USNM733, Hegler (Ligon) Ranch, Guadalupe Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.9° N, 104.8° W: paleocoordinates 3.6° N, 33.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pinery Member (Bell Canyon Formation), Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

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 106108: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.03.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) intrepidus Cooper and Grant 1975
Micraphelia subalata Cooper and Grant 1975
Micraphelia scitula Cooper and Grant 1969
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Sestropoma cribriferum Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia magnispina Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria shumardi Cooper and Grant 1975
Craspedona newelli Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida -
Scapharina levis Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera suspecta Cooper and Grant 1975
Paucispinifera spinosa Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
? Altiplecus deltosus Cooper and Grant 1976
Altiplecus trapezoidalis Cooper and Grant 1976
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina echinata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina sapinea Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis nabis Cooper and Grant 1976
Metriolepis pedicosa Cooper and Grant 1976
Crenispirifer jubatus Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Rallacosta imporcata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella sulcifer Shumard 1858
"Elivina annectens" = Bamberina annectens Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Phrenophoria perplexa Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia elegans Girty 1908
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Ptilotorhynchus delicatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Deltarina magnicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia rupinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia demissa Cooper and Grant 1976
Thedusia trigonalis Girty 1908
Thedusia ventricosa Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Glossothyropsis cryptacanthoides Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae