Borenshult (Ordovician of Sweden)

Where: Östergötland, Sweden (58.6° N, 15.1° E: paleocoordinates 28.9° S, 6.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mucronaspis mucronata trilobite zone, Dalmanitina Beds Member (Loka Formation), Porkuni (445.6 - 443.7 Ma)

• Dalmanitina beds. This was called Tommarp, but is now called Loka.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: R. M. Owens. 1973. Ordovician Proetidae (Trilobita) from Scandinavia. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 53:117-181 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73456: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 15.06.2007, edited by Björn Kröger

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae
"Nematotrochus bicarinatus" = Globonema kokeni5
"Nematotrochus bicarinatus" = Globonema kokeni5 Wenz 1938 snail
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Hindella cassidea8 Dalman 1828
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena rugosa n. gen. n. sp.3
Leptaena rugosa n. gen. n. sp.3 Dalman 1828
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomata - Aisenvergiidae
Eridotrypa suecica1 Brood 1978
 Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
 Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Hallopora multipora1 Brood 1978
Hallopora dalmani1 Brood 1978
Diplotrypa baltica1 Brood 1978
 Trepostomata - Trematoporidae
 Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Ceramopora berzelli1 Brood 1978
 Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Radiotrypa gothica1 Brood 1978
 Cryptostomata - Escharoporidae
 Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
 Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
  - Phylloporinidae
Trilobita
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Decoroproetus evexus Owens 1973 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Lichas laciniatus9 Wahlenberg 1818 trilobite
Lichas affinis9 Angelin 1854 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasma ostrogothicum6 Neuman 1969 horn coral
"Streptelasma unicum" = Fosselasma unicum7 Neuman 1975 horn coral
Borelasma crassitangens6 Neuman 1969 horn coral
Helicelasma simplex6 Neuman 1969 horn coral