Jmi-2. Small abandoned drift mine on N side of Buffler Run (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as was: Buffer Run, Vanport Unit, Jackson

Where: Jackson County, Ohio (39.1° N, 82.5° W: paleocoordinates 8.9° S, 20.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wedekindellina foram zone, Shale Member (Vanport Formation), Desmoinesian (312.8 - 306.0 Ma)

• 15 cm shale zone immediately above limestone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone and lithified shale

• The shale is black to dark gray and slightly calcareous.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. K. Brezinski, M. T. Sturgeon, and R. D. Hoare. 1989. Pennsylvanian trilobites of Ohio. Report of Investigations 142:1-18 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71963: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.05.2007, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

• Also present is an abundant fauna consisting of mesolobid and spiriferid brachiopods, nuculid bivalves, crinoids, pleurotomarid gastropods, nautiloids and wewokellid sponges.
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Polyplacophora
 Paleoloricata - Helminthochitonidae
Helminthochiton simplex8
Helminthochiton simplex8 Raymond 1910 chiton
 Neoloricata - Acutichitonidae
Acutichiton pyrmidalus n. gen. n. sp.8, Arcochiton raymondi n. gen. n. sp.3
Acutichiton pyrmidalus n. gen. n. sp.8 Hoare et al. 1972 chiton
Arcochiton raymondi n. gen. n. sp.3 Hoare and Sturgeon 1976 chiton
 Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Pterochiton spatulatus8
Pterochiton spatulatus8 Hoare et al. 1972 chiton
 Neoloricata - Lepidopleuridae
"Pterochiton carbonarius" = Glaphurochiton carbonarius8
"Pterochiton carbonarius" = Glaphurochiton carbonarius8 Stevens 1858 chiton
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae
Unklesbayella geinitzi7
Unklesbayella geinitzi7 Meek 1867 clam
Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae
Pseudobigalea crista2
Pseudobigalea crista2 Hoare et al. 1982
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Donaldinidae
"Donaldina quadroliratus" = Royalella quadrolirata1, Donaldina robusta1
"Donaldina quadroliratus" = Royalella quadrolirata1 Anderson et al. 1990 snail
Donaldina robusta1 Stevens 1858 snail
 Zygopleuroidea - Pseudozygopleuridae
"Gamizyga (Hyphantozyga) knighti" = Hyphantozyga knighti4, "Gamizyga (Gamizyga) morningstarae" = Gamizyga morningstarae4, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) inornata" = Levizygopleura inornata9, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) tenuivirga" = Pseudozygopleura tenuivirga6, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) cf. macra" = Pseudozygopleura macra6, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) funis" = Pseudozygopleura funis5, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) cf. deloi" = Pseudozygopleura deloi6, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) eximia" = Pseudozygopleura eximia6, "Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) semicostata" = Pseudozygopleura semicostata6, Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) pinquicula6, "Gamizyga (Plocezyga) conica" = Plocezyga conica4
"Gamizyga (Hyphantozyga) knighti" = Hyphantozyga knighti4 Hoare and Sturgeon 1980 snail
"Gamizyga (Gamizyga) morningstarae" = Gamizyga morningstarae4 Hoare and Sturgeon 1980 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) inornata" = Levizygopleura inornata9 Knight 1930 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) tenuivirga" = Pseudozygopleura tenuivirga6 Knight 1930 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) cf. macra" = Pseudozygopleura macra6 Knight 1930 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) funis" = Pseudozygopleura funis5 Knight 1930 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) cf. deloi" = Pseudozygopleura deloi6 Knight 1930 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) eximia" = Pseudozygopleura eximia6 Hoare and Sturgeon 1985 snail
"Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) semicostata" = Pseudozygopleura semicostata6 Meek 1871 snail
Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) pinquicula6 Hoare and Sturgeon 1985 snail
"Gamizyga (Plocezyga) conica" = Plocezyga conica4 Hoare and Sturgeon 1980 snail
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Ditomopyge scitula
Ditomopyge scitula Meek and Worthen 1865 trilobite
1Anderson et al. 1990; 2Hoare et al. 1982; 3Hoare and Sturgeon 1976; 4Hoare and Sturgeon 1980; 5Hoare and Sturgeon 1981; 6Hoare and Sturgeon 1985; 7Hoare et al. 1978; 8Hoare et al. 1972; 9Kulas and Batten 1997