PBDB Collection

Talpa New Mexico (Carboniferous to of the United States)

Where: Taos County, New Mexico (36.4° N, 105.6° W: paleocoordinates 1.5° S, 37.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Flechado Formation, Kashirian to Kashirian (313.8 - 307.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: delta front; lithified, gray shale and lithified, conglomeratic sandstone

• ...highly fossiliferous, nearshore-marine, dominantly dark-gray shale-siltstone facies....Several relatively thin conglomeratic to medium-grained, locally trough crossbedded sandstone units seperated by thicker dark-gray shales and siltstones.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: no collection information given

Primary reference: B. S. Kues. 1984. Pennsylvanian stratigraphy and paleontology of the Taos area, north-central New Mexico. Rio Grande Rift: Northern New Mexico. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 35:107-114 [N. Heim/N. Heim/N. Heim]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46548: authorized by Noel Heim, entered by Noel Heim on 19.01.2005, edited by Pete Wagner

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Echinoidea
- Archaeocidaridae	Archaeocidaris triplex Archaeocidaris triplex sea urchin
unclassified
-	Pesudorthoceras knoxense, Ditymopyge sp. Pesudorthoceras knoxense Ditymopyge sp.
Echinoidea
Echinoida -	Echinoida indet. Echinoida indet. Troschel 1872 sea urchin spines and plates
Crinoidea
-	Crinoidea indet. Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily stem fragments and plates
Chondrichthyes
Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae	? Petalodus sp. ? Petalodus sp. chimaera
Lingulata
Lingulida - Lingulidae	Lingula carbonaria Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Lingulida - Discinidae	? Orbiculoidea indet., Orbiculoidea missouriensis, Orbiculoidea capuliformis ? Orbiculoidea indet. d'Orbigny 1847 very large Orbiculoidea missouriensis Shumard 1858 Orbiculoidea capuliformis McChesney 1859
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Crania sp. Crania sp. Retzius 1781
Strophomenata
Productida - Strophalosiidae	? Leptalosia sp. ? Leptalosia sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
Productida -	"Desmoinesia "missouriensis"" = Desmoinesia nana, Desmoinesia cf. muricatina, "? Sandia sp." = Neosandia "Desmoinesia "missouriensis"" = Desmoinesia nana Meek and Worthen 1866 Desmoinesia cf. muricatina Norwood and Pratten 1855 "? Sandia sp." = Neosandia Özdikmen 2008
Productida - Productidae	Buxtonia sp. Buxtonia sp.
Productida - Productellidae	Antiquatonia hermosana, Kozlowskia haydenensis Antiquatonia hermosana Kozlowskia haydenensis
Productida - Echinoconchidae	Echinaria cf. knighti Echinaria cf. knighti
Productida - Linoproductidae	Linoproductus sp. Linoproductus sp. Chao 1927
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia cf. crassa Derbyia cf. crassa Meek and Hayden 1858
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	? Plicochonetes sp., Chonetinella jeffordsi, Mesolobus cf. profundus, Mesolobus striatus ? Plicochonetes sp. Paeckelmann 1930 Chonetinella jeffordsi Mesolobus cf. profundus Mesolobus striatus Weller and McGehee 1933
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Elythidae	"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa "Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Anthracospirifer "opimus", Anthracospirifer curvilateralis Anthracospirifer "opimus" Lane 1963 species name also marked with ? Anthracospirifer curvilateralis Easton 1962 A. c. chavezae
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	Neospirifer ? tewaensis, Neospirifer cameratus Neospirifer ? tewaensis Neospirifer cameratus Morton 1836
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Crurithyris cf. planoconvexa Crurithyris cf. planoconvexa Shumard 1855
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita subtilita, Cleiothyridina pecosii Composita subtilita Hall 1852 Cleiothyridina pecosii
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia "mormoni" Hustedia "mormoni" Marcou 1858
Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae	Punctospirifer sp. Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Wellerella sp. Wellerella sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	"Beecheria cf. bovidens" = Dielasma bovidens "Beecheria cf. bovidens" = Dielasma bovidens Morton 1836
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella carbonaria Rhipidomella carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Stenolaemata
Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae	Fistulipora sp. Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae	Prismopora triangulata Prismopora triangulata Kiseleva 1973
Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Tainoceratidae	Metacoceras sp. Metacoceras sp. Hyatt 1883 nautiloid
Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae	"Mooreoceras sp." = Pseudorthoceras "Mooreoceras sp." = Pseudorthoceras Girty 1912
Orthocerida - Brachycycloceratidae	Brachycycloceras sp. Brachycycloceras sp. Miller et al. 1933
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae	Prodentalium raymondi, ""Dentalium" sublaeve" = Prodentalium sublaeve Prodentalium raymondi Young 1942 tusk shell ""Dentalium" sublaeve" = Prodentalium sublaeve Hall 1877 tusk shell
Gastropoda
Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae	"Platyceras (Orthonychia) parvum" = Orthonychia parva "Platyceras (Orthonychia) parvum" = Orthonychia parva Shumard and Swallow 1858 snail
Cycloneritida - Trachyspiridae	Trachydomia sp., Trachydomia nodosa Trachydomia sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail Trachydomia nodosa Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae	"Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) percarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus, "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) crassus" = Waagenella crassus, "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) aff. planodorsatus" = Bellerophon (Bellerophon) planodorsatum, Bellerophon (Bellerophon) wewokanus, "Knightites (Retispira) "tenuilineata"" = Retispira tenuilineata, "Knightites (Cymatospira) montfortianus" = Cymatospira montfortianus "Bellerophon (Pharkidonotus) percarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus Conrad 1842 snail "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) crassus" = Waagenella crassus Meek and Worthen 1860 snail "Bellerophon (Bellerophon) aff. planodorsatus" = Bellerophon (Bellerophon) planodorsatum Hoare 1961 snail Bellerophon (Bellerophon) wewokanus Girty 1912 snail "Knightites (Retispira) "tenuilineata"" = Retispira tenuilineata Gurley 1884 snail "Knightites (Cymatospira) montfortianus" = Cymatospira montfortianus Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae	Euphemites cf. enodis, Euphemites hermosus, Euphemites nodocarinatus Euphemites cf. enodis Sturgeon 1964 snail Euphemites hermosus Kues and Batten 2001 snail Euphemites nodocarinatus Hall 1858 snail = Bellerophon inspeciosus of White, 1881
Heterostropha - Donaldinidae	Donaldina cf. robusta, Donaldina stevensana Donaldina cf. robusta Stevens 1858 snail Donaldina stevensana Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
Heterostropha - Streptacididae	Streptacis aff. scalpta Streptacis aff. scalpta Knight 1931 snail
Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae	Murchisonia (? Murchisonia) sp., Murchisonia (? Donaldospira) sp., Murchisonia sp. Murchisonia (? Murchisonia) sp. d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1841 snail Murchisonia (? Donaldospira) sp. d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1841 snail Murchisonia sp. d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1841 snail Murchisonia ? ()
Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae	"Strobeus regularis" = Soleniscus regularis, Leptoptygma sp., Leptoptygma subtilistriatum, Leptoptygma virgatum, Strobeus immanis, Strobeus poromus, Strobeus paludinaeformis, Strobeus ? paludinaeformis, "Oncochilus vaningeni" = Cylindritopsis vaningeni "Strobeus regularis" = Soleniscus regularis Cox 1857 snail Leptoptygma sp. Knight 1936 snail Leptoptygma subtilistriatum Knight 1931 snail Leptoptygma virgatum Knight 1931 snail Strobeus immanis Kues and Batten 2001 snail Strobeus poromus Kues 1990 snail Strobeus paludinaeformis Hall 1858 snail Strobeus ? paludinaeformis Hall 1858 snail "Oncochilus vaningeni" = Cylindritopsis vaningeni Knight 1931 snail
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Trepospira (Trepospira) illinoisensis, "Glabrocingulum (Ananias) sp." = Ananias, Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) spp., "Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense, cf. Shwedagonia sp., "Glyptotomaria (Dictyotomaria) "n. sp."" = Dictyotomaria, "Glyptotomaria (Dictyotomaria) aff. scitula" = Dictyotomaria scitula, "Glyptotomaria (Dictyotomaria) quadrilineata" = Dictyotomaria quadrilineata, "Gosseletina spironema" = Globodoma spironema, "Gosseletina cf. spironema" = Globodoma spironema Trepospira (Trepospira) illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail "Glabrocingulum (Ananias) sp." = Ananias Knight 1945 snail Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) spp. Thomas 1940 snail "Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail cf. Shwedagonia sp. Batten 1956 snail "Glyptotomaria (Dictyotomaria) "n. sp."" = Dictyotomaria Knight 1945 snail "Glyptotomaria (Dictyotomaria) aff. scitula" = Dictyotomaria scitula Meek and Worthen 1860 snail "Glyptotomaria (Dictyotomaria) quadrilineata" = Dictyotomaria quadrilineata Girty 1934 snail "Gosseletina spironema" = Globodoma spironema Meek and Worthen 1866 snail "Gosseletina cf. spironema" = Globodoma spironema Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae	Spiroscala "n. sp.", Euconospira "n. sp.", Euconospira aff. turbiniformis Spiroscala "n. sp." Knight 1945 snail Euconospira "n. sp." Ulrich and Scofield 1897 snail Euconospira aff. turbiniformis Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
Murchisoniina - Portlockiellidae	Shansiella beckwithana, Shansiella carbonaria Shansiella beckwithana McChesney 1859 snail Shansiella carbonaria Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae	Porcellia sp. Porcellia sp. Léveillé 1835 snail
Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae	Worthenia speciosa, "Phymatopleura nodosus" = Phymatopleura nodosa, Paragoniozona cf. nodolirata, Paragoniozona multilirata Worthenia speciosa Meek and Worthen 1860 snail "Phymatopleura nodosus" = Phymatopleura nodosa Girty 1912 snail Paragoniozona cf. nodolirata Nelson 1947 snail Paragoniozona multilirata Nelson 1947 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Strophostylus girtyi Strophostylus girtyi Knight 1934 snail
Euomphalina - Anomphalidae	Anomphalus sp., Anomphalus verruculiferus Anomphalus sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail Anomphalus verruculiferus White 1881 snail
Euomphalina - Microdomatidae	"Amaurotoma aff. humerosa" = Knightinella humerosa, Amaurotoma "n. sp.?", "Microdoma (Euconodoma) gavinae" = Euconodoma gavinae "Amaurotoma aff. humerosa" = Knightinella humerosa Meek and Hayden 1858 snail Amaurotoma "n. sp.?" Knight 1945 snail "Microdoma (Euconodoma) gavinae" = Euconodoma gavinae Kues 1990 snail
Euomphalina - Euomphalidae	"Straparollus (Amphiscapha) cf. reedsi" = Amphiscapha reedsi, "Straparollus (Amphiscapha) cf. catilloides" = Amphiscapha catilloides, Straparollus (Euomphalus) pernodosus, "Straparollus (Euomphalus) plummeri" = Euomphalus plummeri "Straparollus (Amphiscapha) cf. reedsi" = Amphiscapha reedsi Knight 1934 snail "Straparollus (Amphiscapha) cf. catilloides" = Amphiscapha catilloides Conrad 1842 snail Straparollus (Euomphalus) pernodosus Meek and Worthen 1870 snail "Straparollus (Euomphalus) plummeri" = Euomphalus plummeri Knight 1934 snail
Trochoidea - Eucochlidae	Eucochlis perminuta Eucochlis perminuta Knight 1933 snail
Neritoidea - Naticopsidae	Naticopsis (Jedria) ventrica, "Naticopsis (Jedria) meeki" = Jedria meeki, Naticopsis (Naticopsis) aff. judithae Naticopsis (Jedria) ventrica Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail "Naticopsis (Jedria) meeki" = Jedria meeki Knight 1933 snail Naticopsis (Naticopsis) aff. judithae Knight 1933 snail
Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae	Ceraunocochlis fulminula, Meekospira peracuta, Girtyspira sp. Ceraunocochlis fulminula Knight 1931 snail Meekospira peracuta Meek and Worthen 1860 snail Girtyspira sp. Knight 1936 snail
Caenogastropoda - Goniasmatidae	Platyzona hespera, ? Goniasma sp., "Goniasma lasallensis" = Goniasma lasallense Platyzona hespera Kues and Batten 2001 snail ? Goniasma sp. Tomlin 1930 snail "Goniasma lasallensis" = Goniasma lasallense Worthen 1890 snail
Caenogastropoda - Orthonematidae	"Stegocoelia (Taosia) spp." = Taosia, "Stegocoelia (Stegocoelia) aff. wortheni" = Taosia wortheni, "Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei" = Taosia copei, Orthonema "n. spp.", Orthonema cf. salteri, Orthonema inornatum "Stegocoelia (Taosia) spp." = Taosia Girty 1939 snail "Stegocoelia (Stegocoelia) aff. wortheni" = Taosia wortheni Knight 1942 snail "Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei" = Taosia copei White 1881 snail Orthonema "n. spp." Meek and Worthen 1862 snail Orthonema cf. salteri Meek and Worthen 1860 snail Orthonema inornatum Knight 1934 snail
Cerithioidea - Acanthonematidae	? Callispira sp., Callispira quinquecostata ? Callispira sp. Nelson 1947 snail Callispira quinquecostata Nelson 1947 snail
Zygopleuroidea - Pseudozygopleuridae	"Streptacis cerithiformis" = Microptychis cerithiformis, "? Plocezyga (Gamizyga) illineata" = Hemizyga illineata, Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) spp., "Plocezyga (Plocezyga) cf. corona" = Plocezyga corona, Plocezyga (Plocezyga) spp., Plocezyga (Plocezyga) aff. tenuilirata, Stephanozyga "n. sp.?", Stephanozyga subnodosa "Streptacis cerithiformis" = Microptychis cerithiformis Meek and Worthen 1860 snail "? Plocezyga (Gamizyga) illineata" = Hemizyga illineata Knight 1930 snail Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) spp. Knight 1930 snail "Plocezyga (Plocezyga) cf. corona" = Plocezyga corona Knight 1930 snail Plocezyga (Plocezyga) spp. Knight 1930 snail Plocezyga (Plocezyga) aff. tenuilirata Knight 1930 snail Stephanozyga "n. sp.?" Knight 1930 snail Stephanozyga subnodosa Knight 1930 snail
Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae	"Stegocoelia (Taosia) cf. percostata" = Hypergonia percostata "Stegocoelia (Taosia) cf. percostata" = Hypergonia percostata Girty 1939 snail
Rostroconchia
Conocardiida - Bransoniidae	Pseudoconocardium "n. sp.?", "Pseudoconocardium cf. obliquum" = Apotocardium obliquum Pseudoconocardium "n. sp.?" Zavodowsky 1960 "Pseudoconocardium cf. obliquum" = Apotocardium obliquum Meek and Worthen 1875
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Sareptidae	Paleyoldia glabra Paleyoldia glabra Beede and Rogers 1898 clam
Nuculanida - Polidevciidae	Phestia arata, Phestia cf. bellistriata Phestia arata clam Phestia cf. bellistriata clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	? Nuculopsis sp., Nuculopsis girtyi, Nuculopsis croneisi, "Nuculopsis anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides, "Nuculopsis aff. anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides ? Nuculopsis sp. Girty 1912 nut clam Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam Nuculopsis croneisi Schenck 1939 nut clam "Nuculopsis anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides Meek 1871 nut clam "Nuculopsis aff. anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides Meek 1871 nut clam
Solemyida - Solemyidae	"Solemya (Janeia) radiata" = Acharax radiata "Solemya (Janeia) radiata" = Acharax radiata Meek and Worthen 1860 Awning Clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Promytilus sp. Promytilus sp. Newell 1942 mussel
Myalinida - Myalinidae	Myalina (Myalina) cf. arbala Myalina (Myalina) cf. arbala Newell 1942 clam
Pectinida - Limidae	"Paleolima sp." = Palaeolima "Paleolima sp." = Palaeolima Hind 1903 file clam
Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae	Aviculopectinidae indet., Clavicosta echinata Aviculopectinidae indet. Meek 1864 scallop Clavicosta echinata Newell 1938 scallop
Pectinida - Limipectinidae	Limipecten cf. morsei, Acanthopecten meeki Limipecten cf. morsei Newell 1938 scallop Acanthopecten meeki Newell 1938 scallop
Pectinida - Streblochondriidae	Streblochondria tenuilineata Streblochondria tenuilineata Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop
Pectinida - Chaenocardiidae	Chaenocardia ovata Chaenocardia ovata scallop
Ostreida - Posidoniidae	? Posidonia "n. sp." ? Posidonia "n. sp." Bronn 1828 oyster
Ostreida - Pterineidae	Leptodesma (Leptodesma) aff. longa Leptodesma (Leptodesma) aff. longa oyster
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Parallelodon ? carbonarius, Parallelodon hexacostata, cf. Parallelodon sp., Parallelodon aff. tenuistriatus Parallelodon ? carbonarius clam Parallelodon hexacostata clam cf. Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam Parallelodon aff. tenuistriatus Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae	Wilkingia "n. sp.?", Wilkingia terminale, Sanguinolites costata, Sanguinolites aff. costata, "? Sanguinolites elongatus" = Vacunella elongata Wilkingia "n. sp.?" Wilson 1959 clam Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam Sanguinolites costata clam Sanguinolites aff. costata clam "? Sanguinolites elongatus" = Vacunella elongata Ciriacks 1963 clam of Ciriacks, 1963
Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae	Cypricardinia carbonaria Cypricardinia carbonaria clam
Pholadomyida - Chaenomyidae	Chaenomya sp. Chaenomya sp. Meek 1864 clam
Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae	Edmondia anodontoides, Edmondia ? ovata Edmondia anodontoides Meek 1875 clam Edmondia ? ovata Meek and Worthen 1873 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Astartella newberryi, Astartella varica, Astartella concentrica, Astartella compacta Astartella newberryi clam Astartella varica McChesney 1860 clam Astartella concentrica Conrad 1842 clam Astartella compacta Girty 1915 clam
Trigoniida - Schizodidae	Schizodus amplus, Schizodus aff. ulrichi, Schizodus curtus Schizodus amplus Meek and Worthen 1870 clam Schizodus aff. ulrichi Worthen 1890 clam Schizodus curtus Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Scyphozoa
Conulariida - Conulariidae	Paraconularia crustula Paraconularia crustula jellyfish
Anthozoa
Rugosa -	Rugosa indet. Rugosa indet. horn coral
Auloporida - Syringoporidae	? Syringopora sp. ? Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral