USNM707w, 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)

• Detached block with Scacchinella, "Decie Ranch Member equivalent." 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 43579: 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).
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella caperata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella enormis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Geyerella hessi1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia nasuta1 Girty 1909
Derbyia crenulata1 Girty 1909
 Productida - Productellidae
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina pumila1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella titan1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella limbata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium zoyei1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita discina1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia catella1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria titania1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria dissona1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma pansum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma hadrum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia newelli1, "Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta1
Orthotichia newelli1 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta1 Abich 1878
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes stehlii1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Beecheria sp.1 Hall and Clarke 1893
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia parva1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
? Kargalites sp.1 Ruzhencev 1938 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Prospondylidae
Paleowaagia cooperi4 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha interlineata5 Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Diffingiidae
Diffingia largifica2 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare3 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Lophotichium simulatum3 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral