AMNH591, Black John Canyon, Sierra Diablo (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (31.5° N, 104.9° W: paleocoordinates 2.8° N, 34.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bone Spring Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Lowest of reef lenses about 40 feet above base

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: 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 81710: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sp., Meekella hessensis
Meekella hessensis King 1931
 Productida - Productidae
"Spinifrons quadratus" = Spinifrons quadrata
"Spinifrons quadratus" = Spinifrons quadrata Stehli 1954
 Productida - Productellidae
Nudauris sp., Echinauris irregularis, Spyridiophora reticulata
Nudauris sp. Stehli 1954
Echinauris irregularis Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Hercosiidae
Hercosia uddeni
Hercosia uddeni Bose 1916
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
? Pseudoleptodus "sp. 2", Sceletonia crassa, Choanodus perfectus, Eolyttonia pocillata, Eolyttonia circularis
Sceletonia crassa Cooper and Grant 1974
Choanodus perfectus Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia pocillata Cooper and Grant 1974
Eolyttonia circularis Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
Tschernyschewia americana
Tschernyschewia americana Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Glyptosteges insculptus, Chonosteges variabilis
Glyptosteges insculptus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma levicostum
Stenoscisma levicostum Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria pluricosta, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria specialis, Lirellaria diabloensis
Antronaria pluricosta Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria spectabilis Cooper and Grant 1976
Antronaria specialis Cooper and Grant 1976
Lirellaria diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Iotina minuta
Iotina minuta Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Phrenophoria repugnans, ? Wellerella nitidula
Phrenophoria repugnans Cooper and Grant 1976
? Wellerella nitidula Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.
Dielasma sp. King 1856
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia bella
Chondronia bella Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis diabloensis
Metriolepis diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Thedusia sp., Hustedia decollatensis
Thedusia sp. Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia decollatensis Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita cracens
Composita cracens Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata, "Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris
"Neophricadothyris bullata" = Permophricodothyris bullata Cooper and Grant 1976
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris George 1932
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris longirostris
Crurithyris longirostris Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer neali, Cartorhium latum
Neospirifer neali Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium latum King 1931
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes sp.
Enteletes sp. Waldheim 1825
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hessensis