USNM715v, Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 319

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 34.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Decie Ranch Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• bioherm

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 75886: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.11.2007, edited by Matthew Clapham

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).
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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) magnocolumnare2
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Lophotichium simulatum2, Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare2, Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis2, Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta2, Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa2, Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida2
Lophotichium simulatum2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) tubaeformis2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
subsp. reductum
Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida2 Ross and Ross 1962 horn coral
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella "sp. 4"1
Chonetinella "sp. 4"1 Ramsbottom 1952
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella hessensis1
Meekella hessensis1 King 1931
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma rhamphodes1
Tropidelasma rhamphodes1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Diplanus lamellatus1, Derbyia sp.1, Derbyia crenulata1, Derbyia nasuta1
Derbyia sp.1 Waagen 1884
Derbyia crenulata1 Girty 1908
Derbyia nasuta1 Girty 1908
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella titan1
Scacchinella titan1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
"Teguliferina conida" = Planispina conida1, Acritosia teguliferoides1
"Teguliferina conida" = Planispina conida1 Stehli 1954
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria platys1
Collemataria platys1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Elliottella varicostata1, Hystriculina pumila1
Elliottella varicostata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Hystriculina pumila1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis1
"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis1 King 1931
 Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia sp.1
Kozlowskia sp.1 Fredericks 1933
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.1, Stenoscisma hadrum1
Stenoscisma sp.1 Conrad 1839
Stenoscisma hadrum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria transversa1, Antronaria dissona1
Antronaria dissona1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tricoria hirpex1
Tricoria hirpex1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Altiplecus glebosus1
Altiplecus glebosus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Crenispirifer angulatus1, Metriolepis scrupea1
Metriolepis scrupea1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.1
Composita sp.1 Brown 1849
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.1, Hustedia hessensis1, Hustedia catella1
Hustedia sp.1 Hall and Clarke 1893
Hustedia hessensis1 King 1931
Hustedia catella1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hessensis1
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes stehlii1
Enteletes stehlii1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia newelli1, "Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta1
Orthotichia newelli1 Cooper and Grant 1976
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta1 Abich 1878
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1, Dielasma hessense1
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
Dielasma hessense1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Lepidocrania sp.1
Lepidocrania sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae
"Metalegoceras colemanense" = Juresanites colemanensis1
"Metalegoceras colemanense" = Juresanites colemanensis1 Plummer and Scott 1937 ammonite
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Fedorowski 1987