Dayia-Isorthis Community in Minja Fmn. in Taurage-11 borehole (Silurian of Lithuania)

Where: Lithuania (55.3° N, 22.3° E: paleocoordinates 15.1° S, 0.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Minija Formation, Pridoli (423.0 - 419.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, green marl and limestone

• "Occurs in greenish-gray and gray marls with organogenic-detrital (biomorphic) limestone inclusions belonging to the third facies zone. [Seems to replace Dayia community when there's less terrigenous material.] [Probably BA 3-4.] An environment less silty, less turbid, possibly more oxygenated as well, than that occupied by the Dayia Community...Most of the D. n. specimens are ticulated, but commonly disarticulated shells of other brachiopods indicates a moderate level of turbulence just above wave base, with normal oxygen levels [green-gray]."

Collection methods: I have not included abundance data given by author.

Primary reference: P. Musteikis and J. J. Paskevicius. 1999. Brachiopod communities of the Lithuanian Silurian. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 305-326 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13771: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 24.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Dayiidae
Dayia navicula
Dayia navicula Sowerby 1839
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis ovalis
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes stonishkensis