Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Full reference: J. Gardner and E. Bowles. 1939. The Venericardia planicosta group in the Gulf Province. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 189(F):143-215
Belongs to Venericardia (Venericor) according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
Sister taxa: Venericardia (Venericor) agustoscrobis, 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, Venericor planicosta
Type specimen: USNM 369599, a shell
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (14: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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