Siljan detrital carbonates, Siljan, Sweden (Ordovician to of Sweden)

Where: Sweden (61.0° N, 15.0° E: paleocoordinates 31.6° S, 7.4° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Dalby Formation, Costonian to Costonian (458.4 - 457.2 Ma)

• Probably the Dalby Fm., but not entirely sure. Same lithology of same age, in same general area.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, ooidal, gray, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone

• Grey, nodular soarse to fine-grained calcarenite with intermittent oolites and clay

Primary reference: P. M. Sheehan. 1977. Swedish Late Ordovician marine benthic assemblages and their bearing on brachiopod biogeography. In J. Grey and A. J. Boucot (eds.), Historical biogeography, plate tectonics, and the changing environment 61-73 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2767: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 18.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

Pterobranchia
 Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae
Climacograptus sp. Hall 1865 climacograptid
Pseudoclimacograptus sp. climacograptid
Crinoidea
 Hybocrinida - Hybocrinidae
Hoplocrinus sp. Grewingk 1867 Sea lily
 Rhombifera - Caryocystitidae
Heliocrinites sp. Eichwald 1840
 Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae
Echinosphaerites sp. Wahlenberg 1818
 Sphaeronitida - Sphaeronitidae
Haplosphaeronis sp. Jaekel 1926
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Pseudocrania sp. M'Coy 1851
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Oxoplecia sp. Wilson 1913
 Billingsellida - Gonambonitidae
Kullervo sp. Opik 1932
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Bilobia sp. Cooper 1956
 Strophomenida - Bimuriidae
Bimuria sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1942
 Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Oepikina sp. Salmon 1942
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Actinomena sp. Opik 1930
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Onniella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Cyrtonotella sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Cephalopoda
 Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae
? Discoceras sp. Barrande 1867
originally entered as "Discoceras? sp."
Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Leperditellidae
Conchoprimitia sp. Opik 1935 ostracod
  - Sigmoopsidae
 Beyrichicopida - Ctenonotellidae
Steusloffia sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1908 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae
 Hollinocopida - Tvaerenellidae
Euprimites sp. Hessland 1949 ostracod
Uhakiella sp. Öpik 1937 ostracod
Tvaerenella sp. Jaanusson 1957 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Tetradellidae
Sigmobolbina sp. Henningsmoen 1953 ostracod
Tallinnella sp. Opik 1937 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Eurychilinidae
Laccochilina sp. Hessland 1949 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Oepikellidae
Platybolbina sp. Henningsmoen 1953 ostracod
 Hollinocopida - Bolbinidae
Bolbina sp. Henningsmoen 1953 ostracod
Brevibolbina sp. Sarv 1959 ostracod
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
? Raymondaspis sp. Pribyl 1948 trilobite
originally entered as "Raymondaspis? sp."
Bronteopsis sp. Nicholson and Etheridge 1879 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Stenopareia sp. Holm 1886 trilobite
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Panderiidae
Panderia sp. Volborth 1863 trilobite
 Lichida - Lichidae
Platylichas sp. Gürich 1901 trilobite
 Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Lonchodomas sp. Angelin 1854 trilobite
Ampyx sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Asaphus sp. Brongniart 1822 trilobite
Ogmasaphus sp. Jaanusson 1953 trilobite
 Asaphida - Remopleurididae
Remopleurides sp. Portlock 1843 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Cybellela sp. Reed 1928 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Hemisphaerocoryphe sp. Reed 1896 trilobite
Pseudosphaerexochus sp. Schmidt 1881 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Chasmops sp. M'Coy 1849 trilobite
Estoniops sp. Mannil 1958 trilobite