Surmaq NR section, horizon R20, Abadeh (Permian of Iran)

Where: Iran (31.1° N, 52.9° E: paleocoordinates 25.8° S, 50.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Neoschwagerina margaritae foram zone, Surmaq Formation, Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: Iran-Japanese Research Group. 1981. The Permian and the Lower Triassic systems in Abadeh region, central Iran. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Series of Geology and Mineralogy 47(2):61-133 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 112909: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 18.07.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris indicus" = Permophricodothyris indica Waagen 1883
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia warthi Waagen 1883
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Trigonotreta" sp. Koenig 1825
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia avushensis Sokolskaja 1965
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Spirigerella timorensis" = Araxathyris timorensis, "Composita subtriangularis" = Spirigerella subtriangularis
"Spirigerella timorensis" = Araxathyris timorensis Rothpletz 1892
"Composita subtriangularis" = Spirigerella subtriangularis Reed 1927
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Notothyris nucleolus Kutorga 1842
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma elongatum von Schlotheim 1816
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Krotovia jisuensiformis" = Echinauriella jisuensiformis, "Avonia" "sp. A"
"Krotovia jisuensiformis" = Echinauriella jisuensiformis Sarycheva 1965
 Productida - Linoproductidae
 Productida -
"Liosotella magniplicata" = Marginifera magniplicata Huang 1932
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Chonostegoides armenicus Sarycheva 1965
Edriosteges "sp. A" Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella arakeljani Sokolskaja 1965
Orthothetina cf. vediensis Sokolskaja 1965
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes armenicus Sokolskaja 1965
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
"Michelinia favositoides" = Protomichelinia favositoides, Michelinia sp.
"Michelinia favositoides" = Protomichelinia favositoides Girty 1908 tabulate coral
Michelinia sp. de Koninck 1841 tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae