Vurcha, coral limestone, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Permian of Pakistan)

Also known as Warcha

Where: Pakistan (32.5° N, 72.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° S, 55.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: W. Waagen and J. Wentzel. 1886. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part VI. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(6):835-924 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 119626: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 30.10.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
"Lonsdaleia salinaria" = Wentzelella (Wentzelella) salinaria, "Lonsdaleia indica" = Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) indicum
"Lonsdaleia salinaria" = Wentzelella (Wentzelella) salinaria Waagen and Wentzel 1886 horn coral
"Lonsdaleia indica" = Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) indicum Waagen and Wentzel 1886 horn coral