Bangtoupo F37, Qingyan, China: Pelsonian - Illyrian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora indet. Dybowski 1877
39 individuals
Solenopora sp. A and calcareous red algae gen. et sp. indet.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Neoconophyllia leidapoensis Deng and Kong 1984
1 individual
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
2 individuals
Gastropoda gen et sp. indet.
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Spirostylidae
Spirostylus subcolumnaris (Münster 1841)
1 individual
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae
Wortheniella conica
1 individual
Wortheniella hausmanni
2 individuals
Wortheniella nuda
2 individuals
Wortheniella sp. n. sp. Schwardt 1992
1 individual
Wortheniella n. sp. F
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Tricolnaticopsidae
Pachyomphalus sp. n. sp. Böhm 1895
1 individual
Pachyomphalus n. sp. A
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Eucycloscala sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1895
3 individuals
Eucycloscala n. sp. A
Eucycloscala sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1895
2 individuals
Eucycloscala n. sp. B
Eucycloscala sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1895
1 individual
Eucycloscala n. sp. C
Eucycloscala obliquicostata Yin and Yochelson 1983
3 individuals
Gastropoda - Schizogoniidae
Schizogonium pentagonum Yu et al. 1974
3 individuals
Gastropoda - Euomphalina
Triassocirrus applanatus (Kutassy 1937)
1 individual
Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Cheilotomona pentagonum Yu et al. 1974
1 individual
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Hologyra guizhoui Yin and Yochelson 1983
1 individual
Gastropoda - Neritariidae
Neritaria sp. n. sp. Koken 1892
1 individual
Neritaria n. sp. B
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
2 individuals
Bivalvia gen. et sp. indet.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae
Philobryidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Bernard 1897
1 individual
Philobryidae n. gen. A, n. sp. A
    = Eophilobryoidella sinoanisica Stiller and Chen 2004
Stiller and Chen 2004
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Pichleriidae
Elegantarca subareata Chen 1976
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Protostrea sinensis (Hsu 1943)
5 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Pseudoplacunopsis sp. n. sp. Bittner 1895
1 individual
Pseudoplacunopsis n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis subplana
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Palaeolima acutecostata
1 individual
Palaeolima subcostata
1 individual
Plagiostoma sp. n. sp. Sowerby 1814
1 individual
Plagiostoma n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria plana
1 individual
Leptochondria subillyrica
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Praechlamys schroeteri
1 individual
Praechlamys stenodictya
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Terquemiidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Cox 1964
1 individual
Terquemiidae n. gen. B, n. sp. A
Newaagia multicostata
1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella sulcata
7 individuals
Cassianella ecki sulcata
Cassianella qingyanensis
4 individuals
Cassianella subcislonensis
17 individuals
Cassianella simplex Chen 1976
20 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Arcavicula (Arcavicula) guizhouensis
2 individuals
Pteria caudata
3 individuals
Pteria rugosa Chen 1976
1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida
Ostreoidea indet. n. gen., n. sp. (Rafinesque 1815)
3 individuals
original and current combination Ostreacea
Ostreoidea n. gen A, n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha sp. n. sp. Röding 1798
2 individuals
Lopha n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus (Modiolus) salzstettensis (Hohenstein 1913)
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Schafhaeutlia astartiformis (Münster 1841)
1 individual
recombined as Fimbria astartiformis
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Costatoria multiformis
6 individuals
Costatoria proharpa multiformis
Elegantinia sp. n. sp. (Waagen 1907)
6 individuals
Elegantinia n. sp. A
Elegantinia elegans (Dunker 1849)
3 individuals
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
Laevidentalium bangtoupoensis
2 individuals
original and current combination Dentalium (Laevidentalium)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Septaliphorioidea paucicostata Yang and Xu 1966
4 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Diholkorhynchia sinensis (Koken 1910)
7 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Lepismatinidae
Lepismatina hsui Wang 1955
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Balatonospiridae
Nudispiriferina minima Yang and Xu 1966
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Mentzelia subspherica Yang and Xu 1966
10 individuals
Mentzelia mentzeli (Dunker 1851)
3 individuals
Hirsutella multicostata (Yang and Xu 1966)
2 individuals
recombined as Dagyssia multicostata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Laballidae
Paralepismatina semiconica Yang and Xu 1966
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Bittnerulidae
Thecocyrtelloidea tubulosa Yang and Xu 1966
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
"Cyrtina" indet. Davidson 1858
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Schwagerispira fuchsi (Koken 1900)
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Angustothyris angustaeformis (Boekh 1872)
20 individuals
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Ruxingella lianjiangensis
6 individuals
Weixiserpula weixi
32 individuals
Crinoidea - Millericrinida - Bangtoupocrinidae
Bangtoupocrinus kokeni Stiller 2000
1 individual
Crinoidea - Qingyanocrinidae
Qingyanocrinus kueichounensis (Dubatolova and Shao 1959)
1 individual
Crinoidea - Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus cf. liliiformis Lamarck 1801
3 individuals
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis (Laube 1865)
1 individual
    = Tyrolecrinus wugangi Stiller 2011
Stiller 2011
Balanocrinus sp. n. sp. Agassiz 1847
1 individual
Balanocrinus n. sp. A
Echinoidea
"Cidaris" wissmanni Desor 1847
1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
"Cidaris" lineola
1 individual
"Cidaris" venustespinosa
1 individual
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Guizhou
Coordinates: 26.3° North, 106.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:13.3° North, 95.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Anisian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
*Period:Middle Triassic
*International age/stage:Late/Upper Anisian *Local age/stage:Late/Upper Pelsonian - Early/Lower Illyrian
Key time interval:Pelsonian - Illyrian
Age range of interval:247.20000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Qingyan Member:Leidapo
Local section:Bangtoupo Local bed:37
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Basal upper Anisian. Schreyerites binodosus and Paraceratites trinodosus zones. Yuqing subformation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified calcareous claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:open shallow subtidal Tectonic setting:passive margin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Articulated whole bodies:some
Bioerosion:occasional
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,mechanical,peel or thin section,field collection
Collection size:277 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: All abundance data given as "statistical individuals"
Bivalves, brachiopods: Double-valved shells + higher number of single shells (right or left)
Echinoderms, vertebrates: one indivudual if number of parts more than parts in living animal. crinoids > 150 columnalia = 1 individual,
Others: all fragments as one
Metadata
Database number:31622
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, M. Clapham, M. Aberhan Enterer:W. Kiessling, M. Apel, M. Clapham, S. Nurnberg
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-05-20 02:06:44 Last modified:2003-05-20 05:06:46
Access level:the public Released:2003-05-20 02:06:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

8524. F. Stiller. 2001. Fossilvergesellschaftungen, Paläoökologie und paläosynökologische Entwicklung im Oberen Anisium (Mittlere Trias) von Qingyan, insbesondere Bangtoupo, Provinz Guizhou, Südwestchina. Münstersche Forschungen zur Geologie und Paläontologie 92:1-523 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]

Secondary references:

38551 F. Stiller. 2011. An early isocrinid sea lily from the middle to late Anisian boundary (Middle Triassic) of south-west China - evidence for a far-east Tethyan origin of the family Isocrinidae. Palaeontology 54(6):1415-1433 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
37155 F. Stiller and J. Chen. 2004. Eophilobryoidella sinoanisica new genus and species, an early Philobryid bivalve from the upper Anisian (middle Triassic) of Qingyan, southwestern China. Journal of Paleontology 78(2):414-419 [M. Aberhan/D. Wellmanns/M. Uhen]