USNM707ha, 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 1.0° N, 33.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Poplar Tank Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Loose blocks. Leonardian (Hessian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• possible biohermal origin but not expressed as a mound

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), 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 43566: 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).
Demospongiae
 Lithistida - Anthracosyconidae
Anthracosycon regulare5 King 1943 demosponge
 Lithistida - Chiastoclonellidae
Defordia lobata5 Finks 1960 demosponge
Hexactinellida
 Hexactinosa - Pileolitidae
Pileolites baccatus n. gen. n. sp.5
Pileolites baccatus n. gen. n. sp.5 Finks 1960 glass sponge
 Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
Stioderma coscinum n. gen.5 Finks 1960 glass sponge
 Lyssakida -
Lyssakida indet.5 Zittel 1877 glass sponge
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) ? dunbari4 Moore and Jeffords 1941 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Lophotichium simulatum4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis4 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
subsp. tubaeformis
 Stauriida - Diffingiidae
Turgidiffia completa3 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Diffingia tortuosa3 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi7
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi7 Smith 1976 chiton
1 Intermediate valve
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Ananias labrectus1, "Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) texanum" = Glabrocingulum texanum1
Ananias labrectus1 Batten 1989 snail
"Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) texanum" = Glabrocingulum texanum1 Batten 1989 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria montpelierensis6 Girty 1910 scallop
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella sp.2 Schellwien 1900
Meekella hessensis2 King 1931
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Diplanus rarus2 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia crenulata2 Girty 1908
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Micraphelia sp.2 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Oncosarina spinicostata2 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Productidae
Spinifrons sp.2 Stehli 1954
 Productida - Productellidae
Nudauris enigmatica2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus "sp. 4"2 Sarytcheva 1960
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus2
"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus2 King 1931
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella limbata2 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis2 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria grandis2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia peculiaris2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Coscinophora monilifera2 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta2
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta2 Abich 1878
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis sp.2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.2 Fredericks 1916
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Lepidospirifer sp.2 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia catella2 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia cepacea2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.2 Brown 1849
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Plectelasma "sp. 1"2 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Cryptacanthia "sp. 1"2 White and St John 1867