Neovenericor austroplata Gardner and Bowles 1939 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Synonyms: Venericardia (Venericor) austroplata Gardner and Bowles 1939, Venericardia austroplata Gardner and Bowles 1936, Venericor abasolensis Camacho and Fernández 1956, Venericor austroplata Gardner and Bowles 1939, Venericor wichmanni Camacho and Fernández 1956

Belongs to Neovenericor according to D. Pérez et al. 2016

See also del Rio 2004 and Gardner and Bowles 1939

Sister taxa: Neovenericor carrerensis, Neovenericor paranensis

Type specimens:

  • Neovenericor austroplata: USNM.Mo 327924, a shell (Articulated shell)
  • Venericardia (Venericor) austroplata: USNM 370924, a shell.
  • Venericardia austroplata: USNM.Mo 327924, a shell (Articulated shell).
  • Venericor abasolensis:
  • Venericor austroplata:
  • Venericor wichmanni:

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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