Paraspiriferina sp.

Chen, Zhong-Qiang, Campi, Monica J., Shi, Guang R. & Kaiho, Kunio, 2005, Post-extinction brachiopod faunas from the Late Permian Wuchiapingian coal series of South China, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50 (2), pp. 343-363 : 360

Paraspiriferina sp.

Fig. 7G.

Locality and horizon: Daijiagou section; 1st member of the Lungtan Formation.

Remarks.—An incomplete dorsal external mold (NMV P309635) is figured here to indicate the presence of Paraspiriferina in the basal Lungtan Coal Series. It is characterized by the coarse, sharp costae, numbering 4–5 on each flank. Of these, a median costa dominates the others and serves as the median fold. These features approach Paraspiriferina alpha ( Huang, 1933) , characteristic of the Lopingian of South China (e.g., Huang 1933; Liao 1980a; Xu 1987). However, insufficient material prevents a full comparison with Huang’s species.