PBDB Collection

USNM701g, 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)

• Equivalent to bed 9, section 24 of P.B. King. Wolfcampian (Nealian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified, brown, gray 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 43478: 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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Strophomenata
Productida - Aulostegidae	Limbella wolfcampensis³ Limbella wolfcampensis³ King 1931
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Acritosia magna³ Acritosia magna³ Cooper and Grant 1969
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia profunda³ Derbyia profunda³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Tropidelasma culmenatum³ Tropidelasma culmenatum³ Cooper and Grant 1969
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella magnifica³ Meekella magnifica³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia trita³ Hustedia trita³ Cooper and Grant 1976 ssp. leptyca
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Pontisia kingi³ Pontisia kingi³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Notothyrididae	Chondronia rectimarginata³ Chondronia rectimarginata³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Gillediidae	Lowenstamia "sp. 1"³ Lowenstamia "sp. 1"³ Stehli 1961
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Orthotichia kozlowskii³ Orthotichia kozlowskii³ King 1931 "Superabundant"
Orthida - Enteletidae	Enteletes wolfcampensis³ Enteletes wolfcampensis³ King 1931
Cephalopoda
Goniatitida - Agathiceratidae	Agathiceras uralicum³ Agathiceras uralicum³ Karpinsky 1874 ammonite
Tergomya
Archinacellida - Damilinidae	"Lepetopsis patella n. sp." = Novlepatella patella⁷ "Lepetopsis patella n. sp." = Novlepatella patella⁷ Yochelson 1960
Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae	Metoptoma texana⁷, Lepetopsis "sp. 1"⁷, Lepetopsis "sp. 2"⁷ Metoptoma texana⁷ Yochelson 1960 Lepetopsis "sp. 1"⁷ Whitfield 1882 Lepetopsis "sp. 2"⁷ Whitfield 1882
Gastropoda
Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae	Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus⁷ Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus⁷ Yochelson 1960 snail
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Gosseletina permiana n. sp.², Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) lupus² Gosseletina permiana n. sp.² Batten 1989 snail Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) lupus² Batten 1989 snail
Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae	Euconospira varizona¹, Euconospira spiroperforata¹ Euconospira varizona¹ Batten 1958 snail Euconospira spiroperforata¹ Batten 1958 snail
Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae	Worthenia kingi² Worthenia kingi² Batten 1989 snail
Euomphalina - Anomphalidae	Anomphalus sp.⁶ Anomphalus sp.⁶ Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Prospondylidae	Paleowaagia cooperi⁵ Paleowaagia cooperi⁵ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Antiphyllidae	Falsiamplexus elongatus⁴ Falsiamplexus elongatus⁴ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Stauriida - Lophophyllidae	Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari⁴ Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari⁴ Moore and Jeffords 1941 horn coral

¹Batten 1958; ²Batten 1989; ³Cooper and Grant 1977; ⁴Fedorowski 1987; ⁵Newell and Boyd 1970; ⁶Yochelson 1956; ⁷Yochelson 1960