Araxes Gorge: Wuchiapingian, Azerbaijan
collected by H. Abich

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Rutkowskicrinidae
"Poteriocrinus" sp. Worthen 1875
synonym of Propoteriocrinus
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae
Goniatites striatus (Sowerby 1814)
    = Gastrioceras abichianum von Moeller 1879
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Pseudogastrioceras abichianum
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae
Ceratites tropitus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Prototoceras tropitum
"Ceratites" pessoides n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Prototoceras pessoides
Ceratites trochoides n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Araxoceras trochoides
Ceratites djoulfensis n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Pseudotoceras djoulfense
"Ceratites" intermedius n. sp. Abich 1878
synonym of Pseudotoceras djoulfense
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
"Orthoceras" ? annulatum Sowerby 1816
recombined as Dawsonoceras annulatum
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
"Orthoceras" transversum n. sp. Abich 1878
"Orthoceras" margaritatum n. sp. Abich 1878
"Orthoceras" turritellum n. sp. Abich 1878
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae
"Nautilus" dorsoplicatus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Coelonautilus dorsoplicatus
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
Nautilus parallelus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Domatoceras parallelum
"Nautilus" convergens n. sp. Abich 1878
synonym of Domatoceras parallelum
Nautilus armeniacus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Pseudotitanoceras armeniacum
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Nautilus dorsoarmatus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Metacoceras dorsoarmatum
"Nautilus" ? pichleri Hauer 1865
recombined as Pleuronautilus pichleri
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus" ? concavus
"Nautilus" dolerus n. sp. Abich 1878
"Nautilus" tubercularis n. sp. Abich 1878
"Nautilus" propinquus n. sp. Abich 1878
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
"Nautilus" ? excentricus Eichwald 1857
recombined as Liroceras excentricum
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
"Orthoceras" ? cribrosum Geinitz 1866
synonym of Pseudorthoceras knoxense
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Orthoceras bicinctum n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Lopingoceras bicinctum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pecten tortilis
    = Pseudomonotis sp. von Beyrich 1862
Arthaber 1900
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Buccinum sp. Linnaeus 1758
    = Macrocheilus avellanoides de Koninck 1863
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Soleniscus avellanoides
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Uncinulidae
"Rhynchonella" ? pleurodon
    = Uncinulus wichmanni Rothpletz 1892
Arthaber 1900
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Spirifer lineatus (Martin 1809)
    = Reticularia indica Waagen 1883
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Permophricodothyris indica
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Streptorhynchus minutus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Acosarina minuta
Streptorhynchus crenistria var. minutus
Orthis resupinata
    = Dalmanella indica Waagen 1884
Arthaber 1900
synonym of Acosarina minuta
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Spirigera protea Abich 1878
recombined as Araxathyris protea
includes var. multilobata
Araxathyris felina (Arthaber 1900)
Grunt 1965
Spirigera protea var. globularis, part of subtilita, alata in Abich (1878)
Spirigera quadrilobata Abich 1878
recombined as Araxathyris quadrilobata
Spirigera protea var. quadrilobata
Spirigera royssii
    = Araxathyris abichi Arthaber 1900
Grunt 1965
Also includes Spirigera protea var. ambigua, part of subtilita
Spirigera planosulcata
includes var. rugosa
    = Araxathyris abichi Arthaber 1900
Grunt 1965
Araxathyris lata Grunt 1965
Grunt 1965
recombined as Transcaucasathyris lata
Part of Spirigera protea var. alata in Abich
Araxathyris araxensis Grunt 1965
Grunt 1965
recombined as Transcaucasathyris araxensis
Part of Spirigera protea var. globularis in Abich
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Terebratula djoulfensis n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Notothyris djoulfensis
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Streptorhynchus eusarkos n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Orthothetina eusarkos
Streptorhynchus crenistria (Phillips 1836)
includes var. paradoxus, incurvus, porrectus
    = Orthotetina peregrina Abich 1878
Sokolskaja 1965
recombined as Orthothetina peregrina
Streptorhynchus peregrinus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Orthothetina peregrina
includes var. inflata, laevis
Strophomenata - Productida
Productus spinosocostatus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Spinomarginifera spinosocostata
includes var. cariniferus, expansus, incurvus
Productus helicus n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Spinomarginifera helica
As Productus intermedius helicus
Productus aculeatus Sowerby 1814
    = Spinomarginifera helica Abich 1878
Sarycheva 1965
Productus spinulosus Sowerby 1814
    = Spinomarginifera helica Abich 1878
Sarycheva 1965
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus" ? undatus Defrance 1826
recombined as Fluctuaria undata
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
"Productus" ? striatus
includes var. sphaericus
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Productus intermedius n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Araxilevis intermedius
includes var. plano-convexus
Productus martini Sowerby 1814
    = Araxilevis intermedius Abich 1878
Sarycheva 1965
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Productus humboldti (d'Orbigny 1842)
    = Productus waageni Rothpletz 1892
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Waagenoconcha waageni
Productus scabriculus Sowerby 1814
    = Productus abichi Waagen 1884
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha) abichi
Productus pustulosus Phillips 1836
var. minutus
    = Productus abichi Waagen 1884
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha) abichi
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
"Polypora" ? fastuosa
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
"Lophophyllum" ? tortuosum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae
Amplexus cornubovis
    = Zaphrentis leptoconica Abich 1878
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Cryptophyllum leptoconicum
Clisiophyllum leptoconicum n. sp. Abich 1878
recombined as Cryptophyllum leptoconicum
Zaphrentis phillipsi
    = Zaphrentis leptoconica Abich 1878
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Cryptophyllum leptoconicum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
"Zaphrentis" ? omaliusi
synonym of Zaphrenthis
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
Amplexus coralloides Sowerby 1814
includes var. geniculatus
    = Amplexus abichi Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Arthaber 1900
recombined as Amplexocarinia abichi
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
"Clisiophyllum" ? turbinatum
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
"Amplexus" ? henslowi
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Michelinia tenuisepta
    = Michelinia abichi Waagen and Wentzel 1886
Arthaber 1900
see common names

Geography
Country:Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 39.0° North, 45.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.1° South, 40.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
Stage:Wuchiapingian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Wuchiapingian
Age range of interval:259.51000 - 254.14000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Come from Abich's "bed d", which could include taxa from multiple intervals, but appears strongly dominated by typical Wuchiapingian brachiopods and ammonoids.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:H. Abich
Metadata
Database number:232366
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2023-11-10 18:32:36 Last modified:2023-11-10 18:32:36
Access level:the public Released:2023-11-10 18:32:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
19992. H. Abich. 1878. Geologische Forschungen in den Kaukasischen Ländern. I Theil. Eine Bergkalkfauna aus der Araxesenge bei Djoulfa in Armenien 1-126 [G. Webster/G. Webster/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

20077 G. Arthaber. 1900. Das jüngere Paläozoicum aus der Araxes-Enge bei Djulfa. Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients 12(2):209-302 [G. Webster/G. Webster/M. Clapham]
27881 T. A. Grunt. 1965. Athyridida, in The Development and Change of Marine Organisms at the Palaeozoic-Mesozoic Boundary. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 108:237-253 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
27880 T. G. Sarycheva. 1965. Productida, in The Development and Change of Marine Organisms at the Palaeozoic-Mesozoic Boundary. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 108:211-232 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
27879 A. N. Sokolskaja. 1965. Orthids, Strophomenids, Chonetids, and Rhynchonellids, in The Development and Change of Marine Organisms at the Palaeozoic-Mesozoic Boundary. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 108:198-236 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]