Abstract
Bivalves of the former “Posidonia venusta” group are widespread in Upper Devonian to lowermost Mississippian strata within low-latitude pelagic environments (Hercynian and Kulm facies). At present, these taxa are assigned to the bivalve genus Guerichia as determined by SEM observations of the shell microstructure. The form group can be subdivided into several taxa at the species level, which appear to be biostratigraphically important and indicate biostratigraphic zones in the pelagic Upper Devonian. Former attempts at a biostratigraphic zonation in Kazakhstan are successfully adopted in comparable facies in Europe. Close to the Devonian–Carboniferous (D–C) boundary of Hercynian (i.e., basinal) facies, Guerichia venustas. str. characterizes the upper Famennian, whereas Guerichia ratingensis (= G. venustiformis) indicates the D–C boundary interval and Guerichia mariannae probably the lower Mississippian. Future correlation with conodonts will be performed soon.
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Amler, M.R.W. (2014). Bivalves in Upper Devonian to Lower Mississippian Biostratigraphy. In: Rocha, R., Pais, J., Kullberg, J., Finney, S. (eds) STRATI 2013. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04364-7_194
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