Johns Valley Shale, Ouachita Mountains loc. H-48 (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Oklahoma (34.5° N, 95.6° W: paleocoordinates 9.2° S, 33.6° W)

When: Johns Valley Formation, Early/Lower Pennsylvanian (323.2 - 315.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: B. H. Harlton. 1933. Micropaleontology of the Pennsylvanian Johns Valley shale of the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, and its relationship to the Mississippian Caney shale. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):3-29 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/P. Vazquez]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132915: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 29.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Spirillinina - Spirillinidae
Spirillina bendensis n. sp. Harlton 1933
 Endothyroidea - Endothyridae
"Staffella ciscoensis" = Orobias ciscoensis
"Staffella ciscoensis" = Orobias ciscoensis Harlton 1928
 Textulariina - Astrorhizidae
Hyperamminoides glabra Cushman and Waters 1927
Hippocrepina bendensis Harlton 1933
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Acanthocladia ouachitensis Harlton 1933
USNM 85538
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora nitidula n. sp. Harlton 1933
USNM 85539
 Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Lioclema pushmatahensis n. sp. Harlton 1933
USNM 85532
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia ardmorensis n. sp. Harlton 1933 ostracod
USNM 85556
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia caneyensis Harlton 1927 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
"Cythereis ardmorensis" = Monoceratina ardmorensis
"Cythereis ardmorensis" = Monoceratina ardmorensis Harlton 1927 ostracod
 Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Cavellina lata Coryell 1928 ostracod
Cavellina subovata Coryell 1928 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites marginiferus Roth 1929 ostracod
Amphissites rugosus Girty 1910 ostracod
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathidae indet. Bassler 1925 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Balognathidae
Multidentodus irregularis n. sp. Harlton 1933 conodont
USNM 85525