AMNH410, 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: Rader 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 81626: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) intrepidus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonetinetes varians1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Micraphelia subalata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Micraphelia scitula1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.1 Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Sestropoma cribriferum1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia magnispina1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
 Productida -
Scapharina rugosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
 Productida - Productellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Arionthia lamaria1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
? Altiplecus deltosus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Reticulariina sp.1 Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina phoxa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Reticulariina echinata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
Sarganostega transversalis1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Metriolepis nabis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Crenispirifer jubatus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella sulcifer1, "? Elivina annectens" = Bamberina annectens1, "Eliva shumardi" = Aequalicosta shumardi1
Spiriferella sulcifer1 Shumard 1858
"? Elivina annectens" = Bamberina annectens1 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Eliva shumardi" = Aequalicosta shumardi1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Fascicosta bella1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Fascicosta longaeva1 Girty 1908
Deltarina magnicostata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita pyriformis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita affinis1 Girty 1908
Composita emarginata1 Girty 1908
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia rupinata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia opsia1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia demissa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Thedusia ventricosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sulcatum1 Girty 1908
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
? Discotropis "sp. 3"2 Yochelson 1956 snail