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Apotocardium polymitarium

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoconocardium polymitarium was named by Hoare et al. (1982). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore grainstone/shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pseudoconocardium polymitarium Hoare et al. pp. 127 - 128 figs. pl. 1 f. 18-21
2002Apotocardium polymitarium Hoare et al. p. 15
2023Apotocardium polymitarium Wagner p. 3121

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

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 polymitarium Hoare et al. 1982
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Diagnosis
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