Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Alternative combination: Cardium ferox
Full reference: J. D. Dana. 1849. Appendix I. Descriptions of Fossils. 1. Fossils of New South Wales. United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842, 1842 Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Atlas: Geology 681-720
Belongs to Conocardium according to N. S. Rogalla and M. R. W. Amler 2006
See also Dana 1849
Sister taxa: Conocardium (Conocardium), Conocardium acadianum, Conocardium aliforme, Conocardium altum, Conocardium aquisgranense, Conocardium armatum, Conocardium clipeoforme, Conocardium cresswelli, Conocardium decussatum, Conocardium denticulatum, Conocardium elongatum, Conocardium eximum, Conocardium formosum, Conocardium frater, Conocardium fusiforme, Conocardium gogoensis, Conocardium gympiense, Conocardium immatura, Conocardium incarceratum, Conocardium inceptum, Conocardium inflatum, Conocardium longipennis, Conocardium lyelli, Conocardium nevadensis, Conocardium nexile, Conocardium oehlerti, Conocardium philipsii, Conocardium plinthinatus, Conocardium prunum, Conocardium pseudobellum, Conocardium regulare, Conocardium renardi, Conocardium retusum, Conocardium richmondense, Conocardium rouxi, Conocardium securiforme, Conocardium sowerbyi, Conocardium spinalatum, Conocardium superstes, Conocardium tripartitum, Conocardium truncata, Conocardium uralicum, Conocardium ventriculosum, Conocardium villmarense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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