Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) kirkerensis Clark 1918

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Alternative combinations: Cardium kirkerensis, Ciliatocardium kirkerensis

Full reference: B. L. Clark. 1918. The San Lorenzo series of Middle California. a stratigraphic and paleontologic study of the San Lorenzo Oligocene series of the general region of Mount Diablo, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 11(2):45-234

Belongs to Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) according to E. J. Moore 2003

See also Clark 1918, Kafanov 2002 and Moore 1992

Sister taxa: Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) aculeata, Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata, Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi

Type specimen: UCMP 11165, a shell

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) kirkerensis in the database

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