E-835.5 (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Hughes County, Oklahoma (35.0° N, 96.4° W: paleocoordinates 7.0° S, 32.2° W)

• 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, gray, calcareous claystone

• platy to blocky, olive gray to faint bluish gray calcareous claystone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

• single bulk sample consisting of 100 pounds (45 kg) of unweathered, in situ mudrock collected from a layer of rock no more than 5 cm thick- 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 8649: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 13.08.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Cleithyridina orbicularis
2327 specimens
"Marginiferid" indet.
fragment: 1 specimens
Productoids indet.
fragments: 832 specimens
Pseudozygopleurids indet.
7653 specimens
Hindeodellids indet.
256 specimens
"Conodonts" indet.
192 specimens
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
"Lophophyllum cf. profundum" = Lophophyllidium profundum
"Lophophyllum cf. profundum" = Lophophyllidium profundum Milne-Edward and Haime 1851 horn coral
3 specimens
Trilobita
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Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
fragments: 1648 specimens
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
"Ditomopyge cf. parvulus" = Ditomopyge scitula
"Ditomopyge cf. parvulus" = Ditomopyge scitula Meek and Worthen 1865 trilobite
1 specimens
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
5568 specimens
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia sp. Roundy 1926 ostracod
2304 specimens
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928 ostracod
704 specimens
 Palaeocopida - Youngiellidae
Moorites sp. ostracod
128 specimens
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Plagioglypta sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
652 specimens
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Anthraconeilo taffiana Girty 1912 clam
134 specimens
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Polidevcia bellistriata Stevens 1858 clam
259 specimens
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis wewokana Girty 1915 nut clam
subgenus Palaeonucula: 294 specimens
Gastropoda
 Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Girtyspira sp. Knight 1936 snail
128 specimens
Meekospira peracuta Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
1186 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
739 specimens
Soleniscus sp. Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
196 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
"Phymatopleura nodosus" = Phymatopleura nodosa
"Phymatopleura nodosus" = Phymatopleura nodosa Girty 1912 snail
3 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis, "Glabrocingulum grayvillensis" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
1920 specimens
"Glabrocingulum grayvillensis" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
1138 specimens
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparolus catilloides" = Amphiscapha catilloides
"Straparolus catilloides" = Amphiscapha catilloides Conrad 1842 snail
subgenus Amphiscapha: 320 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites carbonarius Cox 1857 snail
613 specimens
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bellerophon cf. crassus" = Waagenella crassus
"Bellerophon cf. crassus" = Waagenella crassus Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
64 specimens
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras sp. Girty 1912
43 specimens
 Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
Gastrioceras sp. Hyatt 1884 ammonite
256 specimens
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
fenestrate: 512 specimens
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
ramose: 466 specimens
Stenolaemata
 Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Prismopora sp.
2 specimens
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula cf. carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
128 specimens
Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Cancrinella sp.
1 specimens
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella cf. flemingi Dunbar and Condra 1932
3 specimens
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus Girty 1912
383 specimens
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
1 specimens
Derbyia cf. crassa Meek and Hayden 1858
7 specimens
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia cf. mormoni Marcou 1858
2 specimens
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
1397 specimens
Asteroidea
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Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830 sea star
and Ophiuroidea: 5700 specimens
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
4267 specimens
Holothuroidea
 Aspidochirotida - Holothuriidae
Holothuria indet. Linnaeus 1767 sea cucumber
2048 specimens
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
15508 specimens
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Idiognathodus sp. Gunnell 1931 conodont
128 specimens
Foraminifera
 Hormosinacea - Hormosinidae
Reophax sp. de Montfort 1808
512 specimens
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Lituotuba sp. Rhumbler 1895
2080 specimens
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
979 specimens
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
8192 specimens
 Astrorhizacea - Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872
384 specimens
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910
9600 specimens
 Nodosinellacea - Earlandinitidae
Earlandinita sp.
256 specimens
 Endothyroidea - Endothyridae
Endothyranella sp.
1152 specimens
 Fusulinoidea - Fusulinidae
Fusulina sp. Schellwien 1898
65 specimens