TXV-60 (FS), near Jacksboro TX: Virgilian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Schwagerinidae
Triticites sp. Girty
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum
5 specimens
Lophophyllidium spinosum Jeffords 1947
7 specimens
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathopsidae
Caninia torguium
12 specimens
Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae
Wewokella contorta King 1943
4 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni
19 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica (McChesney 1859)
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia gibbosa Swallow 1858
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronites percuta
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense (McChesney 1859)
21 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras greeni Dunbar and Condra 1933
7 specimens
Cephalopoda - Nautilida
Neobistrialites sp.
3 specimens
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Liroceras sp. Teichert 1940
4 specimens
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Tainoceras monilifer
4 specimens
Metacoceras cornutum Girty 1911
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
Domatoceras sculptile
3 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gonioloboceratidae
Gonioloboceras goniolobum (Meek 1877)
15 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Neodimorphoceratidae
Neodimorphoceras texanum (Smith 1903)
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Shumarditidae
Shumardites cuyleri Plummer and Scott 1937
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense (Miller and Faber 1892)
4 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
Marathonites ganti (Smith 1903)
9 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus (Böse 1919)
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp. Sandberger 1843
7 specimens
Bactrites finisensis
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparolus subrugosus
29 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis paulideformis
6 specimens
Ianthinopsis brevis (White 1881)
6 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia tabulata (Conrad 1835)
22 specimens
Worthenia (Worthenia) tabulata (Conrad 1835)
Karapunar et al. 2022
5 specimens
Phymatopleura brazoensis (Shumard 1860)
13 specimens
Phymatopleura brazoensis (Shumard 1860)
Karapunar et al. 2022
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum gravillense
55 specimens
Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Karapunar et al. 2022
3 specimens
Glabrocingulum welleri (Newell 1935)
4 specimens
Trepospira depressa (Cox 1857)
17 specimens
Gastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta
9 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus
45 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon tricarinatus Shumard and Swallow 1858
3 specimens
unclassified
Brachycylcoceras normale
2 specimens
"Merceras" sp.
3 specimens
Nautiloidea indet.
coiled (1), straight (8)
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina ? sp. d'Orbigny 1849
1 specimen
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson ? sp.
1 specimen
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea missouriensis (Shumard 1858)
1 specimen
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
3 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris perplexa (McChesney 1859)
14 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa (Shumard 1855)
84 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
7 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
25 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni (Marcou 1858)
21 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus cora (d'Orbigny 1842)
17 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Juresania nebrascensis (Owen 1852)
26 specimens
Echinaria morrei
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Retaria lasallensis (Worthen 1873)
52 specimens
Antiquatonia inflatus
2 specimens
Kozlowskia spendens
10 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella plebia
26 specimens
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia jacksborosis
2 specimens
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
stems (35)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Jack
Coordinates: 33.3° North, 98.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.7° South, 32.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period: Carboniferous Epoch: Pennsylvanian
Stage: Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin: Carboniferous 5
Key time interval: Virgilian
Age range of interval: 303.7 - 298.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Cisco Formation:Graham Member:Finis Shale
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float),surface (in situ)
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:AMNH locality 5514, BBTXV-113 Mapes Loc.: BBTXV-113
Database number:217906
Authorizer:B. Seuss Enterer:B. Seuss
Modifier:B. Seuss Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2021-02-18 00:11:26 Last modified:2022-04-21 02:10:08
Access level:the public Released:2021-02-18 00:11:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

75524. W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]

Secondary references:

81316 B. Karapunar, A. Nützel, B. Seuss and R. H. Mapes. 2022. Taxonomy and diversity of slit-band gastropods (Order Pleurotomariida) and some slit bearing Caenogastropoda from the Pennsylvanian of the USA. Papers in Palaeontology e1417 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss]
81399 S. Niko, R.H. Mapes, and B. Seuss. 2022. Virgilian (Late Pennsylvanian) coiled nautiloids from the Finis Shale Member of the Graham Formation in Texas, southern Midcontinent North America. Bulletin of the Tohoku University Museum 21:21-38 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss]