†Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) keenae Verástegui 1953

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combination: Venericardia (Glyptoactis) keenae

Synonym: Venericardia (Pacificor) argentea Verástegui 1953

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 Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020

See also Moore 1992 and Verástegui 1953

Sister taxa: Claibornicardia carinata, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) domenginica, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) marksi, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) sandiegoensis, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara

Type specimens:

  • Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) keenae: LSJU 7993, a valve (189952). Its type locality is Panoche-Dos Palos Road, which is in a Thanetian marine marl in the Lodo Formation of California.
  • Venericardia (Pacificor) argentea: LSJU 7995, a valve. Its type locality is Panoche-Dos Palos Road, which is in a Thanetian marine marl in the Lodo Formation of California.

Distribution:

• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (3: California)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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