Selong Xishan, Bed 15 (Permian of China)

Where: Xizang, China (28.7° N, 85.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.5° S, 63.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Selong Group, Changhsingian (254.2 - 252.2 Ma)

• 0.4 m thick; Chonetella nasuta assemblage, possibly ranging into the Changhsingian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• greyish yellow dolomitized bioclastic limestone with abundant brachiopods, crinoids, bryozoans, corals and bivalves, 0.40 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by S.Z. Shen in 1996,1998

Primary reference: S. Z. Shen, N. W. Archbold, G. R. Shi and Z. Q. Chen. 2000. Permian brachiopods from the Selong Xishan Section, Xizang (Tibet), China. Part 1: Stratigraphy, Strophomenida, Productida and Rhynchonellida. Geobios 33(6):725-752 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73607: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 21.06.2007, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Coledium cheni
Coledium cheni Waterhouse 2004
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
? Bullarina striata
? Bullarina striata Shen et al. 2001
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
"Spiriferella qubuensis" = Arcullina qubuensis, Spiriferella rajah
"Spiriferella qubuensis" = Arcullina qubuensis Zhang 1976
Spiriferella rajah Salter 1865
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Gruntea grunti
Gruntea grunti Shi and Shen 1997
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina sp.
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Gjelispinifera sp.
Gjelispinifera sp. Ivanova 1975
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
"Dielasma" sp.
"Dielasma" sp. King 1856
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Krotovia arcuata" = Lazarevonia arcuata
"Krotovia arcuata" = Lazarevonia arcuata Waterhouse 1978