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Brachiopoda-Articulata
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida
Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia

Ambocoelia

Ambocoelia

Phylum: Brachiopoda-Articulata
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Ambocoeliidae
Genus: Ambocoelia

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Species of Ambocoelia present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent

Ambocoelia planoconvexa

Ambocoelia planoconvexa

Geological Range

Atokan to Virgilian; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Oklahoma.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian: Graham Formation (Wayland Shale Member) (TX)
Missourian: Wann Formation (OK)
Atokan: Smithwick Shale (TX)

<i>Ambocoelia sp.</i> from the Smithwick Shale of McCulloch County, Texas (KUMIP 305952). — Ambocoelia sp. from the Smithwick Shale of McCulloch County, Texas (KUMIP 305952).

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Funding for development and construction of this webpage was provided by the National Science Foundation (EF-1206757, EF-1206769, and EF-1206750). The Pennsylvanian Atlas of Ancient Life is one component of the overarching Digital Atlas of Ancient Life project.

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