Selong Xishan, Bed 3 (Permian of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.7° N, 85.8° E: paleocoordinates 54.5° S, 62.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Selong Group, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• 17.2 m thick; Chonetella nasuta assemblage

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, brown limestone

• brown limestone, 17.20 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by S.Z. Shen in 1996,1998

Primary reference: S. Z. Shen, N. W. Archbold, G. R. Shi and Z. Q. Chen. 2000. Permian brachiopods from the Selong Xishan Section, Xizang (Tibet), China. Part 1: Stratigraphy, Strophomenida, Productida and Rhynchonellida. Geobios 33(6):725-752 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73592: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.06.2007, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes (Sommeriella) regularis n. sp. Shen et al. 2000
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Costatumulus tazawai Shen et al. 2000
 Productida - Productellidae
Chonetella semicostata Waterhouse 2004
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Gruntea grunti Shi and Shen 1997
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella rajah Salter 1865
Spiriferella sinica Zhang 1976