Meixianling, Fengcheng County (Permian of China)

Where: Jiangxi, China (28.1° N, 115.8° E: paleocoordinates 8.9° N, 101.9° 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; lithology not reported

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 102115: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 09.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pernopecten piriformis" = Entolium piriformis
"Pernopecten piriformis" = Entolium piriformis Liu 1976 scallop
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia fengchengensis n. sp. Li and Ding 1982 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo guizhouensis Chen and Lan 1976 clam