PBDB Collection

USNM721g, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 344

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 4.4° S, 36.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Neal Ranch Formation, Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• Upper Neal Ranch Fm.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• bioherm

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 75939: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.11.2007, 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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Anthozoa
Stauriida - Lophotichiidae	Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense³, Lophotichium rotundiseptum³ Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense³ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral Lophotichium rotundiseptum³ Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Stauriida - Lophophyllidae	Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) westii³, Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari³ Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) westii³ Beede 1898 horn coral Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari³ Moore and Jeffords 1941 horn coral
Strophomenata
Productida - Lyttoniidae	Eolyttonia fredericksi², Pseudoleptodus conicus² Eolyttonia fredericksi² King 1931 Pseudoleptodus conicus² Cooper and Grant 1974
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Teguliferina boesei² Teguliferina boesei² King 1931
Productida - Aulostegidae	Ctenalosia primitiva² Ctenalosia primitiva² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Cooperinidae	Atelestegastus marginatus², Cooperina triangulata² Atelestegastus marginatus² Cooper and Grant 1975 Cooperina triangulata² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Hystriculina minima² Hystriculina minima² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Monticuliferidae	"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis² "Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	Echinauris interrupta² Echinauris interrupta² Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productidae	Kochiproductus "sp. 3"², Reticulatia robusta² Kochiproductus "sp. 3"² Dunbar 1955 Reticulatia robusta² Cooper and Grant 1975
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Neochonetes parvus² Neochonetes parvus² Cooper and Grant 1975
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella prionota² Meekella prionota² Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia carteri², Derbyia profunda², Diplanus catatonus² Derbyia carteri² Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia profunda² Cooper and Grant 1974 Diplanus catatonus² Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Reticulariina strigosa² Reticulariina strigosa² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella miscella² Rhipidomella miscella² Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Orthotichia kozlowskii² Orthotichia kozlowskii² King 1931
Orthida - Enteletidae	Enteletes wolfcampensis² Enteletes wolfcampensis² King 1931
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	Neospirifer apothescelus² Neospirifer apothescelus² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis² "Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis² Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Neophricadothyris transversa² Neophricadothyris transversa² Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia trita² Hustedia trita² Cooper and Grant 1976 subsp. leptyca
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita strongyle², Cleiothyridina rectimarginata² Composita strongyle² Cooper and Grant 1976 Cleiothyridina rectimarginata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Beecheriidae	Beecheria elliptica² Beecheria elliptica² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora molina² Rhynchopora molina² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma sp.² Stenoscisma sp.² Conrad 1839
Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae	Pontisia kingi² Pontisia kingi² Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Cenorhynchia hebata² Cenorhynchia hebata² Cooper and Grant 1976
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Acanthocrania sp.², Lepidocrania sparsispinosa² Acanthocrania sp.² Williams 1943 Lepidocrania sparsispinosa² Cooper and Grant 1974
Trilobita
Proetida - Proetidae	Triproetus angustus¹ Triproetus angustus¹ Brezinski 1992 trilobite

¹Brezinski 1992; ²Cooper and Grant 1977; ³Fedorowski 1987