Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae
Alternative combinations: Conocardium praepristis, Hippocardia praepristis
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1952. Revision of certain Ordovician fossils from County Tyrone. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Sec. B 55:29-136
Belongs to Pojetaconcha according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Pojeta and Runnegar 1976, Reed 1952 and Tunnicliff 1982
Sister taxa: Pojetaconcha alabamensis, Pojetaconcha antiquata, Pojetaconcha beecheri, Pojetaconcha chapronierei, Pojetaconcha costulata, Pojetaconcha cressmani, Pojetaconcha davidis, Pojetaconcha limatula, Pojetaconcha oweni, Pojetaconcha paquettensis, Pojetaconcha pygmaea, Pojetaconcha townleyi
Type specimen: IGS GSM 24147, a shell
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Killey Bridge Fm. of Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, Ireland (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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