USNM701a, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 344

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.4° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 4.5° S, 36.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Neal Ranch Formation, Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• Bed 9 of Section 24 of P.B. King. Wolfcampian (Nealian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43469: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• A variety of papers list the brachiopods, nearly all gastropods, most bivalves (except primarily Paleotaxodonts), trilobites, chitons, siliceous sponges, rugose corals (only from Gaptank and Asselian/Sakmarian formations).
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Demospongiae
 Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae
Haplistion megalochetus2
Haplistion megalochetus2 Finks 1960 demosponge
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris transversa1
Neophricadothyris transversa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis1
"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia trita1
Hustedia trita1 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. leptyca
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata1, Composita strongyle1
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita strongyle1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes wolfcampensis1
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia kozlowskii1
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Camarelasma neali1
Camarelasma neali1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia rectimarginata1
Chondronia rectimarginata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.1
Stenoscisma sp.1 Conrad 1839
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella wolfcampensis1
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia fredericksi1
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina boesei1
 Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia nasuta1
Kozlowskia nasuta1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp.1
Linoproductus sp.1 Chao 1927
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis1
"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina minima1, Hystriculina ventroplana1
Hystriculina minima1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Hystriculina ventroplana1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia profunda1, Derbyia carteri1, Diplanus catatonus1, Nothopindax egregius1
Derbyia profunda1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia carteri1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus catatonus1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Nothopindax egregius1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella kingorum1, Meekella prionota1, Meekella magnifica1
Geyerella kingorum1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella prionota1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella magnifica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma culmenatum1
Tropidelasma culmenatum1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae
Orthotetella wolfcampensis1
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Elversella rugosa n. gen.3
Elversella rugosa n. gen.3 McRoberts and Newell 2001 clam
 Pectinida - Prospondylidae
Paleowaagia cooperi4
Paleowaagia cooperi4 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Finks 1960; 3McRoberts and Newell 2001; 4Newell and Boyd 1970