“Hydrozoa” from Middle and Upper Permian reefs of South China

1991/01/01 by Fan Jiasong, Jane R. Rigby, J. Keith Rigby +2 · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Energy · #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis #Algal biology and biofuel production

paper · doi:10.1017/s0022336000020199

Abstract

Abundant “hydrozoans” are important frame-building and accessory organisms in Middle and Upper Permian reefs of southern China, particularly in western Hubei, eastern Sichuan, eastern Yunnan, and northwestern Guangxi. The new genera Radiotrabeculopora, Lichuanopora , and Pseudopalaeoaplysina are described, as are the new species Disjectopora beipeiensis, D. irregulara, Radiotrabeculopora xiangoboensis, R. maokoui, R. elegans, R. reticulata, R. astrorhiza, Balatonia robusta, Lichuanopora bancaoensis, L. (?) regulara, Pseudopalaeoaplysina sinensis , and P. major . The assemblage represents one of the most diverse upper Paleozoic “hydrozoan” assemblages known.

Citations

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