Kachchh JA (Jurassic of India)

Where: India (23.5° N, 70.5° E: paleocoordinates 24.1° S, 33.1° E)

When: Chari Formation, Early/Lower Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified packstone

• echinoid packstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: F.T. Fürsich. 2006. Unpublished data from Kachchh. [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/F. Fursich]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61816: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Franz Fursich on 03.07.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
root [originally entered as "Crinoidea sp."]
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus actaeus
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Bathrotomaria sp.
Bathrotomaria sp. Cox 1956 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Purpurina sp.
Purpurina sp. d'Orbigny 1850 periwinkle
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis sp.
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula stoliczkai, Palaeonucula cuneiformis
Palaeonucula cuneiformis Sowerby 1840 nut clam
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Vaugonia (Orthotrigonia) gracilis
 Carditida - Astartidae
Coelastarte sp., Opis (Trigonopsis) similis
Coelastarte sp. Boehm 1893 clam
Opis (Trigonopsis) similis clam
encr. (1) Serp.
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Sphaeriola crassicostata
Sphaeriola crassicostata d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
bored (1)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia striatula, Integricardium brahmai
Protocardia striatula Sowerby 1829 cockle
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon)
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp., Gryphaea (Bilobissa) alimena, "Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
Gryphaea (Bilobissa) alimena oyster
encr. (1) Dorsoserp.
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon gregareum
Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea duplicata, Plagiostoma sp., Plagiostoma punctatum
Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam
encr. by Serp. (a)
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam
Plagiostoma punctatum Sowerby 1818 file clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula peregrina
Plicatula peregrina scallop
bored (12), encr. (11) Serp.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus, Eopecten velatus, Chlamys textoria
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus Schlotheim 1813 scallop
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop
Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop
encr. (1) Serp.
Cephalopoda
 Belemnoidea -
Belemnoidea indet.
Belemnoidea indet. Hyatt 1884 belemnite
originally entered as "Belemnoidea sp."
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonitida indet.
Ammonitida indet. Hyatt 1889 ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonitida sp."
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Kutchithyris jumarensis, "Kutchithyris aurata" = Kutchithyris propinqua
"Kutchithyris aurata" = Kutchithyris propinqua Kitchin 1900
 Rhynchonellida - Erymnariidae
Cryptorhynchia pulcherrima
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Berenicea sp.
Berenicea sp. Lamouroux 1821
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Cycloserpula sp.
Cycloserpula sp. Parsch 1956
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Dorsoserpula sp.
Dorsoserpula sp. Parsch 1956