Katta, basal Middle Productus-limestone (bed 12), Salt Range (Permian of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (32.6° N, 72.4° E: paleocoordinates 45.4° S, 55.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wargal Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Yellow limestones forming the base of the middle division of the Productus-limestone (bed No. 12 of Waagen's note book).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, yellow limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Waagen and J. Pichl. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part V. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(5):771-834 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 119552: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.10.2011

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
"Cyathocrinus" kattaensis n. sp. Waagen 1885 Sea lily
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Uncinella indica3 Waagen 1883
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Athyris globulina" = Cleiothyridina globulina3
"Athyris globulina" = Cleiothyridina globulina3 Waagen 1883
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
"Eumetria indica" = Hustedia indica3
"Eumetria indica" = Hustedia indica3 Waagen 1883
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Notothyris simplex2 Waagen 1882
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Hemiptychina sparsiplicata2 Waagen 1882
not less than 15 specimens
 Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
"Dielasma nummulus n. sp." = Fredericksolasma nummulus2
"Dielasma nummulus n. sp." = Fredericksolasma nummulus2 Waagen 1882
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma elongatum2 von Schlotheim 1816
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Terebratuloidea minor3 Waagen 1883
Terebratuloidea ornata3 Waagen 1883
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Spirifer musakheylensis" = Betaneospirifer moosakhailensis3
"Spirifer musakheylensis" = Betaneospirifer moosakhailensis3 Davidson 1862
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Richthofeniidae
Richthofenia lawrenciana6 de Koninck 1863
 Productida - Productellidae
Chonetella nasuta4 Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Streptorhynchus pelargonatus5 von Schlotheim 1816
Streptorhynchus lenticularis n. sp.5 Waagen 1884
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
"Pleurotomaria kattaensis n. sp." = Phymatopleura kattaensis7
"Pleurotomaria kattaensis n. sp." = Phymatopleura kattaensis7 Waagen 1880 snail