Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Alternative combination: Pseudoconocardium cordatum
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 lanterna, Apotocardium latifasciatum, Apotocardium obliquum, Apotocardium peculiare, Apotocardium plautum, Apotocardium polymitarium, Apotocardium pomachacanum, Apotocardium snideri
Type specimen: Its type locality is UTBEG 153-T-6, San Saba highway, 5.6 km east and 1.4 km south of Rochelle, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Smithwick Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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