Xiangbo reef, unit 35, Longlin County (Permian of China)

Also known as Reef 225

Where: Guangxi, China (24.9° N, 105.2° E: paleocoordinates 5.9° S, 97.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Maokou Formation, Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone

• Rudstones, Floatstones and a few scatteres sponge framestones.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. K. Rigby, J. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Sphinctozoan sponges from the Permian reefs of South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(4):404-439 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47443: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 25.02.2005, edited by Uta Merkel and Wolfgang Kiessling

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Taxonomic list

Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Peronidella sp.3 Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
Disjectoporidae
  - Disjectoporidae
Radiotrabeculopora maokoui n. sp.1 Fan et al. 1991
Demospongiae
 Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Imbricatocoelia elongata Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
Parauvanella minima4 Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia minima2 Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
Preverticillites sp.3 Parona 1933 demosponge
sp. A
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Cavusonella caverna n. gen. n. sp.2
Cavusonella caverna n. gen. n. sp.2 Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae
Rhabdactinia depressa Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
Intrasporeocoelia hubeiensis Fan and Zhang 1985 demosponge