Val Averta (VA-4b) (Triassic of Italy)

Where: Trentino, Italy (46.3° N, 11.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 14.1° N, 35.9° E (Wright 2013)

When: Val Badia Member (Werfen Formation), Spathian (248.1 - 246.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: W.J. Foster, S. Danise, G.D. Price and R.J. Twitchett. 2017. Subsequent biotic crises delayed marine recovery following the late Permian mass extinction event in northern Italy. Plos One 12(3):e0172321 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 197879: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 27.11.2018

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Werfenella rectecostata Hauer 1851 periwinkle
 Euomphalina - Codonocheilidae
Natiria costata Munster 1841 snail