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Apotocardium cordatum

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoconocardium cordatum was named by Hoare et al. (1982). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is UTBEG 153-T-6, San Saba highway, 5.6 km east and 1.4 km south of Rochelle, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Smithwick Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Apotocardium cordatum by Hoare et al. (2002) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pseudoconocardium cordatum Hoare et al. p. 128 figs. pl. 1 f. 28-31
2002Apotocardium cordatum Hoare et al. pp. 23 - 27 figs. f. 16
2023Apotocardium cordatum Wagner p. 3116

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

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.

Apotocardium cordatum Hoare et al. 1982
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Diagnosis
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