Selong Xishan, Bed 9 (Permian of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.7° N, 85.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.5° S, 63.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Selong Group, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• 0.2 m thick; Chonetella nasuta assemblage

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• coarse bioclastic limestone, 0.20 m

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 73601: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.06.2007, edited by Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae
Neopsilocamara laevis n. gen. n. sp., Psilocamara sp.
Neopsilocamara laevis n. gen. n. sp. Shen et al. 2000
Psilocamara sp. Cooper 1956
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
? Bullarina striata
? Bullarina striata Shen et al. 2001
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Nakimusiella selongensis, "Spiriferella qubuensis" = Arcullina qubuensis, Spiriferella rajah, Spiriferella sinica
Nakimusiella selongensis Shen et al. 2001
"Spiriferella qubuensis" = Arcullina qubuensis Zhang 1976
Spiriferella rajah Salter 1865
Spiriferella sinica Zhang 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Trigonotreta lightjacki, ? Lepidospirifer sp.
Trigonotreta lightjacki Archbold and Thomas 1986
? Lepidospirifer sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp., Cleiothyridina ovalis, Gruntea grunti
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
Cleiothyridina ovalis Shi and Archbold 1993
Gruntea grunti Shi and Shen 1997
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina sp.
 Terebratulida - Labaiidae
Labaia sp.
Labaia sp. Licharew 1956
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes (Sommeriella) regularis
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Retimarginifera xizangensis n. sp.
Retimarginifera xizangensis n. sp. Shen et al. 2000
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris opuntia, Chonetella semicostata
Echinauris opuntia Waagen 1884
Chonetella semicostata Waterhouse 2004
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Taeniothaerus densipustulatus
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Marginalosia kalikotei
Marginalosia kalikotei Waterhouse 1975
 Orthotetida -
Orthotetoidea indet.