Kachchh Hb I (Jurassic of India)

Where: India (23.5° N, 70.5° E: paleocoordinates 23.8° S, 33.2° E)

When: Chari Formation, Callovian (166.1 - 163.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, ferruginous, pebbly, ooidal, shelly/skeletal, argillaceous wackestone

• Fe-oolitic argill. biomicrite with reworked and bored pebbles

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: F.T. Fürsich. 2006. Unpublished data from Kachchh. [F. Fursich/F. Fursich/F. Fursich]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68078: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Manja Hethke on 02.01.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula (Tetraserpula) sp.
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Kutchithyris euryptycha, Kutchithyris ingluviosa
 Rhynchonellida - Septirhynchiidae
Septirhynchia aff. puldra
Septirhynchia aff. puldra
encr. with Nanog. (1)
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonitida indet.
Ammonitida indet. Hyatt 1889 ammonite
 Belemnoidea -
Belemnoidea indet.
Belemnoidea indet. Hyatt 1884 belemnite
bored by cirrip. (6)
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia cf. eparcyensis
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania sp.
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
"Riselloidea tagorei" = Calliotropis (Riselloidea)
"Riselloidea tagorei" = Calliotropis (Riselloidea) snail
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus labadeyi
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula cuneiformis
Palaeonucula cuneiformis Sowerby 1840 nut clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Neocrassina subdepressa, Coelopis deshayesi
Neocrassina subdepressa clam
some very worn; encr. (6) serp (4)
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
"Pholadomya (Pholadomya) inornata" = Homomya inornata
"Pholadomya (Pholadomya) inornata" = Homomya inornata Sowerby 1837 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha texta
Myoconcha texta clam
abraded
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia (Protocardia) sp., Protocardia (Protocardia) lycetti, Protocardia (Protocardia) striatula
Protocardia (Protocardia) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia (Trigonia) elongata
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana, Liostrea sp.
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
bored by ctenostones (4) Atreta (5)
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria polyodon
Pteria polyodon pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillella siliqua
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma schimperi, Pseudolimea duplicata, Ctenostreon proboscideum
Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam
Ctenostreon proboscideum Sowerby 1820 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (Chlamys) curvivarians, "Chlamys (Chlamys) textoria" = Chlamys textoria, Eopecten velatus, Spondylopecten (Spondylopecten) palinurus
Chlamys (Chlamys) curvivarians Dietrich 1933 scallop
"Chlamys (Chlamys) textoria" = Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium (Entolium) corneolum
Entolium (Entolium) corneolum Young and Bird 1828 scallop
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta sp.
Atreta sp. Etallon 1862 scallop
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon), Grammatodon (Grammatodon) jurianus
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) clam