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Calytrix, Western Australia, Australia

Formation	Calytrix
Age:	296 - 290 Ma Permian
Interval	Sakmarian
Lithology	mudstone, "siliciclastic"
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	27

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Calytrix 1 Bore	Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Calytrix
Pasminco BW 9 well	Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Calytrix

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Spirelytha sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Spirelytha*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Martinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : *Martinia*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Brachythyrinella narsarhensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Brachythyrinella : *Brachythyrinella narsarhensis*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Trigonotreta sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : *Trigonotreta*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Altiplecus decipiens species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Altiplecus : *Altiplecus decipiens*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Spiriferellina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : *Spiriferellina*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Cyrtella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : *Cyrtella*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Myodelthyrium dickinsi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Myodelthyrium : *Myodelthyrium dickinsi*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Arctitreta sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Arctitreta*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Streptorhynchus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Streptorhynchus*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Costatumulus capillatus species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Costatumulus : *Costatumulus capillatus*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Neochonetes (Sommeriella) obrieni species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Neochonetes : *Neochonetes (Sommeriella) obrieni*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Tivertonia barbwirensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Tivertonia : *Tivertonia barbwirensis*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Etherilosia calytrixi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophalosiidae : Etherilosia : *Etherilosia calytrixi*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Parallelodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : *Parallelodon*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Stutchburia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Permophoridae : *Stutchburia*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Corrugopecten sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Deltopectinidae : *Corrugopecten*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Deltopecten sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : *Deltopecten*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Streblopteria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Deltopectinidae : *Streblopteria*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Etheripecten sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : *Etheripecten*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Myonia (Pachymyonia) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Vacunellidae : Myonia : *Myonia (Pachymyonia)*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Keeneia twelvetreesi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Keeneia : *Keeneia twelvetreesi*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Peruvispira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : *Peruvispira*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Peruvispira canningensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Peruvispira : *Peruvispira canningensis*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Pleurotomarioidea superfamily	4.7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomarioidea	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian

References

Foster C. B., Waterhouse J. B. (1988) The Granulatisporites confluens Oppel-zone and Early Permian marine faunas from the Grant Formation on the Barbwire Terrace, Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 35, 135-157

Archbold N. W. (1995) Studies on Western Australian Permian brachiopods 12. Additions to the late Asselian-Tastubian faunas, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 107 2, 95-112

Taboada A. C., Mory A. J., et al (2015) An Early Permian brachiopod–gastropod fauna from the Calytrix Formation, Barbwire Terrace, Canning Basin, Western Australia, Alcheringa 39, 207-223

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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