Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita planicosta, Cardita planicostata, Megacardita (Venericor) planicosta, Venericardia (Megacardita) planicosta, Venericardia (Venericor) planicosta, Venericardia planicosta, Venericardia planicostata
Belongs to Venericor according to L. R. Le Renard 1994
See also Anderson 1928, Clark 1895, Cossmann and Pissarro 1904, Dall 1903, Glibert 1985, Harris 1919, Heilprin 1879, Maury 1912, Newton 1922, Stewart 1930, Turner 1938 and Woods 1922
Sister taxa: Venericardia (Venericor) agustoscrobis, Venericardia (Venericor) apodensata, Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii, Venericardia (Venericor) ascia, Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata, Venericardia (Venericor) cacamai, Venericardia (Venericor) claiboplata, Venericardia (Venericor) clavidens, Venericardia (Venericor) claviger, Venericardia (Venericor) cookei, Venericardia (Venericor) densata, Venericardia (Venericor) diga, Venericardia (Venericor) francescae, Venericardia (Venericor) hatcheplata, Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana, Venericardia (Venericor) jewelli, Venericardia (Venericor) kilmacodes, Venericardia (Venericor) labreansis, Venericardia (Venericor) mediaplata, Venericardia (Venericor) mingoensis, Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata, Venericardia (Venericor) negritensis, Venericardia (Venericor) nigeriana, Venericardia (Venericor) nipponica, Venericardia (Venericor) pacifica, Venericardia (Venericor) parinensis, Venericardia (Venericor) peruviana, Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi, Venericardia (Venericor) potapacoensis, Venericardia (Venericor) regia, Venericardia (Venericor) restinensis, Venericardia (Venericor) samanensis, Venericardia (Venericor) simiana, Venericardia (Venericor) smithii, Venericardia (Venericor) stewarti, Venericardia (Venericor) subnipponica, Venericardia (Venericor) tonosiensis, Venericardia (Venericor) vallecitosensis, Venericardia (Venericor) venturensis, Venericardia (Venericor) zapatai, Venericor brongniartii
Subtaxa: Venericardia planicosta venturensis
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (3 collections), France (2), Mexico (1), Nigeria (2), Peru (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (26: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (4: Alabama, California, Virginia)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
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