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Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Orthocerida
Pseudorthoceratidae
Mooreoceras
Mooreoceras
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Orthocerida
Family:
Pseudorthoceratidae
Genus:
Mooreoceras
Species
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Species of
Mooreoceras
present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent
Mooreoceras kansasense
Geological Range
Missourian; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Kansas to Missouri.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Missourian
Cherryvale Shale (Westerville Limestone Member) (KS)
Dennis Limestone (Winterset Limestone Member) (KS)
Drum Limestone (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Spring Hill Limestone Member) (KS)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (MO)
Mooreoceras kansasense
from an unknown formation in Jackson County, Missouri (KUMIP 38584).