Apotocardium polymitarium Hoare et al. 1982

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Alternative combination: Pseudoconocardium polymitarium

Full reference: R. D. Hoare, R. H. Mapes, and C.J. Brown. 1982. Some Mississippian and Pennsylvanian rostroconchs from the midcontinent region. Journal of Paleontology 56(1):123-131

Belongs to Apotocardium according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Hoare et al. 1982 and Hoare et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Apotocardium conolatum, Apotocardium cordatum, Apotocardium lanterna, Apotocardium latifasciatum, Apotocardium obliquum, Apotocardium peculiare, Apotocardium plautum, Apotocardium pomachacanum, Apotocardium snideri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore grainstone/shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas.

Distribution: found only at Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge

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