Paramaja cliff, Paramaja Member (Silurian of Estonia)

Where: Saare, Estonia (58.6° N, 22.9° E: paleocoordinates 16.2° S, 1.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Paramaja Member (Jaani Formation), Jaani (433.6 - 431.3 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: gray, blue, argillaceous marl and nodular, argillaceous limestone

• bluish-grey calcitic marlstone with argrillaceous marlstone interlayers, with scarce argrillaceous limestone nodules

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: R. Männil. 1990. Locality 5:3 Paramaja Cliff. In D. Kaljo & H. Nestor (ed.), Field Meeting Estonia 1990, Excursion Guidebook 160-161 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195595: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 14.08.2018

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites decipiens tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites desolatus Klaamann 1961 tabulate coral
Favosites gothlandicus Lamarck 1816 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Theciidae
Thecia podolica tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Lykophyllidae
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Poleumita discors Sowerby 1814 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) cornutum" = Platyostoma cornutum
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) cornutum" = Platyostoma cornutum Hisinger 1837 snail
 Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae
"Poleumita sculptum" = Oriostoma globosum sculptum
"Poleumita sculptum" = Oriostoma globosum sculptum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 snail
Bivalvia
 Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
"Strophonella euglypha" = Strophoprion euglypha
"Strophonella euglypha" = Strophoprion euglypha Dalman 1828
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
"Megastrophia (Protomegastrophia) semiglobosa" = Protomegastrophia semiglobosa
"Megastrophia (Protomegastrophia) semiglobosa" = Protomegastrophia semiglobosa Davidson 1871
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
"Dolerorthis osiliensis" = Dolerorthis, "Dolelrorthis rustica" = Dolerorthis
"Dolerorthis osiliensis" = Dolerorthis
"Dolelrorthis rustica" = Dolerorthis
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Resserella concavoconvexa" = Visbyella concavoconvexa
"Resserella concavoconvexa" = Visbyella concavoconvexa Twenhofel 1928
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina hybrida Sowerby 1839
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus concinnus Dalman 1827 trilobite
Proetus concinnus osiliensis
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurus punctatus Wahlenberg 1821 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
"Calymene blumenbachi" = Calymene blumenbachii
"Calymene blumenbachi" = Calymene blumenbachii Brongniart 1822 trilobite
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
 Palaeocopida - Craspedobolbinidae