Also known as Spillings 1, 2 of Laufeld (1974)
Where: Gotland, Sweden (57.7° N, 18.8° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° S, 2.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Slite Beds Formation, Sheinwoodian (433.4 - 430.5 Ma)
• Correlation from Jeppsson (1983), Fossils and Strata 15:128.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; limestone
Collection methods: quarrying, chemical,
• Riksmuseet
Primary reference: L. Cherns. 1998. Silurian polyplacophoran molluscs from Gotland, Sweden. Palaeontology 41(5):23-31 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59278: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 23.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Polyplacophora | |
Gotlandochiton interplicatus Bergenhayn 1955 chiton |