Cyathus elliptica? Shi, 1987

Zazzali, Sindbad, Crasquin, Sylvie, Deconinck, Jean-François & Feng, Qinglai, 2015, Biodiversity across the Guadalupian-Lopingian Boundary: first results on the ostracod (Crustacea) fauna, Chaotian section (Sichuan Province, South China), Geodiversitas 37 (3), pp. 283-313 : 304

Cyathus elliptica? Shi, 1987

( Fig. 14G, H )

Cyathus elliptica Shi in Shi & Chen, 1987: 32, pl. 10, figs 20-23; pl. 17, figs 5, 6. — Crasquin et al. 2010: 334, fig. 3E-H. — Chitnarin et al. 2012: 810, fig. 4C, F, G, J. — Burrett et al. 2014: 16, fig. 12u-w.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. —One complete carapace and one broken carapace.

DIMENSIONS. — L= 334-374 µm; H= 152-162 µm.

OCCURRENCES. — Meishan section, Baoqing and Meishan Members, Changxing Formation, Zhejiang Province, China, Late Permian ( Shi & Chen 1987; Crasquin et al. 2010); Chaiyaphum Province, Northeastern Thailand, Early Permian, Phetchabun Province, central Thailand, Early Permian and Nakhon Sawan Province, central Thailand, Middle Permian ( Chitnarin et al. 2012); E-Lert Formation, Thailand, Early Permian ( Burrett et al. 2014);?Chaotian section, Sichuan Province, China, Wujiaping Formation, basal Wuchiapingian, Late Permian (this study, samples: 11CHAO79, 11CHAO81, see Table 1).

REMARKS

Our specimens are attributed to C. elliptica Shi, 1987 from the Permian of China and Thailand (see above) with doubt because of the poor preservation state and the small number of specimens.

Suborder KLOEDENELLOCOPINA Scott, 1961 Superfamily HOLLINOIDEA Swartz, 1936 Family HOLLINELLIDAE Bless & Jordan, 1971

Figures

FIG. 14. — Ostracods from Guadalupian-Lopingian boundary interval in South China: A, Basslerella sp.9, right lateral view of complete carapace,P6M3729, sample 11CHAO 99; B, Basslerella sp. 10, right lateral view of complete carapace, P6M3730, sample 11CHAO85; C, Basslerella sp. 11, left lateral view of complete carapace, P6M3731, sample 11CHAO100; D, Basslerella sp. 12, left lateral view of complete carapace, P6M3732, sample 11CHAO99; E, F, Cyathus caperata? (Guan, 1978); E, right lateral view of complete carapace, P6M3733, 11CHAO173; F, dorsal view of complete carapace, P6M3734, 11CHAO171; G, H, Cyathus elliptica? Shi, 1987; G, left lateral view of complete carapace, P6M3735, 11CHAO79; H, left lateral view of complete carapace, P6M3736, 11CHAO81; I-K, Hollinella martensiformis Crasquin, 2010; I, left lateral view of left valve, P6M3737, 11CHAO166; J, left lateral view of broken left valve, P6M3738, 11CHAO173; K, right lateral view of right valve, P6M3739, sample 11CHAO167; L, M, Hollinella sp. 1; L, right lateral view of broken right valve, P6M3740, sample 11CHAO72; M, right lateral view of broken right valve, P6M3741, sample 11CHAO72. Scale bar: 100 μm.