Korpklint, Gotland, Högklint reef-dwelling brachiopods (Silurian of Sweden)

Also known as Reef 1799

Where: Sweden (57.7° N, 18.3° E: paleocoordinates 21.6° S, 3.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hogklint Formation, Sheinwoodian (433.4 - 430.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone and lithified marl

• soft marl and marly limestones surrounded by reef limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Watkins. 2000. Silurian reef-dwelling brachiopods and their ecologic implications. Palaios 15:112-119 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77533: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.01.2008

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Plagiorhynchia sp.
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops implicata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra sp.
Philhedra sp. Koken 1889
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp.
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira pisum
Nucleospira pisum Sowerby 1839
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
? Whitfieldella sp.
? Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Microsphaeridiorhynchus sp., Rhynchotreta cuneata
Rhynchotreta cuneata Dalman 1828
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni
Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni de Sowerby 1816
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
? Clorinda rotunda
? Clorinda rotunda Lindström 1861
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Hesperorthis sp.
Hesperorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
"Dicoelosia verneuilliana" = Dicoelosia verneuiliana
"Dicoelosia verneuilliana" = Dicoelosia verneuiliana Beecher 1891
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina hybrida
Dalejina hybrida Sowerby 1839
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis sp., Resserella basalis
Isorthis sp. Kozlowski 1929
Resserella basalis Dalman 1828
 Orthida - Linoporellidae
Linoporella punctata
Linoporella punctata deVerneuil 1848
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides lewisii
Skenidioides lewisii Davidson 1848
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Striispirifer plicatellus
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella elegans
Howellella elegans Muir-Wood 1925
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis, Spinatrypina tubulosa, Plectatrypa lamellosa
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
Spinatrypina tubulosa Bassett and Cocks 1974
Plectatrypa lamellosa Lindström 1861
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
? Atrypina sp.
? Atrypina sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Pentlandina loveni
Pentlandina loveni Verneuil 1848
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena rhomboidalis, Scamnomena rugata
Leptaena rhomboidalis Wahlenberg 1818
Scamnomena rugata Lindström 1861
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp.
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia pecten
Coolinia pecten Linnaeus 1758
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Plectotreta lindstroemi
Plectotreta lindstroemi Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
Dictyonella capewellii
Dictyonella capewellii Davidson 1848