HongHuaYuan Fm., TangShan, JiangNin Co., JiangSu Prov., China (Ordovician of China)

Where: JiangSu, China (32.0° N, 118.0° E: paleocoordinates 8.3° N, 136.9° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Honghuayuan Formation, Arenig (478.6 - 466.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, gray, cherty/siliceous limestone and chert

• light gray siliceous limestone with mud in upper section and chert nodules in lower

Primary reference: X. Chen, T. E. Chen, X. P. Zhou, J. Y. Qiu, Y. N. Ni and X. C. Yang. 1988. Ordovician system of the Lower Yangtze region in Jiangsu Province. Sinian-Triassic biostratigraphy of the Lower Yangtze peneplatform in Jiangsu Region 81-126 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7922: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 08.06.2000

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Hopeiceras sp., Cryptoblatus sp.
Strophomenata
 Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Tritoechia sp.
Tritoechia sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae
Punctolira sp.
 Orthida - Finkelnburgiidae
Diparelasma sp.
Diparelasma sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomida -
Nicholsonella sp.
Nicholsonella sp. Ulrich 1890
Cephalopoda
 Bisonocerida - Coreanoceratidae
Coreanoceras sp.
Coreanoceras sp. Kobayashi 1931
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Ecculiomphalus sp.
Ecculiomphalus sp. Portlock 1843 snail