PBDB Collection

USNM 9048, Chappel Ls, San Saba County, TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: San Saba County, Texas (31.2° N, 99.0° W: paleocoordinates 27.2° S, 48.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Chappel Limestone Formation, Kinderhookian (358.9 - 352.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained, medium, shelly/skeletal, gray limestone

• "several thin beds of gray, fine to medium-grained, crinoidal limestone"

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: J. L. Carter. 1967. Mississippian brachiopods from the Chappel Limestone of central Texas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 53(238):249-488 [N. Heim/N. Heim]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62497: authorized by Noel Heim, entered by Noel Heim on 20.07.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
Productida - Araksalosiidae	Cyphotalosia masonensis Cyphotalosia masonensis Carter 1967
Productida - Productellidae	Avonia cf. pustulifera, Acanthoplecta inopinata, Geniculifera brevicula Avonia cf. pustulifera Moore 1928 Acanthoplecta inopinata Carter 1967 Geniculifera brevicula Carter 1967
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae	Cyrtina burlingtonensis Cyrtina burlingtonensis Rowley 1893
Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae	Punctospirifer sp. Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella perminuta Rhipidomella perminuta Girty 1926
Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae	Fusella llanoensis, Amesopleura texana Fusella llanoensis Carter 1967 Amesopleura texana Carter 1967
Spiriferida - Martiniidae	Eomartiniopsis girtyi Eomartiniopsis girtyi Branson 1938
Spiriferida - Crassumbidae	Crassumbo inornatus Crassumbo inornatus Carter 1967
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Spirifer chappelensis Spirifer chappelensis Carter 1967
Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae	Brachythyris chouteauensis Brachythyris chouteauensis Weller 1909
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Crurithyris parva Crurithyris parva Weller 1899
Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae	Tylothyris cf. missouriensis, Tylothyris brevaurita Tylothyris cf. missouriensis Weller 1906 Tylothyris brevaurita Carter 1967
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	? Hustedia texana, Plectospira problematica ? Hustedia texana Girty 1926 Plectospira problematica Girty 1926
Athyridida - Meristidae	Merista maccullochensis, Camarophorella dorsata Merista maccullochensis Carter 1967 Camarophorella dorsata Carter 1967
Athyridida - Athyrididae	"Cleiothyridina cf. prouti" = Carteridina prouti, Cleiothyridina tenuilineata "Cleiothyridina cf. prouti" = Carteridina prouti Swallow 1860 Cleiothyridina tenuilineata Rowley 1900
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp. Dielasma sp. King 1856
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Dielasmella larga Dielasmella larga Carter 1967
Terebratulida - Cranaenidae	Girtyella aff. cedarensis, Hamburgia chappelensis, Cranaena texana, Cranaena cf. hannibalensis Girtyella aff. cedarensis Weller 1914 Hamburgia chappelensis Carter 1967 Cranaena texana Carter 1967 Cranaena cf. hannibalensis Moore 1928
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora sansabensis Rhynchopora sansabensis Carter 1967
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Coledium evexum, Coledium vadosulcatum, Coledium altisulcatum n. sp., Sedenticellula sacra Coledium evexum Grant 1965 Coledium vadosulcatum Carter 1967 Coledium altisulcatum n. sp. Carter 1967 Sedenticellula sacra Grant 1965
Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae	Shumardella obsolescens Shumardella obsolescens Weller 1910
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Philhedra sp. Philhedra sp. Koken 1889