Genus

Plectochitina Cramer, 1964

Selection of related publications

Männik, P., Loydell, D. K., Nestor, V., Nõlvak, J. 2015. Integrated Upper Ordovician–lower Silurian biostratigraphy of the Grötlingbo-1 core section, Sweden. GFF 137, 3, 226-244. DOI:10.1080/11035897.2015.1042032

Nestor, V. 2011. Chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the Přidoli Series of the East Baltic. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 60, 4, 191-206. DOI:10.3176/earth.2011.4.01

Loydell, D. K., Nestor, V., Männik, P. 2010. Integrated biostratigraphy of the lower Silurian of the Kolka-54 core, Latvia. Geological Magazine 147, 2, 253-280. DOI:10.1017/S0016756809990574

Nestor, V. 2009. Biostratigraphy of the Ludlow chitinozoans from East Baltic drill cores. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 58, 3, 170-184. DOI:10.3176/earth.2009.3.02

Rubel, M., Hints, O., Männik, P., Meidla, T., Nestor, V., Sarv, L., Sibul, I. 2007. Lower Silurian biostratigraphy of the Viirelaid core, western Estonia. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56, 4, 193-204. DOI:10.3176/earth.2007.01

Nestor, V. 2007. Chitinozoans in the Wenlock-Ludlow boundary beds of the East Baltic. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56, 2, 109-128.

Hints, O., Killing, M., Männik, P., Nestor, V. 2006. Frequency patterns of chitinozoans, scolecodonts, and conodonts in the upper Llandovery and lower Wenlock of the Paatsalu core, western Estonia. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 55, 2, 128-155. DOI:10.3176/GEOL.2006.2.04

Nestor, V. 2005. Chitinozoans of the Margachitina margaritana Biozone and the Llandovery-Wenlock boundary in West Estonian drill cores. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 54, 2, 87-111. DOI:10.3176/geol.2005.2.02

Loydell, D. K., Nestor, V. 2005. Integrated graptolite and chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the upper Telychian (Llandovery, Silurian) of the Ventspils D-3 core, Latvia. Geological Magazine 142, 4, 369-376. DOI:10.1017/S0016756805000531

Loydell, D. K., Männik, P., Nestor, V. 2003. Integrated biostratigraphy of the lower Silurian of the Aizpute-41 core, Latvia. Geological Magazine 140, 2, 205-229. DOI:10.1017/S0016756802007264

Nestor, H., Nestor, V. 2002. Upper Llandovery to middle Wenlock (Silurian) lithostratigraphy and chitinozoan biostratigraphy in southwestern Estonia and northermost Latvia. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 51, 2, 67-87. DOI:10.3176/geol.2002.2.01

Nestor, V., Einasto, R., Loydell, D. K. 2002. Chitinozoan biostratigraphy and lithological characteristics of the Lower and Upper Visby boundary beds in the Ireviken 3 section, Northwest Gotland. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 51, 4, 215-226. DOI:10.3176/geol.2002.4.02

Nestor, V. 1998. Chitinozoan biofacies of late early Llandovery (Coronograptus cyphus) age in the East Baltic. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 47, 4, 219-228. DOI:10.3176/geol.1998.4.01

Nestor, V. 1994. Early Silurian chitinozoans of Estonia and North Latvia. pp. 1-163. Estonian Academy Publishers.

Nestor, V. 1993. Chitinozoans at the Llandovery-Wenlock transition in the Jaagarahu core, Estonia. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 42, 4, 167-175. DOI:10.3176/geol.1993.4.04

Nestor, V. 1982. New chitinozoans of the genera Ancyro-, Gotlando- and Sphaerochitina from the Wenlockian of Estonia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 31, 4, 146-151. DOI:10.3176/geol.1982.4.04

Nestor, V. 1980. New chitinozoan species from the Lower Llandoverian of Estonia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 29, 3, 98-107. DOI:10.3176/geol.1980.3.02

Laufeld, S. 1974. Silurian Chitinozoa from Gotland. Fossils and Strata 5, 1-130.

List of species

1. Plectochitina magna (Nestor, 1982) | Adavere Stage→Jaani Stage

2. Plectochitina nodifera (Nestor, 1980) | Juuru Stage

3. Plectochitina obuti Nestor, 1994 | Jaagarahu Stage

4. Plectochitina pachyderma (Laufeld, 1974) | Jaani Stage→Rootsiküla Stage

5. Plectochitina ralphi Nestor, 1994 | Adavere Stage

6. Plectochitina spongiosa (Achab, 1977) | Juuru Stage→Raikküla Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Class	Chitinozoa
Order	Prosomatifera
Family	Lagenochitindae
Subfamily	Ancyrochitininae
Genus	Ancyrochitina
	Clathrochitina
	Plectochitina
Species	magna
	nodifera
	obuti
	pachyderma
	ralphi
	spongiosa