Family

Longisculidae Neckaja, 1966

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Selection of related publications

Meidla, T., Truuver, K., Tinn, O., Ainsaar, L. 2020. Ostracods of the Ordovician–Silurian boundary beds: Jūrmala core (Latvia) and its implications for Baltic stratigraphy. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 69, 4, 233-247. DOI:10.3176/earth.2020.20

Truuver, K., Meidla, T. 2013. Extraordinary End-Ordovician ostracod association from Kętrzyn IG-1 borehole, NE Poland.The Palaeontological Association 57th Annual Meeting, December 2013. Thematic Symposium “Fossilised ontogenies and evolution” , pp. 57-57. University of Zürich.

Schallreuter, R., Hinz-Schallreuter, I. 2011. New Ostracodes from the Öjlemyr Chert (Late Ordovician) of Gotland and Northern Germany. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 50, 3, 209-228. DOI:10.4435/BSPI.2011.17

Tinn, O., Meidla, T., Ainsaar, L., Kivioja, K. 2010. Rich and heterogenous fossil ostracod fauna in the Ordovician sediment intrusions at Osmussaar Island, Estonia, reveals an ancient impact event. GFF 132, 3-4, 201-211. DOI:10.1080/11035897.2010.530351

Kask, R. 2009. Kalana karjääri ostrakoodid [Bakalaureusetöö. Juhendaja: O. Tinn]. pp. 1-26. Tartu Ülikool.

Meidla, T. 2007. Ostracods from the Upper Ordovician Borenshult fauna, Sweden. GFF 129, 2, 123-132. DOI:10.1080/11035890701292123

Kivioja, K. 2007. Osmussaare settesoonte ostrakoodifauna [Magistritöö. Juhendaja: O. Tinn]. pp. . Tartu Ülikool.

Tinn, O., Meidla, T. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of Early-Middle Ordovician ostracods of Baltoscandia. Palaeontology 47, 2, 199-221. DOI:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00369.x

Meidla, T. 1996. Late Ordovician Ostracodes of Estonia. Fossilia Baltica 2. pp. 1-222. Tartu University Press.

Meidla, T. 1996. Latest Ordovician ostracodes of Baltoscandia. Danmarks Geologiske Undersøgelse 98, 63-68. GEUS.

Nõlvak, J., Meidla, T., Uutela, A. 1995. Microfossils in the Ordovician erratic boulders from Southwestern Finland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland 67, 2, 3-26. DOI:10.17741/bgsf/67.2.001

Olempska, E. 1994. Ostracods of the Mojcza Limestone. Palaeontologia Polonica 53, 129-212.

Meidla, T. 1993. The ostracode genus Longiscula Neckaja, 1958 in the Ordovician of the East Baltic. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen 188, 3, 289-303.

Meidla, T. 1983. Die Ostrakoden aus den Grenzschichten der Vormsi- und Pirgu-Stufen Westestlands. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 32, 2, 53-59. DOI:10.3176/geol.1983.2.02

Sarv, L. 1980. On the composition and distribution of the Estonian Late Wenlockian ostracode assotsiatsion. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Геология 29, 3, 89-97. DOI:10.3176/geol.1980.3.01

Neckaja, A. I. 1973. Ostrakody ordovika i silura SSSR. pp. 1-87. Nedra.

Pranskevičius, A. 1972. South Baltic Silurian Ostracoda. pp. 1-280. Mintis.

Gailite, L. K., Rybnikova, M. V., Ulst, R. Ž. 1967. Stratigrafiâ, fauna i usloviâ obrazovaniâ silurijskih porod Srednej Pribaltiki. pp. 1-304. Zinatne.

Neckaja, A. I. 1966. Ostrakody ordovika i silura SSSR (semejstva Schmidtellidae, Rectellidae, Longisculidae i nekotorye novye vidy drugih semejstv). Trudy VNIGRI 251, 1-103. Nedra.

Neckaja, A. I. 1958. Novye vidy i rody ostrakod iz ordovika i silura severo-zapada Russkoj platformy. Trudy VNIGRI 115, 349-373.

Öpik, A. 1937. Ostracoda from the Ordovician Uhaku and Kukruse formations of Estonia. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 50, 1-58.

List of species

1. Arcuaria caudalis (Jones, 1889) | Llandovery

2. Arcuaria cornuta Neckaja, 1958 | lower Silurian

3. Arcuaria curta Pranskevichius, 1972 | Wenlock

4. Arcuaria monoclivula Neckaja, 1958 | Jõhvi Substage

5. Arcuaria sineclivula Neckaja, 1958 | Middle Ordovician→lower Silurian

6. Arcuaria triangulata Neckaja, 1958 | Jaani Stage

7. Aviacypris avia Schallreuter, 1977

8. Aviacypris coartata Schallreuter et Hinz-Schallreuter, 2011 | Upper Ordovician

9. Aviacypris planata Schallreuter et Hinz-Schallreuter, 2011 | Upper Ordovician

10. Aviacypris truncata Schallreuter et Hinz-Schallreuter, 2011 | Upper Ordovician

11. Dornbuschia bospi Schallreuter et Hinz-Schallreuter, 2011 | Upper Ordovician

12. Longiscula arcuaris Neckaja, 1958 | Aseri Stage→Lasnamägi Stage

13. Longiscula curvata (Hessland, 1949) | Kunda Stage

14. Longiscula elongata Pranskevichius, 1972 | Llandovery

15. Longiscula galeata Gailite, 1967 | Ludlow

16. Longiscula immensa Pranskevichius, 1972 | Wenlock

17. Longiscula impercepta Meidla, 1996 | Pirgu Stage→Porkuni Stage

18. Longiscula loknensis Neckaja, 1958 | Idavere Substage

19. Longiscula minuta Sarv, 1980 | Rootsiküla Stage

20. Longiscula obliqua Abushik et Sarv, 1983 | Nabala Stage→Porkuni Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Crustacea
Class	Ostracoda
Subclass	Podocopa
Suborder	Cypridocopa
Superfamily	Bairdiacea
Family	Longisculidae
Genus	Arcuaria
	Aviacypris
	Dornbuschia
	Longiscula
	Pullvillites
	Trapezisylthere