AMNH497, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.5° N, 105.0° 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)

• Bone Spring Formation (12 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 81637: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Catenispongiidae
Catenispongia agaricus2
Catenispongia agaricus2 Finks 1995 demosponge
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia hessensis1
Hustedia hessensis1 King 1931
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita cracens1
Composita cracens1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hessensis1, Rhipidomella hispidula1
Rhipidomella hispidula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Crenispirifer angulatus1
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.1
Reticulariina sp.1 Fredericks 1916
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma levicostum1
Stenoscisma levicostum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
? Wellerella nitidula1
? Wellerella nitidula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria spectabilis1, Antronaria voluminosa1, Antronaria mesicostalis1
Antronaria spectabilis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria voluminosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia pocillata1, Pseudoleptodus sp.1
Eolyttonia pocillata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Pseudoleptodus sp.1 Stehli 1956
 Productida - Productidae
Spinifrons magna1
Spinifrons magna1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia sp.1, Kozlowskia kingi1
Kozlowskia sp.1 Fredericks 1933
Kozlowskia kingi1 Stehli 1954
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.1
Derbyia sp.1 Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella hessensis1
Meekella hessensis1 King 1931
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Isogrammidae
Isogramma sp.1
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Finks 1995