USNM735b, Split Tank, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cathedral Mountain 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

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 101811: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.01.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Prospondylus sp.2 Zimmerman 1886 scallop
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Ananias labrectus1 Batten 1989 snail
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges adherens3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Edriosteges multispinosus3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria gregaria3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Loxophragmus ellipticus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Petasmaia expansa3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Eolyttonia pocillata3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia circularis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosia uddeni3 Bose 1916
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris irregularis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rugatia paraindica3 McKee 1938
Nudauris linospina3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
? Grandaurispina vaga3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Niviconia globosa3 King 1931
Meekella calathica3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.3 Waagen 1884
Derbyia laqueata3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis tegulata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.3 Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina craticula3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora hebetata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Trophisina fenaria3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Chaeniorhynchus inauris3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Phrenophoria sp.3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Tautosia fastigiata3 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Anteridocus gongylus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Pontisia stehlii3 Cooper and Grant 1969
ssp. stehlii
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Torynechus caelatus3 Cooper and Grant 1962
Stenoscisma sp.3 Conrad 1839
Stenoscisma doricranum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma triquetrum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma calvatum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita imbricata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cleiothyridina sp.3 Buckman 1906
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia spicata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia miranda3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer mansuetus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Lepidospirifer demissus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium latum3 King 1931
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris3
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris3 George 1932
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.3 King 1856
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia bella3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis3 King 1931
Heterelasma gibbosum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae