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Mollusca
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Pterioida
Aviculopectinidae
Acanthopecten
Acanthopecten meeki
Acanthopecten meeki
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pterioida
Family:
Aviculopectinidae
Genus:
Acanthopecten
Species:
Acanthopecten meeki
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Geological Range
Desmoinesian to Virgilian (also Permian); Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Oklahoma to Missouri.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Virgilian
Kanwaka Shale (Stull Shale Member) (KS)
Oread Limestone (KS)
Missourian
Cherryvale Shale (Westerville Limestone Member) (KS)
Dennis Limestone (KS)
Drum Limestone (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Merriam 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)
Desmoinesian
Wewoka Formation (OK)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (KS)
Magdalena Limestone (NM)
Acanthopecten meeki
from the Cherryvale Shale of Wyandotte County, Kansas (KUMIP 57089).
Virgillian Map
Missourian Map
Desmoinesian Map