FHSM IP-1485
Lopha subovata (Shumard)

Taxonomy

Specimen Info

Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Lopha
Phylum
Mollusca
Species
subovata
Class
Bivalvia
Author
Shumard
Order
Ostreida
Year
Family
Ostreidae
Collected by
Everhart, M.J.
Date Collected
2004-09-24
Identified By
Larson, P.;Everhart, M.J.
Date Identified
2009-01-03
Type
Number of Pieces
2
Description
Body; Shell,

Locality

Lithostratigraphy

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Kansas
County
McPherson
Remarks
Information withheld. Please contact FHSM for detailed locality information
Group
Formation
Kiowa
Member
Zone
Bed
Local Fauna

Chronostratigraphy

Biostratigraphy

Earliest Era
Mesozoic
Latest Era
Mesozoic
Earliest Period
Cretaceous
Latest Period
Cretaceous
Earliest Epoch
Early
Latest Epoch
Early
Earliest Age
Albian
Latest Age
Lowest Zone
Highest Zone

Publications (1 of 1)

Everhart, M.J., 2009. First occurrence of marine vertebrates in the Early Cretaceous of Kansas: Champion Shell bed, basal Kiowa Formation. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 112:201-210