Where: Spitsbergen, Norway (79.9° N, 17.7° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 17.8° N, 69.8° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Profilbekken Member (Valhallfonna Formation), Darriwilian (469.4 - 458.2 Ma)
• "61 m above the base of Profilbekken Member, Valhallfonna Formation", in Hansen & Holmer, 2011
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; calcareous limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer. 2011. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Ordovician brachiopods from northeastern Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen. Zootaxa 3076:1-122 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 189866: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 20.11.2017
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Lingulata | |
Hisingerella maniformis Hansen and Holmer 2011 | |
Ectenoglossa oviforma Hansen and Holmer 2011
Lenticulella amphora Krause and Rowell 1975 |