Xiangbo reef, unit 34, Longlin County (Permian of China)

Also known as Reef 225

Where: Guangxi, China (24.9° N, 105.2° E: paleocoordinates 5.9° S, 97.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Maokou Formation, Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified framestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. K. Rigby, J. Fan, and W. Zhang. 1989. Sphinctozoan sponges from the Permian reefs of South China. Journal of Paleontology 63(4):404-439 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47442: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 25.02.2005, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Stellispongia radiata n. sp. Rigby et al. 1989 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Virgolidae
Intratubospongia minima Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Preperonidellidae
"Peronidella regulara" = Preperonidella regulara
"Peronidella regulara" = Preperonidella regulara Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Auriculospongiidae
Cavusonella caverna Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae
Rhabdactinia irregulara n. sp. Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Sollasia spheroida Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae
Radicanalospongia normala n. gen. n. sp. Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Imbricatocoelia elongata n. sp. Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge