Bangtoupo F61, Qingyan, China: Pelsonian - Illyrian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Corals indet.
1 individual
Solitary corals gen. et sp. indet.
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora sp. Dybowski 1877
50 individuals
Solenopora sp. A and calcareous red algae gen. et sp. indet.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae
Margarophyllia vortica Deng and Kong 1984
1 individual
Neoconophyllia leidapoensis Deng and Kong 1984
5 individuals
Promargarosmilia sp. Deng and Zhang 1985
6 individuals
Promargarosmilia sp. A
Semidistichophyllum guizhouensis Deng and Kong 1984
1 individual
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Balanocrinus sp. n. sp. Agassiz 1847
4 individuals
Balanocrinus n. sp. A
Crinoidea - Millericrinida - Bangtoupocrinidae
Bangtoupocrinus kokeni Stiller 2000
1 individual
Silesiacrinus parvus Stiller 2000
1 individual
Crinoidea - Encrinida - Encrinidae
Encrinus cf. liliiformis Lamarck 1801
2 individuals
Echinoidea
"Cidaris" wissmanni Desor 1847
1 individual
nomen dubium belonging to Echinoidea
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
"Cidaris" bangtoupoensis
1 individual
"Cidaris" fangchui
1 individual
"Cidaris" gu
1 individual
"Cidaris" lineola
1 individual
"Cidaris" venustespinosa
1 individual
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
3 individuals
Gastropoda gen. et sp. indet.
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Zygopleura arctecostata (Münster 1841)
10 individuals
Zygopleura tenuis (Münster 1841)
1 individual
recombined as Ampezzopleura tenuis
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Tyrsoecus multinodosa Yin and Yochelson 1983
6 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae
Wortheniella conica
4 individuals
Wortheniella nuda
2 individuals
Wortheniella tuberculifera
2 individuals
Wortheniella sp. Schwardt 1992
4 individuals
Wortheniella n. sp. G
Wortheniella indet. Schwardt 1992
1 individual
Wortheniella sp. indet.
Gastropoda
Omphaloptycha gregaria (Schlotheim 1820)
2 individuals
original and current combination Buccinites gregarius
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbinidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Rafinesque 1815
1 individual
Turbinidae n. gen. C, n. sp. A
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Rafinesque 1815
30 individuals
Trochidae n. gen. A, n. sp. A
Gastropoda - Discohelicidae
Discogonius subvenustus
7 individuals
original and current combination Discohelix (Discogonius)
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Eucycloscala sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1895
2 individuals
Eucycloscala n. sp. A
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Coelostylina ahlburgi (Assmann 1924)
2 individuals
Coelostylina liscaviensis (Giebel 1856)
8 individuals
Trypanostylus cf. turritelliformis
2 individuals
Trypanostylus sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1895
4 individuals
Trypanostylus n. sp. B
Trypanostylus cf. haueri (Giebel 1856)
1 individual
Trypanostylus konincki (Münster 1841)
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Cheilotomona pentagonum Yu et al. 1974
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Delphinulopsidae
Naticopsis (Marmolatella) applanata Kittl 1894
2 individuals
Delphinulopsis binodosa (Münster 1841)
1 individual
Delphinulopsis cf. laubei Kittl 1892
3 individuals
synonym of Delphinulopsis binodosa
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Tricolnaticopsidae
Pachyomphalus sp. n. sp. Böhm 1895
47 individuals
Pachyomphalus n. sp. A
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathilda antonii
1 individual
original and current combination Promathildia
Promathilda cf. tenuicarinata
1 individual
original and current combination Promathildia
Promathilda sp. n. sp. (Andreae 1887)
1 individual
original and current combination Promathildia
Promathilda n. sp. C
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Hologyra guizhoui Yin and Yochelson 1983
4 individuals
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) ladina Kittl 1892
1 individual
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) signata (Koken 1900)
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Neritariidae
Trachynerita distincta (Kittl 1894)
3 individuals
Neritaria sp. n. sp. Koken 1892
1 individual
Neritaria n. sp. A
Neritaria sp. n. sp. Koken 1892
6 individuals
Neritaria n. sp. B
Gastropoda - Euomphalina
Triassocirrus moellendorfi (Koken 1900)
7 individuals
Triassocirrus guizhouensis Yin and Yochelson 1983
2 individuals
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalus qingyanensis Yin and Yochelson 1983
1 individual
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
2 individuals
Bivalvia gen. et sp. indet.
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula qingyanensis Chen 1976
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Elegantinia kulunensis
1 individual
Elegantinia sp. n. sp. (Waagen 1907)
3 individuals
Elegantinia n. sp. A
Elegantinia elegans (Dunker 1849)
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cardinia sp. n. sp. Agassiz 1841
1 individual
Cardinia n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Coelopis (Coelopis) sp. n. sp. Munier-Chalmas 1887
1 individual
Coelopis (Coelopis) n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Schafhaeutlia astartiformis (Münster 1841)
1 individual
recombined as Fimbria astartiformis
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Pichleriidae
Elegantarca subareata Chen 1976
29 individuals
Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae
Philobryidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Bernard 1897
20 individuals
Philobryidae n. gen. A, n. sp. A
    = Eophilobryoidella sinoanisica Stiller and Chen 2004
Stiller and Chen 2004
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria caudata
4 individuals
Pteria cassiana (Bittner 1895)
1 individual
Pteria rugosa Chen 1976
1 individual
Arcavicula (Arcavicula) guizhouensis
11 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella sulcata
7 individuals
Cassianella ecki sulcata
Cassianella qingyanensis
4 individuals
Cassianella subcislonensis
2 individuals
Cassianella simplex Chen 1976
10 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angulata Münster 1841
1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida
Ostreoidea indet. n. gen., n. sp. (Rafinesque 1815)
7 individuals
original and current combination Ostreacea
Ostreoidea n. gen A, n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha sp. n. sp. Röding 1798
10 individuals
Lopha n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Protostrea sinensis (Hsu 1943)
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria plana
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Palaeolima dunkeri
1 individual
Plagiostoma sp. n. sp. Sowerby 1814
3 individuals
Plagiostoma n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Pseudoplacunopsis sp. n. sp. Bittner 1895
1 individual
Pseudoplacunopsis n. sp. A
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Terquemiidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Cox 1964
2 individuals
Terquemiidae n. gen. B, n. sp. A
Terquemiidae indet. n. gen., n. sp. Cox 1964
1 individual
Terquemiidae n. gen. B?, n. sp. B
Newaagia multicostata
1 individual
Newaagia sessilis
6 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Praechlamys schroeteri
1 individual
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Schreyerites binodosus (Hauer 1850)
1 individual
recombined as Paraceratites binodosus
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
Laevidentalium bangtoupoensis
2 individuals
original and current combination Dentalium (Laevidentalium)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Bittnerulidae
Thecocyrtelloidea tubulosa Yang and Xu 1966
4 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Laballidae
Paralepismatina semiconica Yang and Xu 1966
7 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Balatonospiridae
Nudispiriferina minima Yang and Xu 1966
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Lepismatinidae
Lepismatina hsui Wang 1955
42 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Mentzelia mentzeli (Dunker 1851)
4 individuals
Mentzelia subspherica Yang and Xu 1966
47 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Schwagerispira fuchsi (Koken 1900)
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Septaliphorioidea paucicostata Yang and Xu 1966
7 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Diholkorhynchia sinensis (Koken 1910)
19 individuals
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
"Spirorbis" qingyani
2 individuals
Weixiserpula weixi
48 individuals
Ruxingella lianjiangensis
15 individuals
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:244.70000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Qingyan Member:Leidapo
Local section:Bangtoupo Local bed:61
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:554 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:31632
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, M. Aberhan Enterer:W. Kiessling, S. Nurnberg, M. Apel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-05-20 02:15:16 Last modified:2003-05-20 05:15:19
Access level:the public Released:2003-05-20 02:15:16
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:

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]