USGS 7749-Crawford Co., Kansas (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Crawford County, Kansas (37.4° N, 94.8° W: paleocoordinates 5.8° S, 29.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Cherokee Shale Formation, Desmoinesian (312.8 - 306.0 Ma)

• sh 6 to 8 ft below Breezy Hill ls

Environment/lithology: gray shale

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: J. Williams, W. G. Pierce, and W. H. Courtier. 1937. Pennsylvanian Invertebrate Faunas of Southeastern Kansas. In W. G.Pierce, W. H.Courtier (eds.), Geology and Coal Resources of the Southeastern Kansas Coal Field in Crawford, Cherokee, and Labette Counties 24:92-122 [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 924: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 09.03.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
"Lophophyllum profundum" = Lophophyllidium profundum
"Lophophyllum profundum" = Lophophyllidium profundum Milne-Edward and Haime 1851 horn coral
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp.
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer ? dunbari
Neospirifer ? dunbari King 1933
originally entered as "Neospirifer dunbari?"
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp., Composita subtilita
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
Chonetella flemingi
 Productida -
Desmoinesia muricatina
Desmoinesia muricatina Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma, "Mesolobus decipiens" = Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens, "Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932
"Mesolobus decipiens" = Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens Girty 1912
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus Girty 1912
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes granulifer
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
originally entered as "Derbya sp."
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten carboniferous
Acanthopecten carboniferous Stevens 1858 scallop
 Pectinida - Euchondriidae
"Aviculopecten ? pellucidus" = Euchondria pellucida
"Aviculopecten ? pellucidus" = Euchondria pellucida Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop
originally entered as "Aviculipecten pellucidus?"
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis sp.
Nuculopsis sp. Girty 1912 nut clam
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Patellostium montfortianum" = Cymatospira montfortianus
"Patellostium montfortianum" = Cymatospira montfortianus Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail
 Murchisoniina - Phanerotrematidae
Phanerotrema sp.
Phanerotrema sp. Fischer 1885 snail