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Mississippian (Chesterian) bivalves from the Pennsylvanian stratotype area in West Virginia and Virginia

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R. D. Hoare
R. D. Hoare*
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Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
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Abstract

Diverse bivalve faunules in the Upper Mississippian (Chesterian) Bluestone and Hinton Formations in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia contain 49 species representing 29 genera. Of these, six new species are proposed: Ptychopteria pusilla, Streblochondria mutata, Streblopteria girtyi, Ectogrammysia inaffecta, E. prolata, and Cardiomorpha obovata. The Hinton and Bluestone Formations fall into Mamet's Foraminiferal Zones 18 and 19, respectively.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , May 1993 , pp. 374 - 396
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