Oxyprora digitatum Branson 1942 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Alternative combination: Conocardium digitatum

Invalid subtaxa: Cardium irregulare de Koninck 1844 [replaced name], Conocardium irregulare de Koninck 1844 [replaced name], Oxyprora irregulare de Koninck 1844 [replaced name]

Full reference: C. C. Branson. 1942. Correction of homonyms in the Lamellibranch genus Conocardium. Journal of Paleontology 16(3):387-392

Belongs to Oxyprora according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Branson 1942, de Koninck 1844, de Koninck 1885, Hind 1900 and Hoare 2006

Sister taxa: Hoarepora capitanensis, Hoarepora missouriensis, Hoarepora parrishi, Hoarepora prattenanum, Hoarepora tschernyschewi, Hoarepora uralica, Oxyprora halmerjus, Oxyprora equilaterale, Oxyprora mesialis, Oxyprora sayrei, Oxyprora carinatum, Oxyprora oklahomaense

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Settle, Yorkshire (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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