Family

Rafinesquinidae Schuchert, 1893

Selection of related publications

Hints, L., Harper, D. A. T. 2015. The Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) brachiopod fauna of the East Baltic: Taxonomy of the key species. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60, 2, 395-420. DOI:10.4202/app.2013.0010

Rubel, M. 2011. Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia. Fossilia Baltica 4, pp. 1-133. Tartu Ülikooli geoloogia instituut.

Cocks, L. R. M. 2005. Strophomenate Brachiopods from the late Ordovician Boda Limestone of Sweden: their systematics and implications for palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 30, 3, 243-282. DOI:10.1017/S1477201905001616

Hoel, O. A. 2005. Silurian Leptaeninae (Brachiopoda) of Gotland, Sweden. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 79, 2, 263-284. DOI:10.1007/BF02990188

Rõõmusoks, A. 2004. Ordovician strophomenoid brachiopods of northern Estonia. Fossilia Baltica 3, pp. 1-151. Tartu Ülikooli geoloogia Instituut.

Rõõmusoks, A. 1993. A review of Estonian Ordovician rafinesquinids (Brachiopoda, Strophomenacea). Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 42, 4, 160-166. DOI:10.3176/geol.1993.4.03

Rõõmusoks, A. 1989. Über die Divergenz der Leptaenidae (Brachiopoda) in der Viru-und Harju-zeit in Baltoscandia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 38, 3, 112-117. DOI:10.3176/geol.1989.3.03

Bassett, M. G., Cocks, L. R. M. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56.

Rybnikova, M. V. 1966. Brachiopods Strophomenida of the Upper Silurian deposits of Latvia. Palaeontology and stratigraphy of the Baltic and the Byelorussia. Number I, pp. 75-95. Mintis.

Oraspõld, A. L. 1956. New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused I, 41-67.

Öpik, A. 1932. Über die Plectellinen. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 28, 1-85.

Öpik, A. 1930. Brachiopoda Protremata der estländischen ordovizischen Kukruse-Stufe. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 20, 1-261.

Bekker, H. 1921. The Kuckers stage of the Ordovician Rocks in NE Estonia. Acta et Commentationes Universitatis Tartuensis II, 1, 1-92.

List of species

1. Harjumena schmidti (Gagel, 1890)

2. Hedstroemina inaequiclina (Alichova, 1951) | Oandu Stage→Rakvere Stage

3. Hedstroemina oanduensis (Oraspõld, 1956) | Oandu Stage

4. Hedstroemina orvikui (Oraspõld, 1956) | Oandu Stage

5. Kiaeromena (Bekkeromena) ilmari (Rõõmusoks, 2004) | Nabala Stage

6. Kiaeromena (Bekkeromena) infirma (Rõõmusoks, 2004) | Pirgu Stage

7. Kiaeromena (Bekkeromena) semipartita (Roemer, 1861) | Pirgu Stage

8. Kiaeromena (Bekkeromena) vormsina (Rõõmusoks, 2004) | Pirgu Stage→Vormsi Stage

9. Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) estonensis (Bekker, 1921) | Kukruse Stage

10. Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) kalevi (Rõõmusoks, 2004) | Lasnamägi Stage→Uhaku Stage

11. Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) kjerulfi Holtedahl, 1916 | Keila Stage→Oandu Stage

12. Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena) lindae (Rõõmusoks, 1989) | Uhaku Stage

13. Kiaeromena (Kiaeromena)? grandis Cocks, 2005 | Upper Ordovician

14. Kjaerina poljensis (Alichova, 1951) | Oandu Stage

15. Lepidoleptaena poulseni (Kelly, 1967) | Kuressaare Stage→Kaugatuma Stage

16. Leptaena (Leptaena) acuta (Rõõmusoks, 2004) | Idavere Substage

17. Leptaena (Leptaena) acuteplicata (Schmidt, 1908) | Porkuni Stage

18. Leptaena (Leptaena) altera Rybnikova, 1966 | Jaani Stage→Jaagarahu Stage

19. Leptaena (Leptaena) crassorugata (Rõõmusoks, 2004) | Nabala Stage

20. Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa (J. de C. Sowerby, 1824) | Adavere Stage→Jaani Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Brachiopoda
Subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea
Class	Strophomenata
Order	Strophomenida
Superfamily	Strophomenoidea
Family	Amphistrophiidae
	Christianiidae
	Eopholidostrophiidae
	Foliomenidae
	Glyptomenidae
	Leptaenoideidae
	Leptostrophiidae
	Rafinesquinidae
Subfamily	Leptaeninae
	Rafinesquininae
Family	Shaleriidae
	Strophodontidae
	Strophomenidae
	Strophonellidae