Between nalas NNW of Chittidil Rest House, Salt Range (Permian of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (32.5° N, 71.9° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° S, 55.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wargal Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Hard brown calcareous sandstone on top of the Productus Limestone cliff containing cephalopods

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, brown, calcareous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Geological Survey of India

Primary reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1944. Brachiopoda and Mollusca from the Productus limestones of the Salt Range. Palaeontogica Indica, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series 23(2):1-596 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 126265: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 01.04.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
""Pleurotomaria" (Baylea) durga" = Baylea durga
""Pleurotomaria" (Baylea) durga" = Baylea durga Waagen 1880 snail
K31.253
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon sp. de Montfort 1808 snail
K31.250
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae
"Xenaspis carbonaria" = Xenodiscus carbonarius
"Xenaspis carbonaria" = Xenodiscus carbonarius Waagen 1872 ceratite
K31.265
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus sp. King 1844 clam
K31.249
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Kiangsiella pectiniformis Davidson 1862
var. K31.273
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia hemisphaerica Waagen 1884
K31.458
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Productus (Cancrinella) asperulus" = Asperlinus asperulus, "Productus (Haydenella) sp." = Haydenella, "Productus (Haydenella) tumida" = Haydenella kiangsiensis, "Productus (Striatifera) mongolicus" = Compressoproductus mongolicus
"Productus (Cancrinella) asperulus" = Asperlinus asperulus Waagen 1884
K31.271
"Productus (Haydenella) sp." = Haydenella Reed 1944
K31.246
"Productus (Haydenella) tumida" = Haydenella kiangsiensis Kayser 1883
Productus (Haydenella) kiangsiensis var. tumida K31.266, 271
"Productus (Striatifera) mongolicus" = Compressoproductus mongolicus Diener 1897
var. subcircularis K31.256
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus (Linoproductus) lineatus" = Linoproductus lineatus
"Productus (Linoproductus) lineatus" = Linoproductus lineatus Waagen 1884
K31.269
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
"Marginifera gratiosa" = Transennatia gratiosa
"Marginifera gratiosa" = Transennatia gratiosa Waagen 1884
K31.267
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Productus (Waagenoconcha) abichi" = Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha) abichi
"Productus (Waagenoconcha) abichi" = Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha) abichi Waagen 1884
K31.271, var. consors K31.268
 Productida - Productidae
"Productus (Dictyoclostus) indicus" = Costiferina indica, "Productus (Dictyoclostus) subcostatus" = Costiferina subcostata
"Productus (Dictyoclostus) indicus" = Costiferina indica Waagen 1884
K31.270, var. paucicostata K31.270
"Productus (Dictyoclostus) subcostatus" = Costiferina subcostata Waagen 1884
K31.272
 Productida - Productellidae
Chonetella nasuta Waagen 1884
K31.240, 245
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
"Lyttonia nobilis" = Leptodus nobilis
"Lyttonia nobilis" = Leptodus nobilis Waagen 1883
K31.242, 255
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Strophalosia sp. King 1844
K31.238
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) warchensis" = Blasispirifer warchensis, "Spirifer (Neospirifer) musakheylensis" = Betaneospirifer moosakhailensis
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) warchensis" = Blasispirifer warchensis Reed 1931
var. scabrosa K31.237
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) musakheylensis" = Betaneospirifer moosakhailensis Davidson 1862
K31.261
 Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae
"Camarophoria waageni" = Cyrolexis waageni
"Camarophoria waageni" = Cyrolexis waageni Netschajew 1894
K31.238
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Terebratuloidea davidsoni Waagen 1883
K31.260
 Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
"Dielasma acutangulum" = Gundarolasmina acutangulum
"Dielasma acutangulum" = Gundarolasmina acutangulum Waagen 1882
K31.263
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Cryptacanthia indica Reed 1944
K31.238
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
"Spiriferina (Spiriferellina) cristata" = Spiriferellina cristata
"Spiriferina (Spiriferellina) cristata" = Spiriferellina cristata von Schlotheim 1816
var. commixta K31.261
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
"Spiriferina (Mansuyella) ornata" = Callispirina ornata
"Spiriferina (Mansuyella) ornata" = Callispirina ornata Waagen 1883
K31.252
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
"Spiriferina" panderi Moeller 1862
var. buriensis K31.261
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) capillata" = Cleiothyridina capillata, "Athyris (Cleiothyridina) dalmiriensis" = Cleiothyridina dalmiriensis, "Athyris (Cleiothyridina) simulans" = Cleiothyridina simulans, "Athyris (Cleiothyridina) subexpansa" = Cleiothyridina subexpansa, "Cleiothyridina subexpansa" = Cleiothyridina subexpansa, "Athyris (Cleiothyridina) xetriformis" = Cleiothyridina xetriformis, "Athyris (Cleiothyridina) pectinifera" = Cleiothyridina pectinifera, ""Athyris" cf. bajtuganensis" = Athyris (Cleiothyridina) bajtuganensis, Spirigerella obovata, Spirigerella media, Spirigerella minuta, Spirigerella proxima, Spirigerella praelonga, Spirigerella derbyi, "Athyris" (Composita) globularis
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) capillata" = Cleiothyridina capillata Waagen 1883
K31.238, 239, 243, ?241
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) dalmiriensis" = Cleiothyridina dalmiriensis Reed 1944
K31.240
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) simulans" = Cleiothyridina simulans Reed 1931
K31.239, 257
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) subexpansa" = Cleiothyridina subexpansa Waagen 1883
K31.243, 257
"Cleiothyridina subexpansa" = Cleiothyridina subexpansa Waagen 1883
K31.238
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) xetriformis" = Cleiothyridina xetriformis Reed 1944
K31.238
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) pectinifera" = Cleiothyridina pectinifera Sowerby 1841
K31.238
""Athyris" cf. bajtuganensis" = Athyris (Cleiothyridina) bajtuganensis Netschajew 1911
K31.241
Spirigerella obovata Reed 1944
K31.238
Spirigerella media Waagen 1883
K31.244
Spirigerella minuta Waagen 1883
K31.238
Spirigerella proxima Reed 1944
K31.240
Spirigerella praelonga Waagen 1883
K31.238
Spirigerella derbyi Waagen 1883
K31.238, var. acuteplicata K31.238, var. compressa K31.238, var. roxanae K31.239
"Athyris" (Composita) globularis Phillips 1835
var. misriensis K31.239