USNM724j, Gilliland Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Road Canyon Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope or ramp reef; 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 105879: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Prospondylus acinetus2 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.1 Waagen 1884
Derbyia laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia informis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera sulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Waagenoconcha convexa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris costata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
"Kutorginella sullivanensis" = Retaria sullivanensis1, Echinauris sp.1
"Kutorginella sullivanensis" = Retaria sullivanensis1 King 1931
Echinauris sp.1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Holotricharina sparsa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges multispinosus1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia transitoria1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Acritosia magnifica1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma bonum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia atmeta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Elassonia micraria1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora sphenoides1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina cellulana1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris minutalis" = Cruricella minutalis1
"Crurithyris minutalis" = Cruricella minutalis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella sp.1 Tschernyschew 1902
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus1
"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris crassibecca1 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia narinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.1 Brown 1849
Composita pilula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma ellipsoideum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis1 King 1931
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania densispina1 Cooper and Grant 1974