Peneckiella shawoziensis He, 1978

Ma, Xue-Ping, Sun, Yuan-Lin, Hao, Wei-Cheng & Liao, Wei-Hua, 2002, Rugose corals and brachiopods across the Frasnian- Famennian boundary in central Hunan, South China, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 (2), pp. 373-396 : 381

Peneckiella shawoziensis He, 1978

Fig. 8A, B .

Peneckiella shawoziensis n. sp.; He 1978: 128, pl. 61: 2, 3.

Material.— Two specimens.

Remarks.—This is a phacelloid form; individual 5 mm in diameter, with one row of Peneckiella − type dissepiments and 18–20 major and minor septa respectively; the major septa are generally 1/3 length of the radius, some being slightly longer; the minor septa are slightly shorter than the major. The tabularium is wide, with 7 complete tabulae per 5 mm which are horizontal or slightly convex upwards. This species is characterized by short and thin septa, the Peneckiella − type dissepiments, and small size.

Occurrence.— Sichuan Province, Frasnian; central Hunan Province in the Xikuangshan section, latest Frasnian.

Figures

Fig. 8. Latest Frasnian (upper part of the Pa. linguiformis Zone) rugose corals from central Hunan.A, B. Peneckiella shawoziensis He, 1978. Transverse and longitudinal sections, specimen PUM 93595, sample L5/top0.2 (upper 20 cm of bed L5; × 6). C, D. Temnophyllum sp. Longitudinal and transverse sections, PUM 93594, sample L5/top0.2; × 4. E–G, I. Sinodisphyllum variable Sun, 1958. E, F. Transverse and longitudinal sections, PUM 93600, bed T3 of the Chongshanpu section; × 2.3. G. Transverse section, PUM 00072, bed T3, × 2.3. I. Longitudinal section, PUM 93596, sample L5/top0.2, × 2.3. H. Sinodisphyllum simplex Sun, 1958. Longitudinal section, PUM 93601, bed T3, × 2.3. J, K. Sinodisphyllum litvinovitshae (Soshkina, 1949) from the top of the Frasnian of Taotang, about 2 km north of the Xikuangshan section. J. Longitudinal section, PUM 00073, × 2.3. K. Transverse section, PUM 93599, × 2.3. L. Disphyllum dupliforme Kong, 1978, longitudinal section, PUM 93592, same specimen as Fig. 7H, × 4.