NEW SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES OF STREPTOGNATHODUS (CONODONTA) FROM THE VIRGILIAN (LATE CARBONIFEROUS) OF KANSAS

Three new species and one new subspecies of Streptognathodus were disc overed during systematic stratigraphic study of conodonts from Virgili an cyclothems of Kansas. Streptognathodus bitteri n. sp. characterizes faunas from the middle of the Plattsmouth Limestone but ranges into t he upper Wabaunsee Group. Streptognathodus brownvillensis n. sp. is re stricted to the Brownville Limestone. Streptognathodus holtensis n. sp . occurs in the Holt Shale, as well as the Church, Burlingame, Wakarus a, and Elmont Limestones. A new subspecies of S. pawhuskaensis (S. paw huskaensis deflectus) was recovered from the lower half of the Shawnee Group.