Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Full reference: P. Verástegui. 1953. The pelecypod genus Venericardia in the Paleocene and Eocene of western North America. Palaeontographica Americana 3(2535):399-462
Belongs to Venericardia (Pacificor) according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Verástegui 1953
Sister taxa: Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia, Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia, Venericardia (Pacificor) carlosensis, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki, Venericardia (Pacificor) durhami, Venericardia (Pacificor) hornii, Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa, Venericardia (Pacificor) merriami, Venericardia (Pacificor) nelsoni, Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi, Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis
Type specimen: LSJU 7994, a valve. Its type locality is Panoche-Dos Palos Road, which is in a Thanetian marine marl in the Lodo Formation of California.
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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