USNM701l, 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 4.5° S, 36.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• Equivalent to upper part of bed 4, 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 43482: 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 - Lophophyllidae
? Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari4
? Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari4 Moore and Jeffords 1941 horn coral
Demospongiae
 Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae
Coelocladiella philoconcha n. sp.5
Coelocladiella philoconcha n. sp.5 Finks 1960 demosponge
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 - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer placidus3
Neospirifer placidus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia trita3
Hustedia trita3 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. leptyca
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata3, Composita strongyle3
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita strongyle3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Parenteletes superbus3, Parenteletes cooperi3, Enteletes wolfcampensis3
Parenteletes superbus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia kozlowskii3
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella miscella3
Rhipidomella miscella3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Beecheria expansa3
Beecheria expansa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Lowenstamia sp.3, Lowenstamia ampla3
Lowenstamia sp.3 Stehli 1961
Lowenstamia ampla3 Cooper and Grant 1966
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma pygmaeum3
Dielasma pygmaeum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina sp.3
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina strigosa3
Reticulariina strigosa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae
Psilocamara hesperia3
Psilocamara hesperia3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia kingi3
Pontisia kingi3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora molina3
Rhynchopora molina3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella wolfcampensis3
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia fredericksi3, Pseudoleptodus conicus3
Pseudoleptodus conicus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina boesei3
 Productida - Productidae
Reticulatia robusta3
Reticulatia robusta3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina sulcata3
Hystriculina sulcata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia strophomenoidea3, Derbyia bella3, Diplanus catatonus3, Diplanus redactus3
Derbyia strophomenoidea3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia bella3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus catatonus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus redactus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Derbyoides dunbari3
Derbyoides dunbari3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella kingorum3, Meekella sp.3, Meekella prionota3
Geyerella kingorum3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella prionota3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina sp.3
Goniarina sp.3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Tergomya
 Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Metoptoma texana8
Metoptoma texana8 Yochelson 1960
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi7
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi7 Smith 1976 chiton
1 Intermediate Valve
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha dentata6
Annuliconcha dentata6 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Cephalopoda
 Prolecanitida - Daraelitidae
Boesites sp.3
Boesites sp.3 Miller and Furnish 1940 ammonite
 Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae
? Uddenites sp.3
? Uddenites sp.3 Böse 1919 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Neoicoceratidae
Eoasianites sp.3
Eoasianites sp.3 Ruzhencev 1933 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras sp.3
Schistoceras sp.3 Hyatt 1884 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Agathiceratidae
Agathiceras sp.3
Agathiceras sp.3 Gemmellaro 1887 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
Marathonites sp.3
Marathonites sp.3 Böse 1919 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus8
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Baylea huecoensis2, Shwedagonia elegans1
Baylea huecoensis2 Batten 1989 snail
Shwedagonia elegans1 Batten 1956 snail
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata2
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata2 Batten 1989 snail
1Batten 1958; 2Batten 1989; 3Cooper and Grant 1977; 4Fedorowski 1987; 5Finks 1960; 6Newell and Boyd 1995; 7Smith 1976; 8Yochelson 1960