Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Alternative combinations: Cardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis, Cardium vaqueroense, Cardium vaqueroensis, Cardium vaquerosensis, Trachycardium (Trachycardium) vaquerosensis, Trachycardium vaquerosense
Full reference: R. Arnold. 1908. Descriptions of new Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils from the Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 34(1617):345-389
Belongs to Dallocardia according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020
See also Adegoke 1969, Anderson 1911, Arnold 1908, Arnold 1909, Clark 1918, Kellogg 1932, Loel and Corey 1932 and Moore 2003
Sister taxa: Dallocardia quadragenarium, Dallocardia senticosum, Dallocardia woodringi, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) baiterum, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) bowdenense, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) dominicense, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) phlyctaena, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) puebloense, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) sagaseri, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum
Type specimen: USNM 165457, a valve (imperfect right valve)
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (12: California collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (2: California)
• Oligocene of United States (4: California)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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