Hulterstad erratic boulders, Hulterstad Formation (Ordovician of Sweden)

Where: Öland, Sweden (56.5° N, 16.6° E: paleocoordinates 32.6° S, 4.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Fungochitina spinifera other zone, Hulterstad Formation, Vormsi (449.9 - 449.5 Ma)

• Hulterstad fauna from local erratic boulders, see Wiman (1907) Hints et al.(2007)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. D. Wright and V. Jaanusson. 1993. New genera of Upper Ordovician triplesiid brachiopods from Sweden. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 115(2):93-108 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 158143: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 16.07.2014

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Streptelasma medioseptatum2 Neuman 1986 horn coral
Streptelasma primum2 Wedekind 1927 horn coral
Rectigrewingkia anthelion2 Dybowski 1873 horn coral
Trilobita
 Proetida - Scharyiidae
Panarchaeogonus trigodus3 Warburg 1925 trilobite
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Toxochasmops (Toxochasmops) macrourus4 Sjögren 1851 trilobite
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Ogmoplecia plicata Wiman 1907
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Hulterstadia cor5 Wiman 1907
Saukrodictya philipi5 Davidson 1883
Saukrodictya hibernica5 Wright 1964
 Orthida - Orthidae