Rt. K-32 near I635 overpass (Iola Fm., Wyandotte Co., KS) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Wyandotte County, Kansas (39.1° N, 94.7° W: paleocoordinates 3.1° S, 27.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Muncie Creek Shale Member (Iola Formation), Missourian (305.9 - 303.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. M. Malinky and P. H. Heckel. 1998. Paleoecology and taphonomy of faunal assemblages in gray "core" (offshore) shales in Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems. Palaios 13(4):311-334 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 151: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 20.11.1998

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Murchisoniina - Portlockiellidae
Shansiella sp. Yin 1932 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella sp. Ramsbottom 1952
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily