UQ L2575, Fossil Ridge, Cracow Homestead (Permian of Australia)

Where: Queensland, Australia (25.4° S, 150.3° E: paleocoordinates 58.6° S, 159.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Echinalosia curtosa brachiopod zone, Fairyland Member (Buffel Formation), Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

• Echinalosia curtosa brachiopod zone of Briggs (1998) - Early Artinskian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UQ

Primary reference: R. E. Wass. 1967. New species of Permian gastropods from Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 92(11):67-73 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 66210: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.10.2006, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
? Arctitreta "sp. A"6
? Arctitreta "sp. A"6 Whitfield 1908
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Anidanthus springsurensis1, Protoanidanthus compactus6, Terrakea pollex6
Protoanidanthus compactus6 Waterhouse 1986
6 VV, 2 conjoined
Terrakea pollex6 Hill 1950
148 VV, 5 DV, 5 conjoined
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Echinalosia curtosa4
Echinalosia curtosa4 Waterhouse 1986
7 VV, 7 DV, 1 conjoined
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Lipanteris cracowensis4, Lipanteris sparsispinosus4
Lipanteris cracowensis4 Hill 1950
7 VV, 2 DV, 5 conjoined
Lipanteris sparsispinosus4 Briggs 1986
3 VV, 5 conjoined
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Svalbardia cracowensis" = Brachiosvalbardia cracowensis6
"Svalbardia cracowensis" = Brachiosvalbardia cracowensis6 Etheridge 1872
13 VV, 13 DV, 25 conjoined
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Trigonotreta cracovensis5
Trigonotreta cracovensis5 Wass 1966
43 VV, 4 DV, 10 conjoined
 Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
"Tomiopsis ovata" = Ambikella ovata5, Tabellina cracowensis4, Tabellina denmeadi5, Tomiopsis regina4
"Tomiopsis ovata" = Ambikella ovata5 Campbell 1961
Tabellina cracowensis4 Waterhouse 1987
6 VV, 2 DV
Tabellina denmeadi5 Campbell 1961
10 VV, 4 DV, 9 conjoined
Tomiopsis regina4 Waterhouse 1987
18 VV, 4 DV, 1 conjoined; T. elongata in Waterhouse 1987 table
 Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Permasyrinx procera5
Permasyrinx procera5 Armstrong 1970
1 VV, 6 conjoined
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
? Spiriferellina disparata4
? Spiriferellina disparata4 Waterhouse 1987
1 VV
 Terebratulida -
Terebratulida indet.4
Terebratulida indet.4 Waagen 1883
1 Conjoined
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp.4
Cleiothyridina sp.4 Buckman 1906
Fragments
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Nikiforovellidae
Robinella wassi2
 Esthonioporata - Revalotrypidae
Metelipora improvisa n. sp.2
Metelipora improvisa n. sp.2 Morozova 2004
 Trepostomida - Maychellinidae
"Saffordotaxis multinodata" = Crockfordia multinodata3, Paramaychella spinosa n. gen. n. sp.2
"Saffordotaxis multinodata" = Crockfordia multinodata3 Wass 1968
Paramaychella spinosa n. gen. n. sp.2 Morozova 2004
 Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Stenopora ovata3, Stenopora tasmaniensis3
Stenopora ovata3 Lonsdale 1844
Stenopora tasmaniensis3 Lonsdale 1844
 Trepostomida - Dyscritellidae
Dyscritellina tecta n. sp.2, Dyscritella trivialis n. sp.2, Dyscritella eximia n. sp.2
Dyscritellina tecta n. sp.2 Morozova 2004
Dyscritella trivialis n. sp.2 Morozova 2004
Dyscritella eximia n. sp.2 Morozova 2004
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Diploporaria "sp. nov."2, Penniretepora sp.3, Ptylopora "sp. 1"2, Polyporella "sp. 1"2, Polyporella lyndoni2
Ptylopora "sp. 1"2 McCoy 1844
Polyporella lyndoni2 Phillips Ross 1963
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
"Fenestella horologia" = Alternifenestella horologia3, Laxifenestella "sp. 1"2, Laxifenestella "sp. 2"2, Rectifenestella "sp. 1"2, Rectifenestella "sp. 2"2, "Fenestella bowenensis" = Rectifenestella bowenensis3, Exfenestella sp.2
"Fenestella horologia" = Alternifenestella horologia3 Bretnall 1926
Laxifenestella "sp. 1"2 Morozova 1974
Laxifenestella "sp. 2"2 Morozova 1974
Rectifenestella "sp. 1"2 Morozova 1974
Rectifenestella "sp. 2"2 Morozova 1974
"Fenestella bowenensis" = Rectifenestella bowenensis3 Wass 1968
Exfenestella sp.2 Morozova 1974
 Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae
"Streblascopora sp." = Streblotrypa (Streblascopora)2
"Streblascopora sp." = Streblotrypa (Streblascopora)2 Bassler 1929
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Eridopora rara n. sp.2, Fistulipora sp.3
Eridopora rara n. sp.2 Morozova 2004
Fistulipora sp.3 McCoy 1850
Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Bransonia sp.4
Bransonia sp.4 Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Peruvispira parva n. sp." = Collabrina parva, Pleurocinctosa promenata4, Paraplatyschisma rotunda4, Paraplatyschisma etheridgei4, Keeneia afflicta n. sp., Spiraculinella radiata4
"Peruvispira parva n. sp." = Collabrina parva Wass 1967 snail
Counts from Waterhouse (1987)
Pleurocinctosa promenata4 Waterhouse 1987 snail
Paraplatyschisma rotunda4 Etheridge 1872 snail
Paraplatyschisma etheridgei4 Waterhouse 1987 snail
Keeneia afflicta n. sp. Wass 1967 snail
Spiraculinella radiata4 Waterhouse 1987 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Myonia sp.4
Myonia sp.4 Dana 1847 clam
1 conjoined
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Etheripecten "sp. A"4
Etheripecten "sp. A"4 Waterhouse 1963 scallop
3 LV
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria biornata4
Streblopteria biornata4 Waterhouse 1987 scallop
2 LV, 2 RV
 Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Deltopecten limaeformis4, Deltopecten illawarrensis4, Squamuliferipecten sp.4
Deltopecten limaeformis4 Morris 1845 scallop
1 conjoined
Deltopecten illawarrensis4 Morris 1845 scallop
1 RV
Squamuliferipecten sp.4 Waterhouse 1986 scallop
2 LV
 Pectinida - Eurydesmatidae
Eurydesma cordatum4
Eurydesma cordatum4 Morris 1845 scallop
1 LV, 1 RV; ssp. truncata
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Plagioglypta sp.4
Plagioglypta sp.4 Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
1Briggs 1998; 2Morozova 2004; 3Wass 1968; 4Waterhouse 1987; 5Waterhouse 1987; 6Waterhouse and Briggs 1986