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Oesterheldia
Taxonomy
Oesterheldia was named by Pérez and Giachetti (2020). It is extant. Its type is Venericardia cannada. It is the type genus of Carditidae.
It was assigned to Carditidae by Pérez and Giachetti (2020).
It was assigned to Carditidae by Pérez and Giachetti (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2020 | Oesterheldia Pérez and Giachetti p. 14 |
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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.
G. Oesterheldia Pérez and Giachetti 2020
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†Oesterheldia cannada Ihering 1907
†Oesterheldia dalek Pérez and del Río 2017
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. E. Pérez and L. M. Giachetti 2020 | Carditids with small shell with subrounded outline, moderate to highly convex umbonal area. Left hinge with anterior tooth slightly inclined posteriorly. External sculpture of 21–27 radial ribs covered by sub- rounded to subrectangular nodes. Extreme tips of radial ribs extending over shell margin on internal view. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, superf = superfamily | |||||
| References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available