Where: New Mexico (32.4° N, 106.1° W: paleocoordinates 2.6° N, 35.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Hueco Formation, Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with silica
Primary reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1960. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 3. Bellerophontacea and Patellacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 119(4):208-293 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 101784: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.01.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus Yochelson 1960 snail | |
Worthenia speciosa Meek and Worthen 1860 snail | |
Apachella franciscana Chronic 1952 snail |