AMNH46, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.5° N, 104.9° W: paleocoordinates 2.8° N, 34.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• Fossiliferous dark gray limestone about 300 feet above base

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; 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 81633: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
? Pseudoleptodus "sp. 1"2
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Micraphelia pumilis2
Micraphelia pumilis2 Cooper and Grant 1975
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Microdomatidae
Glyptospira cingulata n. sp.3
Glyptospira cingulata n. sp.3 Erwin 1988 snail
100+ specimens
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Ananias permianus1, Ananias labrectus1
Ananias permianus1 Batten 1989 snail
Ananias labrectus1 Batten 1989 snail
 Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia8, Orthonychia cf. bowsheri8
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia8 Hall 1843 snail
Orthonychia cf. bowsheri8 Yochelson 1956 snail
Tentatively variant 2
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Heteroschizodus sp.5, Schizodus wyomingensis5
Heteroschizodus sp.5 Newell and Boyd 1975 clam
Schizodus wyomingensis5 Newell and Boyd 1975 clam
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Cassiavellia galtarae n. gen.7
Cassiavellia galtarae n. gen.7 Temkin and Pojeta 2010 oyster
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten coloradoensis6
Acanthopecten coloradoensis6 Newberry 1861 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria montpelierensis6
Streblopteria montpelierensis6 Girty 1910 scallop
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) cf. likharevi4
Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) cf. likharevi4 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
1Batten 1989; 2Cooper and Grant 1977; 3Erwin 1988; 4Newell and Boyd 1970; 5Newell and Boyd 1975; 6Newell and Boyd 1995; 7Temkin and Pojeta 2010; 8Yochelson 1956