Ward Mountain, Above South Fork Willow Creek (Permian of the United States)

Where: Nevada (39.0° N, 114.9° W: paleocoordinates 12.2° N, 36.7° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pequop Formation, Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandy wackestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: M. E. Clapham and D. J. Bottjer. 2007. Permian marine paleoecology and its implications for large-scale decoupling of brachiopod and bivalve abundance and diversity during the Lopingian (Late Permian). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 249:283-301 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 66102: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 28.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia sp. M'Coy 1844
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Scaphopoda
  -
Scaphopoda indet. Bronn 1862 tusk shell
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Soleniscus sp. Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum sp. Thomas 1940 snail
Mourlonia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail
Peruvispira sp. Chronic 1949 snail
Apachella sp. Winters 1956 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Tapinotomaria sp. Batten 1956 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844 snail
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
Anomphalus sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
 Euomphalina - Microdomatidae
Glyptospira sp. Chronic 1952 snail
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Omphalotrochus sp. Meek 1864 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
 Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae
Palaeostylus sp. Mansuy 1914 snail
 Zygopleuroidea - Pseudozygopleuridae
Pseudozygopleura sp. Knight 1930 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Goniasmatidae
Platyzona sp. Knight 1945 snail
 Caenogastropoda - Orthonematidae
Orthonema sp., "Stegocoelia (Taosia) sp." = Taosia
Orthonema sp. Meek and Worthen 1862 snail
"Stegocoelia (Taosia) sp." = Taosia Girty 1939 snail
 Cycloneritida - Trachyspiridae
Trachyspira sp. Gemmellaro 1889 snail
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus sp. King 1844 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Permophorus sp. Chavan 1954 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella sp. Hall 1858 clam
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851 scallop