†Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combination: Venericardia clarki

Synonym: Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri Verástegui 1953

Full reference: C. E. Weaver and K. Van Winkle Palmer. 1922. Fauna from the Eocene of Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(3):1-56

Belongs to Venericardia (Pacificor) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020

See also Hanna 1925, Moore 1992, Verástegui 1953 and Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922

Sister taxa: Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia, Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia, Venericardia (Pacificor) hornii, Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa, Venericardia (Pacificor) merriami, Venericardia (Pacificor) mulleri, Venericardia (Pacificor) nelsoni, Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi, Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis

Subtaxa: Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei

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Type specimens:

  • Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki: UW 169, a valve
  • Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri: LSJU 8024, a valve.

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (8: Alaska, California, Washington collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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