Conchidium pseudobiloculare Community, Vyia Riv., Late Wenlock, E.slope C. Urals (Silurian of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (59.0° N, 60.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.1° S, 10.6° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; gray limestone

• "...no sigh of shell sorting or transport...Community associated with a soft, level bottom environment raea situated between reef structures. Is is a BA 3, quieter water community."
• "Occurs in light gray, thick-bedded limestone."

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 24690: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 16.08.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Retophyllum sp.
Crinoidea
 Cyathocrinida - Crotalocrinitidae
Crotalocrinites sp., Syndetocrinus sp.
Crotalocrinites sp. Austin 1842 Sea lily
Syndetocrinus sp. Kirk 1933 Sea lily
listed as Sindetocrinus
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Pandocrinus sp.
Pandocrinus sp. Stukalina 1965 Sea lily
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula galeata
Gypidula galeata Dalman 1828
 Pentamerida - Pentameridae
Brooksina conjugula
 Pentamerida - Subrianidae
Conchidium pseudobiloculare
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp.
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae
"Aphyllum sp." = Aphyllum, "Rhabdacanthia sp." = Aphyllum
"Aphyllum sp." = Aphyllum Soshkina 1937 horn coral
"Rhabdacanthia sp." = Aphyllum Soshkina 1937 horn coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Mesofavosites sp., Favosites sp.
Mesofavosites sp. Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Cladopora sp.
Cladopora sp. Hall 1851 tabulate coral