Salopina lunata Community, Podolia: Gorstian, Ukraine

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protozoa
Gotlandochitina ornata
Gotlandochitina spinellosa
Euconochitina latifrons
Conodonta
Spathognathodus podolicus
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida
Ozarkodina zieglier
subsp. tenuirama
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Microsphaeridiorhynchus nucula (Sowerby 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegorhynchella diodonta
original and current combination Stegerhynchella
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Janius pyramidalis
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sowerbyi
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Septatrypa linguata
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Glassina pentagona
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira baylei (Davidson 1848)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis crassa (Lindström 1861)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Salopina lunata (Sowerby 1839)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes ludloviensis Muir-Wood 1962
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Morinorhynchus crispus (Lindström 1861)
Strophomena crispa
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus cf. verrucosus Lindström 1885
recombined as Gerastos verrucosus
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Calymene spectabilis
Papillicalymene cf. papillata
Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Eophacops sp. Delo 1935
Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurus macrourus
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Beyrichia grogarniana
Beyrichia globifera
Neobeyrichia nutans
synonym of Beyrichia
Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae
Tryplasma malvernense
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae
Pilophyllum weissermeli
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kodonophyllidae
Kodonophyllum truncatum
Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Stelliporellidae
Stelliporella intricatus
Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites decipiens
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Mesofavosites multiporus Sokolov 1951
Favosites cf. effusus
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora vestita
Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae
Lophiostroma schmidti
Stromatoporoidea - Actinostromatida - Densastromatidae
Densastroma astrites
see common names

Geography
Country:Ukraine
Coordinates: 48.0° North, 26.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:23.4° South, 7.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Ludlow
Stage:Gorstian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Epoch:Late/Upper Ludlow
*Local age/stage:Tiritian - Ulichian
Key time interval:Gorstian
Age range of interval:427.40000 - 425.60000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Konovka "suite" and lower part of Tsviklevtsy "suite" in the Malinovtsy "series" (upper part of Tiritian "superhorizon" and lower part of Ulichian "superhorizon").
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: marl
Secondary lithology: argillaceous "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "...massive marls and argillaceous limestones..."
Environment:carbonate indet.
Geology comments: "High percentage of ariticulated specimens suggestgs quiet water for this BA 2 unit, consistent with lithofacies relations. A lower littoral or upper sublittoral position is indicated."
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Abundances given for brachiopods.
Metadata
Database number:23375
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-07-12 19:40:07 Last modified:2023-03-19 13:38:13
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-12 19:40:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6695. V. P. Gritsenko, A. A. Istchenko, L. I. Konstantinenko and P. D. Tsegelnjuk. 1999. Animal and plant communities of Podolia. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 462-487 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]