Jianshan, Gao'an County (Permian of China)

Where: Jiangxi, China (28.4° N, 115.3° E: paleocoordinates 8.8° N, 101.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Loping Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: J. H. Li, B. L. Ding, and C. Li. 1982. Lamellibranchiata. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:307-323 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 102114: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 09.01.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus jiangxiensis n. sp. Li and Ding 1982 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Promytilus laevis n. sp. Li and Ding 1982 mussel
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten "sp. 2" M'Coy 1851 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Guizhoupecten wangi Chen 1962 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pernopecten piriformis" = Entolium piriformis
"Pernopecten piriformis" = Entolium piriformis Liu 1976 scallop