Dasht-e-Nawar lake (Carboniferous of Afghanistan)

Where: Afghanistan (33.6° N, 67.7° E: paleocoordinates 39.4° S, 81.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mississippian (358.9 - 323.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, shelly/skeletal limestone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, acetic, sieve,

Primary reference: H. Mostler. 1971. Mikrofaunen aus dem Unter−Karbon vom Hindukusch. Geologisch−Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 1(12):1-19 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 99508: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 15.11.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Thamniscus sp.
Thamniscus sp. King 1849
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina sp.
Fenestrellina sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Conodonta
  -
Spathognathodus spiculus
 Prioniodontida - Prioniodinidae
"Neoprioniodus camarus" = Idioprioniodus
"Neoprioniodus camarus" = Idioprioniodus conodont
 Ozarkodinida -
"Hindeodella sp." = Ozarkodina
"Hindeodella sp." = Ozarkodina Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Gnathodus sp.
Gnathodus sp. conodont
Ophiuroidea
  -
Ophiuroidea indet., Calclyra eiseliana
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star
Calclyra eiseliana Spandel 1898 brittle star
Ophiocistioidea
  - Rotasacciidae
"Microantyx botoni" = Protocaudina botoni, Microantyx cf. permiana
"Microantyx botoni" = Protocaudina botoni Gutschick 1959
Microantyx cf. permiana Kornicker and Imbrie 1958
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Holothuroidea
 Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Gutschickia porosa n. gen. n. sp., Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Eocaudina gutschicki, Calclamnella ramosa n. sp.
Gutschickia porosa n. gen. n. sp. Mostler 1971 sea cucumber
Eocaudina septaforaminalis Martin 1952 sea cucumber
Eocaudina gutschicki Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber
Calclamnella ramosa n. sp. Mostler 1971 sea cucumber
  - Priscopedatidae
Priscopedatus parvulus n. sp., Priscopedatus nawarensis n. sp.
Priscopedatus parvulus n. sp. Mostler 1971 sea cucumber
Priscopedatus nawarensis n. sp. Mostler 1971 sea cucumber
  - Stichopitidae
Uncinulina sp.
Uncinulina sp. Terquem 1862 sea cucumber
 Apodida - Myriotrochidae
"Thallatocanthus consonus" = Thalattocanthus
"Thallatocanthus consonus" = Thalattocanthus sea cucumber
 Apodida - Achistridae
Achistrum sp.
Achistrum sp. Etheridge 1881 sea cucumber
  -
Tetravirga cf. imperforata, Tetravirga perforata
Tetravirga cf. imperforata Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber
Tetravirga perforata Mostler 1968 sea cucumber
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily