Ba'id ZT, Jabal Rahbah (Permian of Oman)

Also known as Reef 229

Where: Oman (23.1° N, 58.3° E: paleocoordinates 36.1° S, 53.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Neoschwagerina craticulifera zone, Al Jil Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

• Sponge-coral reefal blocks in gravity-flow deposits (calciturbidites, debris flows and megabreccias)

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1996. Late Permian 'Sphinctozoans' from reefal blocks of the Ba'id area, Oman Mountains. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):27-46 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 24325: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 05.08.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Cyanophyceae
  - Aphralysiaceae
Archaeolithoporella hidensis
Rhodophyceae
 Florideae -
Ungdarella sp.
Ungdarella sp. Maslov 1956
  - Solenoporaceae
Parachaetetes lamellatus
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae
Pseudovermiporella nipponica, Atractyliopsis sp., Mizzia sp., Imperiella sp.
Mizzia sp. Schubert 1908
Imperiella sp. Elliott and Suessli 1975
 Dasycladales - Seletonellaceae
"Epimastopora" sp.
Foraminifera
 Tetrataxoidea - Tetrataxidae
Tetrataxis sp.
Tetrataxis sp. Ehrenberg 1854
 Fusulinoidea - Staffellidae
Kahlerina sp.
Kahlerina sp. Kochansky-Devide 1955
 Fusulinoidea - Boultoniidae
Dunbarula sp.
Dunbarula sp. Ciry 1948
 Palaeotextularoidea - Palaeotextulariidae
Climacammina sp.
Climacammina sp. Brady 1873
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Strophomenata
 Productida - Richthofeniidae
Richthofeniidae indet.
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestellidae indet.
Shamovella
  -
Shamovella cylindrica, Shamovella sosioensis, Shamovella obscura
Shamovella obscura Maslov 1956
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Monothecalis minor, Wentzelloides sp., Lonsdaleiastraea typica, Wentzelella katoi, Multimurinus lunatus, Yokoyamaella (Maoriphyllum) christofi
Monothecalis minor Weidlich and Flügel 1995 horn coral
Wentzelloides sp. Yabe and Minato 1944 horn coral
Lonsdaleiastraea typica Gerth 1938 horn coral
Wentzelella katoi Flügel 1972 horn coral
2 subspecies, ssp. katoi and n. ssp. magna
Multimurinus lunatus Flügel 1972 horn coral
Yokoyamaella (Maoriphyllum) christofi Blendinger and Flügel 1990 horn coral
 Auloporida - Multithecoporidae
Multithecopora omaniensis
Multithecopora omaniensis Oekentorp 1978 tabulate coral
Calcarea
  -
Rahbahthalmia bullifera
Rahbahthalmia bullifera calcareous sponge
 Pharetronida -
Inozoa indet.
Inozoa indet. Steinmann 1882
Demospongiae
 Chaetetida - Chaetetidae
Chaetetidae indet.
Chaetetidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 chaetetid sponge
encrusting
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
? Welteria hawasinensis n. sp.
? Welteria hawasinensis n. sp. Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella socialis, Amblysiphonella bancaoensis, "Amblysiphonella merlai" = Laccosiphonella merlai, Amblysiphonella omanica
Amblysiphonella socialis Waagen and Wentzel 1888 demosponge
Amblysiphonella bancaoensis Zhang 1983 demosponge
"Amblysiphonella merlai" = Laccosiphonella merlai Parona 1933 demosponge
Amblysiphonella omanica Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Agelasida - Spicidae
Spica spica
Spica spica Termier and Termier 1977 demosponge
 Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Sollasia spheroida, Sollasia ostiolata, ? Thaumastocoelia sp., Girtyocoelia gracilis
Sollasia spheroida Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
Sollasia ostiolata Steinmann 1882 demosponge
? Thaumastocoelia sp. Steinmann 1882 demosponge
Girtyocoelia gracilis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Colospongia maxima, Colospongia cf. americana, Parauvanella minima, Parauvanella paronai, Imbricatocoelia elongata
Colospongia maxima Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
Colospongia cf. americana Girty 1908 demosponge
Parauvanella minima Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
Parauvanella paronai Senowbari-Daryan and di Stefano 1988 demosponge
Imbricatocoelia elongata Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Salzburgiidae
? Salzburgia irregularis
? Salzburgia irregularis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge