AMNH504, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• 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 81644: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.07.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Chonosteges variabilis3, Chonosteges pulcher3, Rhamnaria tenuispinosa3, Xenosteges adherens3
Chonosteges variabilis3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges pulcher3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Xenosteges adherens3 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Productellidae
Rugatia paraindica3
Rugatia paraindica3 McKee 1938
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia circularis3, Collemataria gregaria3, Choanodus perfectus3
Eolyttonia circularis3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Collemataria gregaria3 Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus perfectus3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.3
Derbyia sp.3 Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Niviconia globosa3, Meekella sp.3, Meekella calathica3
Niviconia globosa3 King 1931
Meekella calathica3 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus3
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata3
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Lepidospirifer demissus3, Cartorhium latum3
Lepidospirifer demissus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium latum3 King 1931
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia miranda3
Martinia miranda3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita crassa3
Composita crassa3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia lusca3, Hustedia spicata3
Hustedia lusca3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia spicata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis tegulata3
Metriolepis tegulata3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Torynechus caelatus3
Torynechus caelatus3 Cooper and Grant 1962
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Anteridocus gongylus3
Anteridocus gongylus3 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis3
Texarina wordensis3 King 1931
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula3
Rhipidomella hispidula3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Gastropoda
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Byzantia obliqua n. gen.6
Byzantia obliqua n. gen.6 Kosnik 1997 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) hilli9, "Knightites (Retispira) girtyi" = Retispira lyelli9
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) hilli9 Yochelson 1960 snail
"Knightites (Retispira) girtyi" = Retispira lyelli9 Gemmellaro 1889 snail
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites imperator9
Euphemites imperator9 Yochelson 1960 snail
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
"Strobeus girtyi" = Soleniscus girtyi4
"Strobeus girtyi" = Soleniscus girtyi4 Erwin 1988 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Apachella translirata2, Apachella nodosa2, Shwedagonia elegans1, Ambozone dictyonema2
Apachella translirata2 Winters 1956 snail
Apachella nodosa2 Batten 1989 snail
Shwedagonia elegans1 Batten 1956 snail
Ambozone dictyonema2 Batten 1989 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Discotomaria basisulcata1, Tapinotomaria globosa1
Discotomaria basisulcata1 Batten 1956 snail
Tapinotomaria globosa1 Batten 1958 snail
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
Anomphalus studiosus8
Anomphalus studiosus8 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Trochoidea - Liotiidae
Brochidium morrisi8
Brochidium morrisi8 Yochelson 1956 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
"Aviculopecten americanus" = Newellipectinia americanus7
"Aviculopecten americanus" = Newellipectinia americanus7 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopectinella spinifera7
Pterinopectinella spinifera7 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Eocamptonectes papillatus7
Eocamptonectes papillatus7 Girty 1908 scallop
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Catenispongiidae
Stratispongia cinctuta5, Catenispongia agaricus5
Stratispongia cinctuta5 Finks 1995 demosponge
Catenispongia agaricus5 Finks 1995 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
"Polysiphonia flabellata n. sp." = Polysiphonaria flabellata5
"Polysiphonia flabellata n. sp." = Polysiphonaria flabellata5 Finks 1995 demosponge
1Batten 1958; 2Batten 1989; 3Cooper and Grant 1977; 4Erwin 1988; 5Finks 1995; 6Kosnik 1997; 7Newell and Boyd 1995; 8Yochelson 1956; 9Yochelson 1960