Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Alternative combination: Conocardium mesialis
Full reference: S. Weller. 1916. Description of the Ste. Genevieve limestone fauna from Monroe County, Illinois. Contributions of the Walker Museum, University of Chicago 1:243-265
Belongs to Oxyprora according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Weller 1916
Sister taxa: Hoarepora capitanensis, Hoarepora missouriensis, Hoarepora parrishi, Hoarepora prattenanum, Hoarepora tschernyschewi, Hoarepora uralica, Oxyprora carinatum, Oxyprora equilaterale, Oxyprora oklahomaense, Oxyprora digitatum, Oxyprora halmerjus, Oxyprora sayrei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bed No. 8, Fountain Creek, 2 miles southwest of Waterloo, which is in a Chesterian carbonate limestone in the Ste. Genevieve Formation of Illinois.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bed No. 8, Fountain Creek, 2 miles southwest of Waterloo
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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