small tributary of Little Scioto River, Section 22, Hamilton Township (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Jackson County, Ohio (38.9° N, 82.7° W: paleocoordinates 10.5° S, 22.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Harrison Ore Member (Pottsville Formation), Morrowan (323.2 - 318.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, nodular shale

• nodular ore in light clay shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Morningstar. 1922. Pottsville fauna of Ohio. Ohio Geological Survey Bulletin 25:1-312 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184122: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 02.02.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea capuliformis
 Discinida - Disciniidae
"Orbiculoidea stoutella" = Oehlertella stoutella
"Orbiculoidea stoutella" = Oehlertella stoutella Morningstar 1922
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Spiriferina kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Spiriferina kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten coxanus
Aviculopecten coxanus Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina pernaformis
Myalina pernaformis Cox 1857 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon tenuistriatus
Parallelodon tenuistriatus Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus affinis, Schizodus subcircularis
Schizodus affinis Herrick 1887 clam
Schizodus subcircularis Herrick 1887 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula subrotundata" = Palaeonucula subrotundata, "Nuculopsis ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi, "Nucula beyrichi" = Nuculopsis beyrichi
"Nucula subrotundata" = Palaeonucula subrotundata Morningstar 1922 nut clam
"Nuculopsis ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
"Nucula beyrichi" = Nuculopsis beyrichi von Schauroth 1854 nut clam
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Schizostoma catilloides" = Amphiscapha catilloides
"Schizostoma catilloides" = Amphiscapha catilloides Conrad 1842 snail
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
"Sphaerodoma humilis" = Soleniscus (Macrochilina) humilis
"Sphaerodoma humilis" = Soleniscus (Macrochilina) humilis Keyes 1888 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Pleurotomaria ornatiformis n. sp." = Baylea inclinata
"Pleurotomaria ornatiformis n. sp." = Baylea inclinata Weller 1929 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bellerophon ? crassus" = Waagenella crassus
"Bellerophon ? crassus" = Waagenella crassus Meek and Worthen 1860 snail
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
"Euphemus carbonarius" = Euphemites carbonarius
"Euphemus carbonarius" = Euphemites carbonarius Cox 1857 snail