PBDB Collection

AMNH507, 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

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Road Canyon Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Upper Leonard [=base of Road Canyon Formation]

• 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 81651: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Demospongiae
Agelasida - Guadalupiidae	Guadalupia zitteliana² Guadalupia zitteliana² Girty 1909 demosponge
Rhynchonellata
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita stalagmium¹ Composita stalagmium¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia connorsi¹ Hustedia connorsi¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora hebetata¹ Rhynchopora hebetata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae	Stenoscisma triquetrum¹ Stenoscisma triquetrum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae	Petasmatherus nitidus¹ Petasmatherus nitidus¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Cenorhynchia mitigata¹, Cenorhynchia parvula¹ Cenorhynchia mitigata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Cenorhynchia parvula¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Texarina wordensis¹ Texarina wordensis¹ King 1931
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma ellipsoideum¹ Dielasma ellipsoideum¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Acosarina mesoplatys¹ Acosarina mesoplatys¹ King 1931
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus¹ "Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Elythidae	"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata¹ "Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Reticulariina craticula¹ Reticulariina craticula¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Cyclacantharia paucispinosa¹ Cyclacantharia paucispinosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Hercosiidae	Hercosestria cribrosa¹ Hercosestria cribrosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1969
Productida - Linoproductidae	Holotricharina hirsuta¹, Megousia auriculata¹ Holotricharina hirsuta¹ Cooper and Grant 1975 Megousia auriculata¹ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Paucispiniferidae	Paucispinifera sulcata¹ Paucispinifera sulcata¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	"Kutorginella umbonata" = Retaria umbonata¹ "Kutorginella umbonata" = Retaria umbonata¹ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Productida - Aulostegidae	Edriosteges multispinosus¹, Rhamnaria vinnula¹, Rhamnaria tenuispinosa¹ Edriosteges multispinosus¹ Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960 Rhamnaria vinnula¹ Cooper and Grant 1975 Rhamnaria tenuispinosa¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Tschernyschewiidae	Tschernyschewia sp.¹ Tschernyschewia sp.¹ Stoyanow 1910
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella calathica¹ Meekella calathica¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia laqueata¹, Derbyia cincinnata¹ Derbyia laqueata¹ Cooper and Grant 1974 Derbyia cincinnata¹ Cooper and Grant 1974
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae	Pterinopectinella spinifera⁴ Pterinopectinella spinifera⁴ Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Pectinida - Deltopectinidae	Cyrtorostra varicostata⁴ Cyrtorostra varicostata⁴ Branson 1930 scallop
Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae	Prospondylus acinetus³ Prospondylus acinetus³ Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop

¹Cooper and Grant 1977; ²Finks 2010; ³Newell and Boyd 1970; ⁴Newell and Boyd 1995