Arzamas (Permian of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (55.4° N, 43.9° E: paleocoordinates 24.1° N, 40.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, gypsiferous limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Roderick Murchison, Eduoard de Verneuil, Alexandre Keyserling in 1840

Primary reference: E. de Verneuil. 1845. Paléontologie. Géologie de la Russie d'Europe et des Montagne de l'Oural, Paléontologie 2(3):1-512 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 117276: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.09.2011

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
""Pleurotomaria" penea" = Biarmeaspira penea
""Pleurotomaria" penea" = Biarmeaspira penea de Verneuil 1845 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
""Osteodesma" kutorgana" = Wilkingia kutorgana
""Osteodesma" kutorgana" = Wilkingia kutorgana de Verneuil 1845 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
"Mytilus pallasi" = Stutchburia pallasi
"Mytilus pallasi" = Stutchburia pallasi de Verneuil 1845 clam
Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus cancrini" = Cancrinella cancrini
"Productus cancrini" = Cancrinella cancrini de Verneuil 1845