Where: Texas (31.9° N, 104.9° W: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 33.4° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Capitan Formation, Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)
• About 1000 feet below summit of El Capitan and the top of the Capitan Fm
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 108812: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.05.2011, edited by Lindy Edwards
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
"Foordiceras shumardianum" = Pleuronautilus shumardianus
"Foordiceras shumardianum" = Pleuronautilus shumardianus Girty 1908 nautiloid | |
Gastropoda | |
"Pleurotomaria" discoidea n. sp., "Pleurotomaria" mica n. sp., "Pleurotomaria" putilla, "Pleurotomaria" neglecta n. sp.
"Pleurotomaria" discoidea n. sp. Girty 1908 snail
"Pleurotomaria" mica n. sp. Girty 1908 snail
"Pleurotomaria" putilla Girty 1908 snail
"Pleurotomaria" neglecta n. sp. Girty 1908 snail | |
"Trochus" sp. Linnaeus 1758 top snail | |
""Zygopleura" swallowiana" = Zygopleura swalloviana
""Zygopleura" swallowiana" = Zygopleura swalloviana Shumard 1859 snail | |
Euconospira obsoleta n. sp.
Euconospira obsoleta n. sp. Girty 1908 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Edmondia bellula n. sp.
Edmondia bellula n. sp. Girty 1908 clam | |
? Cypricardinia contracta n. sp.
? Cypricardinia contracta n. sp. Girty 1908 clam | |
Myoconcha costulata n. sp.
Myoconcha costulata n. sp. Girty 1908 clam | |
Schizodus securus Shumard 1859 clam | |
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? Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop | |
"Plagiostoma" deltoideum Girty 1908 file clam | |
"Aviculopecten sublaqueatus" = Girtypecten sublaqueatus, "Aviculopecten laqueatus" = Girtypecten sublaqueatus
"Aviculopecten sublaqueatus" = Girtypecten sublaqueatus Girty 1908 scallop
"Aviculopecten laqueatus" = Girtypecten sublaqueatus Girty 1908 scallop | |
"Limatulina" striaticostata n. sp.
"Limatulina" striaticostata n. sp. Girty 1908 scallop | |
"Camptonectes asperatus" = Eocamptonectes asperatus, "Camptonectes sculptilis" = Eocamptonectes sculptilis, "Camptonectes papillatus" = Eocamptonectes papillatus
"Camptonectes asperatus" = Eocamptonectes asperatus Girty 1908 scallop
"Camptonectes sculptilis" = Eocamptonectes sculptilis Girty 1908 scallop
"Camptonectes papillatus" = Eocamptonectes papillatus Girty 1908 scallop | |
? Euchondria sp. Meek 1874 scallop | |
Pernopecten obliquus Girty 1908 scallop | |
"Pteria guadalupensis" = Leptodesma guadalupensis
"Pteria guadalupensis" = Leptodesma guadalupensis Girty 1908 oyster | |
Parallelodon multistriatus, "Parallelodon politus" = Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) politus
Parallelodon multistriatus Girty 1908 clam
"Parallelodon politus" = Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) politus Girty 1908 clam | |
Craniata | |
"Crania" sp. Retzius 1781 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Pugnax gratiosa" = Bryorhynchus gratiosum
"Pugnax gratiosa" = Bryorhynchus gratiosum Girty 1908 | |
"Camarophoria venusta" = Stenoscisma venustum
"Camarophoria venusta" = Stenoscisma venustum Girty 1908 | |
"Pugnax swallowiana" = Anteridocus swallovianus
"Pugnax swallowiana" = Anteridocus swallovianus Shumard 1859 | |
"Rhynchonella longaeva" = Fascicosta longaeva
"Rhynchonella longaeva" = Fascicosta longaeva Girty 1908 | |
"Pugnax shumardiana" = Tautosia shumardiana, "Pugnax elegans" = Tautosia elegans, "Rhynchonella indentata n. sp." = Strigirhynchia indentata
"Pugnax shumardiana" = Tautosia shumardiana Girty 1908
"Pugnax elegans" = Tautosia elegans Girty 1908
"Rhynchonella indentata n. sp." = Strigirhynchia indentata Shumard 1859 | |
Phricodothyris guadalupensis, "Squamularia subquadrata" = Astegosia subquadrata, Anomaloria anomala2
Phricodothyris guadalupensis Shumard 1859
"Squamularia subquadrata" = Astegosia subquadrata Girty 1908
Anomaloria anomala2 Cooper and Grant 1969 | |
"Ambocoelia guadalupensis" = Orbicoelia guadalupensis
"Ambocoelia guadalupensis" = Orbicoelia guadalupensis Girty 1908 | |
"Spirifer compactus n. sp." = Elivina compacta, "Eliva inflata" = Aequalicosta inflata2, "Eliva shumardi" = Aequalicosta shumardi2
"Spirifer compactus n. sp." = Elivina compacta Girty 1908
"Eliva inflata" = Aequalicosta inflata2 Cooper and Grant 1976 Spirifer mexicanus - partim, pl 13, figs 1-2, 4-6
"Eliva shumardi" = Aequalicosta shumardi2 Cooper and Grant 1976 | |
Martinia rhomboidalis Girty 1908 | |
Composita emarginata Girty 1908 | |
Hustedia opsia3 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Hustedia trigonalis" = Thedusia trigonalis Girty 1908 | |
"Spiriferina welleri" = Reticulariina welleri
"Spiriferina welleri" = Reticulariina welleri Girty 1908 | |
"Spiriferina billingsi" = Paraspiriferina billingsi, "Spiriferina evax" = Paraspiriferina evax, "Spiriferina sulcata n. sp." = Paraspiriferina evax
"Spiriferina evax" = Paraspiriferina evax Girty 1908
"Spiriferina sulcata n. sp." = Paraspiriferina evax Girty 1908 | |
"Spiriferina pyramidalis n. sp." = Sarganostega pyramidalis Girty 1908 | |
"Dielasma scutulatum n. sp." = Pseudodielasma scutulatum
"Dielasma scutulatum n. sp." = Pseudodielasma scutulatum Girty 1908 | |
Dielasma spatulatum, Dielasma sulcatum n. sp., Dielasma cordatum n. sp., "Dielasmina guadalupensis" = Plectelasma guadalupense
Dielasma spatulatum Girty 1908
Dielasma sulcatum n. sp. Girty 1908
Dielasma cordatum n. sp. Girty 1908
"Dielasmina guadalupensis" = Plectelasma guadalupense Girty 1908 | |
"Notothyris ovata" = Timorina ovata, "Notothyris schuchertensis n. sp." = Timorina schuchertensis, Glossothyropsis sp.3
"Notothyris ovata" = Timorina ovata Girty 1908
"Notothyris schuchertensis n. sp." = Timorina schuchertensis Girty 1908 | |
Heterelasma shumardianum Girty 1908
Heterelasma venustulum Girty 1908 | |
Strophomenata | |
"Chonetes hillanus" = Dyoros (Dyoros) hillanus
"Chonetes hillanus" = Dyoros (Dyoros) hillanus Girty 1908 | |
Cyclacantharia kingorum1 Cooper and Grant 1969 | |
Leptodus guadalupensis n. sp. Girty 1908
? Oldhamina sp. Waagen 1883 | |
Liosotella popei1 Shumard 1858
"Productus latidorsatus" = Paucispinifera latidorsata Girty 1908 | |
Scapharina levis1 Cooper and Grant 1975 | |
Rugatia occidentalis, "Productus capitanensis" = Thamnosia capitanensis
Rugatia occidentalis Newberry 1861
"Productus capitanensis" = Thamnosia capitanensis Girty 1908 | |
"Productus pinniformis" = Compressoproductus pinniformis
"Productus pinniformis" = Compressoproductus pinniformis Girty 1908 | |
"Productus waagenianus n. sp." = Megousia waageniana
"Productus waagenianus n. sp." = Megousia waageniana Girty 1908 | |
Edriosteges medlicottianus Waagen 1884 | |
Derbyia "sp. a" Waagen 1884 | |
"Streptorhynchus gregarium n. sp." = Tropidelasma gregarium
"Streptorhynchus gregarium n. sp." = Tropidelasma gregarium Girty 1908 | |
"Orthotetes guadalupensis" = Ombonia guadalupensis, "Orthotetes declivis" = Ombonia guadalupensis, "Geyerella americana n. sp." = Geyerella americana, "Orthotetes distortus" = Geyerella americana, Orthothetina sp.
"Orthotetes guadalupensis" = Ombonia guadalupensis Girty 1908
"Orthotetes declivis" = Ombonia guadalupensis Girty 1908
"Geyerella americana n. sp." = Geyerella americana Girty 1908
"Orthotetes distortus" = Geyerella americana Girty 1908
Orthothetina sp. Schellwien 1900 | |
Stenolaemata | |
Leioclema shumardi Girty 1908 | |
Fistulipora guadalupensis Girty 1908 | |
Goniocladia americana Girty 1908 | |
"Domopora terminalis" = Girtypora terminalis
"Domopora terminalis" = Girtypora terminalis Girty 1908 | |
Fenestella capitanensis Girty 1908 | |
Acanthocladia sp. King 1849
Acanthocladia guadalupensis Girty 1908 | |
Trilobita | |
Anisopyge perannulata n. gen.
Anisopyge perannulata n. gen. Shumard 1858 trilobite | |
Anthozoa | |
"Lindstroemia" permiana Girty 1908 horn coral | |
"Campophyllum" texanum Shumard 1859 horn coral | |
Demospongiae | |
Pseudovirgula tenuis n. gen. n. sp., "Virgula neptunia" = Virgola neptunia, "Virgula rigida" = Virgola rigida
Pseudovirgula tenuis n. gen. n. sp. Girty 1908 demosponge
"Virgula neptunia" = Virgola neptunia Girty 1908 demosponge
"Virgula rigida" = Virgola rigida Girty 1908 demosponge | |
"Guadalupia cylindrica" = Lemonea cylindrica, Cystothalamia megacysta4, Guadalupia zitteliana, Guadalupia favosa n. sp.
"Guadalupia cylindrica" = Lemonea cylindrica Girty 1908 demosponge
Guadalupia zitteliana Girty 1908 demosponge
Guadalupia favosa n. sp. Girty 1908 demosponge | |
? Sollasia sp. Steinmann 1882 demosponge | |
"Anthracosycon capitanense n. sp." = Permocorynella capitanense, Preperonidella delicata6, "Virgula constricta n. sp." = Minispongia constricta
"Anthracosycon capitanense n. sp." = Permocorynella capitanense Girty 1908 demosponge
Preperonidella delicata6 Rigby et al. 1998 demosponge Pseudovirgula tenuis - partim, non figs 16,16a
"Virgula constricta n. sp." = Minispongia constricta Girty 1908 demosponge | |
"Steinmannia americana" = Colospongia americana
"Steinmannia americana" = Colospongia americana Girty 1908 demosponge |