Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium pygmaea, Conocardium pygmaea, Hippocardia pygmaea, Pleurorhynchus pygmaea
Full reference: W. v. Hisinger. 1837. Lethaea svecica seu petrificata sveceia, iconibus et characteribus illustrata 1-124
Belongs to Pojetaconcha according to P. J. Wagner 2023
Sister taxa: Pojetaconcha alabamensis, Pojetaconcha antiquata, Pojetaconcha beecheri, Pojetaconcha chapronierei, Pojetaconcha costulata, Pojetaconcha cressmani, Pojetaconcha davidis, Pojetaconcha limatula, Pojetaconcha oweni, Pojetaconcha paquettensis, Pojetaconcha praepristis, Pojetaconcha townleyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Porkuni, Siuge Member, which is in a Porkuni perireef or subreef lime mudstone/chert in the Ärina Formation of Estonia
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Porkuni, Siuge Member
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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