Hamra Beds Brachiopods: Ludfordian, Sweden

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes striatellus (Dalman 1828)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Lepidoleptaena sp. Havlicek 1963
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Anastrophia deflexa (Sowerby 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Boucotinskia sulcata (Hisinger 1837)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
? Delthyris ? elevata Dalman 1828
Howellella elegans Muir-Wood 1925
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
? Striispirifer ? striolatus (Lindström 1861)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira baylei (Davidson 1848)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira pusilla (Hisinger 1837)
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Atrypina barrandii (Davidson 1848)
Spirigerina quinquecostata Munthe 1910
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
Spinatrypa sp. Stainbrook 1951
Desquamatia sp. Alekseeva 1960
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
? Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula (Sowerby 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis canaliculata (Lindström 1861)
recombined as Levenea canaliculata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Ptychopleurella bouchardi (Davidson 1847)
see common names

Geography
Country:Sweden State/province:Gotland
Coordinates: 57.5° North, 18.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.5° South, 2.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Ludlow
Stage:Ludfordian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
Key time interval:Ludfordian
Age range of interval:425.60000 - 423.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Hamra Beds
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Correlation from Jeppsson (1983), Fossils and Strata 15:128
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:open shallow subtidal Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Geology comments: SEP: this sample almost certainly from interbiohermal limestones in oncolitic limestone facies in Hamra
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13534
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-04-12 10:01:33 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:15:11
Access level:the public Released:2002-04-12 10:01:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6126. M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata (3)1-56 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]