USNM703a1, Cathedral Mountain Formation, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 3472

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)

• Collemataria beds. Leonardian (Cathedralian).

• 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 43514: 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).
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Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Lepidocrania sp. n. gen.1
Lepidocrania sp. n. gen.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Chonosteges costellatus n. sp.1, Rhamnaria tenuispinosa n. sp.1, Edriosteges tenuispinosus n. sp.1, Edriosteges multispinosus1, Xenosteges adherens1
Chonosteges costellatus n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges tenuispinosus n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges multispinosus1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Xenosteges adherens1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina parva n. sp.1
Cooperina parva n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris subcostata1
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris irregularis n. sp.1, Rugatia paraindica1, Rugatia occidentalis1, Nudauris linospina n. sp.1
Echinauris irregularis n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rugatia paraindica1 McKee 1938
Rugatia occidentalis1 Newberry 1861
ssp. parvauris
Nudauris linospina n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata1
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus sp.1
Compressoproductus sp.1 Sarytcheva 1960
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosia uddeni1
Hercosia uddeni1 Bose 1916
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia circularis n. sp.1, Collemataria gregaria n. gen. n. sp.1, Pseudoleptodus "sp. 5"1, Choanodus irregularis n. gen. n. sp.1, Choanodus perfectus n. gen. n. sp.1
Eolyttonia circularis n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Collemataria gregaria n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Pseudoleptodus "sp. 5"1 Stehli 1956
Choanodus irregularis n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus perfectus n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia laqueata n. sp.1
Derbyia laqueata n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica n. sp.1
Meekella calathica n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus n. subgen. n. sp.1, Dyoros (Tetragonetes) rectangulatus n. subgen. n. sp.1, Dyoros (Dyoros) extensiformis n. sp.1
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus n. subgen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Tetragonetes) rectangulatus n. subgen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensiformis n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata n. sp." = Permophricodothyris bullata1
"Neophricadothyris bullata n. sp." = Permophricodothyris bullata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Lepidospirifer angulatus n. sp.1, Cartorhium latum n. gen.1
Lepidospirifer angulatus n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Cartorhium latum n. gen.1 King 1931
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia miranda n. sp.1
Martinia miranda n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita crassa n. sp.1
Composita crassa n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia lusca n. sp.1, Hustedia spicata n. sp.1, Hustedia connorsi n. sp.1
Hustedia lusca n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia spicata n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia connorsi n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina tricosa n. sp.1, Metriolepis tegulata n. gen. n. sp.1
Spiriferellina tricosa n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Metriolepis tegulata n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.1
Stenoscisma sp.1 Conrad 1839
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia parvula n. gen. n. sp.1
Cenorhynchia parvula n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia stehlii n. sp.1, Anteridocus gongylus n. gen. n. sp.1
Pontisia stehlii n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1969
ssp. tumidosa
Anteridocus gongylus n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia bella n. gen. n. sp.1
Chondronia bella n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis1
Texarina wordensis1 King 1931
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma perplexum n. sp.1
Dielasma perplexum n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina mesoplatys1
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula n. sp.1
Rhipidomella hispidula n. sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Acutichitonidae
Soleachiton yochelsoni n. gen. n. sp.2
Soleachiton yochelsoni n. gen. n. sp.2 Hoare and Smith 1984 chiton
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Hoare and Smith 1984