USNM727e, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 344

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 4.5° S, 36.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Neal Ranch Formation, Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• bed 4 of P. B. King

• 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 75952: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 07.11.2007

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 (Lophophyllidium) dunbari2
Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) dunbari2 Moore and Jeffords 1941 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Lophotichium rotundiseptum2, Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense2
Lophotichium rotundiseptum2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) nealranchense2 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Isogrammidae
Isogramma concavum1
Isogramma concavum1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes sp.1, Neochonetes liratus1
Neochonetes sp.1 Muir-Wood 1962
Neochonetes liratus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae
Orthotetella wolfcampensis1
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella kingorum1, Meekella prionota1
Geyerella kingorum1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Meekella prionota1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina "sp. 6"1, Chelononia neali1, Tropidelasma culmenatum1
Goniarina "sp. 6"1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Chelononia neali1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Tropidelasma culmenatum1 Cooper and Grant 1969
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Diplanus catatonus1, Derbyia sp.1, Derbyia carteri1, Derbyia bella1
Diplanus catatonus1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia sp.1 Waagen 1884
Derbyia carteri1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia bella1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella wolfcampensis1
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Atelestegastus marginatus1
Atelestegastus marginatus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina boesei1
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia fredericksi1, Pseudoleptodus conicus1
Pseudoleptodus conicus1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina sp.1, Hystriculina sulcata1
Hystriculina sp.1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Hystriculina sulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus sp.1, Cancrinella sp.1
Linoproductus sp.1 Chao 1927
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis1
"Striatifera linoproductiformis" = Regrantia linoproductiformis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Kochiproductus sp.1
Kochiproductus sp.1 Dunbar 1955
 Productida - Productellidae
Fimbrinia "sp. 2"1, Nudauris tribulosa1
Nudauris tribulosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma bellatulum1
Stenoscisma bellatulum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia wolfcampensis1, Pontisia parva1, Pontisia kingi1
Pontisia wolfcampensis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Pontisia parva1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Pontisia kingi1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Cenorhynchia camerata1, Cenorhynchia hebata1
Cenorhynchia camerata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cenorhynchia hebata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.1, Reticulariina strigosa1
Reticulariina sp.1 Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina strigosa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina nasuta1
Spiriferellina nasuta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.1, Composita strongyle1, Cleiothyridina rectimarginata1
Composita sp.1 Brown 1849
Composita strongyle1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cleiothyridina rectimarginata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia trita1
Hustedia trita1 Cooper and Grant 1976
subsp. trita
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer apothescelus1, Neospirifer placidus1
Neospirifer apothescelus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Neospirifer placidus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia sp.1, Martinia nealranchensis1, Martinia exigua1
Martinia sp.1 M'Coy 1844
Martinia nealranchensis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Martinia exigua1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis1
"Crurithyris tumibilis" = Orbicoelia tumibilis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris transversa1
Neophricadothyris transversa1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella miscella1
Rhipidomella miscella1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Parenteletes cooperi1, Enteletes wolfcampensis1
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia kozlowskii1
 Terebratulida - Beecheriidae
Beecheria elliptica1
Beecheria elliptica1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Camarelasma neali1
Camarelasma neali1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1, Dielasma pygmaeum1
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
Dielasma pygmaeum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Lepidocrania sparsispinosa1, Acanthocrania sp.1
Lepidocrania sparsispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Acanthocrania sp.1 Williams 1943
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Fedorowski 1987