†Aphelakardia Hoare 1990 (mollusk)
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Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Full reference: R. D. Hoare. 1990. Mississippian rostroconch molluscs from Ohio. Journal of Paleontology 64(5):725-732
Parent taxon: Conocardiidae according to S. A. Quiroz-Barroso et al. 2000
See also Hoare 1990, Lane et al. 1973 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Conocardium, Leptoconocardium, Minycardita, Pseudomulceodens
Subtaxa: Aphelakardia alternistriata Aphelakardia indianense
Type: Conocardium alternistriatum
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (9: California, Indiana, Ohio collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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