Loc. 22. Face of strip mine & waste banks, 1.5 miles northeast of Arthur (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Vernon County, Missouri (38.0° N, 94.4° W: paleocoordinates 5.4° S, 29.2° 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 70291: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 20.03.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Trepospira (Trepospira) depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis
"Trepospira (Trepospira) depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Volsellina subelliptica
Volsellina subelliptica Meek 1867 mussel
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima retifera" = Palaeolima retifera
"Lima retifera" = Palaeolima retifera Shumard and Swallow 1858 file clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus amplus
Schizodus amplus Meek and Worthen 1870 clam
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia aspinwallensis, "Clinopistha radiata" = Edmondia radiata
"Clinopistha radiata" = Edmondia radiata Hall 1858 clam
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Cardiomorpha missouriensis
Cardiomorpha missouriensis Shumard and Swallow 1858 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita, Composita ovata
Composita ovata Mather 1915
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari, Neospirifer latus
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
Neospirifer latus Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer opimus
Spirifer opimus Hall 1858
 Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
Leiorhynchus rockymontanum
Strophomenata
 Productida -
Desmoinesia muricatina
Desmoinesia muricatina Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus ? echinatus, Linoproductus prattenianus
Linoproductus prattenianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Productidae
Reticulatia huecoensis
 Productida - Productellidae
"Antiquatonia portlockiana" = Antiquatonia portlockianus
"Antiquatonia portlockiana" = Antiquatonia portlockianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia crassa
Derbyia crassa Meek and Hayden 1858
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Mesolobus decipiens" = Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens, "Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus, "Eolissochonetes laevis" = Chonetes laevis
"Mesolobus decipiens" = Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens Girty 1912
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus Girty 1912
"Eolissochonetes laevis" = Chonetes laevis Keyes 1888