Fossiliferous band, Skultorp (Ordovician of Sweden)

Also known as Fossiliferous band, Ulanda Mudstone Formation, Skultorp

Where: Vastergotland, Sweden (58.0° N, 13.0° E: paleocoordinates 31.0° S, 7.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dicellograptus complanatus graptolite zone, Ulunda Mudstone Formation, Pirgu (449.5 - 445.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; lithified, silty mudstone and lithified siliciclastic

• Fossiliferous siltstone wedges out laterally.
• Light-colored siltstone and speckled mudstone lens within thick mudstone sequence.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Tretaspis fauna; sampled from loose boulders.

Primary reference: J. Bergstrom. 1973. Paleoecologic aspects of an Ordovician Tretaspis fauna . Acta Geologica Polonica 23:179-206 [P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Hearn/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74932: authorized by Phil Novack-Gottshall, entered by Paul Hearn on 06.09.2007

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Sigmoopsid indet., Plectambonitacean indet., Plectambonitacean indeterminate, Sowerbyellid indet., Athyridacean indet., Asterozoan indet.
Rhynchonellata
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp.
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Bimuriidae
Bimuria sp.
Bimuria sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1942
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Trilobita
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Diacanthaspis docacantha, Primaspis sp.
Primaspis sp. Richter and Richter 1917 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Lonchodomas portlocki
Lonchodomas portlocki Barrande 1846 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Dionididae
Dionide cf. euglypta
 Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
"Tretaspis granulata" = Nankinolithus granulatus, Tretaspis latilimba
"Tretaspis granulata" = Nankinolithus granulatus Wahlenberg 1818 trilobite
Tretaspis latilimba Linnarsson 1869 trilobite
 Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Remopleurides sp.
Remopleurides sp. Portlock 1843 trilobite
 Asaphida - Cyclopygidae
Cyclopyge sp.
Cyclopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Platylichas laxatus
Platylichas laxatus McCoy 1846 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Panderiidae
Panderia megalophthalma
Panderia megalophthalma Linnarsson 1869 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus angelini, Illaenus cf. angelini
Illaenus angelini Holm 1882 trilobite
Illaenus cf. angelini Holm 1882 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Zeliszkella sp.
Zeliszkella sp. Delo 1935 trilobite
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Brongniartella cf. platynota
Brongniartella cf. platynota Dalman 1828 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Cybeloides loveni
Cybeloides loveni Linnarsson 1869 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Sphaerocoryphe dentata, "Pseudosphaerexochus sp." = Pseudosphaerexochus, "Skelipyx sp." = Pseudosphaerexochus, Hadromeros subulatus
Sphaerocoryphe dentata Angelin 1854 trilobite
"Pseudosphaerexochus sp." = Pseudosphaerexochus Schmidt 1881 trilobite
"Skelipyx sp." = Pseudosphaerexochus Schmidt 1881 trilobite
Hadromeros subulatus Linnarsson 1869 trilobite
 Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Decoroproetus sp.
Decoroproetus sp. Pribyl 1946 trilobite
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Trinodus tardus
Trinodus tardus Barrande 1846