Ecclimadictyon nikiforovae Community, Voronin Beds, Central Urals (Silurian of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (56.3° N, 59.3° E: paleocoordinates 4.5° S, 13.0° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Voronin Beds Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

• "In the Voronin Beds this community is closely associated with the Nalivkinia (Anabaria) voronensis community which is in the BA 2 position."
• "Occurs in a rough water environment with coarse sand substrate associated with stromatoporoid biostromes."

Primary reference: V. P. Sapelnikov, O. V. Bogoyavlenskaya, L. I. Mizens and V. P. Shuysky. 1999. Silurian and Early Devonian benthic communities of the Ural-Tien Shan region. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 510-544 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23698: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 18.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

• The stromatoporoid-dominated communities are often associated with other faunal elements, but the lists given emphasize the dominant stromatoporoids.
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Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae
Ecclimadictyon nikiforovae, Ecclimadictyon tchernovi
Ecclimadictyon nikiforovae stromatoporoid sponge
Ecclimadictyon tchernovi stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae
Simplexodictyon kyssuniense
Simplexodictyon kyssuniense stromatoporoid sponge