PBDB Collection

USNM721z, Gilliland Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Road Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 102615: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Lepidocrania tardispinosa³, Acanthocrania densispina³ Lepidocrania tardispinosa³ Cooper and Grant 1974 Acanthocrania densispina³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
Productida - Strophalosiidae	Heteralosia hystricula³ Heteralosia hystricula³ Girty 1908
Productida - Aulostegidae	Rhamnaria vinnula³, Rhamnaria tenuispinosa³, Edriosteges multispinosus³, Xenosteges trivialis³ Rhamnaria vinnula³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Rhamnaria tenuispinosa³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Edriosteges multispinosus³ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 Xenosteges trivialis³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Cooperinidae	Cooperina subcuneata³ Cooperina subcuneata³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida -	Rhytisia rugosa³, Simplicarina incompta³ Rhytisia rugosa³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Simplicarina incompta³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Paucispinifera sulcata³ Paucispinifera sulcata³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	Echinauris sp.³, Echinauris liumbona³, Echinauris lappacea³ Echinauris sp.³ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 Echinauris liumbona³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Echinauris lappacea³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Linoproductidae	Megousia auriculata³ Megousia auriculata³ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Cyclacantharia transitoria³ Cyclacantharia transitoria³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Collemataria sp.³, Collemataria batilliformis³, Coscinophora magnifica³ Collemataria sp.³ Cooper and Grant 1974 Collemataria batilliformis³ Cooper and Grant 1974 Coscinophora magnifica³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia cincinnata³ Derbyia cincinnata³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Tropidelasma corniculum³, Goniarina striata³ Tropidelasma corniculum³ Cooper and Grant 1974 Goniarina striata³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella calathica³ Meekella calathica³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus³, Chonetinetes angustisulcatus³ Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Chonetinetes angustisulcatus³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Elythidae	"Neophricadothyris cordata" = Permophricodothyris cordata³ "Neophricadothyris cordata" = Permophricodothyris cordata³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	Neospirifer formulosus³ Neospirifer formulosus³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita crassa³ Composita crassa³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Thedusia mesocostata³, Hustedia connorsi³, Hustedia ampullacea³ Thedusia mesocostata³ Cooper and Grant 1976 Hustedia connorsi³ Cooper and Grant 1976 Hustedia ampullacea³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Metriolepis ziczac³ Metriolepis ziczac³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae	Paraspiriferina pulchra³ Paraspiriferina pulchra³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma camurum³ Stenoscisma camurum³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae	Petasmatherus pumilus³, Petasmatherus nitidus³ Petasmatherus pumilus³ Cooper and Grant 1976 Petasmatherus nitidus³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Texarina wordensis³ Texarina wordensis³ King 1931
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp.³ Dielasma sp.³ King 1856
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Acosarina mesoplatys³ Acosarina mesoplatys³ King 1931
Orthida - Enteletidae	Enteletes subnudus³ Enteletes subnudus³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Gastropoda
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Apachella exaggerata¹ Apachella exaggerata¹ Batten 1989 snail
Bivalvia
Myalinida - Myalinidae	Myalina lamellosa⁵ Myalina lamellosa⁵ McRoberts and Newell 2005 clam
Pectinida - Permanomiidae	Permanomia texana⁶ Permanomia texana⁶ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae	Pegmavalvula gloveri⁶ Pegmavalvula gloveri⁶ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Pectinida - Deltopectinidae	Cyrtorostra varicostata⁷ Cyrtorostra varicostata⁷ Branson 1930 scallop
Pectinida - Annuliconchidae	Annuliconcha dentata⁷ Annuliconcha dentata⁷ Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Pectinida - Streblochondriidae	Streblopteria montpelierensis⁷ Streblopteria montpelierensis⁷ Girty 1910 scallop
Polyplacophora
Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae	"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi⁸ "Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi⁸ Smith 1976 chiton
Neoloricata - Gryphochitonidae	Chauliochiton knighti n. gen.⁴ Chauliochiton knighti n. gen.⁴ Hoare and Smith 1984 chiton
Trilobita
Proetida - Phillipsiidae	Delaria brevis² Delaria brevis² Brezinski 1992 trilobite

¹Batten 1989; ²Brezinski 1992; ³Cooper and Grant 1977; ⁴Hoare and Smith 1984; ⁵McRoberts and Newell 2005; ⁶Newell and Boyd 1970; ⁷Newell and Boyd 1995; ⁸Smith 1976