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.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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