Baxian Section, Ziyun County (Permian of China)

Where: Guizhou, China (25.9° N, 105.8° E: paleocoordinates 5.2° N, 95.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Shaiwa Formation, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithified mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Q. Yang and Y. Q. Gao. 2000. Late Permian deep water strata and bivalves of south Guizhou. Journal of Graduate School, China University of Geosciences 14(3):327-332 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 82631: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 30.07.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Euchondriidae
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
"Claraia diana" = Claraioides dianus, "Claraia primitiva" = Claraioides primitivus
"Claraia diana" = Claraioides dianus Guo 1985 scallop
"Claraia primitiva" = Claraioides primitivus Yin 1983 scallop
 Pectinida - Claraiidae
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
"Aviculopecten cf. janus" = Annuliconcha janus
"Aviculopecten cf. janus" = Annuliconcha janus Gemmellaro 1896 scallop
 Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria intermedia Yin 1983 scallop
Hunanopecten longauriculus Yin 1983 scallop
Hunanopecten qujiangensis Zhang 1977 scallop
Hunanopecten exilis Zhang 1977 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblochondria sp. Newell 1938 scallop