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A bryozoan fauna from the Santa Lucia Formation (Lower–Middle Devonian) of Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain

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The Lower to Middle Devonian Santa Lucia Formation of NW Spain contains a rich and well-preserved bryozoan fauna. An assemblage containing 14 species is described from two localities in Cantabrian Mountains, Abelgas, and Paradilla. One new genus with one new species is described: Isostylus abelgasensis n. sp. n. gen. Another two new species have been found: Microcampylus minor n. sp. and Acanthoclema parvula n. sp. Additionally, the following species were identified: Cyclotrypa communis (Ulrich 1890), Fistuliphragma gracilis Ernst 2008a, Leioclema attenuatum Duncan 1939, Hemitrypa cf. tenella Barrande in Počta 1894, Fenestella aff. parallela Hall 1881, Anastomopora adnata (Hall 1883), Semicoscinium rhombicum Ulrich 1890, Quadrisemicoscinium discretum (Prantl 1932). Three species are described in open nomenclature: Trepostomata sp. indet.1 and 2, and Semicoscinium sp. The described bryozoan fauna shows connections to the Lower Devonian of Bohemia, and to the Middle Devonian of Rhenish Massif and North America.

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The authors are thankful to Wolfgang Reimers, Kiel, for his help in the preparation of thin sections used in this study. Frank K. McKinney, Boone, and Caroline Buttler, Cardiff, are thanked for helpful discussion of the bryozoan taxonomy. The present study was accomplished during project ER 278/4-1 and 2 supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Samples were partly taken during fieldwork for project Ke 470/6-1 and 2. This financial support is gratefully acknowledged. This paper is a contribution to IGCP 499 (Devonian land–sea interaction: evolution of ecosystems and climate). An anonymous reviewer and D. Sciunnach are thanked for helpful and constructive reviews.

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Ernst, A., Dorsch, T. & Keller, M. A bryozoan fauna from the Santa Lucia Formation (Lower–Middle Devonian) of Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain. Facies 57, 301–329 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-010-0238-9

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