TXV-72 (FS), near Jacksboro TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5526

Where: Jack County, Texas (33.1° N, 98.2° W: paleocoordinates 5.8° S, 32.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• 11.0-16.0 Clayey, weathers tan, shale with limestone float, limonite concretions.

•6.5-11.0 Light gray, shale, limonitic concretions.

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 217941: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 11.0-16.0 brachiopods, ammonoids, corals, bryozoa, straight and coiled nautiloids, gastropods

•6.5-11.0 contains brachiopods, ammonoids, and gastropods

unclassified
  -
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
3 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras greeni Dunbar and Condra 1933
1 specimen
 Goniatitida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus Böse 1919 ammonite
6 specimens
 Nautilida -
Neobistrialites sp.
3 specimens
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Knightites tenuillineata snail
1 specimen
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus snail
1 specimen
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta snail
2 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
"Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis White 1881 snail
2 specimens
Ianthinopsis paulideformis snail
2 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Spiroscala pagoda Knight 1945 snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia tabulata Conrad 1835 snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum welleri Newell 1935 snail
1 specimen
Glabrocingulum gravillense snail
8 specimens
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
5 specimens
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus snail
7 specimens
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminalis Hall 1852 clam
1 specimen
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica clam
2 specimens
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus wheeleri Swallow 1863 clam
2 specimens
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson ? sp.
1 specimen
Strophomenata
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis, Echinaria morrei
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
31 specimens
Echinaria morrei
1 specimen
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
56 specimens
Kozlowskia spendens
6 specimens
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
1 specimen
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
10 specimens
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
1 specimen
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
1 specimen
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
2 specimens
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
1 specimen
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
1 specimen
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
spines (1), stems (9)
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
 Stauriida - Cyathopsidae
Caninia torguium horn coral
7 specimens