Estlandia

Estlandia is a gonambonitid genus. It is one of the endemic brachiopods in the Ordovician of Baltoscandia.^[3] Currently, eight different species and subspecies of the genus have been recorded from the Aseri to Keila stages.^[3]

Estlandia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	†Strophomenata
Order:	†Billingsellida
Family:	†Gonambonitidae
Genus:	†Estlandia Schuchert & Cooper, 1931[1]
Species[2][1]
†Estlandia hispida Zuykov & Hints, 2002 †Estlandia marginata Pahlen, 1877 †Estlandia pyron Eichwald, 1840 †Estlandia seidlitzi Rubel, 1963

An example of a brachiopod shell fossil

The distribution of the genus Estlandia is confined to the Middle and Upper Ordovician of the North Estonian Confacies Belt and the northwestern part of the Moscow Basin.^[4][3]

The first notes on Estlandia date back to 1840.^[5] The genus name was first published in 1931.^[1]

References

1. "†Estlandia Schuchert and Cooper 1931 (lamp shell)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. "Estlandia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. Publishers, Estonian Academy (1 September 2002). "Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology". Estonian Academy Publishers. Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via Google Books.
4. Publishers, Estonian Academy (1 June 2001). "Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology". Estonian Academy Publishers. Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via Google Books.
5. "Fossiilid.info: Estlandia". fossiilid.info. Retrieved 8 May 2018.