Where: Texas (31.1° N, 104.9° W: paleocoordinates 1.0° N, 34.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Hueco Formation, Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with silica
Reposited in the USNM
Primary reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1960. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 3. Bellerophontacea and Patellacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 119(4):208-293 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 121510: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.12.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) huecoensis, "Knightites (Retispira) eximia" = Yochelsonellisa eximia
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) huecoensis Yochelson 1960 snail
"Knightites (Retispira) eximia" = Yochelsonellisa eximia Yochelson 1960 snail |