Conocardium gogoensis Fletcher 1943 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae

Alternative combination: Hippocardia gogoensis

Full reference: H. O. Fletcher. 1943. The genus Conocardium from Australian Palaeozoic rocks. Records of the Australian Museum 21(4):231-243

Belongs to Conocardium according to A. G. Cook and N. Camilleri 2001

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 ferox, Conocardium formosum, Conocardium frater, Conocardium fusiforme, 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: C.57, a shell

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at QML1033. S side of gap in the Hull Range, Fossil Downs Station (Devonian of Australia)

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