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Acanthopecten meeki

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)
<i>Acanthopecten meeki</i> from the Cherryvale Shale of Wyandotte County, Kansas (KUMIP 57089).
Acanthopecten meeki from the Cherryvale Shale of Wyandotte County, Kansas (KUMIP 57089).
Virgillian Map
Virgillian Map
Missourian Map
Missourian Map
Desmoinesian Map
Desmoinesian Map