PBDB Collection

Caparay Ghar Section A, Bed 23, Wardak (Permian of Afghanistan)

Where: Afghanistan (34.1° N, 68.5° E: paleocoordinates 27.6° S, 61.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wardak Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, argillaceous limestone and lithified, black shale

• Alternating marly limestone and black shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Termier, H. Termier, A.F. Lapparent and P. Marin. 1974. Monographie du Permo-Carbonifère de Wardak (Afghanistan Central). Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon, Hors Série 2:1-165 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 88397: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.04.2009, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Stauriida - Lophophyllidae	Lophophyllidium sp., Lophophyllidium zaphrentoidea Lophophyllidium sp. Grabau 1928 horn coral Lophophyllidium zaphrentoidea Huang 1932 horn coral
Stauriida - Plerophyllidae	"Pleramplexus leptoconicus" = Cryptophyllum leptoconicum, "Pleramplexus similis" = Paracaninia similis, Plerophyllum sp. "Pleramplexus leptoconicus" = Cryptophyllum leptoconicum Abich 1878 horn coral "Pleramplexus similis" = Paracaninia similis Schindewolf 1942 horn coral Plerophyllum sp. Hinde 1890 horn coral
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma radiatum Dielasma radiatum Termier et al. 1974
Spiriferida - Martiniidae	Martinia nucula Martinia nucula Rothpletz 1892
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	"Purdonella lunwalensis" = Cartorhium lunwalensis "Purdonella lunwalensis" = Cartorhium lunwalensis Reed 1944
Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae	Elivina termieri³ Elivina termieri³ Waterhouse 2004
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Phricodothyris nummulina Phricodothyris nummulina Reed 1944
Strophomenata
Productida - Productellidae	Chonetella cf. nasuta¹ Chonetella cf. nasuta¹ Waagen 1884
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	"Kutorginella lapparenti" = Retimarginifera lapparenti "Kutorginella lapparenti" = Retimarginifera lapparenti Termier et al. 1974
Productida -	Spinomarginifera helica Spinomarginifera helica Abich 1878
Productida - Schrenkiellidae	Permundaria sp.² Permundaria sp.² Nakamura et al. 1970
Productida - Monticuliferidae	"Linoproductus caparayensis n. sp." = Costatumulus caparayensis "Linoproductus caparayensis n. sp." = Costatumulus caparayensis Termier et al. 1974
Trilobita
Proetida - Phillipsiidae	Pseudophillipsia sumatrensis Pseudophillipsia sumatrensis Roemer 1880 trilobite

¹Shen et al. 2000; ²Sone and Mohd Shafeea Leman 2005; ³Waterhouse 2004