PBDB Collection

AMNH537, Pine Spring, Guadalupe Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.9° N, 104.8° W: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 33.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pinery Member (Bell Canyon Formation), Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; 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 81706: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Micraphelia scitula¹ Micraphelia scitula¹ Cooper and Grant 1969
Orthotetida - Derbyiidae	Derbyia sp.¹ Derbyia sp.¹ Waagen 1884
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Tropidelasma gregarium¹ Tropidelasma gregarium¹ Girty 1908
Orthotetida - Meekellidae	Meekella skenoides¹ Meekella skenoides¹ Girty 1908
Productida - Cyclacanthariidae	Sestropoma cribriferum¹ Sestropoma cribriferum¹ Cooper and Grant 1969
Productida - Aulostegidae	Rhamnaria shumardi¹, Craspedona newelli¹ Rhamnaria shumardi¹ Cooper and Grant 1975 Craspedona newelli¹ Cooper and Grant 1975
Productida - Productellidae	Thamnosia capitanensis¹ Thamnosia capitanensis¹ Girty 1908
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae	Reticulariina sp.¹ Reticulariina sp.¹ Fredericks 1916
Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae	Paraspiriferina sapinea¹ Paraspiriferina sapinea¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae	Metriolepis sp.¹, Spiriferellina nuda¹, Crenispirifer jubatus¹ Metriolepis sp.¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Spiriferellina nuda¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Crenispirifer jubatus¹ Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae	Spiriferella sulcifer¹ Spiriferella sulcifer¹ Shumard 1858
Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae	Bryorhynchus bisulcatum¹ Bryorhynchus bisulcatum¹ Shumard 1858
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita pyriformis¹, Composita emarginata¹ Composita pyriformis¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Composita emarginata¹ Girty 1908
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia sp.¹, Hustedia rupinata¹, Thedusia trigonalis¹ Hustedia sp.¹ Hall and Clarke 1893 Hustedia rupinata¹ Cooper and Grant 1976 Thedusia trigonalis¹ Girty 1908
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp.¹, Dielasma sulcatum¹ Dielasma sp.¹ King 1856 Dielasma sulcatum¹ Girty 1908
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Euomphalidae	Straparollus (Euomphalus) levicarinatus², Discotropis publicus² Straparollus (Euomphalus) levicarinatus² Yochelson 1956 snail Discotropis publicus² Yochelson 1956 snail
Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae	Babylonites carinatus² Babylonites carinatus² Yochelson 1956 snail

¹Cooper and Grant 1977; ²Yochelson 1956