Early Silurian brachiopods (Rhynchonellata) from the Sælabonn Formation of the Ringerike district, Norway

A revision of Kiaer’s index fossils of “Etage” 6 in the Ringerike district of Norway reveals the presence of four species: Rostricellula wadti sp. nov., Platytrochalos ringerikensis sp. nov., Platytrochalos rabbei sp. nov., and Zygospiraella duboisi. Rostricellula is a common Ordovician rhynchonellide brachiopod and is known to occur in the Lower Silurian as a holdover taxon in only a few localities worldwide. Previously, Platytrochalos was known only from the Lower Silurian (Llandoverian) rocks of Anticosti Island, eastern Canada. The occurrence of this rare genus in the Ringerike district provides additional information for the early evolution and palaeogeography of the taxonomically enigmatic family Leptocoeliidae. Zygospiraella is regarded as an index genus for the Rhuddanian, and the presence of Z. duboisi provides a useful biostratigraphic control on the age of the Saelabonn Formation.

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