USNM706d, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.6° N, 33.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Appel Ranch Member (Word Formation), Wordian (266.9 - 264.3 Ma)

• Equivalent to Fourth Limestone Member of P.B. King.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: 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 43552: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Tetragonetes) quadrangulatus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia texta1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia filosa1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia pannucia1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella skenoides1 Girty 1908
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia kingorum1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia sp.1 King 1938
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Ctenalosia sp.1 Cooper and Stehli 1955
Ctenalosia fixata1 Cooper and Stehli 1955
Xenosteges quadratus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria kingorum1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Grandaurispina crassa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Liosotella irregularis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Paucispinifera auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Waagenoconcha magnifica1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris lateralis1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Thamnosia phragmophora1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Arionthia germana1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium orbiculatum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella propria1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
"Spiriferinaella scalpata" = Johncarteria scalpata1
"Spiriferinaella scalpata" = Johncarteria scalpata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tautosia transenna1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora tenera1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita enormis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita parasulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia pugilla1 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. hebetata (A), ssp. nasiterna (VR), ssp. pluscula (VR)
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata3 Branson 1930 scallop
 Trigoniida - Costatoriidae
Procostatoria gloveri2 Newell and Boyd 1975 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Heteroschizodus macomoides2 Newell and Boyd 1975 clam