PBDB Collection

USNM701h, 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 12, 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 43479: 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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Anthozoa
Stauriida - Antiphyllidae	Falsiamplexus elongatus n. gen. n. sp.³ Falsiamplexus elongatus n. gen. n. sp.³ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Demospongiae
Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae	Coelocladiella philoconcha⁴ Coelocladiella philoconcha⁴ Finks 1960 demosponge
Gastropoda
Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae	Euconospira varizona¹ Euconospira varizona¹ Batten 1958 snail
Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae	Omphalotrochus wolfcampensis⁷ Omphalotrochus wolfcampensis⁷ Yochelson 1956 snail
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Annuliconchidae	Annuliconcha interlineata⁶ Annuliconcha interlineata⁶ Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop
Pectinida - Prospondylidae	Paleowaagia cooperi⁵ Paleowaagia cooperi⁵ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Cephalopoda
Goniatitida - Agathiceratidae	Agathiceras cf. uralicum² Agathiceras cf. uralicum² Karpinsky 1874 ammonite
Strophomenata
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Eolyttonia fredericksi² Eolyttonia fredericksi² King 1931
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Acritosia magna², Teguliferina boesei² Acritosia magna² Cooper and Grant 1969 Teguliferina boesei² King 1931
Productida - Aulostegidae	Limbella wolfcampensis² Limbella wolfcampensis² King 1931
Productida - Cooperinidae	Atelestegastus marginatus² Atelestegastus marginatus² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Hystriculina minima² Hystriculina minima² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	Spyridiophora distincta² Spyridiophora distincta² Cooper and Stehli 1955
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Neochonetes liratus² Neochonetes liratus² Cooper and Grant 1975
Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae	Orthotetella wolfcampensis² Orthotetella wolfcampensis² King 1931
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella prionota², Geyerella kingorum² Meekella prionota² Cooper and Grant 1974 Geyerella kingorum² Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Nothopindax egregius², Derbyia carteri², Derbyia profunda², Diplanus catatonus² Nothopindax egregius² Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia carteri² Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia profunda² Cooper and Grant 1974 Diplanus catatonus² Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Chelononia straminea², Tropidelasma culmenatum² Chelononia straminea² Cooper and Grant 1974 Tropidelasma culmenatum² Cooper and Grant 1969
Rhynchonellata
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella miscella² Rhipidomella miscella² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Acosarina rectimarginata² Acosarina rectimarginata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Enteletidae	Parenteletes superbus² Parenteletes superbus² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis² "Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Neophricadothyris transversa² Neophricadothyris transversa² Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia trita² Hustedia trita² Cooper and Grant 1976 ssp. leptyca
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita strongyle², Cleiothyridina rectimarginata² Composita strongyle² Cooper and Grant 1976 Cleiothyridina rectimarginata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Gillediidae	Lowenstamia "sp. 1"², Camarelasma neali² Lowenstamia "sp. 1"² Stehli 1961 Camarelasma neali² Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Notothyrididae	Chondronia rectimarginata² Chondronia rectimarginata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma sp.² Stenoscisma sp.² Conrad 1839
Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae	Hemileurus runcinatus² Hemileurus runcinatus² Cooper and Grant 1976

¹Batten 1958; ²Cooper and Grant 1977; ³Fedorowski 1987; ⁴Finks 1960; ⁵Newell and Boyd 1970; ⁶Newell and Boyd 1995; ⁷Yochelson 1956