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Orbiculoidea

Orbiculoidea

Species of Orbiculoidea present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent

Geological Range

Morrowan to Virgilian; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Ohio.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian
Deer Creek Limestone (Ozawkie Limestone Member) (KS)
Emporia Limestone (Reading Limestone) (KS)
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 (Waldrip Shale Member) (TX)
Howard Formation (KS)
Lawrence Formation (OK, KS)
Lawrence Formation (Haskell Limestone Member) (KS)
Lecompton Limestone (Spring Branch Limestone Member) (KS)
Oread Limestone (Leavenworth Limestone Member) (KS)
Tecumseh Shale (KS)
Wood Siding Formation (Brownville Limestone Member) (OK, KS)
Missourian
Bonner Springs Shale (KS)
Coffeyville Formation (OK)
Dewey Formation (Quivira Shale Member) (MO)
Drum Limestone (KS)
Galesburg Shale (KS)
Graford Formation (Brownwood Shale Member) (TX)
Hertha Limestone (Mound City Shale Member) (KS)
Iola Limestone (MO)
Iola Limestone (Avant Limestone Member) (OK)
Nellie Bly Formation (OK)
Plattsburg Limestone (Hickory Creek Shale Member) (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Merriam Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Eudora Shale Member) (OK, KS)
Vilas Shale (KS)
Wann Formation (OK)
Wyandotte Limestone (Argentine Limestone Member) (KS)
Wyandotte Limestone (Farley Limestone Member) (KS)
Desmoinesian
Altamont Limestone (KS)
Boggy Formation (OK)
Cabaniss Formation (KS)
Cabaniss Formation (Chelsea Sandstone Member) (KS)
Fort Scott Limestone (KS)
Holdenville Shale (OK)
Krebs Formation (KS)
Labette Shale (KS)
Millsap Lake Formation (Grindstone Creek Member) (TX)
Savanna Formation (OK)
Wewoka Formation (OK)
Wetumka Formation (OK)
Atokan
Marble Falls Limestone (TX)
McAlester Formation (OK)
Pottsville Formation (Mercer Limestone Member) (OH)
Morrowan
Bloyd Shale (Brentwood Limestone Member) (AR, OK)
Marble Falls Limestone (TX)
<i>Orbiculoidea sp.</i> from the Boggy Fm. of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma (KUMIP 61951).
Orbiculoidea sp. from the Boggy Fm. of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma (KUMIP 61951).
<i>Orbiculoidea sp.</i> from an unknown shale above the Fort Scott Limestone of Gove County, Kansas (KUMIP 89765).
Orbiculoidea sp. from an unknown shale above the Fort Scott Limestone of Gove County, Kansas (KUMIP 89765).