PBDB Collection

USNM706c, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains: Roadian, Texas

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

	Exovasa n. gen. cystauletoides Finks 2010	Finks 2010

	Guadalupia zitteliana Girty 1908	Finks 2010

	Guadalupia microcamera Finks 2010	Finks 2010

	Guadalupia vasa n. sp. Finks 2010	Finks 2010
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Catenispongiidae

	Catenispongia agaricus Finks 1995	Finks 1995
Echinoidea - Cidaroida

	Cidaroida indet. (Claus 1880)	Kier 1958
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

	Novoameura vitrumons Brezinski 1992	Brezinski 1992

	Anisopyge perannulata (Shumard 1858)	Brezinski 1992
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae

	Notothyris venusta Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae

	Texarina elongata Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Texarina oblongata (Cooper and Grant 1969)	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Heterelasma concavum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(2 measurements)

	Heterelasma solidum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

	Ectoposia grandis Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(1 measurement)

	Dielasma sp. King 1856	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Dielasma adamanteum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	ssp. angulatum (1 measurement)

	Dielasma planidorsatum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(8 measurements)

	Dielasma zebratum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae

	Pseudodielasma sp. Brill 1940	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Pseudodielasma subcirculare Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Pseudodielasma minor (King 1931)	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae

	Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Reticulariina cerina Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Reticulariina senticosa Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae

	Paraspiriferina laqueata Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(7 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae

	Spiriferellina sp.	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Spiriferellina hilli (Girty 1908)	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(3 measurements)

	Crenispirifer sp. Stehli 1954	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Metriolepis pulvinata Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(6 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae

	Thedusia procera Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category

	Hustedia sculptilis Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(1 measurement)

	Hustedia bipartita Girty 1908	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(23 measurements)

	Hustedia pugilla Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	SA category
	ssp. nasiterna; "Superabundant" (49 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

	Composita parasulcata Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(16 measurements)

	Composita enormis Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(4 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae

	Rhynchopora palumbula Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

	Allorhynchus triangulatum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(7 measurements)

	Allorhynchus variabile Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(6 measurements)

	Allorhynchus permianum (Stehli 1955)	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	ssp. wordense
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

	Acolosia glabra Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(5 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

	Cenorhynchia fracida Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Cenorhynchia pentagonalis Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(1 measurement)

	Wellerella girtyi Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	ssp. girtyi

	Phrenophoria subcarinata Cooper and Grant 1969	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(1 measurement)

	Tautosia transenna Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Holosia informal sp. 1 Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae

	Ptygmactrum sp. Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Petasmatherus opulus Cooper and Grant 1969	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(3 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae

	Stenoscisma sp. Conrad 1839	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Stenoscisma repigratum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(1 measurement)

	Stenoscisma renode Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae

	Leiorhynchoidea sublamellosa	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Paranorellidae

	Paranorella comptula Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

	Neophricadothyris conara Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

	Crurithyris tholiaphor Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	recombined as Orbicoelia tholiaphor
	(12 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

	Spiriferella calcarata Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Spiriferella embrithes Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(10 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

	Neospirifer amphigyus Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(25 measurements)

	Cartorhium chelomatum Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Cartorhium vidriense Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae

	Spiriferinaella limata Cooper and Grant 1976	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(5 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

	Enteletes wordensis King 1931	Cooper and Grant 1977	VA category
	(11 measurements)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

	Derbyia filosa Cooper and Grant 1974	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category

	Derbyia pannucia Cooper and Grant 1974	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(1 measurement)

	Derbyia texta Cooper and Grant 1974	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(5 measurements)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

	Tropidelasma anthicum Cooper and Grant 1974	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

	Meekella skenoides Girty 1908	Cooper and Grant 1977	VA category
	(9 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

	Collemataria elongata Cooper and Grant 1974	Cooper and Grant 1977	VA category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae

	Cyclacantharia kingorum Cooper and Grant 1969	Cooper and Grant 1977	VA category
	(13 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae

	Waagenoconcha magnifica Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

	Echinauris lateralis Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Costispinifera rugatula (Girty 1908)	Cooper and Grant 1977	VA category
	(11 measurements)

	Thamnosia sp. Cooper and Grant 1969	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Bothrionia nasuta Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

	Yakovlevia intermedia Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(8 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

	Liosotella wordensis (King 1931)	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(7 measurements)

	Liosotella parva n. sp. Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(12 measurements)

	Paucispinifera auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category

	Paucispinifera intermedia Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(14 measurements)

	Paucispinifera transversa Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category

	Paucispinifera magnispina Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(5 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

	Compressoproductus rarus Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(8 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

	Cancrinella planumbona Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category
	(1 measurement)

	Grandaurispina kingorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category

	Megousia definita Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Megousia flexuosa Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	VR category

	Megousia mucronata Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(10 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

	Heteralosia hystricula (Girty 1908)	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

	Xenosteges quadratus Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(1 measurement)

	Echinosteges tuberculatus (King 1931)	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category

	Ctenalosia sp. Cooper and Stehli 1955	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category

	Ctenalosia fixata n. gen., n. sp. Cooper and Stehli 1955	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(5 measurements)

	Cactosteges anomalus Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(2 measurements)

	Rhamnaria kingorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	ssp. delicata (9 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Cooperinidae

	Cooperina inexpectata Termier et al. 1966	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

	Dyoros (Lissosia) concavus Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category
	(9 measurements)

	Dyoros (Dyoros) extensus Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	A category

	Leurosina lata Cooper and Grant 1975	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
	(3 measurements)

	Undulella undulata Cooper and Grant 1969	Cooper and Grant 1977	C category
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

	Acanthocrania intermedia Cooper and Grant 1974	Cooper and Grant 1977	R category
	(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Popanoceratidae

	Tauroceras bowmani (Böse 1919)	Cooper and Grant 1977
	recombined as Neopopanoceras bowmani
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae

	Altudoceras altudense (Böse 1919)	Cooper and Grant 1977
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Costatoriidae

	Procostatoria n. gen. sexradiata (Branson 1930)	Newell and Boyd 1975
	(3 measurements)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

	Heteroschizodus macomoides Newell and Boyd 1975	Newell and Boyd 1975
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

	Pernopecten yini Newell and Boyd 1995	Newell and Boyd 1995
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

	Acanthopecten coloradoensis (Newberry 1861)	Newell and Boyd 1995
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Annuliconchidae

	Annuliconcha dentata Newell and Boyd 1995	Newell and Boyd 1995
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

	Girtypecten sublaqueatus (Girty 1908)	Newell and Boyd 1995

	Cassianoides kingorum Newell and Boyd 1995	Newell and Boyd 1995
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae

	Prospondylus acinetus Newell and Boyd 1970	Newell and Boyd 1970
	(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

	Novaculapermia boydi McRoberts and Newell 1997	McRoberts and Newell 1997

	Myalina plicata McRoberts and Newell 2005	McRoberts and Newell 2005
	(4 measurements)
Gastropoda - Liotiidae

	Brochidium morrisi Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	1 individual
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

	Bellerophon (Bellerophon) kingorum Yochelson 1960	Yochelson 1960	18 individuals
	(3 measurements)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

	Euphemites batteni Yochelson 1960	Yochelson 1960	1 individual

	Euphemites sparciliratus Yochelson 1960	Yochelson 1960	5 individuals
Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

	Platyceras (Orthonychia) bowsheri Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	163 individuals
	recombined as Orthonychia bowsheri
	117 Variant 1, 46 Variant 2
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

	Straparollus (Euomphalus) levicarinatus Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	3 specimens
	(10 measurements)

	Discotropis publicus Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	6 individuals

	Planotectus cymbellatus Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	6 specimens
	(3 measurements)
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

	Babylonites conicus n. sp. Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	2 individuals
	(1 measurement)

	Babylonites carinatus Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	11 individuals

	Babylonites acutus Yochelson 1956	Yochelson 1956	12 individuals
	(3 measurements)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

	Worthenia multilineata Batten 1989	Batten 1989	5 specimens
	recombined as Biarmeaspira multilineata
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

	Discotomaria nodosa Batten 1958	Batten 1958	2 specimens

	Eirlysia nodosa n. sp. Batten 1958	Batten 1958	1 specimen
	(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

	Spiroscala pulchra Batten 1958	Batten 1958	1 specimen
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

	Lacunospira alta Batten 1958	Batten 1958	1 specimen

	Glyptotomaria (Glyptotomaria) pistra Batten 1958	Batten 1958	3 specimens
	recombined as Dictyotomaria pistra

	Peruvispira delicata Chronic 1949	Batten 1989	72 specimens
Polyplacophora - Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae

	Pterochiton arthurcooperi Smith 1976	Smith 1976	2 specimens
	recombined as Schematochiton arthurcooperi
	2 Intermediate valves
see common names

Geography

Country:	United States	State/province:	Texas	County:	Brewster
Coordinates:	30.4° North, 103.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	1.4° North, 33.2° West
Basis of coordinate:	estimated from map
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:	Word	Member:	China Tank
Stratigraphic resolution:	group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Equivalent to middle of Second Limestone Member of P.B. King. Contains conodont Jinogondolella nankingensis nankingensis, indicating Roadian age (Henderson & Mei, 2003).

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	"limestone"
Environment:	marine indet.

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:	macrofossils

Collection methods and comments

Collection excludes:	some macrofossils
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:	43551
Authorizer:	D. Bottjer, M. Aberhan, M. Clapham	Enterer:	M. Clapham, S. Nurnberg
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	marine invertebrate
Created:	2004-08-14 20:49:14	Last modified:	2013-09-01 10:54:23
Access level:	the public	Released:	2004-08-14 20:49:14
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]
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]
27380		G. A. Cooper and F.G. Stehli. 1955. New genera of Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 29(3):469-474 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
15535		R. M. Finks. 1995. Some new genera of Paleozoic calcareous sponges. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 6:1-9 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham]
33849		R. M. Finks. 2010. The sponge family Guadalupiidae in the Texas Permian. Journal of Paleontology 84(5):821-847 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11486		P. M. Kier. 1958. Permian echinoids from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 32(5):889-892 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
11485		C. A. McRoberts and N.D. Newell. 1997. A new transitional myalinid bivalve from the Lower Permian of west Texas. Palaeontology 40(2):487-495 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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]
11482		N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1975. Parallel evolution in early trigonacean bivalves. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 154(2):55-162 [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]
11481		E. L. Yochelson. 1956. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 1. Euomphalacea, Trochonematacea, Pesudophoracea, Anomphalacea, Craspedostomatacea, and Platyceratacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 110(3):173-276 [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]