Aifat River 79CP219 (Permian of Indonesia)

Where: Irian Jaya, Indonesia (1.0° S, 132.5° E: paleocoordinates 38.7° S, 133.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Aifat Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collected by C.J. Pigram, S.K. Skwarko in 1979

• Repository: Paleontology Laboratory, Geological Research and Development Centre, Bandung, Indonesia with Indonesian Macropaleontological Collection (IMC) numbers.

Primary reference: N. W. Archbold. 1981. Permian brachiopods from western Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Geological Research and Development Centre, Paleontology Series 2:1-25 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81374: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 20.06.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma ratmani, "Stenoscisma cf. tetricum" = Liufaia tetricum
Stenoscisma ratmani Archbold 1981
"Stenoscisma cf. tetricum" = Liufaia tetricum Grant 1976
Specimen also illustrated by Archbold et al., 1982
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
? Cruricella sp. Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia cf. ratburiensis Waterhouse and Piyasin 1970
Specimen also illustrated by Archbold et al., 1982
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Callispirina sp. Cooper and Muir-Wood 1951
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
? Chonetinella ainimi Archbold 1981
 Productida - Productellidae
Stictozoster cf. leptus Grant 1976
Specimen also illustrated by Archbold et al., 1982
 Productida - Productidae
Stereochia irianensis n. sp. Archbold 1981
Stereochia sp. nov. specimen illustrated by Archbold et al. 1982
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Coolkilella sp. Archbold 1993
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae