Maidiping, beds 36-39 (Cambrian of China)

Where: Shaanxi, China (29.5° N, 103.4° E: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 166.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Maidiping Formation, Meishucunian (530.7 - 521.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified dolomite

• dolomite, arenaceous-rudaceous dolomite in the upper part

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Xing, Q. Ding, H. Luo, T. He, and Y. Wang. 1984. The Sinian-Cambrian boundary of China and its related problems. Geological Magazine 121(3):155-170 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 107790: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.04.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Punctella maidipingensis
Brachiopoda
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Lathamella sp., Lathamella caeca, Lathamella symmetrica n. sp.
Lathamella sp. Liu 1979
Lathamella caeca Liu 1979
Lathamella symmetrica n. sp. Li and Chen 1992
 Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae
Lapworthella orientalis
Hyolitha
 Orthothecida -
Turcutheca lubrica, Turcutheca crasseocochlia, "Paragloborilus mirus" = Cupittheca mira
"Paragloborilus mirus" = Cupittheca mira He 1977
 Orthothecida - Allathecidae
Allatheca sp.
Allatheca sp. Rozanov et al. 1969
 Orthothecida -
Paragloborilus subglobosus
 Orthothecida - Circothecidae
"Circotheca subcurvata" = Conotheca subcurvata, "Circotheca longiconica" = Conotheca subcurvata, "Circotheca nana" = Conotheca subcurvata, Conotheca mammilata
"Circotheca subcurvata" = Conotheca subcurvata Yü 1974
"Circotheca longiconica" = Conotheca subcurvata Yü 1974
"Circotheca nana" = Conotheca subcurvata Yü 1974
Conotheca mammilata Rozanov et al. 1969
Hyolithomorpha
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Ovalitheca mongolica, Ovalitheca zhangshanensis
Helcionelloida
  - Stenothecidae
"Heraultipegma varensalensis" = Watsonella crosbyi
"Heraultipegma varensalensis" = Watsonella crosbyi Grabau 1900
  - Helcionellidae
"Rostroconus multisegmentata" = Bemella, Tannuella cf. elata, "Latouchella korobkovi" = Oelandiella korobkovi, "Yangtzespira multicostata" = Oelandiella korobkovi, "Maidipingoconus maidipingensis" = Oelandiella maidipingensis, Igorella monstrosa
"Rostroconus multisegmentata" = Bemella
Tannuella cf. elata Rozanov et al. 1969
"Latouchella korobkovi" = Oelandiella korobkovi Vostokova 1962
"Yangtzespira multicostata" = Oelandiella korobkovi Vostokova 1962
"Maidipingoconus maidipingensis" = Oelandiella maidipingensis Yü 1974
Igorella monstrosa Rozanov et al. 1969
Emeiconus lepidites
  - Maikhanellidae
"Emeiconus lepidites" = Canopoconus calvatus
"Emeiconus lepidites" = Canopoconus calvatus Luo et al. 1982
Tergomya
 Scenelloidea - Scenellidae
Scenella emeishanensis
Aculifera
  - Halkieriidae
"Sachites sacciformis" = Halkieria sacciformis, "Sachites amorphe" = Halkieria amorphe
"Sachites sacciformis" = Halkieria sacciformis Meshkova 1969
"Sachites amorphe" = Halkieria amorphe Meshkova 1974
 Sachitida - Siphogonuchitidae
Siphogonuchites intermedius, Siphogonuchites pusilliformis, Lopochites sp.
Lopochites sp. Qian 1977
 Hyolithelminthida - Hyolithellidae
Hyolithellus tenuis
Hyolithellus tenuis Rozanov and Missarzhevsky 1966
Cambroclavida
  - Zhijinitidae
"Zhijinites minutus" = Zhijinites longistriatus, Zhijinites lubricus
"Zhijinites minutus" = Zhijinites longistriatus Qian 1978
Zhijinites lubricus Qian et al. 1979
Emeithella testudinaria
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Emeithella testudinaria
Emeithella rudiculaformis
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Emeithella rudiculaformis
Fomitchella
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Fomitchella sp.
Fomitchella sp. Missarzhevsky in Rozanov 1969
Coeloscleritophora
 Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Chancelloria altaica
 Chancelloriida - Sachitidae
Sachites costulatus, Sachites hastatus, Sachites maidipingensis, Sachites longus
Sachites longus Qian 1977
Archaeooides
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Archaeooides sp.
Archaeooides sp. Qian 1977