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Astartidae
Astartella
Astartella
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Veneroida
Family:
Astartidae
Genus:
Astartella
Species
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Species of
Astartella
present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent
Astartella concentrica
Astartella varica
Geological Range
Desmoinesian to Virgilian; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Texas to Ohio.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Virgilian
Gaptank Formation (TX)
Graham Formation (Wayland Shale Member) (TX)
Graham Formation (Gunsight Limestone Member) (TX)
Topeka Limestone (KS)
Missourian
Graford Formation (TX)
Iola Limestone (OK)
Plattsburg Limestone (Hickory Creek Shale Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Eudora Shale Member) (OK, KS)
Vilas Shale (OK)
Desmoinesian
Mineral Wells Formation (TX)
Salesville Shale (TX)
Wewoka Formation (OK)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (OH)
Astartella varica
from the Salesville Shale of Palo Pinto County, Texas (KUMIP 253588).