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Mollusca
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Mytiloida
Pinnidae
Pinna
Pinna
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Mytiloida
Family:
Pinnidae
Genus:
Pinna
Species
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Species of
Pinna
present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent
Pinna peracuta
Pinna subspatulata
Geological Range
Desmoinesian to Virgilian; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Texas to Nebraska.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Virgilian
Harpersville Formation (Waldrip Shale Member) (TX)
Lecompton Limestone (KS)
Oread Limestone (KS)
Missourian
Dennis Limestone (Winterset Limestone Member) (KS)
Drum Limestone (KS)
Iola Limestone (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Merriam Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Stoner Limestone Member) (KS)
Desmoinesian
Carbondale Formation (KS)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (KS)
Coal Measures (MO)
Coal Measures (NE)
Coal Measures (TX)
Pinna subspatulata
from the Coal Measures of Leavenworth County, Kansas (KUMIP 216485).
Pinna sp.
from an unknown formation of Jefferson County, Kansas (KUMIP 271283).