Beifengjing Section, Bed 26, Zhongliang Hill: Changhsingian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea nucleola Liao 1980
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia acutangula (Huang 1933)
(1 measurement)
Derbyia dirata Grant 1993
Shen and Shi 2007
(1 measurement)
Derbyia yangtzeensis Jin and Hu 1978
synonym of Derbyia schellwieni
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Streptorhynchus longyangensis Wang 1982
Streptorhynchus pelargonatus (von Schlotheim 1816)
(1 measurement)
Tropidelasma zhongliangshanensis (He and Zhu 1985)
(5 measurements)
Tropidelasma triangularis Shen and Shi 2007
Shen and Shi 2007
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sichuanensis Shen et al. 1992
(3 measurements)
Meekella perigeyerelloides Shen et al. 1992
synonym of Meekella heterofolda
(1 measurement)
Meekella versiformis n. sp. Shen et al. 1992
(1 measurement)
Meekella arakeljani (Sokolskaja 1965)
(1 measurement)
Meekella dorsisulcata Feng 1978
synonym of Meekella kueichowensis
Meekella cf. deltoides Liao 1980
(1 measurement)
Perigeyerella sp.
(1 measurement)
Perigeyerella costellata Wang 1955
(5 measurements)
Perigeyerella fastigiata Liao and Meng 1986
Orthothetina planoconvexa Hayasaka 1933
Orthothetina exquisita Shen et al. 1992
synonym of Orthothetina triangularis
(1 measurement)
Orthothetina rara Shen et al. 1992
synonym of Orthothetina elongata
(1 measurement)
Orthothetina shuangtangensis Liang 1982
(4 measurements)
Orthothetina ellipsoides Shen et al. 1992
(1 measurement)
Orthothetina regularis (Huang 1933)
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Cathaysia speciosa Zhan 1979
synonym of Cathaysia chonetoides
Paryphella orbicularis (Liao 1980)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Tyloplecta yangtzeensis (Chao 1927)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Anidanthus sinosus (Huang 1932)
Anidanthus guichiensis Jin and Hu 1978
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus mongolicus (Diener 1897)
Compressoproductus compressus (Waagen 1884)
Haydenella deminutus (Liao 1980)
original and current combination Haydenella deminuta
Haydenella nasuta Zeng 1993
? Haydenella paradoxica Shen et al. 1992
Haydenella wenganensis (Huang 1932)
Haydenella kiangsiensis (Kayser 1883)
Haydenella chianensis (Chao 1927)
synonym of Haydenella kiangsiensis
Haydenella qinglongensis Liao 1980
synonym of Haydenella kiangsiensis
Haydenella elongata Liao 1980
Strophomenata - Productida - Schrenkiellidae
Edriosteges kayseri (Chao 1927)
recombined as Striatospica kayseri
Strophomenata - Productida
Spinomarginifera chengyaoyenensis Huang 1932
Spinomarginifera pseudosintanensis Huang 1932
Spinomarginifera sichuanensis Shen et al. 1992
(1 measurement)
Spinomarginifera kueichowensis Huang 1932
Spinomarginifera sulcata Shen et al. 1992
(2 measurements)
Spinomarginifera alpha Huang 1932
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Parapulchratia nitens (Liao and Meng 1986)
original and current combination Chenxianoproductus nitens
Parapulchratia intercedens (Liao and Meng 1986)
original and current combination Chenxianoproductus intercedens
Strophomenata - Productida - Richthofeniidae
Richthofenia guangdeensis Liao 1984
Richthofenia anshunensis Liao 1980
Richthofenia sinensis Waagen 1885
Strophomenata - Productida - Hercosiidae
Neorichthofenia mabutii (Tazawa and Araki 1984)
(8 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Keyserlingina dzhulfensis (Sarycheva 1964)
Gubleria sp.
Leptodus tenuis (Waagen 1883)
recombined as Eolyttonia tenuis
Leptodus richthofeni Kayser 1883
Leptodus nobilis (Waagen 1883)
Leptodus deminutus Liao 1980
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Licharewiella costata (Waagen 1884)
Strophomenata - Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
Tschernyschewia pseudoirginae (Huang 1932)
Tschernyschewia sinensis Chao 1927
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges poyangensis (Kayser 1883)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Pygmochonetes jingxianensis Jin and Hu 1978
Neochonetes substrophomenoides (Huang 1932)
recombined as Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) substrophomenoides
Neochonetes strophomenoides (Waagen 1884)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris echinata (Chao 1929)
Squamularia subrostrata Grabau 1936
recombined as Phricodothyris subrostrata
Phricodothyris asiatica (Chao 1929)
Squamularia elegantula (Waagen 1883)
recombined as Permophricodothyris elegantula
Squamularia indica (Waagen 1883)
recombined as Permophricodothyris indica
Squamularia grandis Chao 1929
recombined as Permophricodothyris grandis
Squamularia squamularioides (Huang 1933)
recombined as Permophricodothyris squamularioides
"Squamularia" rostrata (Kutorga 1842)
recombined as Bajkuria rostrata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris speciosa Wang 1955
recombined as Speciothyris speciosa
Crurithyris flabelliformis Liao 1979
recombined as Orbicoelia flabelliformis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia corculum (Kutorga 1844)
Martinia semiplana Waagen 1883
Martinia orbicularis Gemmellaro 1899
Martinia abrupta Liao and Meng 1986
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina dorsisulcata Cooper and Grant 1969
synonym of Acosarina minuta
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes sp. Waldheim 1825
Peltichia zigzag (Huang 1933)
Peltichia transversa (Huang 1933)
Peltichia sinensis (Huang 1933)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina multiplicata (Sowerby 1829)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina cf. pandri
Spiriferellina sp.
Spiriferellina nasuta Cooper and Grant 1976
Crenispirifer alpheus (Huang 1933)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Hemiptychina mongolica Grabau 1931
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
Qinglongia elegans
Qinglongia gigantea
Qinglongia difforma Shen et al. 1992
(1 measurement)
Qinglongia exilis Shen et al. 1992
(1 measurement)
Zhongliangshania zhongliangshanensis Shen et al. 1992
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
Beecheria sublaevis (Waagen 1882)
recombined as Fredericksolasma sublaevis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Notothyris triplicata Diener 1897
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae
Stenoscisma zhongliangshanensis n. sp. Shen et al. 1992
recombined as Cyrolexis zhongliangshanensis
(4 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma inclusus
Stenoscisma amoenum Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma mutabilis (Tschernyschew 1902)
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Lissorhynchia pseudoutah (Huang 1933)
recombined as Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah
Prelissorhynchia antearcus (Xu and Grant 1994)
Shen and Shi 2007
synonym of Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah
(1 measurement)
Lissorhynchia triplicata (Liao 1980)
synonym of Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah
Prelissorhynchia plena Shen and Shi 2007
Shen and Shi 2007
synonym of Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah
Wellerellina opima Shen et al. 1992
Shen et al. 1992
Wellerellina triplicata n. sp. Shen et al. 1992
Shen et al. 1992
synonym of Wellerellina chongqingensis
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Anchorhynchia sarciniformis Shen et al. 1992
(1 measurement)
Anchorhynchia ignobilis n. sp. Shen et al. 1992
recombined as Ancorhynchia ignobilis
(1 measurement)
Uncinunellina jabiensis (Waagen 1883)
(1 measurement)
    = Uncinunellina exilis Shen and Shi 2007
Shen and Shi 2007
Implied
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Araxathyris rectimarginalis Shen et al. 1992
recombined as Juxathyris rectimarginalis
Athyris triangularis Shen et al. 1992
synonym of Juxathyris zhijinensis
Araxathyris guizhouensis Liao 1980
recombined as Juxathyris guizhouensis
Araxathyris bisulcata Liao 1980
recombined as Juxathyris bisulcata
Athyris excavata Grabau 1931
recombined as Cleiothyridina excavata
"Composita" sp. Brown 1849
Araxathyris sp. Grunt 1965
Araxathyris dilatatus Shen et al. 1992
Araxathyris araxensis Grunt 1965
    = Araxathyris ? sinensis Shen et al. 2004
Shen et al. 2004
Araxathyris quadrilobata (Abich 1878)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
"Athyris" aff. sulcata Yang and Xu 1966
recombined as Spirigerellina sulcata
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia pseudocardium
Hustedia indica (Waagen 1883)
Hustedia remota (Eichwald 1860)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Promytilus sp. Newell 1942
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Permoperna trapezoidalis (Kayser 1883)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Guizhoupecten sp. Chen 1962
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium sp. Grabau 1928
Boultoniidae
Palaeofusulina nana
Palaeofusulina wongi
Palaeofusulina sinensis Sheng 1955
Staffellidae
Nankinella sp. Lee 1933
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Chongqing
Coordinates: 29.5° North, 106.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:8.3° North, 93.9° East
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
Stage:Changhsingian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Changhsingian
Age range of interval:254.14000 - 251.90200 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Changxing
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 3.92 m thick
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:pyritic,shelly/skeletal,gray lithified cherty/siliceous packstone
Lithology description: Thick-bedded pyritic skeletal packstone with chert nodules (Clapham pers. obs.)
Environment:open shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:94984
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-04-02 16:37:02 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2010-04-02 16:37:02
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
30359. S. Z. Shen and X. L. He. 1991. Changhsingian brachiopod assemblage sequence in Zhongliang Hill, Chongqing. Journal of Stratigraphy 15(3):189-196 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

27487 M. E. Clapham. 2015. Personal Opinions. [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
30357 S. Z. Shen, X. L. He, and M. L. Zhu. 1992. Changxingian brachiopods from Zhongliang Hill of Chongqing, Sichuan Province. In D. Y. Guo (ed.), Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Oil and Gas Bearing Areas in China 3:171-196 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
32491 S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi. 2007. Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopods from South China. Part 1. Orthotetida, Orthida and Rhynchonellida. Bulletin of the Tohoku University Museum 6:1-102 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
29754 S. Z. Shen, J. I. Tazawa, and G. R. Shi. 1999. Peltichia Jin and Liao, 1981 (Enteletidae, Brachiopoda) from Asia: taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and paleobiogeography. Journal of Paleontology 73(1):49-62 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
13997 S.-Z. Shen, T. A. Grunt, and Y.-G. Jin. 2004. A comparative study of Comelicaniidae Merla, 1930 (Brachiopoda: Athyridida) from the Lopingian (Late Permian) of South China and Transcaucasia in Azerbaijan and Iran. Journal of Paleontology 78(5):884-899 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/L. Fall]