R.E. King 124, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

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

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cathedral Mountain Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by R.E. King, P.B. King in 1925-1928; reposited in the YPM

Primary reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 150557: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.09.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
"Pugnoides pinguis" = Phrenophoria pinguis
"Pugnoides pinguis" = Phrenophoria pinguis Girty 1909
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
"Camarophoria venusta" = Stenoscisma venustum
"Camarophoria venusta" = Stenoscisma venustum Girty 1909
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita mira Girty 1899
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
Composita subtilita angusta
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia meekana Shumard 1858
"Hustedia papillata" = Hustedia mormoni papillata Shumard 1858
Hustedia mormonii papillata
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) pseudocameratus" = Timaniella pseudocamerata
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) pseudocameratus" = Timaniella pseudocamerata Girty 1920
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Squamularia guadalupensis" = Phricodothyris guadalupensis
"Squamularia guadalupensis" = Phricodothyris guadalupensis Shumard 1859
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
"Aulosteges medlicottianus" = Edriosteges medlicottianus
"Aulosteges medlicottianus" = Edriosteges medlicottianus Waagen 1884
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
"Lyttonia americana" = Leptodus
"Lyttonia americana" = Leptodus
Lyttonia nobilis americanus
 Productida - Hercosiidae
"Prorichthofenia likharewi" = Hercosia uddeni
"Prorichthofenia likharewi" = Hercosia uddeni Bose 1916
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Waagenoconcha montpelierensis" = Bathymyonia nevadensis
"Waagenoconcha montpelierensis" = Bathymyonia nevadensis Meek 1877
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
"Marginifera popei" = Liosotella popei, "Marginifera sublaevis" = Anemonaria sublaevis
"Marginifera popei" = Liosotella popei Shumard 1858
"Marginifera sublaevis" = Anemonaria sublaevis King 1931
 Productida -
 Productida - Productellidae
"Productus schucherti" = Xestosia schucherti
"Productus schucherti" = Xestosia schucherti King 1931
 Productida - Productidae
"Productus ivesi" = Peniculauris ivesi
"Productus ivesi" = Peniculauris ivesi Newberry 1861
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia nasuta Girty 1909
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
"Meekella difficilis" = Meekella skenoides
"Meekella difficilis" = Meekella skenoides Girty 1909
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Chonetes subliratus" = Dyoros (Dyoros) subliratus
"Chonetes subliratus" = Dyoros (Dyoros) subliratus Girty 1909