Exotic block 9, Malla Sangcha (Permian of India)

Where: India (30.7° N, 80.2° E: paleocoordinates 49.1° S, 60.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lopingian (259.9 - 252.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by A. von Krafft in 1900

Primary reference: C. Diener. 1903. Permian fossils of the Central Himalayas. Palaeontologia Indica, Series 15 1(5):1-204 [G. Webster/G. Webster/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230328: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.06.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names
Strophomenata
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella sp.
Scacchinella sp. Gemmellaro 1891
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
"Lyttonia cf. nobilis" = Leptodus nobilis
"Lyttonia cf. nobilis" = Leptodus nobilis Waagen 1883
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
"Productus gratiosus" = Transennatia gratiosa
"Productus gratiosus" = Transennatia gratiosa Waagen 1884
 Productida -
"Marginifera typica" = Marginifera (Marginifera) typica, "Marginifera helica" = Spinomarginifera helica
"Marginifera typica" = Marginifera (Marginifera) typica Waagen 1884
"Marginifera helica" = Spinomarginifera helica Abich 1878
 Productida - Productidae
"Productus chitichunensis" = Stereochia chitichunensis
"Productus chitichunensis" = Stereochia chitichunensis Diener 1897
 Productida - Linoproductidae
""Productus" cf. undatus" = Fluctuaria undata
""Productus" cf. undatus" = Fluctuaria undata Defrance 1826
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Productus cf. mongolicus" = Compressoproductus mongolicus, "Productus planohemisphaerium" = Globiella planohemisphaerium
"Productus cf. mongolicus" = Compressoproductus mongolicus Diener 1897
"Productus planohemisphaerium" = Globiella planohemisphaerium Netschajew 1894
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Productus abichi" = Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha) abichi
"Productus abichi" = Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha) abichi Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Orthotetes kraffti n. sp.
Orthotetes kraffti n. sp. Diener 1903
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Spiriferina cf. fastigata" = Punctospirifer fastigata
"Spiriferina cf. fastigata" = Punctospirifer fastigata Schellwien 1900
Spiriferina cf. octoplicata var. fastigata
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Hemiptychina cf. inflata
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
"Notothyris mediterranea" = Rostranteris mediterraneum, Notothyris ovalis, Notothyris triplicata, Notothyris cf. walkeri, Notothyris minuta
"Notothyris mediterranea" = Rostranteris mediterraneum Gemmellaro 1899
Notothyris ovalis Gemmellaro 1899
Notothyris triplicata Diener 1897
Notothyris minuta Waagen 1882
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Reticularia cf. lineata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Reticularia cf. pulcherrima" = Squamularia pulcherrima, "Reticularia (Squamularia) cf. dieneri" = Squamularia dieneri
"Reticularia cf. pulcherrima" = Squamularia pulcherrima Gemmellaro 1899
"Reticularia (Squamularia) cf. dieneri" = Squamularia dieneri Gemmellaro 1899
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia elegans, Martinia cf. nucula, Martinia acutomarginalis, Martinia cf. semiplana
Martinia elegans Diener 1897
Martinia cf. nucula Rothpletz 1892
 Spiriferida - Choristitidae
"Spirifer wynnei" = Choristitella wynnei
"Spirifer wynnei" = Choristitella wynnei Waagen 1883
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
"Spirifer tibetanus" = Elivina tibetana
"Spirifer tibetanus" = Elivina tibetana Diener 1897
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Spirifer aff. marcoui" = Betaneospirifer marcoui, "Spirifer fasciger" = Neospirifer fasciger
"Spirifer aff. marcoui" = Betaneospirifer marcoui Waagen 1883
"Spirifer fasciger" = Neospirifer fasciger Keyserling 1846
 Rhynchonellida - Dimerellidae
""Rhynchonella" aff. hofmanni" = Rhynchonellina hofmanni
""Rhynchonella" aff. hofmanni" = Rhynchonellina hofmanni Bockh 1874
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
"Uncinulus jabiensis" = Uncinunellina jabiensis, "Uncinulus timorensis" = Uncinunellina timorensis
"Uncinulus jabiensis" = Uncinunellina jabiensis Waagen 1883
"Uncinulus timorensis" = Uncinunellina timorensis Beyrich 1865
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
"Camarophoria purdoni" = Stenoscisma purdoni
"Camarophoria purdoni" = Stenoscisma purdoni Davidson 1862
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes tschernyscheffi, Enteletes cf. elegans
Enteletes cf. elegans Gemmellaro 1899
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigerella derbyi, "Spirigera (Athyris) royssii" = Cleiothyridina deroissyi
Spirigerella derbyi Waagen 1883
"Spirigera (Athyris) royssii" = Cleiothyridina deroissyi Leveille 1835
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
"Aviculopecten cf. hiemalis" = Etheripecten hiemalis
"Aviculopecten cf. hiemalis" = Etheripecten hiemalis Salter 1865 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima aff. retifera" = Palaeolima retifera
"Lima aff. retifera" = Palaeolima retifera Shumard and Swallow 1858 file clam
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
""Leiopteria" sp." = Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
""Leiopteria" sp." = Leptodesma (Leiopteria) Hall 1883 oyster
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
"Naticopsis khurensis" = Naticopsis (Naticopsis) khurensis
"Naticopsis khurensis" = Naticopsis (Naticopsis) khurensis Waagen 1880 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon aff. politus
Bellerophon aff. politus Waagen 1880 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Pleurotomaria (Mourlonia) hunica n. sp." = Pleurotomaria (Trepospira) hunica
"Pleurotomaria (Mourlonia) hunica n. sp." = Pleurotomaria (Trepospira) hunica Diener 1903 snail
Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Rutkowskicrinidae
"? Poteriocrinus sp." = Propoteriocrinus
"? Poteriocrinus sp." = Propoteriocrinus Schmidt 1934 Sea lily