Howellella Community, Kalvitza Fm., Novaya Zemlya region (Silurian of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (71.0° N, 58.0° E: paleocoordinates 6.7° N, 2.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Kalvitza Formation, Pridoli (423.0 - 419.2 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal, gray, green, argillaceous mudstone and shelly/skeletal, argillaceous wackestone

• "...shallow water, BA 2"
• "Occurs in lenticular bands and thin beds of brachiopod limestone (coquina), and bed-by-bed accumulations of articulated...and disarticulated...shells within greenish-gray, shaly mudstone and argillaceous biomicrite."

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 23645: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 18.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella pseudogibbosa, Howellella parvula
Howellella pseudogibbosa
in lower parts of Kalvitza Formation
Howellella parvula
in upper part of Kalvitza Formation