TXV-44 (FS), near Jacksboro TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5498

Where: Jack County, Texas (33.2° N, 98.1° W: paleocoordinates 5.8° S, 32.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• 11.5-14.5 Dark gray shale, weathers tan with limonitic concretions

•1.5-11.5 covered

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)

Primary reference: W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 217901: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 11.5-14.5 brachiopods, coiled nautiloids, ammonoids, and gastropods.
unclassified
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Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
stems (12)
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras greeni Dunbar and Condra 1933
1 specimen
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
3 specimens
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Metacoceras cornutum Girty 1911
1 specimen
 Goniatitida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus Böse 1919 ammonite
1 specimen
 Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense Miller and Faber 1892 ammonite
2 specimens
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus snail
2 specimens
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum gravillense, "Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense, "Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis
Glabrocingulum gravillense snail
9 specimens
"Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
1 specimen
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
4 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia tabulata Conrad 1835 snail
3 specimens plus 1 specimen in Karapunar et al.
Phymatopleura brazoensis Shumard 1860 snail
4 specimens plus 3 specimens in Karapunar et al.
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis paulideformis snail
1 specimen
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus snail
3 specimens
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae
"Dentalium semicostatum" = Prodentalium semicostatum
"Dentalium semicostatum" = Prodentalium semicostatum Girty 1912 tusk shell
1 specimen
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma ohioense oyster
1 specimen
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus affinis Herrick 1887 clam
1 specimen
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni clam
2 specimens
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
1 specimen
Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
6 specimens
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
24 specimens
Kozlowskia spendens
18 specimens
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
6 specimens
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella plebia
3 specimens
Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
1 specimen
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
9 specimens
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
2 specimens
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
1 specimen
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
6 specimens
Heteractinida
 Octactinellida - Wewokellidae
"Wewokella contorta" = Regispongia contorta
"Wewokella contorta" = Regispongia contorta King 1943
2 specimens
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum horn coral
2 specimens
"Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum Jeffords 1947 horn coral
2 specimens