Muth ("Muschelkalk") (Triassic of India)

Also known as Mud

Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (32.0° N, 78.0° E: paleocoordinates 41.6° S, 61.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lilang Group, Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Hayden

Primary reference: C. Diener. 1907. The Fauna of the Himalayan Muschelkalk. Palaeontologia Indica 15(5):1-140 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 206206: authorized by Alex Dunhill, entered by Bethany Allen on 04.11.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigera stoliczkai
Spirigera stoliczkai Bittner 1899
 Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
"Spiriferina (Mentzelia) koeveskalliensis" = Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis, "Spiriferina (Mentzelia) mentzelii" = Mentzelia mentzeli
"Spiriferina (Mentzelia) koeveskalliensis" = Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis Stur 1865
"Spiriferina (Mentzelia) mentzelii" = Mentzelia mentzeli Dunker 1851
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
"Posidonomya aff. pannonica" = Posidonia pannonica
"Posidonomya aff. pannonica" = Posidonia pannonica Mojsisovics 1873 oyster
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Cardiomorpha haydeni n. sp.
Cardiomorpha haydeni n. sp. Diener 1907 clam
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Paranautilus bullockii n. sp.
Paranautilus bullockii n. sp. Diener 1907 nautiloid
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Germanonautilus cf. salinarius, "Thuringionautilus sp." = Germanonautilus, Mojsvaroceras aff. kagae
Germanonautilus cf. salinarius von Mojsisovics 1882 nautiloid
"Thuringionautilus sp." = Germanonautilus von Mojsisovics 1902 nautiloid
Mojsvaroceras aff. kagae Diener 1907 nautiloid
 Orthoceratoidea -
Orthoceras spitiense n. sp.
Orthoceras spitiense n. sp. Diener 1907
 Ceratitida - Keyserlingitidae
"Keyserlingites dieneri" = Durgaites dieneri
"Keyserlingites dieneri" = Durgaites dieneri Mojsisovics 1902 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Gymnitidae
Gymnites mandiva n. sp., Gymnites aff. religiosus, Gymnites cf. humboldti, Gymnites incultus, "Japonites chandra" = Tropigymnites chandra
Gymnites mandiva n. sp. Diener 1907 ceratite
Gymnites aff. religiosus Diener 1907 ceratite
Gymnites cf. humboldti von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Gymnites incultus Beyrich 1867 ceratite
"Japonites chandra" = Tropigymnites chandra Diener 1895 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
Ptychites durandii, Ptychites cf. vidura, Ptychites rugifer, Ptychites mahendra
Ptychites durandii Diener 1907 ceratite
Ptychites cf. vidura Diener 1895 ceratite
Ptychites rugifer Oppel 1865 ceratite
Ptychites mahendra Diener 1895 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Isculitidae
Isculites hauerinus
Isculites hauerinus Stoliczka 1865 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Beyrichites proximus, Beyrichites khanikofi, Hollandites dungara, Hollandites voiti, Hollandites hidimba, Hollandites moorei n. sp., Hollandites ravana, Hollandites vyasa, Salterites oberhummeri n. sp., "Ceratites cf. trinodosus" = Paraceratites trinodosus, Paraceratites winterbottomi, Ceratites truncus, Ceratites thuilleri, Ceratites superbiformis n. sp., Ceratites cf. kamadeva
Beyrichites proximus Oppel 1865 ceratite
Beyrichites khanikofi Oppel 1865 ceratite
Hollandites dungara Diener 1895 ceratite
Hollandites voiti Oppel 1863 ceratite
Hollandites hidimba Diener 1895 ceratite
Hollandites moorei n. sp. Diener 1907 ceratite
Hollandites ravana Diener 1895 ceratite
Hollandites vyasa Diener 1897 ceratite
Salterites oberhummeri n. sp. Diener 1907 ceratite
"Ceratites cf. trinodosus" = Paraceratites trinodosus von Mojsisovics 1878 ceratite
Paraceratites winterbottomi Salter 1865 ceratite
Ceratites truncus Oppel 1865 ceratite
Ceratites thuilleri Oppel 1863 ceratite
Ceratites superbiformis n. sp. Diener 1907 ceratite
Ceratites cf. kamadeva Diener 1895 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Balatonitidae
"Cuccoceras yoga n. sp." = Platycuccoceras yoga
"Cuccoceras yoga n. sp." = Platycuccoceras yoga Diener 1907 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae
"Acrochordiceras balarama" = Acrochordiceras hyatti, Acrochordiceras cf. carolinae
"Acrochordiceras balarama" = Acrochordiceras hyatti Meek 1877 ceratite
Acrochordiceras cf. carolinae von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Gastropoda
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria sp., Pleurotomaria indica n. sp.
Pleurotomaria sp. Defrance 1826 snail
Pleurotomaria indica n. sp. Blaschke 1907 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia cf. dharmaensis
Worthenia cf. dharmaensis Blaschke 1907 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania sp.
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail