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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Strophomenata
 Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
Tschernyschewia sp.1
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria vinnula1, Rhamnaria tenuispinosa1, Edriosteges multispinosus1
Rhamnaria vinnula1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Edriosteges multispinosus1 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 - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata1, Holotricharina hirsuta1
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Holotricharina hirsuta1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia paucispinosa1
Cyclacantharia paucispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosestria cribrosa1
Hercosestria cribrosa1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia laqueata1, Derbyia cincinnata1
Derbyia laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia cincinnata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica1
Meekella calathica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata1
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus1
"Neospirifer thescelus" = Spiriferalaria thescelus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita stalagmium1
Composita stalagmium1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia connorsi1
Hustedia connorsi1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina craticula1
Reticulariina craticula1 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 - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia parvula1, Cenorhynchia mitigata1
Cenorhynchia parvula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cenorhynchia mitigata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus nitidus1
Petasmatherus nitidus1 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
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Prospondylus acinetus3
Prospondylus acinetus3 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
 Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata4
Cyrtorostra varicostata4 Branson 1930 scallop
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopectinella spinifera4
Pterinopectinella spinifera4 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Guadalupia zitteliana2
Guadalupia zitteliana2 Girty 1908 demosponge
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Finks 2010; 3Newell and Boyd 1970; 4Newell and Boyd 1995