AK9-01A, Akimiski Island (Silurian of Canada)

Where: Nunavut, Canada (53.2° N, 81.1° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 18.4° S, 92.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Attawapiskat Formation, Telychian (438.6 - 432.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• coral-stromatoporoid reef

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. A. C. Gushulak. 2016. First Major Appearance of Brachiopod-Dominated Benthic Shelly Communities in the Reef Ecosystem during the Early Silurian. Western University [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184894: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 29.03.2017

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Eomegastrophia sp. Cocks 1967
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Meristidae
Merista rhombiformis Jin et al. 1993
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina sp. Hall 1867
 Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Septatrypa varians Poulsen 1943
 Atrypida -
 Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
"Meifodia discoidalis" = Cerasina discoidalis
"Meifodia discoidalis" = Cerasina discoidalis Jin et al. 1993
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella porcata Jin et al. 1993
 Pentamerida - Pentameridae
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
 Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda rotunda Lindström 1861
Clorinda tumidula Billings 1866