Estlandia Explained

Estlandia is a gonambonitid genus. It is one of the endemic brachiopods in the Ordovician of Baltoscandia.^[1] Currently, eight different species and subspecies of the genus have been recorded from the Aseri to Keila stages.^[1]

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.^{[2] [1]}

The first notes on Estlandia date back to 1840.^[3] The genus name was first published in 1931.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology. Estonian Academy. Publishers. 1 September 2002. Estonian Academy Publishers. 8 May 2018. Google Books.
2. Web site: Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology. Estonian Academy. Publishers. 1 June 2001. Estonian Academy Publishers. 8 May 2018. Google Books.
3. Web site: Fossiilid.info: Estlandia. fossiilid.info. 8 May 2018.