PBDB Collection

Tonglu, China (Permian of China)

Also known as Reef 3068

Where: Zhejiang, China (29.8° N, 119.7° E: paleocoordinates 8.5° N, 102.9° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lengwu Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

• Sponge reef mound dominated by sphinctozoans. Other reef builders are algae, "hydrozoans", bryozoans, and corals. Binding agent is usually Archaeolithoporella. Reef intercalated in deltaic facies.

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), peel or thin section,

• Only sphinctozoan sponges sampled in detail

Primary reference: G. V. Belyaeva. 2000. New taxa of Sphictozoa from the Permian reefs of southeastern China. Paleontological Journal 34(2):155-160 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 10698: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 26.05.2001

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Taxonomic list

• Additional data added from Shen & Kawamura (reef core)

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unclassified
-	Lingchangospongia lingchangensis, Zhinanopora masta Lingchangospongia lingchangensis Zhinanopora masta End reef builders
Stenolaemata
Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae	Fistulipora sinensis Fistulipora sinensis Yoh 1932
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae	Duplophyllum sp. Duplophyllum sp. Koker 1924 horn coral
Stauriida - Metriophyllidae	Asserculinia sp. Asserculinia sp. Schouppé and Stacul 1959 horn coral
Stauriida - Tachylasmatidae	Tachylasma sp. Tachylasma sp. Grabau 1922 horn coral
Disjectopora
- Disjectoporidae	Disjectopora shinanensis Disjectopora shinanensis
Calcarea
Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae	Peronidella sp. Peronidella sp. Hinde 1893 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
Verticillitida - Colospongiidae	Parauvanella paronae, Parauvanella minima, Colospongia gemini, Colospongia benjamini Parauvanella paronae demosponge Parauvanella minima Senowbari-Daryan 1990 demosponge Colospongia gemini demosponge Colospongia benjamini Girty 1909 demosponge
Agelasida - Sebargasiidae	Amblysiphonella chinesis, Amblysiphonella aff. specialis, "Amblysiphonella marlay" = Laccosiphonella merlai, Chinaspongia fani n. gen. n. sp. Amblysiphonella chinesis demosponge Amblysiphonella aff. specialis Rigby et al. 1989 demosponge "Amblysiphonella marlay" = Laccosiphonella merlai Parona 1933 demosponge Chinaspongia fani n. gen. n. sp. Belyaeva 2000 demosponge
Agelasida - Solenolmiidae	? Deningeria sp. ? Deningeria sp. Wilckens 1937 demosponge
Agelasida - Intrasporeocoeliidae	Rhabdactinia reticulatus n. sp., Intrasporeocoelia hubeiensis Rhabdactinia reticulatus n. sp. demosponge Intrasporeocoelia hubeiensis Fan and Zhang 1985 demosponge
Agelasida - Guadalupiidae	Cystothalamia noduliformis Cystothalamia noduliformis demosponge
Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae	Girtyocoelia sp., Thaumastocoelia aff. spheroida, Thaumastocoelia irregularis, Sollasia arta Girtyocoelia sp. Cossman 1909 demosponge Thaumastocoelia aff. spheroida demosponge Thaumastocoelia irregularis Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996 demosponge Sollasia arta Belyaeva 1991 demosponge
Hadromerida - Celyphiidae	Celyphia pisiformis, Celyphia sp., Celyphia bacula n. sp., Tongluspongia yangae n. gen. n. sp. Celyphia pisiformis demosponge Celyphia sp. Pomel 1872 demosponge Celyphia bacula n. sp. Belyaeva 2000 demosponge Tongluspongia yangae n. gen. n. sp. Belyaeva 2000 demosponge
Cyanophyceae
- Aphralysiaceae	Archaeolithoporella sp. Archaeolithoporella sp. Endo 1959
Rhodophyceae
Archaeolithophyllales - Palaoaplysinaceae	Palaeoaplysina cf. laminaeformis Palaeoaplysina cf. laminaeformis Krotov 1888
- Gymnocodiaceae	Gymnocodium sp. Gymnocodium sp. Pia 1927