Elikah River section IR161, Alborz mountains (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (36.2° N, 51.3° E: paleocoordinates 1.5° S, 44.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Nesen Formation, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, shelly/skeletal wackestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. Angiolini and L. Carabelli. 2010. Upper Permian brachiopods from the Nesen Formation, north Iran. Special Papers in Palaeontology 84:41-90 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125570: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.03.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Permophricodothyris iranica
Permophricodothyris iranica Fantini Sestini and Glaus 1966
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Basslerella superarella
Basslerella superarella Crasquin 2015 ostracod
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella alborzella, Microcheilinella rectodorsata
Microcheilinella alborzella Forel 2015 ostracod
Microcheilinella rectodorsata Forel 2010 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia wailiensis, Bairdia cf. subcontracta, Fabalicypris parva
Bairdia wailiensis Crasquin-Soleau 2006 ostracod
Bairdia cf. subcontracta Chen 1987 ostracod
Fabalicypris parva Wang 1978 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
? Silenites sasakwaformis
? Silenites sasakwaformis Shi 1987 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Knightinidae
Knightina cf. bullaensis
Knightina cf. bullaensis Crasquin 2008 ostracod