USNM706c, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: China Tank Member (Word Formation), Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• Equivalent to middle of Second Limestone Member of P.B. King. Contains conodont Jinogondolella nankingensis nankingensis, indicating Roadian age (Henderson & Mei, 2003).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43551: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2004, edited by Sabine Nürnberg

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 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).
Demospongiae
 Agelasida - Catenispongiidae
Catenispongia agaricus5 Finks 1995 demosponge
 Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Exovasa cystauletoides n. gen.6 Finks 2010 demosponge
Guadalupia zitteliana6 Girty 1908 demosponge
Guadalupia microcamera6 Finks 2010 demosponge
Guadalupia vasa n. sp.6 Finks 2010 demosponge
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Anisopyge perannulata3 Shumard 1858 trilobite
Novoameura vitrumons3 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania intermedia4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Undulella undulata4 Cooper and Grant 1969
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Dyoros (Lissosia) concavus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Leurosina lata4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina inexpectata4 Termier et al. 1966
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria kingorum4 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
ssp. delicata
Cactosteges anomalus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Xenosteges quadratus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Ctenalosia sp.4 Cooper and Stehli 1955
Ctenalosia fixata n. gen. n. sp.4 Cooper and Stehli 1955
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia kingorum4 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria elongata4 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Liosotella parva n. sp.4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Paucispinifera intermedia4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Paucispinifera auriculata4 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Paucispinifera transversa4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Paucispinifera magnispina4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Bothrionia nasuta4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Echinauris lateralis4 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Thamnosia sp.4 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Productidae
Yakovlevia intermedia4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Waagenoconcha magnifica4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus rarus4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Grandaurispina kingorum4 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cancrinella planumbona4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Megousia flexuosa4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Megousia definita4 Cooper and Grant 1975
Megousia mucronata4 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia pannucia4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia filosa4 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia texta4 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma anthicum4 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella skenoides4 Girty 1908
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella embrithes4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Spiriferella calcarata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer amphigyus4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium vidriense4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium chelomatum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris tholiaphor" = Orbicoelia tholiaphor4
"Crurithyris tholiaphor" = Orbicoelia tholiaphor4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Spiriferinaella limata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris conara4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina hilli4 Girty 1908
Crenispirifer sp.4 Stehli 1954
Metriolepis pulvinata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.4 Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina senticosa4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Reticulariina cerina4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina laqueata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia bipartita4 Girty 1908
Hustedia pugilla4 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. nasiterna; "Superabundant"
Hustedia sculptilis4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Thedusia procera4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita parasulcata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita enormis4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.4 Conrad 1839
Stenoscisma renode4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma repigratum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Holosia "sp. 1"4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Wellerella girtyi4 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. girtyi
Cenorhynchia fracida4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cenorhynchia pentagonalis4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Phrenophoria subcarinata4 Cooper and Grant 1969
Tautosia transenna4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Acolosia glabra4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Ptygmactrum sp.4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Petasmatherus opulus4 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Allorhynchus permianum4 Stehli 1955
ssp. wordense
Allorhynchus triangulatum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Allorhynchus variabile4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
 Rhynchonellida - Paranorellidae
Paranorella comptula4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora palumbula4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Texarina elongata4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Texarina oblongata4 Cooper and Grant 1969
Heterelasma concavum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Heterelasma solidum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Notothyris venusta4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.4 King 1856
Dielasma planidorsatum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma zebratum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma adamanteum4 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. angulatum
Ectoposia grandis4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
Pseudodielasma sp.4 Brill 1940
Pseudodielasma subcirculare4 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Girtypecten sublaqueatus12 Girty 1908 scallop
Cassianoides kingorum12 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten coloradoensis12 Newberry 1861 scallop
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha dentata12 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Prospondylus acinetus10 Newell and Boyd 1970 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pernopecten yini12 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Novaculapermia boydi8 McRoberts and Newell 1997 clam
Myalina plicata9 McRoberts and Newell 2005 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Heteroschizodus macomoides11 Newell and Boyd 1975 clam
 Trigoniida - Costatoriidae
Procostatoria sexradiata n. gen.11 Branson 1930 clam
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Babylonites conicus n. sp.14 Yochelson 1956 snail
Babylonites carinatus14 Yochelson 1956 snail
Babylonites acutus14 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Discotropis publicus14 Yochelson 1956 snail
Planotectus cymbellatus14 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites batteni15 Yochelson 1960 snail
Euphemites sparciliratus15 Yochelson 1960 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) kingorum15 Yochelson 1960 snail
 Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) bowsheri" = Orthonychia bowsheri14
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) bowsheri" = Orthonychia bowsheri14 Yochelson 1956 snail
117 Variant 1, 46 Variant 2
 Trochoidea - Liotiidae
Brochidium morrisi14 Yochelson 1956 snail
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata2
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata2 Batten 1989 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Discotomaria nodosa1 Batten 1958 snail
Eirlysia nodosa n. sp.1 Batten 1958 snail
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Spiroscala pulchra1 Batten 1958 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata2, "Glyptotomaria (Glyptotomaria) pistra" = Dictyotomaria pistra1, Lacunospira alta1
Peruvispira delicata2 Chronic 1949 snail
"Glyptotomaria (Glyptotomaria) pistra" = Dictyotomaria pistra1 Batten 1958 snail
Lacunospira alta1 Batten 1958 snail
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi13
"Pterochiton arthurcooperi" = Schematochiton arthurcooperi13 Smith 1976 chiton
2 Intermediate valves
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae
Altudoceras altudense4 Böse 1919 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Popanoceratidae
"Tauroceras bowmani" = Neopopanoceras bowmani4
"Tauroceras bowmani" = Neopopanoceras bowmani4 Böse 1919 ammonite
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Cidaroida indet.7 Claus 1880 pencil urchin