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Glyptorthis (Foerste, 1914) and Bassettella new genus (Brachiopoda: Orthida) from the Late Ordovician of the east Baltic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Michael A. Zuykov  and
Susan H. Butts
Michael A. Zuykov
Affiliation:
1Department of Paleontology, St. Petersburg State University, 29, 16 Liniya, 199178 St. Petersburg, Russia,
Susan H. Butts
Affiliation:
2Yale University, Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Ave., P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8118,
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The Genus Glyptorthis Foerste, 1914 is a rare component of the Late Ordovician to early Silurian brachiopod faunas of the East Baltic. Hints and Röömusoks (1997) reported on the occurrence of Glyptorthis in seven stratigraphie levels within the Upper Caradoc, Ashgill and Llandovery, in a paper summarizing the stratigraphy of Estonia. To date, however, very few of these brachiopods have been studied in detail. Three species from the Ashgill and Llandovery were established by Rubel (1962) and Röömusoks (1970), whereas some unnamed Caradoc taxa were listed only in the latter paper. Collections made since 1987 by S. S. Terentiev and M. A. Zuykov revealed that rare specimens of Glyptorthis-like brachiopods occur in fossiliferous lower Caradocian (Idavere Regional Stage) strata in the western part of the St. Petersburg region, northwestern Russia. These specimens, assigned herein to a new glyptorthid genus and species Bassettella gracilis, comprise the core of this paper. Moreover, generic affinities of Estonian species from the Ashgill currently assigned to Glyptorthis are discussed. The type specimen of J. Hall (1847) in the American Museum of Natural History (New York) and specimens from the type area in the Sch¨chtert Brachiopod Collection in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University (New Haven), have been investigated for comparative purposes.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 82 , Issue 1 , January 2008 , pp. 197 - 200
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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