Baral nala, SW of Amb, K32.961-981, Salt Range (Permian of Pakistan)

Where: Pakistan (32.5° N, 71.9° E: paleocoordinates 46.3° S, 55.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Amb Formation, Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• Wynne's Bed 1

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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 125819: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.03.2012

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Taxonomic list

• List for this locality is split into three groups in Reed's paper with no explanation.
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) acutomarginalis" = Cleiothyridina acutomarginalis, "Athyris (Cleiothyridina) semiconcava" = Cleiothyridina semiconcava
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) acutomarginalis" = Cleiothyridina acutomarginalis Waagen 1883
K32.965, 970
"Athyris (Cleiothyridina) semiconcava" = Cleiothyridina semiconcava Waagen 1883
K32.967, 976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
"Spiriferina" sp. d'Orbigny 1847
K32.963, 971, 980
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Orthis (Rhipidomella) incisiva" = Acosarina incisiva, "Orthis (Schizophoria) indica" = Acosarina minuta
"Orthis (Rhipidomella) incisiva" = Acosarina incisiva Waagen 1884
K32.970, 977
"Orthis (Schizophoria) indica" = Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
K32.965, 968, 975
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Hemiptychina sparsiplicata Waagen 1882
K32.973
Strophomenata
 Productida - Richthofeniidae
Richthofenia lawrenciana de Koninck 1863
K32.964
 Productida -
Marginifera sp., "Marginifera praenuntia n. sp." = Marginifera (Arenaria) ovalis, "Marginifera vestita" = Marginifera (Arenaria) excavata, "Marginifera transversa" = Marginifera (Arenaria) transversa, "Marginifera echinata" = Marginifera (Arenaria) echinata
Marginifera sp. Waagen 1884
K32.965
"Marginifera praenuntia n. sp." = Marginifera (Arenaria) ovalis Waagen 1884
K32.963
"Marginifera vestita" = Marginifera (Arenaria) excavata Waagen 1884
K32.962
"Marginifera transversa" = Marginifera (Arenaria) transversa Waagen 1884
K32.962, 963 (var. nov. baralensis)
"Marginifera echinata" = Marginifera (Arenaria) echinata Waagen 1884
K32.963
 Productida - Productidae
"Productus (Dictyoclostus) spiralis" = Costiferina spiralis
"Productus (Dictyoclostus) spiralis" = Costiferina spiralis Waagen 1884
K32.961
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
"Strophalosia (Strophalosiina) costata" = Licharewiella costata
"Strophalosia (Strophalosiina) costata" = Licharewiella costata Waagen 1884
K32.966, 969
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia buriensis Reed 1944
K32.981