PBDB Collection

Shakhtesai Subzone, Axial Zone, Pamirs, (Triassic of Tajikistan)

Also known as Reef 3247

Where: Tajikistan (37.8° N, 74.3° E: paleocoordinates 31.1° N, 59.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Chichkautek Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• Choristoceras marshi zone

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• 5-150 m thick Chichkautek Fm. with massiv light reef limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. I. Dronov and G. K. Melnikova. 1994. Facies zonation of the Triassic basin in the SE Pamirs. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 172:275-282 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34645: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 15.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Actinastreidae	Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli Winckler 1861 stony coral
Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae	Margarosmilia minima Margarosmilia minima stony coral
Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae	Coryphyllia tenuiseptata, "Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata, "Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Coryphyllia tenuiseptata stony coral "Retiophyllia clathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral "Retiophyllia paraclathrata" = Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853 stony coral
Scleractinia - Cuifastraeidae	Cuifastraea incurva Cuifastraea incurva stony coral
Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae	Astraeomorpha crassisepta Astraeomorpha crassisepta Reuss 1854 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae	Pamiroseris meriani, Pamiroseris rectilamellosa, Crassistella juvavica Pamiroseris meriani Stoppani 1865 stony coral Pamiroseris rectilamellosa Winckler 1861 stony coral Crassistella juvavica Frech 1890 stony coral
Demospongiae
Verticillitida - Cheilosporitiidae	Cheilosporites tirolensis Cheilosporites tirolensis Wähner 1903 demosponge
Verticillitida - Colospongiidae	Colospongia pseudosiphonata Colospongia pseudosiphonata demosponge
Hadromerida - Celyphiidae	Paravesicocaulis concentrica Paravesicocaulis concentrica demosponge
Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae	"Molengraafia regularis" = Molengraaffia "Molengraafia regularis" = Molengraaffia demosponge
Agelasida - Solenolmiidae	Solenolmia pamirica, Paradeningeria alpina Solenolmia pamirica demosponge Paradeningeria alpina Senowbari-Daryan and Schaefer 1979 demosponge
Agelasida - Preperonidellidae	Precorynella simplex Precorynella simplex demosponge Praecorynella simplex
Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae	Cryptocoelia zitteli Cryptocoelia zitteli Steinmann 1882 demosponge
Chlorophyceae
Dasycladales -	Terquemella sp., Acicularia mediana Terquemella sp. Morellet and Morellet 1913 Acicularia mediana
Foraminifera
Involutinina - Involutinidae	Involutina cf. turgida, Involutina cf. tumida Involutina cf. turgida Involutina cf. tumida