PBDB Collection

Meishan section Bed 26 (Permian of China)

Where: Zhejiang, China (31.0° N, 120.0° E: paleocoordinates 17.3° N, 101.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Transitional Bed Formation, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: gray, silty, calcareous claystone

• Dark grey montmorillonite-illite claystone, partly calcareous and silty

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: H. F. Yin, S. Shunbao, D. Meihua, Z. Kexon, T. Jinnan, Y. Fengqing, and L. Xulong. 1996. The Meishan Section, Candidate of the global stratotype section and point of Permian-Triassic boundary. The Palaeozoic-Mesozoic boundary candidates of global stratotype section and point of the Permian-Triassic Boundary 31-48 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48895: authorized by Alistair McGowan, entered by Alistair McGowan on 04.04.2005, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Conodonta
Ozarkodinida - Anchignathodontidae	Hindeodus latidentatus Hindeodus latidentatus conodont
Ozarkodinida - Gondolellidae	Clarkina changxingensis, Clarkina deflecta, Clarkina carinata, Clarkina meishanensis Clarkina changxingensis conodont Clarkina deflecta conodont Clarkina carinata conodont Clarkina meishanensis Zhang et al. 1995 conodont
Strophomenata
Productida - Productellidae	"Paryphella sulcatifera" = Paryphella sinuata, "Paryphella orbicularis" = Paryphella orbicularis, "Paryphella triquetra" = Paryphella orbicularis, Cathaysia chonetoides "Paryphella sulcatifera" = Paryphella sinuata Zhan 1979 "Paryphella orbicularis" = Paryphella orbicularis Liao 1980 "Paryphella triquetra" = Paryphella orbicularis Liao 1980 Cathaysia chonetoides Chao 1927
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	"Neochonetes convexa" = Neochonetes (Neochonetes) convexa, "Tethyochonetes sp." = Fusichonetes, "Waagenites wongiana" = Fusichonetes wongiana, "Waagenites cf. soochowensis" = Fusichonetes soochowensis "Neochonetes convexa" = Neochonetes (Neochonetes) convexa Liao 1980 "Tethyochonetes sp." = Fusichonetes Liao 1981 "Waagenites wongiana" = Fusichonetes wongiana Chao 1928 "Waagenites cf. soochowensis" = Fusichonetes soochowensis Chao 1928
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Paracrurithyris pigmaea, "Crurithyris flabelliformis" = Orbicoelia flabelliformis Paracrurithyris pigmaea Liao 1980 "Crurithyris flabelliformis" = Orbicoelia flabelliformis Liao 1979
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Araxathyris minuta Araxathyris minuta
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Uncinunellina sp. Uncinunellina sp. Grabau 1932
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	"Neowellerella pseudoutah" = Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah "Neowellerella pseudoutah" = Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah Huang 1933
Cephalopoda
Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae	Metophiceras sp., Tompophiceras sp., Hypophiceras changxingense, Hypophiceras cf. martini Metophiceras sp. Spath 1935 ceratite Tompophiceras sp. Popov 1961 ceratite Hypophiceras changxingense Wang 1984 ceratite Hypophiceras cf. martini Trumpy 1969 ceratite
Ceratitida - Otoceratidae	Otoceras sp. Otoceras sp. Griesbach 1880 ceratite
Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae	Pseudogastrioceras sp. Pseudogastrioceras sp. Spath 1936 ammonite
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Claraiidae	Peribositra baoqingensis Peribositra baoqingensis Chen 1981 scallop