Loc. 22. Face of strip mine & waste banks, 1.5 miles northeast of Arthur: Desmoinesian, Missouri

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
Leiorhynchus rockymontanum (Marcou 1858)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita ovata Mather 1915
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa (Shumard 1855)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer opimus Hall 1858
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer triplicatus (Hall 1852)
replaced by Neospirifer dunbari
Neospirifer latus Dunbar and Condra 1932
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia crassa (Meek and Hayden 1858)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Eolissochonetes laevis (Keyes 1888)
original and current combination Chonetes laevis
Mesolobus euampygus (Girty 1912)
recombined as Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
Mesolobus decipiens (Girty 1912)
recombined as Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens
Strophomenata - Productida
Desmoinesia muricatina (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus prattenianus (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Linoproductus ? echinatus Hoare 1960
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Antiquatonia portlockiana (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
recombined as Antiquatonia portlockianus
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Reticulatia huecoensis (King 1931)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Trepospira (Trepospira) depressa (Cox 1857)
replaced by Trepospira illinoisensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima retifera Shumard and Swallow 1858
recombined as Palaeolima retifera
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Volsellina subelliptica (Meek 1867)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus amplus Meek and Worthen 1870
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Cardiomorpha missouriensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Clinopistha radiata (Hall 1858)
original and current combination Edmondia radiata
Edmondia aspinwallensis (Meek 1871)
original and current combination Edmondia aspenwallensis
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Missouri County:Vernon
Coordinates: 38.0° North, 94.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.4° South, 29.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 4-5
Key time interval:Desmoinesian
Age range of interval:312.70000 - 305.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Cherokee Formation:Cabaniss Member:Robinson Branch
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Given as Robinson Branch formation within Cabaniss subgroup; this is the updated taxonomy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black "shale"
Lithology description: black, thinly laminated shale
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: U. Missouri
Metadata
Database number:70291
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-20 14:41:28 Last modified:2007-03-20 16:41:29
Access level:the public Released:2007-03-20 14:41:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
16005. R. D. Hoare. 1961. Desmoinesian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from southwest Missouri. Missouri University Studies 36:1-262 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]