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Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten
Aviculopecten exemplarius
Aviculopecten exemplarius
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pterioida
Family:
Aviculopectinidae
Genus:
Aviculopecten
Species:
Aviculopecten exemplarius
Information
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Maps
Geological Range
Desmoinesian to Virgilian; Extinct.
Paleogeographic Distribution
Texas to Missouri.
Stratigraphic Occurrences
Virgilian
Deer Creek Limestone (KS)
Harpersville Formation (Waldrip Shale Member) (TX)
Lawrence Formation (Haskell Limestone Member) (KS)
Oread Limestone (Kereford Limestone Member) (KS)
Missourian
Bonner Springs Shale (KS)
Chanute Shale (MO)
Cherryvale Shale (Westerville Limestone Member) (KS)
Drum Limestone (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Rock Lake Shale Member) (KS)
Vilas Shale (KS)
Wyandotte Limestone (Farley Limestone Member) (KS)
Desmoinesian
Holdenville Shale (OK)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (MO)
Aviculopecten exemplarius
from the Stanton Limestone of Wyandotte County, Kansas (KUMIP 301961).
Virgillian Map
Missourian Map
Desmoinesian Map