TX 7486-Stephens Co., Texas (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Stephens County, Texas (33.0° N, 98.8° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 33.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Graham Formation, Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

• 9a limestone of No.9 post-Bunger cycle

Environment/lithology: limestone

• limestone is thin and discontinuous under a conglomerate

Primary reference: W. Lee, C.O. Nickell, J.S. Williams and L.G. Henbest. 1938. Stratigraphic and Paleontologic Studies of the Pennsylvanian and Permian Rocks in North-Central Texas. The University of Texas Publication 3801:1-252 [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1067: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 11.03.1999, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

• age assignment based on formation name
Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida -
Conocardioidea sp. Miller 1889
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica Conrad 1842 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nuculopsis ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi
"Nuculopsis ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Lissochonetes geinitzianus Waagen 1884
subspecies plattsmouthensis
 Productida - Productellidae
"Kozlowskia ? splendens" = Productus splendens, "Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis
"Kozlowskia ? splendens" = Productus splendens Norwood and Pratten 1855
originally entered as "Kozlowskia splendens?"
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
? Echinaria sp.
originally entered as "Echinaria? sp."