PBDB Collection

USNM728h, Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo (Permian of the United States)

Where: Culberson County, Texas (31.3° N, 104.9° W: paleocoordinates 2.6° N, 34.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bone Spring Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• bioclastic shell heap deposits and thanatocoenoses, maybe from reef margin

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

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 75881: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.11.2007, edited by Matthew Clapham

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)

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Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Lepidocrania sp.³ Lepidocrania sp.³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
Productida - Strophalosiidae	Heteralosia sp.³ Heteralosia sp.³ King 1938
Productida - Scacchinellidae	Scacchinella americana³ Scacchinella americana³ Stehli 1954
Productida - Aulostegidae	Rhamnaria eximia³, Limbella victorioensis³ Rhamnaria eximia³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Limbella victorioensis³ Stehli 1954
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Elliottella transversalis³, Elliottella multicostata³ Elliottella transversalis³ Stehli 1954 Elliottella multicostata³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productidae	Spinifrons magna³, Spinifrons quadrata³ Spinifrons magna³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Spinifrons quadrata³ Stehli 1954
Productida - Productellidae	Fimbrinia ovata³, Thamnosia parvispinosa³, Kozlowskia kingi³ Fimbrinia ovata³ Cooper and Grant 1975 Thamnosia parvispinosa³ Stehli 1954 Kozlowskia kingi³ Stehli 1954
Productida - Linoproductidae	Cancrinella sparsispinosa³ Cancrinella sparsispinosa³ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Schrenkiellidae	"Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus³ "Linoproductus angustus" = Coopericus angustus³ King 1931
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Acritosia teguliferoides³ Acritosia teguliferoides³ King 1931
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Collemataria americana³ Collemataria americana³ Girty 1908
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia crenulata³, Diplanus lamellatus³ Derbyia crenulata³ Girty 1908 Diplanus lamellatus³ King 1931
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Goniarina permiana³ Goniarina permiana³ Stehli 1954
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella attenuata³, Meekella intermedia³ Meekella attenuata³ Girty 1908 Meekella intermedia³ Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	"Chonetinella victoriana" = Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) victoriana³, Dyoros (Dyoros) consanguineus³, Quadrochonetes girtyi³ "Chonetinella victoriana" = Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) victoriana³ Girty 1929 Dyoros (Dyoros) consanguineus³ Girty 1929 Quadrochonetes girtyi³ Stehli 1954
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Crurithyris sulcata³ Crurithyris sulcata³ Stehli 1954
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita cracens³ Composita cracens³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia glomerosa³ Hustedia glomerosa³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Crenispirifer angulatus³ Crenispirifer angulatus³ King 1931
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Reticulariina tetrica³ Reticulariina tetrica³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma multicostum³ Stenoscisma multicostum³ Stehli 1954
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Tautosia lenumbona³ Tautosia lenumbona³ Stehli 1954
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Pontisia nanas³, Pontisia longicosta³, Antronaria spectabilis³ Pontisia nanas³ Stehli 1954 Pontisia longicosta³ Stehli 1954 Antronaria spectabilis³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae	Leiorhynchoidea sp.³ Leiorhynchoidea sp.³ Cloud 1944
Terebratulida - Notothyrididae	Cryptacanthia glabra³ Cryptacanthia glabra³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Heterelasma quadratum³ Heterelasma quadratum³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp.³ Dielasma sp.³ King 1856
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta³, Orthotichia irregularis³ "Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta³ Abich 1878 Orthotichia irregularis³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Enteletidae	Enteletes stehlii³ Enteletes stehlii³ Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella hessensis³ Rhipidomella hessensis³ King 1931
Cephalopoda
Goniatitida - Agathiceratidae	Agathiceras sp.³ Agathiceras sp.³ Gemmellaro 1887 ammonite
Gastropoda
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Apachella nodosa¹ Apachella nodosa¹ Batten 1989 snail
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Heteropectinidae	Cassianoides kingorum⁵ Cassianoides kingorum⁵ Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Pectinida - Limipectinidae	Acanthopecten coloradoensis⁵ Acanthopecten coloradoensis⁵ Newberry 1861 scallop
Trilobita
Proetida - Phillipsiidae	Anisopyge perannulata², Delaria granti² Anisopyge perannulata² Shumard 1858 trilobite Delaria granti² Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Antiphyllidae	Actinophrentis bonespringense⁴ Actinophrentis bonespringense⁴ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Stauriida - Lophotichiidae	Lophotichium simulatum⁴, Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare⁴, Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis⁴ Lophotichium simulatum⁴ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare⁴ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis⁴ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral subsp. tubaeformis, reductum and lophotichioides

¹Batten 1989; ²Brezinski 1992; ³Cooper and Grant 1977; ⁴Fedorowski 1987; ⁵Newell and Boyd 1995