E-835.5: Desmoinesian, Oklahoma

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Fistuliporids indet.
6 specimens
Lindostroemella cf. patula
2 specimens
Cleithyridina orbicularis
2327 specimens
informal Marginiferid indet.
fragment: 1 specimens
Productoids indet.
fragments: 832 specimens
Knightites montfortianum Norwood and Pratten 1855
subgenus Cymatospira: 1 specimens
Pseudozygopleurids indet.
7653 specimens
Hindeodellids indet.
256 specimens
informal Conodonts indet.
192 specimens
Ammodiscidae
Lituotuba sp. Rhumbler 1895
2080 specimens
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
8192 specimens
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
979 specimens
Hormosinidae
Reophax sp. de Montfort 1808
512 specimens
Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872
384 specimens
Endothyridae
Endothyranella sp.
1152 specimens
Fusulinidae
Fusulina sp. Schellwien 1898
65 specimens
Earlandinitidae
Earlandinita sp.
256 specimens
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910
9600 specimens
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Idiognathodus sp. Gunnell 1931
128 specimens
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
4267 specimens
Holothuroidea - Aspidochirotida - Holothuriidae
Holothuria indet. Linnaeus 1767
2048 specimens
Asteroidea
Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830
and Ophiuroidea: 5700 specimens
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
15508 specimens
Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
Moorites sp.
128 specimens
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928
704 specimens
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
5568 specimens
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia sp. Roundy 1926
2304 specimens
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
fragments: 1648 specimens
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Ditomopyge cf. parvulus (Girty 1911)
synonym of Ditomopyge scitula
1 specimen
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
fenestrate: 512 specimens
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
ramose: 466 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Prismopora sp.
2 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella cf. flemingi Dunbar and Condra 1932
3 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Mesolobus euampygus (Girty 1912)
recombined as Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
383 specimens
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
1 specimen
Derbyia cf. crassa (Meek and Hayden 1858)
7 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Cancrinella sp.
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa (Shumard 1855)
1397 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia cf. mormoni (Marcou 1858)
2 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula cf. carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
128 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Polidevcia bellistriata (Stevens 1858)
259 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Anthraconeilo taffiana Girty 1912
134 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis wewokana (Girty 1915)
subgenus Palaeonucula: 294 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Phymatopleura nodosus (Girty 1912)
recombined as Phymatopleura nodosa
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum grayvillensis (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
recombined as Glabrocingulum grayvillense
1138 specimens
Trepospira depressa (Cox 1857)
replaced by Trepospira illinoisensis
1920 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Soleniscus sp. Meek and Worthen 1860
196 specimens
Ianthinopsis sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
739 specimens
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparolus catilloides (Conrad 1842)
recombined as Amphiscapha catilloides
subgenus Amphiscapha: 320 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon cf. crassus Meek and Worthen 1860
recombined as Waagenella crassus
64 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites carbonarius (Cox 1857)
613 specimens
Gastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira peracuta (Meek and Worthen 1860)
1186 specimens
Girtyspira sp. Knight 1936
128 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras sp. Girty 1912
43 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
Gastrioceras sp. Hyatt 1884
256 specimens
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Plagioglypta sp. Pilsbry 1898
652 specimens
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllum cf. profundum (Milne-Edward and Haime 1851)
recombined as Lophophyllidium profundum
3 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Oklahoma County:Hughes
Coordinates: 35.0° North, 96.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.0° South, 32.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 4-5
*Period:Late/Upper Carboniferous *Local age/stage:Late/Upper Desmoinesian
Key time interval:Desmoinesian
Age range of interval:312.70000 - 305.90000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wewoka
Local section:E Local bed:835.5
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: bed number is feet above sea level
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray poorly lithified calcareous claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: platy to blocky, olive gray to faint bluish gray calcareous claystone
Environment:delta front
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:difficult macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection
Rock censused:45 kg
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: single bulk sample consisting of 100 pounds (45 kg) of unweathered, in situ mudrock collected from a layer of rock no more than 5 cm thick- NOTE: abundances appear to be based on inconsistent counting criteria, moved to comments fields by JA 1.9.06
Metadata
Database number:8649
Authorizer:T. Olszewski Enterer:T. Olszewski
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-08-13 17:18:10 Last modified:2006-09-01 16:15:22
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
589. R. R. West. 1970. Marine Communities of a Portion of the Wewoka Formation (Pennsylvanian) in Hughes County, Oklahoma. 1-301 [T. Olszewski/T. Olszewski/M. Uhen]