Kutch (Miocene of India)

Where: Gujarat, India (23.4° N, 68.8° E: paleocoordinates 18.1° N, 68.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Chasra Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; silty claystone and argillaceous limestone

• Silty shales and impure Limestones

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Harzhauser, M. Euter, W. E. Piller, B. Berning, A. Kroh and O. Mandic. 2009. Oligocene and Early Miocene gastropods from Kutch (NW India) document an early biogeographic switch from Western Tethys to Indo-Pacific. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 83:333-372 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 179086: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 27.05.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus granti
Tenagodus granti Sowerby 1840 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Epitoniidae
Clathrus gajensis
Clathrus gajensis Vredenburg 1928 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Tibia protofusus, Terebellum obtusum, Strombus sedanensis, Persististrombus depertitus
Tibia protofusus Vredenburg 1928 true conch
Terebellum obtusum Sowerby 1840 true conch
Strombus sedanensis Martin 1899 conch
Persististrombus depertitus Sowerby 1840 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Varicospira subrimosa
Varicospira subrimosa d'Orbigny 1852 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Nebularia subscrobiculata, Chrysame sowerbyi
Nebularia subscrobiculata d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
Chrysame sowerbyi d'Orbigny 1852 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Harpeola) jugosa, Athleta (Volutospina) dentata
Lyria (Harpeola) jugosa Sowerby 1839 volute
Athleta (Volutospina) dentata Sowerby 1839 volute
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricopsis exhexagonus
Muricopsis exhexagonus Vredenburg 1925 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia pupa
Agaronia pupa Sowerby 1840 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva indica
Oliva indica Vredenburg 1925 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius kachhensis, Nassaria granosa
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pugilina eulactea, Melongena lainei, "Melongena cornuta" = Galeodes cornutus
Pugilina eulactea Dey 1961 snail
Melongena lainei Basterot 1825 snail
"Melongena cornuta" = Galeodes cornutus Agassiz 1843 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavellofusus cf. fennemai, Fusinus nodulosus, Hemipolygona "nov. sp."
Clavellofusus cf. fennemai Martin 1906 snail
Hemipolygona "nov. sp." Rovereto 1889 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella affinis
Turbinella affinis Sowerby 1839 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Myurella katchhensis, Myurella aiyengari, Myurella reticulata
Myurella katchhensis Vredenburg 1925 auger snail
Myurella aiyengari Dey 1961 auger snail
Myurella reticulata Sowerby 1840 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis, Conus (Lithoconus) brevis, Conus (Leptoconus) marginatus
Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis Martin 1895 cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) brevis Sowerby 1840 cone shell
Conus (Leptoconus) marginatus Sowerby 1839 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Crassispira kachhensis, Gemmula gajensis, "Hemipleurotoma virginoides" = Gemmula, Hemipleurotoma bonneti
Crassispira kachhensis Vredenburg 1925 turrid
Gemmula gajensis Vredenburg 1925 turrid
"Hemipleurotoma virginoides" = Gemmula turrid
Hemipleurotoma bonneti Cossmann 1900 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula spuria
Turricula spuria Hedley 1922 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio decipiens
Distorsio decipiens Reeve 1844 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Gyrineum bituberculare, Apollon morrisi, Biplex perca
Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck 1816 triton shell
Apollon morrisi d'Archiac 1854 triton shell
Biplex perca triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Semicassis sculpta
Semicassis sculpta Sowerby 1839 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus kachhensis
Ficus kachhensis Vredenburg 1925 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea nasuta" = Erronea (Gratiadusta) nasuta, "Cypraea humerosa" = Barycypraea humerosa, "Cypraea prunum" = Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) prunum
"Cypraea nasuta" = Erronea (Gratiadusta) nasuta Sowerby 1839 cowry
"Cypraea humerosa" = Barycypraea humerosa Sowerby 1839 cowry
"Cypraea prunum" = Callistocypraea (Miolyncina) prunum Sowerby 1839 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
"Hipponyx narica" = Hipponix
"Hipponyx narica" = Hipponix hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica obscura, Sinum aquensis
Natica obscura Sowerby 1840 moon snail
Sinum aquensis Recluz 1843 moon snail
Sinum aquensis praecedens
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander javanus
Scaphander javanus Martin 1879 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Aliculastrum protocylindrica
Aliculastrum protocylindrica Vredenburg 1925 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica affinis
Architectonica affinis Sowerby 1840 sundial