Description of <i>Mesochorispira konincki</i> (DEWALQUE, 1895), a spiriferid brachiopod from the Belgian Upper Tournaisian

The Upper Tournaisian Belgian species erroneously attributed by de KONINCK (1881, 1883b, 1887) to the Russian species Spirifer cinctus KEYSERLING, 1846, was named S. Konincki by DEWALQUE (1895). On the basis of examination of the original collection this species is assigned to the genus Mesochorispira CARTER, 1992

Importance stratigraphique et repartition Géographique dugenre Rhynchonellide Araratella n. gen. du Famennien supérieur

The Belgo-German species, Rhynchonella Moresnetensis DE KONINCK,L.-G., 1887, is described in detail. Species, subspecies and varieties fromBergisches Land, Spain, southern Ural Mountains, Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia(Armenia, Nakhitchevan, Russian Azerbaidjan), North Iran, and centraland western Afghanistan are assigned to the genus Araratella n. gen. Arestricted range — late Famennian according to international usage —, anda wide geographic distribution give a great importance to the genus. Inaddition the significance of two Belgian forms, R. ? Gosseleti Oehlert,D.-P., 1893, and R. Mourloni, nomen nudum, is also examined

The Devono-Carboniferous transition in the Franco-Belgian basin with reference to Foraminifera and Brachiopods

After a brief summary of the most striking evolutionary trends of the Upper Frasnian through Lower Tournaisian foraminifer assemblages in Northwestern Europe, some new biostratigraphic data are discussed mainly from an important section near St. Hilaire (Avesnois area, Northern France) as well as their impact on the problem of the Devono-Carboniferous boundary in the Franco-Belgian Basin

Early carboniferous brachiopod faunas from the Baoshan block, west Yunnan, southwest China

38 brachiopod species in 27 genera and subgenera are described from the Yudong Formation in the Shidian-Baoshan area, west Yunnan, southwest China. New taxa include two new subgenera: Unispirifer (Septimispirifer) and Brachythyrina (Longathyrina), and seven new species: Eomarginifera yunnanensis, Marginatia cylindrica, Unispirifer (Unispirifer) xiangshanensis, Unispirifer (Septimispirifer) wafangjieensis, Brachythyrina (Brachythyrina) transversa, Brachythyrina (Longathyrina) baoshanensis, and Girtyella wafangjieensis. Based on the described material and constraints from associated coral and conodont faunas, the age of the brachiopod fauna from the Yudon Formation is considered late Tournaisian (Early Carboniferous), with a possibility extending into earlyViseacutean.<br /

Silicified Mississippian Brachiopods from Muhua, Southern China: Rhynchonellides, Athyridides, Spiriferides, Spiriferinides, and Terebratulides

The second part of the monograph of the silicified brachiopod fauna from the Muhua Formation concludes with the descriptions of 36 species belonging to 32 genera and 22 families. Eighteen species are reported in open nomenclature. Two new rhynchonellide species are described: Coledium bruntoni sp. nov. and Pleuropugnoides calcaris sp. nov. The described brachiopod fauna is dominated by spiriferides (16 species), rhynchonellides (9 species), and athyridides (7 species), while spiriferinides and terebratulides are represented by 1 and 3 species, respectively. The brachiopod fauna from the Muhua Formation is characterised by remarkably high species diversity. Together with those species described in the first part of the monograph the fauna includes 69 species. The study of the brachiopod faunal dynamics during the late Famennian-late Tournaisian in southern China reveals that after a decline in the generic diversity at the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary (D C boundary event), the Early Tournaisian brachiopod fauna shows slight impoverishment. In the middle Tournaisian the brachiopod fauna from South China shows an explosive increase in diversity on generic level which is well exemplified by the material from Muhua. The brachiopod fauna from the Muhua Formation represents a fully recovered high diversity fauna consisting of forms representing a wide spectrum of attachment strategies as well as highly specialised forms (e.g., micromorphs) adapted to special kinds of ecological niches. Numerous evidence of the biotic interaction between brachiopods and other co-occurring fauna have been revealed in the material from Muhua. These are drill holes of predatory origin, borings made on dead shells as post-mortem infestation, shell damages and malformations, and parasitic infestations.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000299303900012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701PaleontologySCI(E)6ARTICLE4793-8425