Bransonia Pojeta and Runnegar 1976 (mollusk)

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Full reference: J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1976. The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968:1-88

Parent taxon: Bransoniidae according to J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar 1976

See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agidelia, Apotocardium, Ashaconcha, Diedrorynchus, Eusphairica, Hoarepora, Kyoconocardium, Mulceodens, Pojetaconcha, Pseudoconocardium

Subtaxa: Bransonia australe Bransonia projecta Bransonia robustum Bransonia truncata Bransonia wilsoni

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Type: Bransonia wilsoni

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (24 collections), New Zealand (5), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 31 collections including 34 occurrences

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