USNM707a, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 319

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 34.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Decie Ranch Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

• 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 43559: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2004, 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).
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Assimulia (Assimulia) flexibilis6 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida6 Ross and Ross 1962 horn coral
Assimulia (Ericina) recrea6 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis6 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
subsp. tubaeformis
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare6 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
 Stauriida - Diffingiidae
Diffingia divisa5 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Triproetus tumidus3 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Triproetus altasulcus3 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugaria crassa4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella titan4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria grandis4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Limbella limbata4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges matutinus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia peculiaris4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Cyclacantharia gigantea4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia gigantea4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Coscinophora monilifera4 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Oncosarina rotunda4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Nudauris enigmatica4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Thamnosia parvispinosa4 Stehli 1954
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris "sp. 1"4 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus concentricus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus4
"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus4 King 1931
 Productida - Linoproductidae
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia nasuta4 Girty 1908
Diplanus apochordus4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus lamellatus4 King 1931
Diplanus rarus4 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina futilis4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Tropidelasma rhamphodes4 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella enormis4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella hessensis4 King 1931
Meekella caperata4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Geyerella hessi4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium zoyei4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris "sp. A"4 George 1931
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina tetrica4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia cepacea4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita discina4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita apheles4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma problematicum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria titania4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria dissona4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria emarginata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria voluminosa4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora patula4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.4 King 1856
Dielasma hessense4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta4
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta4 Abich 1878
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes rotundobesus4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Euconospira spiroperforata1 Batten 1958 snail
"Euconospira pulchra" = Spiroscala quasipulchra1 Karapunar and Nützel 2022 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata2 Chronic 1949 snail
Ananias labrectus2 Batten 1989 snail
Apachella franciscana2 Chronic 1952 snail
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Perrinitidae
"Perrinites subcumminsi" = Paraperrinites subcumminsi4
"Perrinites subcumminsi" = Paraperrinites subcumminsi4 Haniel 1915 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Agathiceratidae
Agathiceras sp.4 Gemmellaro 1887 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
Almites sp.4 Toumansky 1941 ammonite