Lynna River section L25I: Volkhov, Russian Federation

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Acrotretoid indet.
Hansen and Harper 2003
Nothortis sp.
Hansen and Harper 2003
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Ujukella fastigata (Rubel 1961)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae
Ingria nefedyevi (Eichwald 1855)
Hansen and Harper 2003
recombined as Ingria nefedjevi
Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Raunites strophomenoides
Hansen and Harper 2003
Raunites venusta (Opik 1934)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Raunites janischewskyi (Lessnikow 1924)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Antigonambonites planus (Pander 1830)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Gonambonites plana
Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
Apomatella ingrica (Pahlen 1877)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Orthisina ingrica
Apomatella secunda Öpik 1939
Hansen and Harper 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Paralenorthis orbicularis (Pander 1830)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Productorthidae
Productorthis parallela (Pander 1830)
Hansen and Harper 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Ranorthidae
Ranorthis spp.
Hansen and Harper 2003
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Paurorthidae
Paurorthis spp.
Hansen and Harper 2003
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Porambonitidae
Porambonites planus Pander 1830
Hansen and Harper 2003
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Pseudocrania petropolitana
Hansen and Harper 2003
Lingulata - Lingulida
Linguloidea indet. Menke 1828
Hansen and Harper 2003
Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae
Eosiphonotreta verrucosa
Hansen and Harper 2003
Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae
Harpes spasskii Eichwald 1840
recombined as Scotoharpes spasskii
Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae
Nileus sp. Dalman 1827
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Asaphus lepidurus Nieszkowski 1859
recombined as Asaphus (Asaphus) lepidurus
subgenus Asaphus
Niobe sp. Angelin 1851
subgenus Niobella
Megistaspis acuticauda (Angelin 1854)
subgenus Megistaspidella
Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Cybele bellatula (Dalman 1827)
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Krattaspis paraspinosis Hansen 2010
Hansen 2010
Cyrtometopus sp. Angelin 1854
unclassified
Megistaspis hyorrhina (Leuchtenberg 1843)
recombined as Rhinoferus hyorrhinus
subgenus Rhinoferus
see common names

Geography
Country:Russian Federation
Coordinates: 60.0° North, 32.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.7° South, 1.2° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Middle Ordovician
Stage:early Middle Ordovician 10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 2
Key time interval:Volkhov Trilobite zone: Megistaspis limbata
Age range of interval:471.80000 - 468.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Volkhov Member:Frizy
Local section:Lynna River Local bed:1.4 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Meterage is negative because 0 meterage in section is at boundary between Jeltiaki member and overlying Frizy member which rests above this sample.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Limestone beds are tempestites
Environment:open shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:157119
Authorizer:M. Hopkins, B. Kröger, P. Wagner Enterer:M. Hopkins, P. Wagner, B. Kröger
Modifier:M. Hopkins Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2014-06-06 10:30:03 Last modified:2014-06-06 12:45:24
Access level:the public Released:2014-06-06 10:30:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

51497. T. Hansen and A. T. Nielsen. 2003. Upper Arenig trilobite biostratigraphy and sea-level changes at Lynna River near Volkhov, Russia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 50:105-114 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]

Secondary references:

65511 J. Hansen and D. A. T. Harper. 2003. Brachiopod macrofaunal distribution through the upper Volkhov - lower Kunda (Low Ordovician) rocks, Lynna River, St. Petersburg region. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 50:45-53 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]
65408 T. Hansen. 2010. Cyrtometopinid trilobites from the upper Volkhov and lower Lynna Formation (Lower Darriwilian) of NW Russia. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 58:1-13 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]