Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia (Venericor) hornii calafia was named by Stewart (1930) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; California.]. Its type specimen is UCMP 31450, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 7004, Simi Valley, which is in a Lutetian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Llajas Formation of California.

It was recombined as Megacardita (Venericor) hornii calafia by Vokes (1939); it was recombined as Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia by Verástegui (1953), Moore (1992) and Hendy (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Venericardia (Venericor) hornii calafia Stewart p. 168 figs. Plate 11, fig. 2
1938Venericardia (Venericor) hornii calafia Turner p. 50
1938Venericardia hornii lutmani Turner p. 50 figs. Plate 13; Fig. 4
1939Megacardita (Venericor) hornii calafia Vokes p. 70
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) hertleini Verástegui p. 418 figs. Plate 15, figures 1, 2, 6
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) oregonensis Verástegui p. 419 figs. Plate 9, figures 7 - 9
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) lutmani Verástegui pp. 420 - 421 figs. Plate 7, figures 3-5; Plate 8, figure 8
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia Verástegui pp. 422 - 423 figs. Plate 15, figures 3-5,7; Plate 16, figures 1-3; Plate 17, figures 1,2
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi Verástegui p. 424 figs. Plate 19, figures 1,5,6
1992Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia Moore p. E21 figs. Plate 3, figures 1-7, 11, 16, 19
1992Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia gabbi Moore p. E22 figs. Plate 4, figures 2, 6, 8, 10
1992Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia lutmani Moore p. E20 figs. Plate 2, figures 1, 2; plate 4, figures 1, 12, 13; plate 5, figure 1
2020Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia Hendy

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusVenericardiaLamarck 1801
subgenusPacificor
speciescalafia()

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.

show all | hide all
Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) hertleini Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) lutmani Turner 1938 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) oregonensis Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2018-02-27 11:34:57
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:18:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926, Stanley 1970

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Venericardia calafia (36862) Venericardia susanaensis (207306 207315)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Venericardia hornii (200810)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Venericardia hornii (166458 type locality: 166460)