USNM712o, Hill 5280, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cathedral Mountain Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• 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. 1977. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32:3161-3370 [T. Olszewski/K. Tracy/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44565: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Krisha Tracy on 15.09.2004, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Diffingiidae
Diffingia tortuosa2
Diffingia tortuosa2 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Microdomatidae
Glyptospira huecoensis1
Glyptospira huecoensis1 Erwin 1988 snail
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula
Rhipidomella hispidula Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina mesoplatys
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes sp., Enteletes plummeri
Enteletes sp. Waldheim 1825
Enteletes plummeri King 1931
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium latum
Cartorhium latum King 1931
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Rallacosta actina
Rallacosta actina Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata, "Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata Cooper and Grant 1976
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris George 1932
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis tegulata
Metriolepis tegulata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Torynechus caelatus
Torynechus caelatus Cooper and Grant 1962
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp., Hustedia compressa, Hustedia spicata
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Hustedia compressa Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia spicata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp., Composita stalagmium
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Composita stalagmium Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges adherens, Institella leonardensis, Agelesia triagonalis, Chonosteges costellatus, Chonosteges pulcher, Rhamnaria tenuispinosa
Xenosteges adherens Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Chonosteges costellatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges pulcher Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria gregaria, Eolyttonia chaotica, Choanodus irregularis
Collemataria gregaria Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia chaotica Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus irregularis Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosestria laevis, Hercosia uddeni
Hercosestria laevis Cooper and Grant 1975
Hercosia uddeni Bose 1916
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus flabellatus, Compressoproductus thomasi
Compressoproductus flabellatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Compressoproductus thomasi Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp., Megousia auriculata, Cancrinella sp.
Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris irregularis, Xestosia schucherti
Echinauris irregularis Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris subcostata
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Waagenoconcha convexa
Waagenoconcha convexa Cooper and Grant 1975
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp., Derbyia laqueata, Diplanus lamellatus
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Derbyia laqueata Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sp., Meekella calathica
Meekella calathica Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina futilis
Goniarina futilis Cooper and Grant 1974
1Erwin 1988; 2Fedorowski 1985