USNM701d, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 344

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 4.4° S, 36.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• Approx. beds 12-14, section 24 of P.B. King (=USNM Bed 4). 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 43475: 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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Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Lepidocrania sparsispinosa3
Lepidocrania sparsispinosa3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Diplanus catatonus3, Derbyia sp.3, Derbyia scitula3, Derbyia carteri3, Derbyia profunda3
Diplanus catatonus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia sp.3 Waagen 1884
Derbyia scitula3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia carteri3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia profunda3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina sp.3, Chelononia straminea3, Tropidelasma culmenatum3
Goniarina sp.3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Chelononia straminea3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Tropidelasma culmenatum3 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella kingorum3, Meekella prionota3
Geyerella kingorum3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella prionota3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Productellidae
Fimbrinia plummeri3, Echinauris interrupta3, Echinauris subquadrata3, Spyridiophora distincta3
Fimbrinia plummeri3 King 1938
Echinauris interrupta3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Echinauris subquadrata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Spyridiophora distincta3 Cooper and Stehli 1955
 Productida - Productidae
Reticulatia robusta3, Kochiproductus "sp. 3"3
Reticulatia robusta3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Kochiproductus "sp. 3"3 Dunbar 1955
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp.3, Cancrinella parva3
Linoproductus sp.3 Chao 1927
Cancrinella parva3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis3
"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
"Linoproductus semisulcatus" = Coopericus semisulcatus3
"Linoproductus semisulcatus" = Coopericus semisulcatus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina sulcata3, Hystriculina convexa3, Hystriculina minima3
Hystriculina sulcata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Hystriculina convexa3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Hystriculina minima3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Calliprotonia sp.3, Juresania "sp. 2"3
Calliprotonia sp.3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Juresania "sp. 2"3 Fredericks 1928
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina boesei3
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Pseudoleptodus conicus3, Eolyttonia fredericksi3
Pseudoleptodus conicus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Ctenalosia primitiva3, Limbella wolfcampensis3
Ctenalosia primitiva3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Atelestegastus marginatus3, Cooperina triangulata3
Atelestegastus marginatus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooperina triangulata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella sp.3, Neochonetes sp.3, Neochonetes parvus3, Neochonetes liratus3, Sulcataria latisulcata3
Chonetinella sp.3 Ramsbottom 1952
Neochonetes sp.3 Muir-Wood 1962
Neochonetes parvus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Neochonetes liratus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Sulcataria latisulcata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris transversa3
Neophricadothyris transversa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis3
"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Eridmatus sp.3
Eridmatus sp.3 Branson 1966
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer apothescelus3
Neospirifer apothescelus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina rectimarginata3
Acosarina rectimarginata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Superabundant"
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes wolfcampensis3
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella miscella3
Rhipidomella miscella3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina strigosa3, Altiplecus argutus3
Reticulariina strigosa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Altiplecus argutus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Beecheria elliptica3
Beecheria elliptica3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma pygmaeum3
Dielasma pygmaeum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia rectimarginata3
Chondronia rectimarginata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora molina3
Rhynchopora molina3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.3
Stenoscisma sp.3 Conrad 1839
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia kingi3
Pontisia kingi3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia hebata3, Cenorhynchia ventricosa3
Cenorhynchia hebata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cenorhynchia ventricosa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Hemileurus runcinatus3
Hemileurus runcinatus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata3, Composita strongyle3
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita strongyle3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia crepax3, Hustedia trita3
Hustedia crepax3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia trita3 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. leptyca
Tergomya
 Archinacellida - Damilinidae
"Lepetopsis patella" = Novlepatella patella8
"Lepetopsis patella" = Novlepatella patella8 Yochelson 1960
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Omphalotrochus wolfcampensis7
Omphalotrochus wolfcampensis7 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata1
Peruvispira delicata1 Chronic 1949 snail
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Elversella rugosa n. gen.6
Elversella rugosa n. gen.6 McRoberts and Newell 2001 clam
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Triproetus angustus2
Triproetus angustus2 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Monophyllum cassum4
Monophyllum cassum4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Antiphyllidae
Actinophrentis columnare4, Falsiamplexus elongatus4
Actinophrentis columnare4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Falsiamplexus elongatus4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Lophotichium rotundiseptum4, Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense4
Lophotichium rotundiseptum4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
? Paralleynia acclinis n. sp.4
? Paralleynia acclinis n. sp.4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari4
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari4 Moore and Jeffords 1941 horn coral
Demospongiae
 Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae
Heliospongia ramosa5
Heliospongia ramosa5 Girty 1908 demosponge
1Batten 1989; 2Brezinski 1992; 3Cooper and Grant 1977; 4Fedorowski 1987; 5Finks 1960; 6McRoberts and Newell 2001; 7Yochelson 1956; 8Yochelson 1960