E-827.2 (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Hughes County, Oklahoma (35.0° N, 96.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 8.0° S, 32.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Wewoka Formation, Desmoinesian (312.8 - 306.0 Ma)

• bed number is feet above sea level

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: delta front; poorly lithified, yellow, calcareous claystone

• yellowish brown, platy to blocky, slightly calcareous claystone with yellowish brown to orange, soft ironstone nodules occurring both scattered throughout the unit and as discontinuous layers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

• single bulk sample consisting of approximately 100 pounds (45 kg) of unweathered, in situ mudrock collected from a layer of no more than 5 cm - NOTE: abundances appear to be based on inconsistent counting criteria, moved to comments fields by JA 1.9.06

Primary reference: R. R. West. 1970. Marine Communities of a Portion of the Wewoka Formation (Pennsylvanian) in Hughes County, Oklahoma. 1-301 [T. Olszewski/T. Olszewski/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 8644: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 13.08.2000

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Globovalvulina sp., Productoids indet., Straparolous catilloides, Pseudozygopleurids indet.
Globovalvulina sp.
512 specimens
Productoids indet.
fragments: 1664 specimens
Straparolous catilloides
subgenus Amphiscapha: 131 specimens
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites sp.
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910
34112 specimens
Nodosariata
 Hormosinoidea - Reophacidae
Reophax sp.
Reophax sp. de Montfort 1808
2560 specimens
Foraminifera
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Tolypammina sp., Lituotuba sp., Ammodiscus sp.
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
2064 specimens
Lituotuba sp. Rhumbler 1895
320 specimens
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
8192 specimens
 Astrorhizacea - Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon sp.
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872
5760 specimens
 Nodosinellacea - Earlandinitidae
Earlandinita sp.
Earlandinita sp.
2624 specimens
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
fish debris: 4160 specimens
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Idiognathodus sp.
Idiognathodus sp. Gunnell 1931 conodont
512 specimens
Holothuroidea
 Aspidochirotida - Holothuriidae
Holothuria indet.
Holothuria indet. Linnaeus 1767 sea cucumber
1536 specimens
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
4548 specimens
Asteroidea
  -
Asteroidea indet.
Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830 sea star
and Ophiuroidea: 1568 specimens
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
16869 specimens
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
Gastrioceras sp.
Gastrioceras sp. Hyatt 1884 ammonite
271 specimens
  - Orthoceratoidea
Pseudorthoceras sp.
Pseudorthoceras sp. Girty 1912
12 specimens
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Plagioglypta sp.
Plagioglypta sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
518 specimens
Gastropoda
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira peracuta
Meekospira peracuta Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
1897 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites carbonarius
Euphemites carbonarius Cox 1857 snail
521 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Knightites montfortianum, "Bellerophon pericarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus, "Bellerophon cf. crassus" = Waagenella crassus
Knightites montfortianum Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
Cymatospira: 66 specimens
"Bellerophon pericarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus Conrad 1842 snail
subgenus Pharkidonotus: 1 specimens
"Bellerophon cf. crassus" = Waagenella crassus Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
1671 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis, "Glabrocingulum grayvillensis" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
2553 specimens
"Glabrocingulum grayvillensis" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
1820 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
"Phymatopleura nodosus" = Phymatopleura nodosa
"Phymatopleura nodosus" = Phymatopleura nodosa Girty 1912 snail
131 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis sp.
Ianthinopsis sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
1926 specimens
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella cf. concentrica
Astartella cf. concentrica Conrad 1842 clam
141 specimens
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Polidevcia bellistriata
Polidevcia bellistriata Stevens 1858 clam
166 specimens
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia glabra
Paleyoldia glabra Beede and Rogers 1898 clam
2 specimens
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Anthraconeilo taffiana
Anthraconeilo taffiana Girty 1912 clam
692 specimens
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis girtyi, Nuculopsis wewokana, "Nuculopsis anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
75 specimens
Nuculopsis wewokana Girty 1915 nut clam
subgenus Palaeonucula: 3314 specimens
"Nuculopsis anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides Meek 1871 nut clam
subgenus Palaeonucula: 680 specimens
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
ramose: 1866 specimens
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina orbicularis
Cleiothyridina orbicularis McChesney 1859
1 specimens
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
1237 specimens
Strophomenata
 Productida - Chonetidae
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus Girty 1912
217 specimens
Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites sp.
Amphissites sp. Girty 1910 ostracod
64 specimens
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella sp.
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928 ostracod
64 specimens
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp.
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
10496 specimens
Artiopoda
  -
Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
fragments: 40 specimens