AMNH592, 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)

• "Molluscan ledge"

• 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 81711: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Guadalupia cupulosa4 Finks 2010 demosponge
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Lissosia) vagabundus3 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
? Wellerella nitidula3 Cooper and Grant 1976
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Lyroschizodus orbicularis6 Newell and Boyd 1975 clam
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria montpelierensis7 Girty 1910 scallop
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi5
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi5 Smith 1976 chiton
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Babylonites turritus8 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Discotropis girtyi8 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Platyzona pagoda2 Batten 1989 snail
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Warthia waageni9 Yochelson 1960 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Pharkidonotus westi9 Yochelson 1960 snail
Bellerophon deflectus9 Chronic 1952 snail
Retispira modesta9 Girty 1909 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Tapinotomaria crassa1 Batten 1958 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Apachella nodosa2 Batten 1989 snail
Apachella huecoensis2 Batten 1989 snail
"Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) coronatum" = Glabrocingulum coronatum2 Chronic 1952 snail
Ananias labrectus2 Batten 1989 snail
Ananias permianus2 Batten 1989 snail
Callistadia bella2 Knight 1945 snail
Peruvispira delicata2 Chronic 1949 snail
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
"Worthenia arizonensis" = Biarmeaspira arizonensis2, "Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata2
"Worthenia arizonensis" = Biarmeaspira arizonensis2 Winters 1963 snail
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata2 Batten 1989 snail