Jiaozishan Section Bed 7 (AJ-17-12), Anshun County: Wuchiapingian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Boultoniidae
Codonofusiella lui Shen 1956
Staffellidae
Sphaerulina croatica
Sphaerulina zisongzhengensis Sheng 1963
Ammodiscidae
Glomospira regularis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Palaeolima fasciculicostata Liu 1976
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Guizhoupecten regularis Chen 1962
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten symmetricus Xu 1980
nomen nudum belonging to Aviculopecten
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten subgiganteus Xu 1980
nomen nudum belonging to Acanthopecten
Acanthopecten ziphocostatus Liu 1976
Acanthopecten anshunensis Xu 1980
nomen nudum belonging to Acanthopecten
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Permoperna sinensis (Frech 1911)
synonym of Permoperna trapezoidalis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) falcata Xu and Chang 1980
nomen nudum belonging to Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Punctospirifer alpheus (Huang 1933)
Liao 1980
recombined as Crenispirifer alpheus
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Punctospirifer multiplicatus (Sowerby 1829)
recombined as Paraspiriferina multiplicata
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Araxathyris abichi (Arthaber 1900)
(1 measurement)
    = Juxathyris bisulcata Liao 1980
Shen et al. 2004
Araxathyris bisulcata Liao 1980
recombined as Juxathyris bisulcata
Araxathyris kandevani Fantini Sestini and Glaus 1966
Liao 1980
recombined as Transcaucasathyris kandevani
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Squamularia indica (Waagen 1883)
recombined as Permophricodothyris indica
(1 measurement)
Squamularia cf. inaequilateralis (Gemmellaro 1899)
recombined as Permophricodothyris inaequilateralis
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris subspeciosa Liao 1980
recombined as Cruricella subspeciosa
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Waagenites soochowensis (Chao 1928)
recombined as Fusichonetes soochowensis
Waagenites barusiensis (Davidson 1866)
(1 measurement)
    = Tethyochonetes liaoi n. sp. Chen et al. 2000
Shen and Archbold 2002
synonym of Fusichonetes soochowensis
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia acutangula (Huang 1933)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Orthothetina speciosa n. sp. Liao 1980
recombined as Alatorthotetina speciosa
(1 measurement)
Meekella langdaiensis Liao 1980
synonym of Meekella kueichowensis
Meekella pusilloplicata n. sp. Liao 1980
Liao 1980
(1 measurement)
Meekella arakeljani (Sokolskaja 1965)
Orthothetina regularis (Huang 1933)
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges poyangensis (Kayser 1883)
Edriosteges subplicatilis (Frech 1911)
Liao 1980
(1 measurement)
Edriosteges acuminatus n. sp. Liao 1980
Liao 1980
(2 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
Tschernyschewia sinensis Chao 1927
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Oldhamina deminuta
Leptodus nobilis (Waagen 1883)
Gubleria intercedens
Gubleria huangi Wang and Jin 1964
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Asioproductus margaritatus (Mansuy 1913)
recombined as Transennatia margaritatus
Strophomenata - Productida
Spinomarginifera lopingensis (Kayser 1883)
Liao 1980
(2 measurements)
Spinomarginifera pseudosintanensis Huang 1932
Strophomenata - Productida - Sentosiidae
Alatoproductus truncatus Jin and Zhu 1978
(3 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Cathaysia bulangensis Liao 1980
Liao 1980
(1 measurement)
Chonetella putingensis n. sp. Liao 1980
Liao 1980
Chonetella nasuta putingensis (2 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Haydenella wenganensis (Huang 1932)
Haydenella deminuta n. sp. Liao 1980
Liao 1980
(2 measurements)
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora tuberculifera
ssp. anshunensis
Polypora sinokoninckiana Yang and Lu 1962
var. mesoporata
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Pseudophillipsia subcircularis n. sp. Qian 1977
Qian 1977
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Aridophyllum anshunensis
synonym of Ipciphyllum
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guizhou
Coordinates: 26.3° North, 105.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.6° North, 96.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green lithified calcareous siltstone
Secondary lithology: lithified sandstone
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: All specimens are kept in the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Academia Sinica.
Metadata
Database number:112002
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate,micropaleontology
Created:2011-07-02 16:00:53 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-02 16:00:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
33770. Z. Q. Yao, J. T. Xu, Z. G. Zheng, X. H. Zhao, and Z. G. Mou. 1980. Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan 1-277 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

27402 Z. T. Liao. 1980. Upper Permian brachiopods from western Guizhou. Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan 241-277 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
33647 Y. Y. Qian. 1977. Upper Permian trilobites from Qinglong and Anshun of Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 16:279-286 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
13997 S.-Z. Shen, T. A. Grunt, and Y.-G. Jin. 2004. A comparative study of Comelicaniidae Merla, 1930 (Brachiopoda: Athyridida) from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of South China and Transcaucasia in Azerbaijan and Iran. Journal of Paleontology 78(5):884-899 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]
16659 S.Z. Shen and N. Archbold. 2002. Chonetoidea (Brachiopoda) from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of South China. Alcheringa 25:327-349 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham]
33771 G. Z. Yin. 1978. Trilobita. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:440-445 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]