USNM719x, 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 based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: D. K. Brezinski. 1992. Permian trilobites from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 66(6):924-943 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 102611: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.01.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
Pseudovidrioceras sp.1 Ruzhencev 1936 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Byzantia obliqua n. gen.2 Kosnik 1997 snail
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi5
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi5 Smith 1976 chiton
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Prospondylus acinetus3 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
 Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata4 Branson 1930 scallop
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha dentata4 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Girtypecten sublaqueatus4 Girty 1908 scallop
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten coloradoensis4 Newberry 1861 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Eocamptonectes papillatus4 Girty 1908 scallop
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania densispina1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia complicata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia cincinnata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges magnus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges multispinosus1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Rhamnaria vinnula1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosestria cribrosa1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia paucispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia chaotica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris sp.1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Echinauris irregularis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rugatia incurvata1 King 1931
Spinarella lobata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Spinarella paulula1 Cooper and Grant 1975
"Kutorginella robusta" = Retaria robusta1 Cooper and Grant 1975
"Kutorginella umbonata" = Retaria umbonata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris costata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Peniculauris transversa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Holotricharina sparsa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera sulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita stalagmium1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita crassa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.1 Hall and Clarke 1893
Hustedia connorsi1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia pugilla1 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. nasiterna
Hustedia cuneata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia consuta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia narinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma ellipsoideum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis1 King 1931
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris crassibecca1 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris minutalis" = Cruricella minutalis1
"Crurithyris minutalis" = Cruricella minutalis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer bakeri1, "Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus1
Neospirifer bakeri1 King 1931
ssp. bakeri
"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma camurum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma triquetrum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma calvatum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia stehlii1 Cooper and Grant 1969
ssp. stehlii (C) and tumidosa (R)
Anteridocus erugatus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia saginata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cenorhynchia atmeta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
? Cenorhynchia mitigata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Elassonia micraria1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora hebetata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina tricosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Metriolepis tegulata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.1 Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina craticula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Reticulariina venustula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Delaria granti Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Delaria brevis Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Delaria antiqua Girty 1908 trilobite