Neospirifer

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Species of Neospirifer present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent

Neospirifer cameratus

Neospirifer dunbari

Neospirifer goreii

Neospirifer kansasensis

Neospirifer latus

Neospirifer texana

Neospirifer texanus

Neospirifer triplicatus

Geological Range

Morrowan to Virgilian (also Mississippian and Permian); Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Nebraska.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian: Auburn Shale (KS); Bern Limestone (Wakarusa Limestone Member) (OK); Calhoun Shale (KS, IA); Deer Creek Limestone (OK, KS); Deer Creek Limestone (Ervine Creek Limestone Member) (OK); Deer Creek Limestone (Rock Bluff Limestone Member) (KS); Foraker Limestone (Hughes Creek Shale Member) (KS); Gaptank Formation (TX); Graham Formation (TX); Graham Formation (Wayland Shale Member) (TX); Graham Formation (Gunsight Limestone Member) (TX); Graham Formation (Necessity Shale Member) (TX); Graham Formation (Jacksboro Limestone Member) (TX); Graham Formation (Finis Shale Member) (TX); Harpersville Formation (TX); Harpersville Formation (Waldrip Shale Member) (TX); Howard Formation (KS); Howard Formation (Church Limestone Member) (KS); Howard Formation (Aarde Shale Member) (KS); Kanwaka Shale (KS); Kanwaka Shale (Stull Shale Member) (KS); Kanwaka Shale (Clay Creek Limestone Member) (KS); Lawrence Formation (Haskell Limestone Member) (KS); Lecompton Limestone (KS); Lecompton Limestone (Beil Limestone Member) (KS); Lecompton Limestone (Spring Branch Limestone Member) (KS); Oread Limestone (OK, KS, NE); Oread Limestone (Heumader Shale Member) (KS); Oread Limestone (Kereford Limestone Member) (KS); Oread Limestone (Leavenworth Limestone Member) (KS); Oread Limestone (Plattsmouth Limestone Member) (KS); Oread Limestone (Toronto Limestone Member) (NE); Pawhuska Formation (OK); Scranton Shale (White Cloud Shale Member) (KS); Severy Shale (KS); Stranger Formation (OK); Stranger Formation (Iatan Limestone Member) (KS); Tecumseh Shale (KS); Tecumseh Shale (Rakes Creek Member) (KS); Thrifty Formation (Breckenridge Limestone Member) (TX); Topeka Limestone (KS); Topeka Limestone (NE); Topeka Limestone (Coal Creek Limestone Member) (KS); Topeka Limestone (Curzon Limestone Member) (KS); Wood Siding Formation (OK); Wood Siding Formation (Brownville Limestone Member) (OK, KS)
Missourian: Belle City Limestone (OK); Brad Formation (TX); Brad Formation (Ranger Limestone Member) (TX); Checkerboard Formation (KS); Cherryvale Shale (Westerville Limestone Member) (KS); Coffeyville Formation (KS); Dennis Limestone (Stark Shale Member) (KS); Dennis Limestone (Winterset Limestone Member) (KS, MO); Dewey Limestone (OK); Drum Limestone (KS); Drum Limestone (Cement City Limestone Member) (MO); Francis Formation (OK); Graford Formation (Adams Branch Limestone Member) (TX); Graford Formation (Wolf Mountain Shale Member) (TX); Hertha Limestone (KS); Hertha Limestone (MO); Hertha Limestone (Mound City Shale Member) (KS); Iola Limestone (KS); Iola Limestone (Avant Limestone Member) (OK); Iola Limestone (Raytown Limestone Member) (MO); Keechi Creek Formation (TX); Nellie Bly Formation (OK); Plattsburg Limestone (KS); Plattsburg Limestone (Hickory Creek Shale Member) (KS); Plattsburg Limestone (Merriam Limestone Member) (KS); Plattsburg Limestone (Spring Hill Limestone Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (OK, KS); Stanton Limestone (Captain Creek Limestone Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (Eudora Shale Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (South Bend Limestone Member) (KS); Stanton Limestone (Stoner Limestone Member) (KS); Swope Limestone (Bethany Falls Limestone Member) (KS, IA); Swope Limestone (Hushpuckney Shale Member) (KS); Swope Limestone (Middle Creek Limestone Member) (KS); Vilas Shale (OK, KS); Wann Formation (OK); Wyandotte Limestone (KS); Wyandotte Limestone (Argentine Limestone Member) (IA); Wyandotte Limestone (Frisbie Limestone Member) (KS); Wyandotte Formation (Frisbie Limestone Member) (MO); Wyandotte Limestone (Argentine Limestone Member) (KS); Wyandotte Limestone (Farley Limestone Member) (KS)
Desmoinesian: Allegheny Formation (Putnam Hill Limestone Member) (OH); Altamont Limestone (KS); Big Branch Formation (OK); Big Branch Formation (Pumpkin Creek Limestone Member) (OK); Boggy Formation (OK); Cabaniss Formation (OK, KS); Cabaniss Formation (Chelsea Sandstone Member) (KS); Cherokee Shale (OK); East Mountain Shale (TX); Fort Scott Limestone (KS); Fort Scott Limestone (Blackjack Creek Limestone Member) (KS); Holdenville Shale (OK); Krebs Formation (KS); Labette Shale (KS, MO); Lake Murray Formation (Bostwick Member) (OK); Lake Murray Formation (Frensley Member) (OK); Lake Murray Formation (Lester Member) (OK); Lenapah Limestone (OK, KS); McAlester Formation (OK); McCoy Formation (CO); Millsap Lake Formation (TX); Mingus Shale (TX); Oologah Limestone (OK); Pawnee Limestone (KS); Salesville Shale (TX); Savanna Formation (OK); Savanna Formation (Sam Creek Limestone Member) (OK); Wewoka Formation (OK)
Atokan: Pottsville Formation (Mercer Limestone Member) (OH)
Morrowan: Bloyd Shale (Brentwood Limestone Member) (AR); Wapanucka Limestone (OK)
Unknown Stage: Bourbon Group (KS); Bourbon Formation (KS); Cherokee Shale (KS); Coal Measures (KS); Magdalena Limestone (NM); Marble Falls Limestone (TX)