AMNH53, Ruddy Tank, Hueco Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.8° N, 105.9° W: paleocoordinates 3.5° N, 34.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bone Spring Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the AMNH

Primary reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1956. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 1. Euomphalacea, Trochonematacea, Pesudophoracea, Anomphalacea, Craspedostomatacea, and Platyceratacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 110(3):173-276 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81699: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Omphalotrochus obtusispira Shumard 1859 snail
 Euomphalina - Pseudophoridae
Sallya bicincta Yochelson 1956 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Retispira eximia" = Yochelsonellisa eximia3
"Retispira eximia" = Yochelsonellisa eximia3 Yochelson 1960 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Apachella franciscana1 Chronic 1952 snail
Apachella translirata1 Winters 1956 snail
Apachella prodontia1 Winters 1963 snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Cassiavellia galtarae n. gen.2 Temkin and Pojeta 2010 oyster