Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi, Venericardia pilsbryi
Full reference: R. B. Stewart. 1930. Gabb's California Cretaceous and Tertiary type lamellibranchs. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Special Publication 3:1-314
Belongs to Venericardia (Venericor) according to J. Gardner and E. Bowles 1939
See also Stewart 1930
Sister taxa: Venericardia (Venericor) agustoscrobis, Venericardia (Venericor) apodensata, Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii, Venericardia (Venericor) ascia, Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata, Venericardia (Venericor) cacamai, Venericardia (Venericor) claiboplata, Venericardia (Venericor) clavidens, Venericardia (Venericor) claviger, Venericardia (Venericor) cookei, Venericardia (Venericor) densata, Venericardia (Venericor) diga, Venericardia (Venericor) francescae, Venericardia (Venericor) hatcheplata, Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana, Venericardia (Venericor) jewelli, Venericardia (Venericor) kilmacodes, Venericardia (Venericor) labreansis, Venericardia (Venericor) mediaplata, Venericardia (Venericor) mingoensis, Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata, Venericardia (Venericor) negritensis, Venericardia (Venericor) nigeriana, Venericardia (Venericor) nipponica, Venericardia (Venericor) pacifica, Venericardia (Venericor) parinensis, Venericardia (Venericor) peruviana, Venericardia (Venericor) potapacoensis, Venericardia (Venericor) regia, Venericardia (Venericor) restinensis, Venericardia (Venericor) samanensis, Venericardia (Venericor) simiana, Venericardia (Venericor) smithii, Venericardia (Venericor) stewarti, Venericardia (Venericor) subnipponica, Venericardia (Venericor) tonosiensis, Venericardia (Venericor) vallecitosensis, Venericardia (Venericor) venturensis, Venericardia (Venericor) zapatai, Venericor brongniartii, Venericor planicosta
Type specimen: ANSP 12510a, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: Alabama collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.