TXV-62 (FS), near Jacksboro TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5516

Where: Jack County, Texas (33.3° N, 98.1° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.3° S, 30.8° W (Wright 2013)

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)

• Surface collected but not measured.

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 217913: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Nautiloidea indet.
coiled (4), straight (7)
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
 Nautilida -
 Ammonoida - Medlicottiidae
"Uddenites oweni" = Uddenoceras oweni
"Uddenites oweni" = Uddenoceras oweni Miller and Furnish 1940 ammonite
1 specimen
 Ammonoida - Marathonitidae
"Marathonites ganti" = Cardiella ganti
"Marathonites ganti" = Cardiella ganti Smith 1903 ammonite
1 specimen
 Ammonoida - Gonioloboceratidae
"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus
"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus Meek 1877 ammonite
12 specimens
 Ammonoida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus Böse 1919 ammonite
4 specimens
 Ammonoida - Neodimorphoceratidae
Neodimorphoceras texanum Smith 1903 ammonite
6 specimens
 Ammonoida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense Miller and Faber 1892 ammonite
8 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
26 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Euloxoceras greeni Dunbar and Condra 1933
16 specimens
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronites percuta oyster
3 specimens
Leptodesma ohioense oyster
2 specimens
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella varic clam
10 specimens
Astartella concentrica clam
2 specimens
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia meekiana Herrick 1887 clam
1 specimen
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminalis Hall 1852 clam
1 specimen
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus wheeleri Swallow 1863 clam
3 specimens
Schizodus affinis Herrick 1887 clam
1 specimen
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
1 specimen
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni clam
13 specimens
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis paulideformis snail
10 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum gravillense snail
26 specimens
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
7 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia tabulata Conrad 1835 snail
8 specimens
Phymatopleura brazoensis Shumard 1860 snail
3 specimens
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta snail
1 specimen
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus snail
19 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bellerophon percarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus, "Bellerophon tricarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus
"Bellerophon percarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus Conrad 1842 snail
1 specimen
"Bellerophon tricarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus Conrad 1842 snail
4 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus snail
5 specimens
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson ? sp.
1 specimen
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina ? sp. d'Orbigny 1849
1 specimen
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
2 specimens
Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
20 specimens
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
21 specimens
 Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia spendens
10 specimens
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
34 specimens
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella plebia
2 specimens
Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
8 specimens
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
8 specimens
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
3 specimens
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
2 specimens
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
1 specimen
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
41 specimens
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
2 specimens
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
spines (5), stems (74)
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
spines (1), plates (3)
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum horn coral
6 specimens
"Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum Jeffords 1947 horn coral
36 specimens
 Stauriida - Cyathopsidae
Caninia torguium horn coral
40 specimens