PBDB Collection

USNM701a3, 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. Single block from biohermal mass. 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 43472: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2004, edited by Uta Merkel

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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Echinoidea
Palaechinoidea - Cravenechinidae	Xenechinus parvus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Xenechinus parvus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Kier 1958 sea urchin
Tergomya
Archinacellida - Damilinidae	"Lepetopsis patella" = Novlepatella patella⁶ "Lepetopsis patella" = Novlepatella patella⁶ Yochelson 1960
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Annuliconchidae	Annuliconcha interlineata⁵, Annuliconcha dentata⁵ Annuliconcha interlineata⁵ Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop Annuliconcha dentata⁵ Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Lepidocrania sparsispinosa², Acanthocrania sp.² Lepidocrania sparsispinosa² Cooper and Grant 1974 Acanthocrania sp.² Williams 1943
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora molina² Rhynchopora molina² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae	Psilocamara hesperia² Psilocamara hesperia² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Pontisia kingi² Pontisia kingi² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Cenorhynchia hebata² Cenorhynchia hebata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Neophricadothyris transversa² Neophricadothyris transversa² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis² "Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis² Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita strongyle² Composita strongyle² Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia trita² Hustedia trita² Cooper and Grant 1976 ssp. leptyca
Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae	Paraspiriferina amoena² Paraspiriferina amoena² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella miscella² Rhipidomella miscella² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Enteletidae	Enteletes wolfcampensis² Enteletes wolfcampensis² King 1931
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Orthotichia kozlowskii² Orthotichia kozlowskii² King 1931
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Neochonetes liratus² Neochonetes liratus² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Teguliferina boesei² Teguliferina boesei² King 1931
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Eolyttonia fredericksi² Eolyttonia fredericksi² King 1931
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Hystriculina minima² Hystriculina minima² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	Nudauris splendens², Fimbrinia plummeri² Nudauris splendens² Cooper and Grant 1975 Fimbrinia plummeri² King 1938
Productida - Linoproductidae	Linoproductus sp.² Linoproductus sp.² Chao 1927
Productida - Aulostegidae	Limbella wolfcampensis² Limbella wolfcampensis² King 1931
Productida - Cooperinidae	Atelestegastus marginatus², Cooperina triangulata² Atelestegastus marginatus² Cooper and Grant 1975 Cooperina triangulata² Cooper and Grant 1975
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Diplanus catatonus², Derbyia profunda² Diplanus catatonus² Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia profunda² Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Chelononia straminea², Goniarina pyelodes² Chelononia straminea² Cooper and Grant 1974 Goniarina pyelodes² Cooper and Grant 1969
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella prionota² Meekella prionota² Cooper and Grant 1974
Trilobita
Proetida - Proetidae	Triproetus angustus¹ Triproetus angustus¹ Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Lophotichiidae	Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense³, Lophotichium rotundiseptum³ Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense³ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Lophotichium rotundiseptum³ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral

¹Brezinski 1992; ²Cooper and Grant 1977; ³Fedorowski 1987; ⁴Kier 1958; ⁵Newell and Boyd 1995; ⁶Yochelson 1960