PBDB Collection

USNM715v, Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 319

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 34.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Decie Ranch Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• bioherm

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

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 75886: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.11.2007, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• A variety of papers list the brachiopods, nearly all gastropods, most bivalves (except primarily Paleotaxodonts), trilobites, chitons, siliceous sponges, rugose corals (only from Gaptank and Asselian/Sakmarian formations).

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Cephalopoda
Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae	"Metalegoceras colemanense" = Juresanites colemanensis¹ "Metalegoceras colemanense" = Juresanites colemanensis¹ Plummer and Scott 1937 ammonite
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Lepidocrania sp.¹ Lepidocrania sp.¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Chonetinella "sp. 4"¹ Chonetinella "sp. 4"¹ Ramsbottom 1952
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella hessensis¹ Meekella hessensis¹ King 1931
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia sp.¹, Derbyia crenulata¹, Derbyia nasuta¹, Diplanus lamellatus¹ Derbyia sp.¹ Waagen 1884 Derbyia crenulata¹ Girty 1908 Derbyia nasuta¹ Girty 1908 Diplanus lamellatus¹ King 1931
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Tropidelasma rhamphodes¹ Tropidelasma rhamphodes¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	"Teguliferina conida" = Planispina conida¹, Acritosia teguliferoides¹ "Teguliferina conida" = Planispina conida¹ Stehli 1954 Acritosia teguliferoides¹ King 1931
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Collemataria platys¹ Collemataria platys¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Productida - Productidae	"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis¹ "Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis¹ King 1931
Productida - Productellidae	Kozlowskia sp.¹ Kozlowskia sp.¹ Fredericks 1933
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Hystriculina pumila¹, Elliottella varicostata¹ Hystriculina pumila¹ Cooper and Grant 1975 Elliottella varicostata¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Scacchinellidae	Scacchinella titan¹ Scacchinella titan¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma sp.¹, Stenoscisma hadrum¹ Stenoscisma sp.¹ Conrad 1839 Stenoscisma hadrum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Tricoria hirpex¹ Tricoria hirpex¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Antronaria transversa¹, Antronaria dissona¹ Antronaria transversa¹ King 1931 Antronaria dissona¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp.¹, Dielasma hessense¹ Dielasma sp.¹ King 1856 Dielasma hessense¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella hessensis¹ Rhipidomella hessensis¹ King 1931
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta¹, Orthotichia newelli¹ "Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta¹ Abich 1878 Orthotichia newelli¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Enteletidae	Enteletes stehlii¹ Enteletes stehlii¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Crenispirifer angulatus¹, Metriolepis scrupea¹ Crenispirifer angulatus¹ King 1931 Metriolepis scrupea¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Altiplecus glebosus¹ Altiplecus glebosus¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita sp.¹ Composita sp.¹ Brown 1849
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia sp.¹, Hustedia catella¹, Hustedia hessensis¹ Hustedia sp.¹ Hall and Clarke 1893 Hustedia catella¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Hustedia hessensis¹ King 1931
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Lophophyllidae	Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) magnocolumnare² Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) magnocolumnare² Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Stauriida - Lophotichiidae	Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare², Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis², Lophotichium simulatum², Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida², Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta², Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa² Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare² Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis² Fedorowski 1987 horn coral subsp. reductum Lophotichium simulatum² Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida² Ross and Ross 1962 horn coral Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta² Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa² Fedorowski 1987 horn coral

¹Cooper and Grant 1977; ²Fedorowski 1987