Shanshan area, Dikanre Formation, Xinjiang-Uygur (Carboniferous of China)

Where: China (42.4° N, 89.8° E: paleocoordinates 15.0° N, 69.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: lower Member (Dikanre Formation), Moscovian (315.2 - 307.0 Ma)

• from the uppermost unit in the lower member

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, calcareous shale

• green-gray calcareous shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. K. Rigby, J. A. Waters, C. G. Maples, N. G. Lane, Z. T. Liao and L. J. Liu. 1999. Hexactinellid and calcareous sponges from the Pennsylvanian (Moscovian) Dikanre Formation from Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China. Journal of Paleontology 73(3):380-388 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67701: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.12.2006

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Taxonomic list

Hexactinellida
 Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
Stioderma sinensis n. sp. glass sponge
Stioderma micra n. sp. glass sponge
Stioderma magna n. sp. glass sponge
 Reticulosa - Stereodictyidae
Stereodictyum proteron Rigby 1972 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Sebargasiidae
Amblysiphonella cf. barroisi Steinmann 1882 demosponge