Givetian athyrid from the Portila Fm, Member A, Leon, NW Spain: Givetian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Athyris" cf. concentrica (von Buch 1834)
3 specimens
"Athyris" concentrica problem with precise diagnosis for the genus
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Leon County:Babia
Coordinates: 43.0° North, 2.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.8° South, 28.9° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Middle Devonian
Stage:Givetian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3
*Period:Middle Devonian
Key time interval:Givetian
Age range of interval:387.70000 - 382.70000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Portilla Member:A
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: argillaceous "carbonate"
Environment:open shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Specimens are reposited in the Departmento de Geologia (Paleontologia) Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Espana
Metadata
Database number:25767
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:J. Sessa
Modifier:J. Sessa Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-09-24 18:33:01 Last modified:2002-09-24 21:33:05
Access level:the public Released:2002-09-24 18:33:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

7094. F. Alvarez. 1990. Devonian Athyrid Brachiopods from the Cantabrian Zone (NW Spain). Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique 11:1-311 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/M. Uhen]