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Under construction Geologic time: Ordovician
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Period: 505 million to 438 million years ago.

Arthropods (13)

Entire range:

Hoplolichas furcifer (Schmidt, 1885)

Illaenus sarsi Jaanusson, 1954

Opipeuter angularis (Young, 1973)

Opipeuter emanuelensis emanuelensis Legg, 1976

Opipeuter emanuelensis princeps Shergold, in Laurie & Shergold, 1996

Opipeuter emanuelensis remorator Shergold, in Laurie & Shergold, 1996

Opipeuter emanuelensis translator Shergold, in Laurie & Shergold, 1996

Opipeuter inconnivus Fortey, 1974

Opipeuter insignis Henderson, 1983

Opipeuter priscus (Shergold, in Laurie & Shergold, 1996)

Selenopeltis buchii (Barrande, 1846)

Sphaeragnostus similaris (Barrande, 1872)

Stygina latifrons (Portlock, 1843)

Molluscs (8)

Entire range:

Ambonychia cultrata

Ambonychia suberecta

Ambonychia ulrichi

Babinka prima

Eopteria trilobata Kobayashi, 1934

Rhytiodentalium kentuckyensis Pojeta & Runnegar, 1979

Ribeiria lucan

Technophorus coreanicus (Kobayashi, 1934) Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976:58, pl.11

Annelids (2)

Entire range:

Kadriorgaspis kaisae Hints, 2006

Xanioprion viivei Hints, 2006

Invertebrates (36)

Entire range:

Brachiospongia digitata (Owen)

Calapoecia ragi (Davis)

Christiania perrugata

Christiania perrugata multiridgia Harper, 2005

Cyclospira girvanensis

Cyclospira girvanensis aequabilis Harper, 2005

Dicellograptus complanatus

Dicellograptus complanatus ornatus

Didymograptus bifidus

Didymograptus protobifidus

Favistella alveolata

Glyptograptus euglyphus

Glyptograptus teretiusculus

Isograptus victoriae

Jifarahpora libyensis Buttler et al., 2007

Katastrophomena admiratio Harper, 2005

Kiaeromena serrata Harper, 2005

Leptaena beta Harper, 2005

Nemagraptus gracilis

Nubialba mccorryae Harper, 2005

Origostrophia mitchelli Harper, 2005

Orthidium gambolovensis Egerquist & Holmer, 2006

Orthidium lavensis Egerquist & Holmer, 2006

Orthograptus quadrimucronatus

Orthograptus truncatus

Orthograptus truncatus intermedius (Elles)

Paraglossograptus etheridgei

Ranorthis rotunda Egerquist & Holmer, 2006

Receptaculites oweni Hall

Rostricellula fulva Harper, 2005

Skenidioides minutus Egerquist & Holmer, 2006

Streptelasma corniculum Hall

Tetradium fibratum Safford

Tetragraptus approximatus

Tetragraptus fruiticosus

Tetragraptus fruticosus

Algae (7)

Entire range:

Baltisphaeridium longispinosum (Eisenack, 1931)

Leiofusa fusiformis (Eisenack, 1934)

Leiosphaerdia baltica Eisenack, 1958

Lower limit:

Cymatiosphaera multisepta Deunff, 1955

Dorsennidium europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994

Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994

Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. wenlockianum (Downie, 1959 ex Wall & Downie, 1963) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994

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