Acanthopecten
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Pterioida
- Family: Aviculopectinidae
- Genus: Acanthopecten
Species of Acanthopecten present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent
Geological Range
Morrowan to Virgilian (also Permian); Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Texas to Iowa.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
- Virgilian
- Bern Limestone (Soldier Creek Shale Member) (KS)
- Calhoun Shale (IA)
- Kanwaka Shale (Stull Shale Member) (KS)
- Lecompton Limestone (KS)
- Lecompton Limestone (Beil Limestone Member) (KS)
- Oread Limestone (KS)
- Oread Limestone (Plattsmouth Limestone Member) (IA)
- Missourian
- Cherryvale Shale (Westerville Limestone Member) (KS)
- Dennis Limestone (KS)
- Drum Limestone (KS)
- Drum Limestone (MO)
- Iola Limestone (OK)
- Plattsburg Limestone (KS)
- Plattsburg Limestone (Merriam Limestone Member) (KS)
- Plattsburg Limestone (Spring Hill Limestone Member) (KS)
- Stanton Formation (Stoner Limestone Member) (MO)
- Stanton Limestone (KS)
- Stanton Limestone (Captain Creek Limestone Member) (KS)
- Stanton Limestone (South Bend Limestone Member) (KS)
- Stanton Limestone (Stoner Limestone Member) (KS)
- Wyandotte Limestone (Argentine Limestone Member) (MO)
- Wyandotte Limestone (Farley Limestone Member) (KS)
- Desmoinesian
- Senora Formation (OK)
- Wewoka Formation (OK)
- Morrowan
- Marble Falls Limestone (Sloan Member) (TX)
- Unknown Stage
- Coal Measures (KS)
- Magdalena Limestone (NM)
