Johns Valley Shale, Ouachita Mountains loc. 5 (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Oklahoma (34.5° N, 95.6° W: paleocoordinates 9.8° S, 34.4° W)

When: Johns Valley Formation, Bashkirian (323.2 - 315.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: B. H. Harlton. 1933. Micropaleontology of the Pennsylvanian Johns Valley shale of the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, and its relationship to the Mississippian Caney shale. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):3-29 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/P. Vazquez]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132869: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 29.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Textulariina - Astrorhizidae
Hyperamminoides glabra, Hippocrepina bendensis
Hyperamminoides glabra Cushman and Waters 1927
Hippocrepina bendensis Harlton 1933
 Hormosinacea - Hormosinidae
Reophax oacuhitensis n. sp.
 Textulariina - Hyperamminidae
Hyperammina rugosa, Hyperammina elongata
Hyperammina rugosa Waters 1927
Hyperammina elongata Brady 1878
subspecies clavatula
 Endothyroidea - Endothyridae
"Staffella ciscoensis" = Orobias ciscoensis
"Staffella ciscoensis" = Orobias ciscoensis Harlton 1928
 Fusulinina - Nodosinellidae
Nodosinella glennensis
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
"Ammodiscus semiconstrictus" = Cornuspira semiconstrictus
"Ammodiscus semiconstrictus" = Cornuspira semiconstrictus Waters 1927
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathidae indet.
Polygnathidae indet. Bassler 1925 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
Lonchodus sp., Prioniodus altodus n. sp.
Lonchodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
USNM 85520
Prioniodus altodus n. sp. Harlton 1933 conodont
USNM 85518
Chondrichthyes
 Bransonelliformes -
Bransonella tridentata n. gen. n. sp.
Bransonella tridentata n. gen. n. sp. Harlton 1933 elasmobranch
USNM 85529
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella bendensis n. sp., Fenestella kosomensis n. sp.
Fenestella bendensis n. sp. Harlton 1933
USNM 85535
Fenestella kosomensis n. sp. Harlton 1933
USNM 85536
Ostracoda
 Beyrichicopida - Aechminellidae
Aechminella buchanani n. sp.
Aechminella buchanani n. sp. Harlton 1933 ostracod
USNM 85545
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites wapanuckensis, Amphissites marginiferus
Amphissites wapanuckensis Harlton 1929 ostracod
Amphissites marginiferus Roth 1929 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Mooreina johnsvalleyensis n. sp.
Mooreina johnsvalleyensis n. sp. Harlton 1933 ostracod
USNM 85546
 Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Cavellina subovata
Cavellina subovata Coryell 1928 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocyprididae
Bythocypris tomlinsoni
Bythocypris tomlinsoni Harlton 1929 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia caneyensis
Healdia caneyensis Harlton 1927 ostracod
Paleohyperamum
  -
Paleohyperamum sp.
Paleohyperamum sp. Harlton 1933
USNM 85501