USNM710u, Road Canyon Formation, Sullivan Ranch, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 2486

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Road Canyon Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• 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 43613: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2004

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
 Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Guadalupia ramescens2 Finks 2010 demosponge
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Prospondylidae
Paleowaagia cooperi3 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina striata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Bothrostegium derbyoideum1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia cincinnata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera sulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris costata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
"Kutorginella sullivanensis" = Retaria sullivanensis1, Echinauris lappacea1, Echinauris bella1
"Kutorginella sullivanensis" = Retaria sullivanensis1 King 1931
Echinauris lappacea1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Echinauris bella1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges compactus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina subcuneata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Taphrosestria peculiaris1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Cyclacantharia sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Cyclacantharia transitoria1 Cooper and Grant 1975
? Acritosia vestibula1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Coscinophora magnifica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Collemataria sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.1 Conrad 1839
Stenoscisma calvatum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Anteridocus erugatus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia atmeta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus pumilus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina venustula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer bakeri1 King 1931
ssp. bakeri
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris cordata" = Permophricodothyris cordata1
"Neophricadothyris cordata" = Permophricodothyris cordata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia consuta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.1 Brown 1849
Composita crassa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cleiothyridina nana1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia ovalis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis1 King 1931
Heterelasma glansfagea1 Cooper and Grant 1976