Matan Section Act474, Heshan (Permian of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (23.8° N, 108.9° E: paleocoordinates 1.5° N, 100.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, cherty/siliceous limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: Z. T. Liao. 1982. New genera and species of Aulostegacea (Brachiopoda). Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21(5):537-544 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 112363: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.07.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Notothyris multiplicata3, Notothyris depressus n. sp.3
Notothyris depressus n. sp.3 Liao 1987
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Hemiptychina sp.3
Hemiptychina sp.3 Waagen 1882
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
"Punctospirifer alpheus" = Crenispirifer alpheus3
"Punctospirifer alpheus" = Crenispirifer alpheus3 Huang 1933
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
"Punctospirifer multiplicatus" = Paraspiriferina multiplicata3
"Punctospirifer multiplicatus" = Paraspiriferina multiplicata3 Sowerby 1829
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes kayseri3
Enteletes kayseri3 Waagen 1884
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Araxathyris guizhouensis" = Juxathyris guizhouensis3, "Spirigerella simplex" = Juxathyris guizhouensis3, Araxathyris ? sinensis5
"Araxathyris guizhouensis" = Juxathyris guizhouensis3 Liao 1980
"Spirigerella simplex" = Juxathyris guizhouensis3 Liao 1980
Araxathyris ? sinensis5 Shen et al. 2004
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris flabelliformis" = Orbicoelia flabelliformis3
"Crurithyris flabelliformis" = Orbicoelia flabelliformis3 Liao 1979
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris guizhouensis3
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Streptorhynchus pendulus n. sp.3, Streptorhynchus tenuiplicatus3
Streptorhynchus pendulus n. sp.3 Liao 1987
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Orthothetina regularis3, "Perigeyerella minuta" = Perigeyerella costellata3
"Perigeyerella minuta" = Perigeyerella costellata3 Wang 1955
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Tethyochonetes sp." = Fusichonetes1
"Tethyochonetes sp." = Fusichonetes1 Liao 1981
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Haydenella kiangsiensis3
 Productida -
Spinomarginifera lopingensis3, Spinomarginifera plena n. sp.3
Spinomarginifera plena n. sp.3 Liao 1987
 Productida - Productidae
Tyloplecta yangtzeensis3
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Truncatenia plicata, "Truncatenia heshanensis n. gen. n. sp." = Licharewiella liangyangensis
"Truncatenia heshanensis n. gen. n. sp." = Licharewiella liangyangensis Zhan 1979
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Falafer heshanensis n. sp.3
Falafer heshanensis n. sp.3 Liao 1987
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Leptodus hoshanensis3, Matanoleptodus punctatus n. gen. n. sp.2, "Leptodus tenuis" = Eolyttonia tenuis3
Matanoleptodus punctatus n. gen. n. sp.2 Liao 1983
"Leptodus tenuis" = Eolyttonia tenuis3 Waagen 1883
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Manzanospira turrita n. sp.4
Manzanospira turrita n. sp.4 Pan and Erwin 2002 snail
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
Anomphalus fusuiensis n. sp.4
Anomphalus fusuiensis n. sp.4 Pan and Erwin 2002 snail
Said to be from Fusui County but Act474 is from Matan
1Clapham 2015; 2Liao 1983; 3Liao 1987; 4Pan and Erwin 2002; 5Shen et al. 2004