Shuizhutang, Lianxian Area, Shuizhutang Fm (Permian of China)

Where: Guangdong, China (24.6° N, 112.4° E: paleocoordinates 4.3° N, 102.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H.F. Hou, L.P. Zhan, and B.W. Chen. 1979. The Coal-Bearing Strata and Fossils of the Late Permian from Guangdong 1-166 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 109781: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.05.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Araxathyris sp., "Araxathyris shuizhutangensis n. sp." = Juxathyris shuizhutangensis, "Araxathyris cf. lata" = Transcaucasathyris lata
Araxathyris sp. Grunt 1965
"Araxathyris shuizhutangensis n. sp." = Juxathyris shuizhutangensis Zhan 1979
"Araxathyris cf. lata" = Transcaucasathyris lata Grunt 1965
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Terebratuloidea minor3
Terebratuloidea minor3 Waagen 1883
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Anchorhynchia sarciniformis3
Anchorhynchia sarciniformis3 Shen et al. 1992
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Orthotichia indica" = Acosarina minuta
"Orthotichia indica" = Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Permophricodothyris grandis
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
"Leptodus tenuis" = Eolyttonia tenuis, Oldhamina grandis, Leptodus sp.
"Leptodus tenuis" = Eolyttonia tenuis Waagen 1883
Oldhamina grandis Huang 1932
Leptodus sp. Kayser 1883
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Parapulchratia palliata n. gen.
Parapulchratia palliata n. gen. Kayser 1883
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus compressus, Haydenella wenganensis, Haydenella kiangsiensis
 Productida - Linoproductidae
? Linoproductus capillatus n. sp.
? Linoproductus capillatus n. sp. Zhan 1979
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
"Asioproductus bellus n. gen. n. sp." = Transennatia gratiosa
"Asioproductus bellus n. gen. n. sp." = Transennatia gratiosa Waagen 1884
includes A. gratiosus hunanensis/A. bellus hunanensis
 Productida -
Spinomarginifera lopingensis, "Haydenoides sp." = Spinomarginifera, Haydenoides orientalis n. gen. n. sp.4
"Haydenoides sp." = Spinomarginifera Huang 1932
Haydenoides orientalis n. gen. n. sp.4 Zhan 1979
 Productida - Productellidae
Paramarginifera kwangtungensis n. sp., Cathaysia chonetoides
 Productida - Productidae
Tyloplecta yangtzeensis
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Licharewiella liangyangensis n. sp., "Licharewiella plicata n. sp." = Truncatenia plicata, "Truncatenia plicata" = Truncatenia plicata2
"Licharewiella plicata n. sp." = Truncatenia plicata Zhan 1979
"Truncatenia plicata" = Truncatenia plicata2 Zhan 1979
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges poyangensis
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Tethyochonetes sp." = Fusichonetes1, "Tethyochonetes liaoi" = Fusichonetes soochowensis1, "Waagenites quadrata n. sp." = Fusichonetes quadrata
"Tethyochonetes sp." = Fusichonetes1 Liao 1981
"Tethyochonetes liaoi" = Fusichonetes soochowensis1 Chao 1928
"Waagenites quadrata n. sp." = Fusichonetes quadrata Zhan 1979
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Perigeyerella costellata3, Orthothetina sp., Orthothetina deminuta n. sp., "Lopingia regularis" = Orthothetina regularis, "Lopingia ruber" = Orthothetina ruber
Orthothetina sp. Schellwien 1900
Orthothetina deminuta n. sp. Zhan 1979
"Lopingia regularis" = Orthothetina regularis Huang 1933
"Lopingia ruber" = Orthothetina ruber Frech 1911
1Chen et al. 2000; 2Liao 1982; 3Shen and Shi 2007; 4Yang et al. 1977