AMNH500, Split Tank, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Cathedral Mountain Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• member-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 81638: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Demospongiae
 Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae
Scheiia tuberosa3 Tschernyschew and Stepanow 1916 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
"Polysiphonia flabellata" = Polysiphonaria flabellata4
"Polysiphonia flabellata" = Polysiphonaria flabellata4 Finks 1995 demosponge
 Agelasida - Catenispongiidae
Stratispongia cinctuta4 Finks 1995 demosponge
 Lithistida - Anthracosyconidae
Anthracosycon regulare3 King 1943 demosponge
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Cylindritopsis hamiltonae2 Erwin 1988 snail
 Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia7
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia7 Hall 1843 snail
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
Diploconula biconvexa7 Yochelson 1956 snail
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Novaculapermia boydi n. gen.5 McRoberts and Newell 1997 clam
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopectinella spinifera6 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Girtypecten sublaqueatus6 Girty 1908 scallop
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten coloradoensis6 Newberry 1861 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Eocamptonectes papillatus6 Girty 1908 scallop
Loc. 500x
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Coscinophora nodosa n. gen. n. sp.1 Cooper and Stehli 1955
Eolyttonia circularis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia pocillata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Petasmaia expansa1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Collemataria gregaria1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Loxophragmus ellipticus1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus perfectus1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus irregularis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosia uddeni1 Bose 1916
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges multispinosus1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Xenosteges adherens1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Chonosteges variabilis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges pulcher1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus curtus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Linoproductus delicatus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris irregularis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rugatia paraindica1 McKee 1938
 Productida - Productidae
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Tetragonetes) rectangulatus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensiformis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Niviconia globosa1 King 1931
Meekella calathica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia complicata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia informis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus lamellatus1 King 1931
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina futilis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.1 Fredericks 1916
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis carotica1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Metriolepis tegulata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferellina tricosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Orthida - Enteletidae
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia miranda1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Rallacosta actina1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Lepidospirifer inferus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Lepidospirifer angulatus1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Lepidospirifer demissus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium latum1 King 1931
Neospirifer mansuetus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata1
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia lusca1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia spicata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia ampullacea1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Thedusia bucrenata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.1 Brown 1849
Composita bucculenta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita imbricata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia bella1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma gibbosum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Texarina wordensis1 King 1931
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma doricranum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma triquetrum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Torynechus caelatus1 Cooper and Grant 1962
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia stehlii1 Cooper and Grant 1969
ssp. stehlii and tumidosa
Antronaria speciosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Anteridocus erugatus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Anteridocus gongylus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tautosia fastigiata1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Cenorhynchia mitigata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Trophisina fenaria1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania sp.1 Williams 1943