Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium australe, Conocardium australe, Pleurorhynchus australis
Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1847. XXVIII. On the fossil botany and zoology of the rocks associated with the coal of Australia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20(134):298-312
Belongs to Bransonia according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Dana 1849, Fletcher 1943, M'Coy 1847, Waterhouse 1964 and Waterhouse 1980
Sister taxa: Bransonia projecta, Bransonia robustum, Bransonia truncata, Bransonia wilsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wollongong (W.B. Clarke coll), which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (6 collections), New Zealand (3)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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