Panopea henselli (Hill, 1893)

Remarks

• Collector:    Keith Minor
• Formation:  Trinity Group, Glen Rose Formation
• Location:     Coryell County, TX

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

• 1893 Pleuromya henselli Hill
• 1924 Panopea henselli (Hill); Gillet
• 1928 Panope henselli (Hill); Adkins
• 1967 Pleuromya henselli Hill; Hendricks
• 1982 Panopea henselli (Hill); Offeman et al.
• 1989 Panopea henselli (Hill); Finsley

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Trinity Group, Upper Glen Rose Formation of Central Texas. It may extend down into the lower part of the formation.

Age

• Panopea henselli (Hill) occurs in the upper part of the Glen Rose Limestone, in the Hypacanthoplites comalensis (Scott) zone of Young, early Albian time (~108 mya).

Geographic Occurrence (by no means an all-inclusive list)

• Coryell County, TX
• Travis County, TX

Remarks

         For identification and descriptions, see:

• Hill, R. T.  1893.  Paleontology of the Cretaceous Formations of Texas:  The Invertebrate Paleontology of the Trinity Division.  Biological Society of Washington Proceedings 8, 9–40.