Superfamily

Plectambonitoidea Jones, 1928

Selection of related publications

Balthasar, U., Jin, J., Hints, L., Cusack, M. 2020. Brachiopod shell thickness links environment and evolution. Palaeontology 63, 1, 171-183. DOI:10.1111/pala.12450

Madison, A. A. 2019. Shell Microstructure of Strophomenide Bilobia Cooper (Brachiopoda) from the Late Ordovician of Baltoscandia. Paleontological Journal 53, 1, 30-43. DOI:10.1134/S0031030119010052

Holmer, L. E., Popov, L. E., Ghobadi Pour, M., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Z. 2017. Unusual pitted Ordovician brachiopods from the East Baltic: the significance of coarsely pitted ornamentations in linguliforms. Papers in Palaeontology 3, 3, 387-399. Wiley. DOI:10.1002/spp2.1080

Madison, A. 2017. To the revision of the Upper Ordovician Bilobia Cooper (Strophomenida, Brachiopoda). Paleontological Journal 51, 4, 368-373. Pleiades Publishing Ltd. DOI:10.1134/S0031030117040062

Paškevičius, J., Hints, L. 2016. New Early Katian species of Leptestiidae and Hesperorthidae (Brachiopoda) from Lithuania. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 65, 2, 75-84. DOI:10.3176/earth.2016.05

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

Madison, A. A. 2013. New Brachiopod Subfamily Anechophragmiinae (Strophomenida) from the Ordovician of the Leningrad Region. Paleontological Journal 47, 1, 23-37. DOI:10.1134/S0031030113010061

Madison, A. A. 2012. Formation of Cardinal Process in Ordovician Strophomenids. Paleontological Journal 46, 12, 1362-1374. DOI:10.1134/S0031030112120039

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

Hints, L., Harper, D. A. T. 2008. The brachiopods Alwynella and Grorudia: homeomorphic plectambonitoids in the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Baltoscandia. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 98, 3-4, 271-280. DOI:10.1017/S1755691007080358

Kaljo, D., Hints, L., Männik, P., Nõlvak, J. 2008. The succession of Hirnantian events based on data from Baltica: brachiopods, chitinozoans, conodonts, and carbon isotopes. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 57, 4, 197-218. DOI:10.3176/earth.2008.4.01

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

Vinn, O. 2005. The distribution of worm borings in brachiopod shells from the Caradoc Oil Shale of Estonia. Carnets de Géologie 5, article 3, 1-11. DOI:10.4267/2042/2454

Musteikis, P., Cocks, L. R. M. 2004. Strophomenide and orthotetide Silurian brachiopods from the Baltic region, with particular reference to Lithuanian boreholes. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49, 3, 455-482.

Tolmacheva, T., Egerquist, E., Meidla, T., Tinn, O., Holmer, L. 2003. Faunal composition and dynamics in unconsolidated sediments: a case study from the Middle Ordovician of the East Baltic. Geological Magazine 140, 1, 31-44. DOI:10.1017/S001675680200701X

Hints, L., Oraspõld, A., Kaljo, D. 2000. Stratotype of the Porkuni Stage with comments on the Röa Member (uppermost Ordovician, Estonia). Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Geology 49, 3, 177-199. DOI:10.3176/geol.2000.3.02

Andreev, D. A. 1993. New Ordovician Plectambonitacean brachiopods from Tuva and Leningrad oblast. Paleontologicheski Zhurnal 2, 50-55.

Hints, L. 1990. Ordovician articulate brachiopods. Field Meeting Estonia 1990. An Excursion Guidebook, pp. 58-61. Estonian Academy of Sciences.

Rõõmusoks, A. 1981. Ordovician and Silurian Strophomenida of Estonia, III. Genus Thaerodonta Wang. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 30, 2, 61-71. DOI:10.3176/geol.1981.2.04

Rubel, M. P. 1961. Lower-Ordovician brachiopods of the superfamilies Orthacea, Dalmanellacea and Syntrophiacea of Eastern Baltic. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused VI, 141-226.

Rõõmusoks, A. 1959. Strophomenoidea des Ordoviziums und Silurs von Estlands I. Die Gattung Sowerbyella Jones. Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimetised 75, I, 11-50.

Öpik, A. 1934. Über Klitamboniten. Acta et Commentationes Universitatis Tartuensis XXVI, 5, 1-239. K. Mattiesen.

Öpik, A. 1933. Über Plectamboniten. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 31, 1-79.

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. 1924. Mõned uued andmed Kukruse lademe stratigraafiast ja faunast. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 1, 1-20.

Bekker, H. 1922. A New Brachiopod (Leptestia) from the Kuckers Stage in Estonia. Geological Magazine 59, 8, 361-365. DOI:10.1017/S0016756800110210

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

Eichwald, E. 1860. Lethaea Rossica ou Paléontologie de la Russie. Premier volume. Ancienne Période en deux sections. pp. XIX+1–1657. E. Schweizerbart. DOI:10.5962/bhl.title.52391

List of species

1. Aegiria norvegica Öpik, 1933 | Raikküla Stage

2. Ahtiella arenaria Öpik, 1933 | Kunda Stage

3. Ahtiella baltica Öpik, 1932 | Kunda Stage

4. Ahtiella jaanussoni Hessland, 1949 | Kunda Stage

5. Ahtiella lirata Öpik, 1932 | Kunda Stage

6. Ahtiella oelandica Hessland, 1949e | Kunda Stage

7. Ahtiella plana Hessland, 1949 | Kunda Stage

8. Alwynella ildjernensis Spjeldnaes, 1957 | Aseri Stage→Uhaku Stage

9. Alwynella intermedia Spjeldnaes, 1957 | Uhaku Stage→Kukruse Stage

10. Alwynella osloensis Spjeldnaes, 1957 | Kukruse Stage

11. Anechophragma rarum Neuman, 1976 | Darriwilian

12. Anisopleurella karina (Spjeldnaes, 1957) | Haljala Stage→Keila Stage

13. Anoptambonites pirguensis Rõõmusoks, 1963 | Pirgu Stage

14. Anoptambonites williamsi Cocks, 2005 | Katian→Hirnantian

15. Bilobia alichovae Madison, 2017 | Haljala Stage

16. Bilobia indentata (Spjeldnaes, 1957)

17. Bilobia musca (Öpik, 1930) | Kukruse Stage→Haljala Stage

18. Bilobia rosendahli Spjeldnaes, 1957

19. Bimuria popovi Cocks, 2005

20. Biseptata briani Madison, 2013 | Kunda Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Brachiopoda
Subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea
Class	Strophomenata
Order	Strophomenida
Superfamily	Plectambonitoidea
Family	Alwynellidae
	Bimuriidae
	Grorudiidae
	Hesperomenidae
	Leptellinidae
	Leptestiidae
	Plectambonitidae
	Sowerbyellidae
	Taffiidae
	Xenambonitidae
Species	Uko ornata
Superfamily	Strophomenoidea