Where: Bashkortostan, Russian Federation (53.7° N, 56.1° E: paleocoordinates 22.1° N, 42.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Shakhtau Reef Formation, Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• The preliminary estimate of the geological age based on geological exploration profiles is Late Asselian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the PIN

• PIN collections 5538 (gastropods) and 5668 (cephalopods)

Primary reference: A. V. Mazaev. 2023. The rostroconch family Bransoniidae from the Early Permian Shakhtau Reef Massif (Mollusca, southern Cis-Urals). Paleontological Journal 57:S65-S82 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 234075: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.03.2024

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