Loc. 12. West banks of old strip mine, south dise of US Hwy 160, ½ mile east of Frontenac (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Crawford County, Missouri (38.6° N, 90.4° W: paleocoordinates 6.5° S, 26.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Robinson Branch Member (Cabaniss Formation), Desmoinesian (312.8 - 306.0 Ma)

• Given as Robinson Branch formation within Cabaniss subgroup; this is the updated taxonomy

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; black shale

• black, thinly laminated shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: U. Missouri

Primary reference: R. D. Hoare. 1961. Desmoinesian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from southwest Missouri. Missouri University Studies 36:1-262 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70274: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 20.03.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula carbonaria
Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea missouriensis
Strophomenata
 Productida -
Desmoinesia muricatina
Desmoinesia muricatina Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Productellidae
"Antiquatonia portlockiana" = Antiquatonia portlockianus
"Antiquatonia portlockiana" = Antiquatonia portlockianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus ? echinatus
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia crassa
Derbyia crassa Meek and Hayden 1858
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma, "Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus Girty 1912
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Chonetinella crassiradiata" = Chonetinella flemingi crassiradiata
"Chonetinella crassiradiata" = Chonetinella flemingi crassiradiata Dunbar and Condra 1932
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita ovata
Composita ovata Mather 1915
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Gzheloceratidae
Parametacoceras bellatulum
Parametacoceras bellatulum Miller and Owen 1934 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Donaldinidae
Donaldina robusta
Donaldina robusta Stevens 1858 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Trepospira (Trepospira) minima" = Trepospira illinoisensis, "Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense
"Trepospira (Trepospira) minima" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
"Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) grayvillense" = Glabrocingulum grayvillense Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
 Zygopleuroidea - Pseudozygopleuridae
"Palaeostylus (Pseudozygopleura) condrai" = Pseudozygopleura condrai
"Palaeostylus (Pseudozygopleura) condrai" = Pseudozygopleura condrai Knight 1930 snail
Bivalvia
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Solemya trapezoides" = Acharax (Nacrosolemya) trapezoides
"Solemya trapezoides" = Acharax (Nacrosolemya) trapezoides Meek 1874 Awning Clam
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina (Myalina) ? lepta
Myalina (Myalina) ? lepta Newell 1942 clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima retifera" = Palaeolima retifera
"Lima retifera" = Palaeolima retifera Shumard and Swallow 1858 file clam
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Cardiomorpha missouriensis
Cardiomorpha missouriensis Shumard and Swallow 1858 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurophorus occidentalis
Pleurophorus occidentalis Meek and Hayden 1864 clam
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia ovata, Edmondia aspinwallensis
Edmondia ovata Meek and Worthen 1873 clam
Edmondia aspinwallensis Meek 1871 clam