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Oxyprora digitatum

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Conocardium digitatum was named by Branson (1942). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Oxyprora digitatum by Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Cardium irregulare de Koninck pp. 89 - 90 figs. pl. 4 f. 14a-b
1885Conocardium irregulare de Koninck p. 117 figs. pl. 20 f. 23-25
1900Conocardium irregulare Hind pp. 456 - 457 figs. pl. 51 f. 12-13
1942Conocardium digitatum Branson
2006Oxyprora irregulare Hoare p. 159
2023Oxyprora digitatum Wagner p. S3155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyBransoniidae
genusOxyprora
speciesdigitatum()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Oxyprora digitatum Branson 1942
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Invalid names: Oxyprora irregulare de Koninck 1844 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. D. Hoare 2006 (Oxyprora irregulare)Oxyprora irregulare (Koninck 1842), from the Lower Carboniferous of Belgium and from the Lower Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (Hind 1900), is similar to O. sayeri (Elias 1957) in shape but has a more subdued costation and network pattern.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Conocardium irregulare (154728)