PBDB Collection

USNM726z, Split Tank, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• 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 105940: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.02.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella calathica¹ Meekella calathica¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia laqueata¹, Derbyia cincinnata¹ Derbyia laqueata¹ Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia cincinnata¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Productida - Productellidae	Echinauris irregularis¹ Echinauris irregularis¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productidae	Peniculauris subcostata¹ Peniculauris subcostata¹ King 1931
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Paucispinifera sulcata¹ Paucispinifera sulcata¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Linoproductidae	Holotricharina hirsuta¹, Megousia auriculata¹ Holotricharina hirsuta¹ Cooper and Grant 1975 Megousia auriculata¹ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Aulostegidae	Rhamnaria tenuispinosa¹, Edriosteges multispinosus¹ Rhamnaria tenuispinosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1975 Edriosteges multispinosus¹ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Cyclacantharia paucispinosa¹ Cyclacantharia paucispinosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Hercosiidae	Hercosestria cribrosa¹ Hercosestria cribrosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1969
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Eolyttonia chaotica¹ Eolyttonia chaotica¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Elythidae	"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata¹ "Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	Neospirifer bakeri¹ Neospirifer bakeri¹ King 1931 ssp. bakeri
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita quantilla¹, Composita stalagmium¹ Composita quantilla¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Composita stalagmium¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia narinosa¹, Hustedia cuneata¹ Hustedia narinosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Hustedia cuneata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Cenorhynchia saginata¹ Cenorhynchia saginata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Pontisia sp.¹ Pontisia sp.¹ Cooper and Grant 1969
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma camurum¹, Stenoscisma calvatum¹, Stenoscisma triquetrum¹ Stenoscisma camurum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Stenoscisma calvatum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Stenoscisma triquetrum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora hebetata¹ Rhynchopora hebetata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Acosarina mesoplatys¹ Acosarina mesoplatys¹ King 1931
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma ellipsoideum¹ Dielasma ellipsoideum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Notothyrididae	Chondronia ovalis¹ Chondronia ovalis¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Metriolepis sp.¹ Metriolepis sp.¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Reticulariina craticula¹ Reticulariina craticula¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Lepidocrania tardispinosa¹ Lepidocrania tardispinosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Polyplacophora
Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae	"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi⁶ "Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi⁶ Smith 1976 chiton
Neoloricata - Lekiskochitonidae	Lekiskochiton fornicis n. gen.² Lekiskochiton fornicis n. gen.² Hoare and Smith 1984 chiton
Bivalvia
Myalinida - Myalinidae	Myalina lamellosa³ Myalina lamellosa³ McRoberts and Newell 2005 clam
Pectinida - Permanomiidae	Permanomia texana⁴ Permanomia texana⁴ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Pectinida - Heteropectinidae	Girtypecten sublaqueatus⁵ Girtypecten sublaqueatus⁵ Girty 1909 scallop
Pectinida - Streblochondriidae	Eocamptonectes papillatus⁵, Streblopteria montpelierensis⁵ Eocamptonectes papillatus⁵ Girty 1909 scallop Streblopteria montpelierensis⁵ Girty 1910 scallop
Pectinida - Deltopectinidae	Cyrtorostra varicostata⁵ Cyrtorostra varicostata⁵ Branson 1930 scallop

¹Cooper and Grant 1977; ²Hoare and Smith 1984; ³McRoberts and Newell 2005; ⁴Newell and Boyd 1970; ⁵Newell and Boyd 1995; ⁶Smith 1976