Bohemian-type Silurian (Telychian) bivalves from Arctic Russia

Bohemian-type Silurian (Telychian) bivalves from Arctic Russia

The Bivalvia genera Ctenodonta, Dualina? and Sibirinka have been identified from the Silurian Telychian Stage, Llandovery Series of Severnaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia. This is the second record of the earliest epibyssate pteriomorphs previously reported from Siberia; they flourished later in the basins...

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Published in:GFF Vol. 127; no. 4; pp. 247 - 252
Main Authors: Bogolepova, Olga K., Gubanov, Alexander P., Pease, Victoria L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01-12-2005
Subjects:
Arctic Russia
Bivalvia
palaeogeography
palaeontology
Severnaya Zemlya
Silurian
Telychian
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Summary:The Bivalvia genera Ctenodonta, Dualina? and Sibirinka have been identified from the Silurian Telychian Stage, Llandovery Series of Severnaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia. This is the second record of the earliest epibyssate pteriomorphs previously reported from Siberia; they flourished later in the basins of central and southern Europe. Their distribution is consistent with surface ocean currents carrying abundant cephalopods, whose accumulation on the bottom surface together with ocean current activity represented a favourable environment for epibyssate bivalves.
ISSN:1103-5897
2000-0863
DOI:10.1080/11035890501274247