Kachchh L 36 (Jurassic of India)

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

When: Chari Formation, Late/Upper Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, shelly/skeletal, sandy, calcareous siltstone

• finesandy, calc. siltstone, shelly

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 Unpublished data from Kachchh.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 68385: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Manja Hethke on 19.01.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula menkii, Palaeonucula stoliczkai, Nuculoma wynnei
Nuculoma wynnei nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Praesaccella juriana
Praesaccella juriana pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Rollieria cf. meriani
 Pterioida -
"Cingentolium (Cingentolium) partitum" = Costentolium partitum
"Cingentolium (Cingentolium) partitum" = Costentolium partitum Sowerby 1840 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Inoperna khadirensis
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon, Grammatodon (Grammatodon) jurianus
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon Branson 1942 clam
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Bositra buchi
Bositra buchi Roemer 1836 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria cf. pygmaea
Pteria cf. pygmaea pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia waltoni
Bakevellia waltoni Lycett 1863 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula wandaensis, Pseudolimea duplicata
Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Meleagrinella echinata
Meleagrinella echinata Smith 1819 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eopecten velatus
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop
 Heteroconchia -
Heterodonta indet.
Heterodonta indet. Neumayr 1884 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Unicardium aceste
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Anisocardia (Anisocardia) sp., Isocyprina boonei, Isocyprina simplex, Isocyprina sp.
Anisocardia (Anisocardia) sp. Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam
 Cardiida - Sowerbyidae
? Sowerbya sp.
? Sowerbya sp. d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia (Protocardia) lodraniensis, Protocardia (Protocardia) sp.
Protocardia (Protocardia) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulomima macneillii, Indocorbula sp.
Corbulomima macneillii Morris 1900 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya uniformis
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
"Pholadomya (Pholadomya) inornata" = Homomya inornata, Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) lirata, Arcomya sp.
"Pholadomya (Pholadomya) inornata" = Homomya inornata Sowerby 1837 clam
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella pisiformis
Cephalopoda
 Belemnoidea -
Belemnoidea indet.
Belemnoidea indet. Hyatt 1884 belemnite
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonitida indet.
Ammonitida indet. Hyatt 1889 ammonite
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula (Cycloserpula) sp.