USNM716v, Hess Ranch Horst, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Appel Ranch Member (Word Formation), Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: chemical,

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 105741: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensus Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia pannucia Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella skenoides Girty 1908
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera quadrata Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia kingorum Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia progressa Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges quadratus Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma renode Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma zebratum Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina rotundata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina cerina Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia pugilla Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. hebetata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita enormis Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer amphigyus Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella propria Cooper and Grant 1976