PBDB Collection

USNM721t, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified packstone

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 101781: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella calathica² Meekella calathica² Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia sp.², Derbyia laqueata², Derbyia informis², Derbyia cincinnata² Derbyia sp.² Waagen 1884 Derbyia laqueata² Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia informis² Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia cincinnata² Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Tropidelasma corniculum², Bothrostegium derbyoideum² Tropidelasma corniculum² Cooper and Grant 1974 Bothrostegium derbyoideum² Cooper and Grant 1974
Productida - Productellidae	Echinauris sp.² Echinauris sp.² Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Paucispinifera sulcata² Paucispinifera sulcata² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Linoproductidae	Megousia auriculata² Megousia auriculata² Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Cooperinidae	Cooperina subcuneata² Cooperina subcuneata² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Aulostegidae	Rhamnaria tenuispinosa², Edriosteges compactus² Rhamnaria tenuispinosa² Cooper and Grant 1975 Edriosteges compactus² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Taphrosestria peculiaris², Cyclacantharia paucispinosa² Taphrosestria peculiaris² Cooper and Grant 1975 Cyclacantharia paucispinosa² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Hercosiidae	Hercosestria cribrosa² Hercosestria cribrosa² Cooper and Grant 1969
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Coscinophora magnifica n. sp.² Coscinophora magnifica n. sp.² Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Neophricadothyris crassibecca² Neophricadothyris crassibecca² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus² "Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus² Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita crassa² Composita crassa² Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia sp.², Hustedia consuta² Hustedia sp.² Hall and Clarke 1893 Hustedia consuta² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Cenorhynchia saginata² Cenorhynchia saginata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Pontisia stehlii², Anteridocus seminudus² Pontisia stehlii² Cooper and Grant 1969 ssp. stehlii Anteridocus seminudus² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma sp.², Stenoscisma bonum², Stenoscisma calvatum² Stenoscisma sp.² Conrad 1839 Stenoscisma bonum² Cooper and Grant 1976 Stenoscisma calvatum² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Acosarina mesoplatys² Acosarina mesoplatys² King 1931
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Texarina wordensis², Heterelasma glansfagea² Texarina wordensis² King 1931 Heterelasma glansfagea² Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Notothyrididae	Chondronia ovalis² Chondronia ovalis² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Spiriferellina tricosa² Spiriferellina tricosa² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Reticulariina venustula² Reticulariina venustula² Cooper and Grant 1976
Gastropoda
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Apachella translirata¹ Apachella translirata¹ Winters 1956 snail
Polyplacophora
Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae	"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi⁵ "Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi⁵ Smith 1976 chiton
Bivalvia
Myalinida - Myalinidae	Myalina lamellosa³ Myalina lamellosa³ McRoberts and Newell 2005 clam
Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae	Prospondylus acinetus⁴ Prospondylus acinetus⁴ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop

¹Batten 1989; ²Cooper and Grant 1977; ³McRoberts and Newell 2005; ⁴Newell and Boyd 1970; ⁵Smith 1976