USNM705a, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 319

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Scacchinella Beds Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Base of Scacchinella beds and interbiohermal layers. Leonardian (Hessian)

• 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 43534: 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).
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania sp.3 Williams 1943
Strophomenata
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia sp.3 King 1938
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella titan3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria grandis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Limbella limbata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina sp.3 Termier 1967
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Elliottella varicostata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis3
"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis3 King 1931
 Productida - Productellidae
Fimbrinia ovata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Kozlowskia alata3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Nudauris enigmatica3 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus3
"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus3 King 1931
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia teguliferoides3, "Teguliferina conida" = Planispina conida3
"Teguliferina conida" = Planispina conida3 Stehli 1954
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria platys3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Poikilosakos informis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.3 Waagen 1884
Derbyia crenulata3 Girty 1908
Derbyia nasuta3 Girty 1908
Diplanus lamellatus3 King 1931
Diplanus rarus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina magniextensa3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella enormis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella hessensis3 King 1931
Meekella caperata3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Geyerella hessi3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Leurosina vulgarica3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Isogrammidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris catatona" = Phricodothyris catatona3
"Neophricadothyris catatona" = Phricodothyris catatona3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp.3 George 1931
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia "sp. 2"3 M'Coy 1844
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita apheles3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cleiothyridina mulsa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.3 Hall and Clarke 1893
Hustedia hessensis3 King 1931
Hustedia catella3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis scrupea3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina tetrica3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Altiplecus glebosus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma pyraustoides3 Cooper and Grant 1976
? Stenoscisma doricranum3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma myioides3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tricoria hirpex3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia costata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria titania3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria dissona3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
Anomalesia perplexa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma "sp. 1"3 King 1856
Dielasma "sp. 2"3 King 1856
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta3, Orthotichia newelli3
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta3 Abich 1878
Orthotichia newelli3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes stehlii3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Euconospira spiroperforata1 Batten 1958 snail
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Triproetus tumidus2 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
? Euryphyllum robustum n. sp.5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Lophotichium simulatum5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) amplexoides5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
subsp. amplexoides and longiseptatum
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
subsp. tubaeformis
Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida5 Ross and Ross 1962 horn coral
Assimulia (Assimulia) flexibilis5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Diffingiidae
Turgidiffiinae "gen. et sp. n. A"4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Turgidiffia composita n. gen.4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Diffingia tortuosa n. sp.4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Diffingia coita4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Diffingia collecticia n. gen. n. sp.4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Over 200
Diffingia divisa4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Diffingia largifica4 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) "sp. 1"5 Fedorowski 1986 horn coral
Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) "sp. 2"5 Fedorowski 1986 horn coral
Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) magnocolumnare n. sp.5 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Hexactinellida
 Lyssakida -
Lyssakida indet.6 Zittel 1877 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae
Defordia defuncta6 King 1943 demosponge
Insulipora elegans6 Finks 1960 demosponge
 Lithistida - Anthracosyconidae
Collatipora cf. delicata6 Finks 1960 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae
Haplistion megalochetus6 Finks 1960 demosponge
 Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae
Heliospongia vokesi6 King 1943 demosponge