PBDB Collection

USNM740i, Ligon Ranch, Guadalupe Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.9° N, 104.8° W: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rader Member (Bell Canyon Formation), Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, 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 106248: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.03.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Acanthocrania sp. Acanthocrania sp. Williams 1943
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Crenispirifer jubatus, Metriolepis pedicosa, Metriolepis nabis Crenispirifer jubatus Cooper and Grant 1976 Metriolepis pedicosa Cooper and Grant 1976 Metriolepis nabis Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae	Sarganostega transversalis Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	? Altiplecus deltosus ? Altiplecus deltosus Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae	Arionthia lamaria Arionthia lamaria Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae	Paraspiriferina billingsi Paraspiriferina billingsi Shumard 1858
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Phrenophoria perplexa, Tautosia shumardiana Phrenophoria perplexa Cooper and Grant 1976 Tautosia shumardiana Girty 1909
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Anteridocus swallovianus Anteridocus swallovianus Shumard 1859
Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae	Ptilotorhynchus delicatum, Fascicosta bella Ptilotorhynchus delicatum Cooper and Grant 1976 Fascicosta bella Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae	Bryorhynchus bisulcatum Bryorhynchus bisulcatum Shumard 1858
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp., Dielasma sulcatum, Plectelasma guadalupense Dielasma sp. King 1856 Dielasma sulcatum Girty 1909 Plectelasma guadalupense Girty 1909
Terebratulida - Notothyrididae	Glossothyropsis juvenis, Glossothyropsis polita, Timorina attenuata, Timorina ovata Glossothyropsis juvenis Cooper and Grant 1976 Glossothyropsis polita Cooper and Grant 1976 Timorina attenuata Cooper and Grant 1976 Timorina ovata Girty 1909
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Heterelasma shumardianum Heterelasma shumardianum Girty 1909
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita affinis Composita affinis Girty 1909
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia samiata, Hustedia rupinata, Thedusia trigonalis Hustedia samiata Cooper and Grant 1976 Hustedia rupinata Cooper and Grant 1976 Thedusia trigonalis Girty 1909
Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae	Spiriferella sulcifer, "Eliva shumardi" = Aequalicosta shumardi Spiriferella sulcifer Shumard 1858 "Eliva shumardi" = Aequalicosta shumardi Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Martiniidae	Rallacosta imporcata Rallacosta imporcata Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
Productida - Aulostegidae	Craspedona newelli, Echinosteges guadalupensis Craspedona newelli Cooper and Grant 1975 Echinosteges guadalupensis Shumard 1858
Productida - Strophalosiidae	Heteralosia magnispina Heteralosia magnispina Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis Stehli 1956
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Sestropoma cribriferum Sestropoma cribriferum Cooper and Grant 1969
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Paucispinifera latidorsata Paucispinifera latidorsata Girty 1909
Productida -	Scapharina rugosa, Scapharina levis Scapharina rugosa Cooper and Grant 1975 Scapharina levis Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	Thamnosia capitanensis Thamnosia capitanensis Girty 1909
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia sp. Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Chonetinetes sp., Dyoros (Dyoros) intrepidus, Micraphelia subalata Chonetinetes sp. Cooper and Grant 1969 Dyoros (Dyoros) intrepidus Cooper and Grant 1975 Micraphelia subalata Cooper and Grant 1975