TXV-32 (FS), near Caddo TX: Virgilian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Agithiceras ciscoense
2 specimens
Perpetoceras bridgeportense
2 specimens
Brachycylcoceras normale
6 specimens
"Merceras" sp.
1 specimen
Bradyphyllidum ? sp.
7 specimens; could be Bradyphyllum
Paleasis sp.
4 specimens
Ammonoidea indet.
1 specimen
Nautiloidea indet.
coiled (3), straight (9)
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum
24 specimens
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Paraconularia sp.
152 specimens
Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae
Wewokella contorta King 1943
recombined as Regispongia contorta
1 specimen
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
1 spine
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Ditomopyge sp. Newell 1931
11 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella plebia
17 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis (Shumard and Swallow 1858)
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni (Marcou 1858)
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella texanus
8 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
1 specimen
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea missouriensis (Shumard 1858)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparolus subrugosus
original and current combination Straparollus
6 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Sinuitina sp. Knight 1945
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus
27 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis brevis (White 1881)
recombined as Strobeus brevis
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Trepospira depressa (Cox 1857)
replaced by Trepospira illinoisensis
43 specimens
Glabrocingulum welleri (Newell 1935)
7 specimens
Glabrocingulum gravillense
78 specimens
Glabrocingulum wannense (Newell 1935)
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Phestia bellistriata
6 specimens
Phestia arata
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934
7 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronites percuta
8 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia ovata Meek and Worthen 1873
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminalis (Hall 1852)
recombined as Wilkingia terminale
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica (McChesney 1859)
synonym of Astartella concentrica
2 specimens
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Pseudoconocardium lanterna (Branson 1965)
recombined as Apotocardium lanterna
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Marathonitidae
Marathonites ganti (Smith 1903)
recombined as Cardiella ganti
5 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Thalassoceratidae
Prothalassoceras sp. Böse 1919
4 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Neodimorphoceratidae
Neodimorphoceras texanum (Smith 1903)
3 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense (Miller and Faber 1892)
9 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus (Böse 1919)
31 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gonioloboceratidae
Gonioloboceras goniolobum (Meek 1877)
recombined as Gonioloboceras goniolobus
5 specimens
Cephalopoda - Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp. Sandberger 1843
2 specimens
Bactrites finisensis
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Nautilida
Neobistrialites sp.
4 specimens; Neobistrilies sp.
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
Domatoceras sculptile
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras greeni Dunbar and Condra 1933
11 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense (McChesney 1859)
22 specimens
unclassified
Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866
wood (5 pieces), seeds (5)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Stephens
Coordinates: 32.7° North, 98.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.9° South, 33.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Virgilian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Cisco Formation:Graham Member:Finis Shale
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float),surface (in situ)
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: was relocated in the summer of 1984 after some 40 years of absence from geologic literature citations. This section is included in Boardman and Malinky (1985, p.17, figure 4).
Metadata
Also known as:AMNH locality 5486 Mapes Loc.: Classic Caddo Loc.
Database number:217891
Authorizer:B. Seuss Enterer:B. Seuss
Modifier:B. Seuss Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2021-02-18 00:04:58 Last modified:2022-04-20 02:53:41
Access level:the public Released:2021-02-18 00:04:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
75524. W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]