Permian Orthotetacea Brachiopod Species from Western Australia

Geoscience Australia Data provides a taxonomic and stratigraphic study of Permian marine brachiopods from Western Australia. The description details four genera and at least 23 species, many of which are useful for stratigraphical correlation. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

• Stratigraphical correlation of Permian rocks based on species range restrictions.
• Taxonomic analysis of the Orthotetacea superfamily across four described genera.
• Studying the distribution and acme of strophomenoid brachiopods in the Upper Palaeozoic.
• Comparative faunal analysis between Western Australian and global Permian deposits.

Strengths

• Describes at least 23 species across four genera, providing substantial taxonomic detail.
• Explicitly notes many species are restricted in range and useful for stratigraphical correlation.
• Based on extensive field work by the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the University of Western Australia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided as PDF/HTML documents, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field work and taxonomic study by geologists and palaeontologists.

Time Range

Permian period (Upper Palaeozoic).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:24:31.060606; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Western Australia, with references to the Fitzroy Basin, Carnarvon Basin, and Eastern Australia.