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Malbina - A, Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Formation	Malbina
Member	A
Age:	279 - 272 Ma Permian
Interval	Kungurian
Lithology	sandstone/siltstone, "siliciclastic"
Number of Collections	3
Number of Occurrences	18

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Mount Nassau	Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Malbina - A
H34	Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Malbina - A

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Martiniopsis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : *Martiniopsis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Pterospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Strophopleuridae : *Pterospirifer*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Fusispirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : *Fusispirifer*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Trigonotreta hobartensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Trigonotreta : *Trigonotreta hobartensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Fletcherithyris parkesi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Fletcherithyris : *Fletcherithyris parkesi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Terrakea brachythaera species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Terrakea : *Terrakea brachythaera*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Wyndhamia typica species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophalosiidae : Wyndhamia : *Wyndhamia typica*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Polypora virga species	7	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora : *Polypora virga*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Polyporella rebarbensis species	7	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Polyporella : *Polyporella rebarbensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Stenopora crinita species	7	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : *Stenopora crinita*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Stutchburia costata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Stutchburia : *Stutchburia costata*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Acanthopecten sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : *Acanthopecten*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Allorisma curvatum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sanguinolitidae : Vacunella : *Allorisma curvatum*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Megadesmus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megadesmidae : *Megadesmus*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Merismopteria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Merismopteria*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Walnichollsia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : *Walnichollsia*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian

References

Clarke M. J. (1971) The fauna and age of Malbina A, Technical Reports - Tasmania Department of Mines 14, 151-157

Reid C. M. (2003) Permian Bryozoa of Tasmania and New South Wales: systematics and their use in Tasmanian biostratigraphy, Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, Memoir 28, 1-133

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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