USNM702un, Split Tank, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.4° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cathedral Mountain Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Institella zone, 26-45 feet above base in beds with Uncinuloides=Torynechus). Leonardian (Cathedralian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; 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 43510: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2004

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).
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Planotectus cymbellatus8 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Babylonites turritus8 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) hilli9 Yochelson 1960 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Shwedagonia elegans1 Batten 1956 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia corrugata2 Chronic 1952 snail
Tapinotomaria crassa1 Batten 1958 snail
Tapinotomaria globosa1 Batten 1958 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Girtypecten sublaqueatus7 Girty 1908 scallop
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha dentata7 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Novaculapermia boydi n. gen.5 McRoberts and Newell 1997 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus supaiensis6 Winters 1963 clam
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania sp.3 Raymond 1910
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Niviconia globosa n. gen.3 King 1931
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.3 Waagen 1884
Derbyia informis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia complicata3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia laqueata3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus lamellatus3 King 1931
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria gregaria3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Loxophragmus ellipticus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia "sp. 2"3 Frederiks 1924
Eolyttonia circularis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia chaotica3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia pocillata3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Petasmaia expansa3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Choanodus irregularis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus perfectus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosia uddeni3 Bose 1916
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus thomasi3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
? Grandaurispina vaga3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Rugatia paraindica3 McKee 1938
Xestosia obsolescens3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Nudauris linospina3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Thamnosia anterospinosa3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Echinauris irregularis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges costellatus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges multispinosus3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Xenosteges adherens3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Tetragonetes) rectangulatus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensiformis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata3
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium latum3 King 1931
Lepidospirifer demissus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Lepidospirifer angulatus3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Neospirifer mansuetus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia miranda3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Rallacosta actina3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.3 Brown 1849
Composita bucculenta3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita imbricata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Thedusia bucrenata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia sp.3 Hall and Clarke 1893
Hustedia ampullacea3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia spicata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia lusca3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora hebetata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma triquetrum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma aptatum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma doricranum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma calvatum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Torynechus caelatus3 Cooper and Grant 1962
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria speciosa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Anteridocus gongylus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Pontisia stehlii3 Cooper and Grant 1969
ssp. tumidosa
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Elassonia petila3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Trophisina fenaria3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia fastigiata3 Cooper and Grant 1969
Cenorhynchia mitigata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis tegulata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Metriolepis carotica3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina venustula3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia bella3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis3 King 1931
Heterelasma gibbosum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.3 King 1856
Dielasma perplexum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
"Polysiphonia flabellata" = Polysiphonaria flabellata4
"Polysiphonia flabellata" = Polysiphonaria flabellata4 Finks 1995 demosponge