AMNH401, Rader Ridge, Guadalupe Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.9° N, 104.8° W: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pinery Member (Bell Canyon Formation), Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the AMNH

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 81621: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Holosia regularis Cooper and Grant 1976
Tautosia elegans Girty 1909
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Anteridocus bicostatus Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Deltarina magnicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia rupinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Thedusia ventricosa Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
"Elivina detecta" = Quispira detecta, Spiriferella sp.
"Elivina detecta" = Quispira detecta Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella sp. Tschernyschew 1902
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria shumardi Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia paucispinosa Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria spatulata Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
 Productida -
Scapharina rugosa Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae