Daonella beds, Spiti (Triassic of India)

Where: Himachal Pradesh, India (32.1° N, 78.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° S, 62.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Schatz. 2004. Revision of the subgenus Daonella (Arzelella) (Halobiidae; Middle Triassic). Journal of Paleontology 78(2):300-316 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44732: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 16.09.2004, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Danubitidae
"Celtites" epolensis Mojsisovics 1878 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Lobitidae
"Lobites argolicus" = Psilolobites argolicus
"Lobites argolicus" = Psilolobites argolicus Renz 1911 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
Meginoceras sp. McLearn 1930 ceratite
Muensterites sp. Mojsisovics 1893 ceratite
Protrachyceras spitiense Diener 1908 ceratite
Anolcites sp. Mojsisovics 1893 ceratite
"Frankites" sp. Tozer 1971 ceratite
Frankites cf. regoledanus Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Cladiscitidae
Paracladiscites sp.3 Mojsisovics 1896 ceratite
Paracladiscites indicus n. sp.3 von Mojsisovics 1896 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Rimkinitidae
Rimkinites nitiensis von Mojsisovics 1896 ceratite
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Daonella (Lommelella) lommeli Wissmann 1841 oyster
Daonella (Arzelella) indica Bittner 1899 oyster
"Daonella spitiensis n. sp." = Daonella (Arzelella) spitiensis1 Bittner 1899 oyster
"Daonella pichleri" = Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri2 Mojsisovics 1874 oyster