USNM701e, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains: Gzhelian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum (Jeffords 1947)
Fedorowski 1987 2 specimens
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari (Moore and Jeffords 1941)
Fedorowski 1987 6 specimens
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) compressum (Jeffords 1942)
Fedorowski 1987 1 specimen
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) distortum (Worthen 1875)
Fedorowski 1987 5 specimens
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) westii (Beede 1898)
Fedorowski 1987 15 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris transversa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris tumibilis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
recombined as Orbicoelia tumibilis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Gypospirifer anancites Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Eridmatus marathonensis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita strongyle Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes wolfcampensis King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia kozlowskii King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia kingi Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora molina Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina boesei King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Reticulatia informal sp. 2 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Kochiproductus primitivus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Kutorginella uddeni Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Antiquatonia inflativentra Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(5 measurements)
Nudauris splendens Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(1 measurement)
Nudauris tribulosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp. (Chao 1927)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Cancrinella sp.
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Juresania informal sp. 1 Fredericks 1928
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Waagenoconcha prophetica Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina sulcata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Hystriculina ventroplana Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes sp. Muir-Wood 1962
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Neochonetes liratus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Chonetinella costellata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
recombined as Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) costellata
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Diplanus redactus Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella texana King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Metoptoma texana Yochelson 1960
Yochelson 1960
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Elversella n. gen. rugosa McRoberts and Newell 2001
McRoberts and Newell 2001
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras hyatti Smith 1903
Cooper and Grant 1977
synonym of Schistoceras missouriense
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus Yochelson 1960
Yochelson 1960 4 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata Chronic 1949
Batten 1989 18 specimens
Gosseletina permiana Batten 1989
Batten 1989 1 specimen
Callistadia bella Knight 1945
Batten 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Euconospira pulchra Batten 1958
Batten 1958
replaced by Spiroscala quasipulchra
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia kingi Batten 1989
Batten 1989 1 specimen
Worthenia speciosa (Meek and Worthen 1860)
Batten 1989 2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Brewster
Coordinates: 30.3° North, 103.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.7° South, 37.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Gzhelian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Gaptank Member:Uddenites-bearing Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Virgilian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Taxonomic list comments:A variety of papers list the brachiopods, nearly all gastropods, most bivalves (except primarily Paleotaxodonts), trilobites, chitons, siliceous sponges, rugose corals (only from Gaptank and Asselian/Sakmarian formations).
Metadata
Database number:43476
Authorizer:D. Bottjer, M. Clapham, W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Clapham, U. Merkel
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-14 10:45:57 Last modified:2011-02-21 20:47:22
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-14 10:45:57
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:

11476 R. L. Batten. 1958. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 2. Pleurotomariacea: Portlockiellidae, Phymatopleuridae, and Eotomariidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 114(2):153-246 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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]
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]
25624 J. Fedorowski. 1987. Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals. Palaeontologia Polonica 48:3-271 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]
11475 C. A. McRoberts and N.D. Newell. 2001. A new Permian myalinid genus, Elversella, of west Texas. American Museum Novitates 3311:1-5 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11477 E. L. Yochelson. 1960. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 3. Bellerophontacea and Patellacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 119(4):208-293 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]