Qiubei County, Ximatang Formation (Triassic of China)

Where: Yunnan, China (24.0° N, 104.2° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 95.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ximatang Formation, Induan (252.2 - 251.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: C. Z. Chen, Q. H. Ma, and Z. M. Zhang. 1974. Triassic bivalves. Handbook of the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southwest China 326-343 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98546: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.10.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha roemeri Eck 1872 clam
 Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia anulata Yin and Gan 1978 scallop
Claraia stachei Bittner 1901 scallop