Ruteh II, (63) IA-2772, Elburz Mountains (Permian of Iran)

Where: Tehran, Iran (36.0° N, 51.5° E: paleocoordinates 10.3° S, 47.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ruteh Formation, Wordian (268.8 - 265.1 Ma)

• From the lowest part of the Ruteh Formation (Level 1).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. Fantini Sestini. 1965. The geology of the upper Djadjerud and Lar valleys (North-Iran). II. Palaeontology: Bryozoans, brachiopods, and molluscs from Ruteh Limestone (Permian). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologie e Stratigrafia 71(1):13-108 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43291: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Protomichelinia favositoides3 Girty 1908 tabulate coral
Protomichelinia laosensis3 Mansuy 1914 tabulate coral
Protomichelinia abnormis3 Huang 1932 tabulate coral
Strophomenata
 Productida -
"Marginifera spinosocostata" = Spinomarginifera spinosocostata
"Marginifera spinosocostata" = Spinomarginifera spinosocostata Abich 1878
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Stepanoviella cf. tschernyschewi" = Globiella tschernyschewi, Magniplicatina sp.1
"Stepanoviella cf. tschernyschewi" = Globiella tschernyschewi Netschajew 1911
Magniplicatina sp.1 Waterhouse 1983
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia bassa2 Crippa and Angiolini 2012
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.2 Fredericks 1916
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae
"Stenoscisma waageni" = Cyrolexis waageni
"Stenoscisma waageni" = Cyrolexis waageni Netschajew 1894
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Omanilasma sp.2 Angiolini and Zarbo 2006
Omanilasma aff. husseinii2 Angiolini and Zarbo 2006
 Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
"Whitspakia acutangula" = Gundarolasmina acutangulum
"Whitspakia acutangula" = Gundarolasmina acutangulum Waagen 1882
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Kotlaia bistriata2 Reed 1944
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
"Fenestrellina perelegans" = Minilya perelegans
"Fenestrellina perelegans" = Minilya perelegans Waagen and Pichl 1885
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora koninckiana Waagen and Pichl 1885
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae