TXV-32 (FS), near Caddo TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5486 Mapes Loc.: Classic Caddo Loc.

Where: Stephens County, Texas (32.7° N, 98.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.5° S, 31.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)

• 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).

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 217891: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
"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)
Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866
wood (5 pieces), seeds (5)
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Ditomopyge sp. Newell 1931 trilobite
11 specimens
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
 Nautilida -
Neobistrialites sp.
4 specimens; Neobistrilies sp.
 Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp. Sandberger 1843
2 specimens
 Ammonoida - Marathonitidae
"Marathonites ganti" = Cardiella ganti
"Marathonites ganti" = Cardiella ganti Smith 1903 ammonite
5 specimens
 Ammonoida - Thalassoceratidae
Prothalassoceras sp. Böse 1919 ammonite
4 specimens
 Ammonoida - Gonioloboceratidae
"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus
"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus Meek 1877 ammonite
5 specimens
 Ammonoida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus Böse 1919 ammonite
31 specimens
 Ammonoida - Neodimorphoceratidae
Neodimorphoceras texanum Smith 1903 ammonite
3 specimens
 Ammonoida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense Miller and Faber 1892 ammonite
9 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
22 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras greeni Dunbar and Condra 1933
11 specimens
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronites percuta oyster
8 specimens
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica clam
2 specimens
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia ovata Meek and Worthen 1873 clam
3 specimens
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminalis Hall 1852 clam
3 specimens
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
7 specimens
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni clam
2 specimens
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Phestia bellistriata clam
6 specimens
Phestia arata clam
2 specimens
Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
"Pseudoconocardium lanterna" = Apotocardium lanterna
"Pseudoconocardium lanterna" = Apotocardium lanterna Branson 1965
2 specimens
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
"Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis
"Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis White 1881 snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum welleri Newell 1935 snail
7 specimens
Glabrocingulum gravillense snail
78 specimens
Glabrocingulum wannense Newell 1935 snail
1 specimen
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
43 specimens
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta snail
10 specimens
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus snail
6 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Sinuitina sp. Knight 1945 snail
1 specimen
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus snail
27 specimens
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
1 specimen
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea missouriensis Shumard 1858
1 specimen
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella plebia
17 specimens
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
1 specimen
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
2 specimens
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
1 specimen
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
1 specimen
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
1 spine
Heteractinida
 Octactinellida - Wewokellidae
"Wewokella contorta" = Regispongia contorta
"Wewokella contorta" = Regispongia contorta King 1943
1 specimen
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum horn coral
24 specimens
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Paraconularia sp. jellyfish
152 specimens