllidae
Yassia ex gr. fasciculata
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites moyeroensis, Favosites kennihoensis, Favosites borealis
Favosites moyeroensis tabulate coral
Favosites kennihoensis tabulate coral
Favosites borealis tabulate coral
 Favositida - Parastriatoporidae
Parastriatopora sokolovi
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora fascicularis
Stromatoporoidea
 Actinostromatida - Pseudolabechiidae
Vikingia sp. n. sp.
Vikingia sp. n. sp. Bogoyavlenskaya 1969 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae
Ecclimadictyon magnum, Actinodictyon yavorskii, Actinodictyon tschernovi, Neobeatricea cylindriforme
Ecclimadictyon magnum stromatoporoid sponge
Actinodictyon yavorskii stromatoporoid sponge
Actinodictyon tschernovi stromatoporoid sponge
Neobeatricea cylindriforme stromatoporoid sponge