Dicoelosia-Skenidioides Comm., Paprieniai Fm., Grauzai-105 Borehole (777.1 m): Wenlock, Lithuania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leangella segmentum (Lindstrom 1861)
recombined as Leangella (Leangella) segmentum
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena holcrofti Bassett 1974
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Streptis grayii (Davidson 1848)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia pecten (Linnaeus 1758)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Ptychopleurella lamellosa (Raymond 1905)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Ravozetina sawddensis
Isorthis clivosa
Resserella canalis (Sowerby 1839)
Resserella sabrinae Bassett 1972
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina hybrida (Sowerby 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia biloba (Linnaeus 1758)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer radiatus (Sowerby 1834)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina podolica (Nikiforova 1954)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira pisum (Sowerby 1839)
[entered as Nucleospria pisum]
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Glassia obovata (Sowerby 1839)
recombined as Lissatrypa obovata
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides lewisii (Davidson 1848)
see common names

Geography
Country:Lithuania
Coordinates: 55.2° North, 23.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:20.7° South, 1.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Wenlock
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
Key time interval:Wenlock
Age range of interval:433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Paprieniai
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green argillaceous marl
Secondary lithology: lime mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "Occurs in greenish, argillaceous marls and in greenish-gray marls with interbeds of microcrystalline linestone of the fourth facies zone."
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: "The fauna belongs in the BA 4-5 span, and is here positioned in BA 4. [Shells predominantly disarticulated, but not exclusively.] The articulation data indicates a normal level of turbulence consistent with a normal oxygen level."
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Brachiopods listed (with abundances) in table 21.5.
Metadata
Database number:26286
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-10-11 09:45:49 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:14:05
Access level:the public Released:2002-10-11 09:45:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6146. P. Musteikis and J. J. Paskevicius. 1999. Brachiopod communities of the Lithuanian Silurian. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 305-326 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]