Mingshan Coalfield, Loping Area: Lopingian, China
collected by Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
Strophalosia horrescens (de Verneuil 1845)
    = Productus (Septoproductus) abichi Waagen 1884
Frech 1911
    = Tschernyschewia sinensis Chao 1927
Zhang and Jin 1961
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Productus mexicanus Shumard 1858
    = Urushtenia obscura Chao 1927
Jin 1963
recombined as Urushtenoidea obscura
Productus ? carringtonianus Davidson 1863
    = Strophalosia (Aulosteges) poyangensis Kayser 1883
Frech 1911
recombined as Edriosteges poyangensis
Strophalosia poyangensis n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Edriosteges poyangensis
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Productus ? sinuatus
    = Productus gratiosus Waagen 1884
Frech 1911
recombined as Transennatia gratiosa
Strophomenata - Productida
Productus lopingensis n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Spinomarginifera lopingensis
Productus nystianus var. lopingensis
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Productus semireticulatus (Martin 1809)
    = Productus gratiosus Waagen 1884
Frech 1911
    = Tyloplecta yangtzeensis Chao 1927
Angiolini and Carabelli 2010
Productus costatus Sowerby 1827
    = Tyloplecta yangtzeensis Chao 1927
Angiolini and Carabelli 2010
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
"Productus" aculeatus Sowerby 1814
recombined as Krotovia aculeata
Productus longispinus Sowerby 1814
    = Chonetes chonetoides Chao 1927
Huang 1932
recombined as Cathaysia chonetoides
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Productus palliata n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Parapulchratia palliata
Productus pustulosus var. palliata
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Productus cf. cora d'Orbigny 1842
recombined as Linoproductus cora
Strophomenata - Productida - Schrenkiellidae
Productus plicatilis Sowerby 1824
    = Striatifera kayseri Chao 1927
Chao 1927
recombined as Striatospica kayseri
Permundaria sisophonensis Nakamura et al. 1970
Nakamura et al. 1970
Productus undatus (partim pl 26, fig 12) in Kayser
    = Permundaria sp. Nakamura et al. 1970
Sone and Mohd Shafeea Leman 2005
More inflated ventral shell with shorterhinge; probably another species
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Productus undatus Defrance 1826
    = Productus mongolicus Diener 1897
Frech 1911
recombined as Compressoproductus mongolicus
Productus kiangsiensis n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Haydenella kiangsiensis
Strophomenata - Productida - Richthofeniidae
Richthofenia lawrenciana (de Koninck 1863)
    = Richthofenia sinensis n. sp. Waagen 1885
Waagen 1885
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Leptodus richthofeni n. gen., n. sp. Kayser 1883
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia schellwieni Frech 1911
Frech 1911
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Streptorhynchus pelargonatus (von Schlotheim 1816)
Frech 1911
Streptorhynchus crenistria (Phillips 1836)
Streptorhynchus crenistria var. senilis
    = Streptorhynchus kayseri Schellwien 1900
Huang 1933
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Orthotetes ruber Frech 1911
Frech 1911
recombined as Orthothetina ruber
Meekella ? striatocostata (Cox 1857)
    = Meekella kayseri Jaekel 1892
Frech 1911
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Spirifer (Reticularia) waageni (Loczy 1899)
Frech 1911
recombined as Permophricodothyris waageni
Spirifer lineatus (partm pl 22, fig 6) in Kayser
Spirifer lineatus (Martin 1809)
    = Spirifer (Reticularia) indica Waagen 1883
Frech 1911
recombined as Permophricodothyris indica
Pl 22, figs 7,8 only
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Spirifer ellipticus
    = Spirifer (Martinia) semiplanus Waagen 1883
Frech 1911
Pl 22, fig 10 only
    = Martinia lopingensis Chao 1929
Zhang and Jin 1961
Spirifer glaber Sowerby 1821
    = Martinia lopingensis Chao 1929
Zhang and Jin 1961
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
"Athyris" globularis Phillips 1835
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Retzia compressa Meek 1864
    = Retzia (Hustedia) grandicosta Davidson 1862
Frech 1911
recombined as Hustedia grandicosta
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
"Terebratula" hastata Sowerby 1824
    = Dielasma acutangulum Waagen 1882
Frech 1911
recombined as Gundarolasmina acutangulum
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Dalmanella indica (Waagen 1884)
Frech 1911
synonym of Acosarina minuta
Orthis pecosii (partim) in Kayseri
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Syntrielasma hemiplicata
    = Enteletes kayseri Waagen 1884
Frech 1911
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Orthis pecosii Marcou 1858
    = "Dalmanella" subquadrata Fliegel 1900
Frech 1911
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora tuberosa n. sp. Kayser 1883
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora lepidodendroides Meek 1872
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora sp.
Synocladia sp. King 1849
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
"Nautilus" sp. Linnaeus 1758
    = ? Gastrioceras richthofeni n. sp. Frech 1911
Frech 1911
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Nautilus mingshanensis n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Tainoceras mingshanense
Nautilus orientalis n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Tainoceras orientale
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Orthoceras cf. cyclophorum Waagen 1879
    = Orthoceras obliqueannulatum Waagen 1879
Frech 1911
recombined as Neocycloceras obliqueannulatum
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Orthoceras bicinctum Abich 1878
recombined as Lopingoceras bicinctum
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
"Orthoceras" sp. Breynius 1832
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Warthia sp. Waagen 1880
"Nautilus an Warthia"
    = Bellerophon cf. jonesianus de Koninck 1863
Frech 1911
recombined as Waagenella jonesianus
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras producti n. sp. Frech 1911
Frech 1911
Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae
"Macrocheilus" cf. anguliferus White 1874
recombined as Coelostylina angulifera
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
"Avicula" sp. Bruguière 1791
    = "Oxytoma" aff. laevicostata
Frech 1911
original and current combination Avicula (Oxytoma)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851
    = Aviculopecten pseudoctenostreon Waagen 1881
Frech 1911
Aviculopecten maccoyi Kayser 1883
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervilleia (Angustella) praeangusta n. sp. Frech 1911
Frech 1911
recombined as Ensipteria praeangusta
Myalina trapezoidalis n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Permoperna trapezoidalis
Liebea sinensis n. sp. Frech 1911
Frech 1911
synonym of Permoperna trapezoidalis
Myalina trapezoidalis (partim pl 21, figs 2,4) in Kayser
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
"Pinna" confutsiana n. sp. Kayser 1883
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Macrodon" carbonarius
synonym of Parallelodon
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
"Allorisma" sp. King 1844
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
? Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus lopingensis n. sp. Kayser 1883
Schizodus wheeleri (Swallow 1863)
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Phillipsia obtusicauda n. sp. Kayser 1883
recombined as Pseudophillipsia obtusicauda
(1 measurement)
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllum proliferum McChesney 1860
recombined as Lophophyllidium proliferum
includes ? var. sauridens
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Michelinia sp. de Koninck 1841
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Jiangxi
Coordinates: 29.0° North, 117.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:11.6° North, 102.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Lopingian
Age range of interval:259.51000 - 251.90200 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: According to von Richthofen (as a footnote), "The fossils come from thin limestone layers, which are intersected by the wells, just before they reach the coal seams."
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,red lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:MfN
Collectors:Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen
Metadata
Database number:109628
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-05-19 11:41:26 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-05-19 11:41:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
44371. E. Kayser. 1883. Obercarbonische fauna von Lo-Ping. In F. von Richthofen (ed.), China: Ergebnisse Eigener Reisen und Darauf Gegründeter Studien 4:160-208 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

40791 L. Angiolini and L. Carabelli. 2010. Upper Permian brachiopods from the Nesen Formation, north Iran. Special Papers in Palaeontology 84:41-90 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
27347 Y.T. Chao. 1927. Productidae of China Part 1: Producti. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 5(2):1-244 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
44368 F. Frech. 1911. Die Dyas. In F. von Richthofen (ed.), China: Ergebnisse Eigener Reisen und Darauf Gegründeter Studien 5:103-137 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
33528 G. Hahn and C. Brauckmann. 1975. Revision zweier Trilobiten-Arten aus dem Perm Asiens. Geologica et Palaeontologica 9:117-124 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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32372 K. Nakamura, M. Kato, and D. R. Choi. 1970. On Permundaria, a new genus of the brachiopod family Linoproductidae. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 14(3):293-300 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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