PBDB Collection

W1295, Popa, Karnali: Changhsingian, Nepal

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

	Spiriferella rajah (Salter 1865)	Waterhouse 1978	2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

	Neospirifer ravaniformis Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	6 specimens
	(1 measurement)

	Fusispirifer nitiensis (Diener 1897)	Waterhouse 1978	4 specimens
	(1 measurement)
	= Fusispirifer marcouiformis Jin 1976	Shen et al. 2003
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae

	Pteroplecta laminatus Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

	Cleiothyridellina accoliformis Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	2 specimens
	(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae

	Punctocyrtella plodowskii Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae

	Hoskingia dieneri n. sp. Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	2 specimens
	(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

	Cancrinella polliciformis Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	3 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

	Marginalosia kalikotei (Waterhouse 1975)	Waterhouse 1978	31 specimens
	(1 measurement)

	Platyconcha grandis Waterhouse 1975		1 specimen
	(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

	Rugaria nisalensis Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	3 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

	Etheripecten sp. Waterhouse 1963	Waterhouse 1978	1 specimen
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dolponellidae

	Dolponella sulcata Waterhouse 1978	Waterhouse 1978	1 specimen
see common names

Geological group:	Namlang	Formation:	Senja	Member:	Nisal
Stratigraphic resolution:	bed
Stratigraphy comments: Correlation is difficult, but stratigraphic position suggests Changhsingian age. 10 m stratigraphically below 1275.

Primary lithology:	lithified "siliciclastic"
Environment:	marine indet.

Modes of preservation:	body,cast,original calcite
Size of fossils:	macrofossils

Collection methods:	field collection
Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Some collections were of individual specimens, others as large as possible under the circumstances, with a few localities represented by rock weighing more than 50 kg. Most collections were made from just over 50 measured sections, and are under good stratigraphic control.

17412		S.-Z. Shen, G. R. Shi, and N. W. Archbold. 2003. Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopods from the Qubuerga Formation at the Qubu section in the Mt. Qomolangma region, southern Tibet (Xizang), China. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 268(1-3):49-101 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]
11418		J. B. Waterhouse. 1978. Permian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from north-west Nepal. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(1-6):1-175 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]