Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative spelling: Pacificor
Full reference: P. Verástegui. 1953. The pelecypod genus Venericardia in the Paleocene and Eocene of western North America. Palaeontographica Americana 3(2535):399-462
Parent taxon: Venericardia according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Squires 1999
Sister taxa: Cardita (Venericardia) frauscheri, Cardita (Venericardia) laurae, Cardita (Venericardia) pseudonodulosa, Venericardia (Clairbornicardia), Venericardia (Leuroactis), Venericardia (Rotundicardia), Venericardia (Venericardia), Venericardia (Venericor), Venericardia aizyensis, Venericardia ameghinorum, Venericardia ameliae, Venericardia angusticosta, Venericardia apodensata, Venericardia barroneti, Venericardia bistrovi, Venericardia bonificae, Venericardia brassica, Venericardia buruca, Venericardia camachoi, Venericardia capricornis, Venericardia carolinensis, Venericardia complanata, Venericardia complexicosta, Venericardia costagranosa, Venericardia crossensis, Venericardia crucedemaionis, Venericardia domenginica, Venericardia eoa, Venericardia ewekoroensis, Venericardia gulielmi, Venericardia hamiltonensis, Venericardia heterocostata, Venericardia hornii, Venericardia imbricata, Venericardia inflatior, Venericardia ionensis, Venericardia isaurae, Venericardia jaquinoti, Venericardia juneri, Venericardia koerti, Venericardia maudensis, Venericardia minuta, Venericardia natchitoches, Venericardia nauliensis, Venericardia nodifera, Venericardia olga, Venericardia pakistanica, Venericardia perimetra, Venericardia philotima, Venericardia praecisa, Venericardia pseudowilmotii, Venericardia rosii, Venericardia semiinflata, Venericardia simillina, Venericardia simplex, Venericardia soriensis, Venericardia stewarti, Venericardia tabligboensis, Venericardia thalassoplekta, Venericardia thaleia, Venericardia togoensis, Venericardia tokudai, Venericardia tortidens, Venericardia trinidadensis, Venericardia vicksburgiana, Venericardia waynensis, Venericardia yakatagensis
Subtaxa: 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) mulleri Venericardia (Pacificor) nelsoni Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (59: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Paleocene to Eocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Paleocene of United States (2: California)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: California)
Total: 66 collections including 67 occurrences