USNM721z, Gilliland Canyon, Glass Mountains: Roadian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Delaria brevis Brezinski 1992
Brezinski 1992
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania densispina Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Lepidocrania tardispinosa Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(3 measurements)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma corniculum Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(1 measurement)
Goniarina striata Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia cincinnata Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris sp. Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Echinauris liumbona Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Echinauris lappacea Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida
Simplicarina incompta Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhytisia rugosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(4 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera sulcata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia hystricula (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina subcuneata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges trivialis Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(4 measurements)
Edriosteges multispinosus Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhamnaria vinnula Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(2 measurements)
Rhamnaria tenuispinosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria sp. Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Collemataria batilliformis Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Coscinophora magnifica Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia transitoria Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(4 measurements)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinetes angustisulcatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma camurum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus pumilus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Petasmatherus nitidus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina wordensis (King 1931)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita crassa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Thedusia mesocostata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Hustedia ampullacea Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Hustedia connorsi Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris cordata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
recombined as Permophricodothyris cordata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer formulosus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis ziczac Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina pulchra Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina mesoplatys (King 1931)
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes subnudus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Gryphochitonidae
Chauliochiton n. gen. knighti Hoare and Smith 1984
Hoare and Smith 1984 1 specimen
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
Pterochiton arthurcooperi Smith 1976
Smith 1976
recombined as Schematochiton arthurcooperi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Permanomiidae
Permanomia texana Newell and Boyd 1970
Newell and Boyd 1970
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha dentata Newell and Boyd 1995
Newell and Boyd 1995
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria montpelierensis (Girty 1910)
Newell and Boyd 1995
original and current combination Aviculipecten montpelierensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata Branson 1930
Newell and Boyd 1995
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pegmavalvula gloveri Newell and Boyd 1970
Newell and Boyd 1970
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina lamellosa McRoberts and Newell 2005
McRoberts and Newell 2005
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Apachella exaggerata Batten 1989
Batten 1989
(1 measurement)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 103.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.4° North, 33.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Roadian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 3
Key time interval:Roadian
Age range of interval:273.01000 - 266.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Road
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:slope
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:102615
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-01-17 15:53:16 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-01-17 15:53:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11454. 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]

Secondary references:

11473 R. L. Batten. 1989. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 7. Pleurotomariacea: Eotomariidae, Lophospiriidae, Gosseletinidae. American Museum Novitates 2958:1-64 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11483 D. K. Brezinski. 1992. Permian trilobites from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 66(6):924-943 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11407 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1977. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32:3161-3370 [T. Olszewski/K. Tracy/M. Clapham]
11489 R. D. Hoare and A. G. Smith. 1984. Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 58(1):82-103 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/P. Wagner]
25786 C. A. McRoberts and N. D. Newell. 2005. Marine Myalinidae (Bivalvia: Pterioida) from the Permian of West Texas. American Museum Novitates 3469:1-15 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/M. Clapham]
11474 N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1970. Oyster-like Permian Bivalvia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 143(4):221-281 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11472 N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1995. Pectinoid bivalves of the Permian-Triassic crisis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 227:1-95 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11490 A. G. Smith. 1976. Two new Permian chitons from west Texas (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). The Veliger 18:281-288 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]