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Bivalves (Mollusca) from the Mauch Chunk Group (Mississippian, Chesterian) of northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

J. W. Busanus  and
R. D. Hoare
J. W. Busanus
Affiliation:
Terra Vac, 806 Sylvia Street, West Trenton, New Jersey 08628
R. D. Hoare
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
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Abstract

Bivalves comprise a major component of the faunules of the Mississippian Mauch Chunk Group in northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight species representing 22 genera have been recognized. Of these, three new species are proposed—Limipecten greerensis, Streblochondria tiltoni, and Prothyris (Prothyris) acuticarinata.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , May 1991 , pp. 465 - 480
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