La Kaftari, Esfahan (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (32.9° N, 50.1° E: paleocoordinates 22.8° S, 48.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Jamal Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Age stated as lower Upper Permian (ref. 15610) or Middle Permian (ref. 26163). Section spans Permian-Triassic boundary

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• Light gray limestone beds with abundant Zoophycos and rare corals

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and A. Hamedani. 2002. First report of the occurrence of Amblysiphonella (thalamid sponge) in Permian of Iran and description of A. iranica n. sp. from central Iran. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 21:795-801 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 58096: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 19.01.2006, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

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Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae
Ogbinopora orientalis1
Ogbinopora orientalis1 Gorjunova 1975
 Cryptostomata -
"Fenestrida indet." = Fenestelloidea1
"Fenestrida indet." = Fenestelloidea1 Astrova and Morozova 1956
 Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Septopora flabellata1
Septopora flabellata1 Nikiforova 1933
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Spinofenestella "sp. 1"1, Spinofenestella "sp. 2"1, Alternifenestella sayensis1, Minilya perelegans1, Rectifenestella crassinodata n. sp.1, Rectifenestella microretiformis1, Rectifenestella araxensis1, Fabifenestella vediensis1, Fabifenestella jabiensis1
Spinofenestella "sp. 1"1 Termier and Termier 1971
Spinofenestella "sp. 2"1 Termier and Termier 1971
Alternifenestella sayensis1 Termier and Termier 1971
Minilya perelegans1 Waagen and Pichl 1885
Rectifenestella crassinodata n. sp.1 Ernst et al. 2006
Rectifenestella araxensis1 Nikiforova 1933
Fabifenestella vediensis1 Morozova 1965
Fabifenestella jabiensis1 Waagen and Pichl 1885
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora afghanica n. sp.1, Polypora principalis1, Polypora sinokoninckiana1, Polypora soyanensis1, Polypora magnicava1, Polypora aff. anshunensis1, Polypora darashamensis1, Polyporella sp.1, Mackinneyella robustiformis1, Mackinneyella dzhulfensis1, Mackinneyella praepluriformis1
Penniretepora afghanica n. sp.1 Ernst et al. 2006
Polypora principalis1 Gorjunova 1975
Polypora sinokoninckiana1 Yang and Lu 1962
Polypora soyanensis1 Morozova 1970
Polypora magnicava1 Morozova 1970
Polypora aff. anshunensis1 Yang and Lu 1980
Polypora darashamensis1 Nikiforova 1933
Mackinneyella dzhulfensis1 Morozova 1965
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistuliporidae indet.1, Eridopora oculata1, Fistulipora sp.1, Fistulipora monticulosa1, Fistulipora timorensis1
Fistuliporidae indet.1 Ulrich 1882
Eridopora oculata1 Bassler 1929
Fistulipora sp.1 McCoy 1850
Fistulipora monticulosa1 Nikiforova 1933
Fistulipora timorensis1 Bassler 1929
 Fenestrata - Chainodictyonidae
Lakkella jamalica n. gen. n. sp.1
Lakkella jamalica n. gen. n. sp.1 Ernst et al. 2006
 Trepostomida - Dyscritellidae
Dyscritella leptosa n. sp.1
Dyscritella leptosa n. sp.1 Ernst et al. 2006
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Ascopora gracilis n. sp.1
Ascopora gracilis n. sp.1 Ernst et al. 2006
Heteractinida
 Octactinellida - Wewokellidae
Iranospongia circulata n. gen. n. sp.2, Regispongia fluegeli n. sp.2
Iranospongia circulata n. gen. n. sp.2 Rigby et al. 2005
Regispongia fluegeli n. sp.2 Rigby et al. 2005
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella iranica n. sp.
Amblysiphonella iranica n. sp. Senowbari-Daryan and Hamedani 2002 demosponge
 Ichnofossils -
Zoophycos sp.2
Zoophycos sp.2 Massalongo 1855
1Ernst et al. 2006; 2Rigby et al. 2005