Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki Weaver and Palmer 1922

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combination: Venericardia clarki

Synonyms: Venericardia (Leuroactis) popenoei Verástegui 1953, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei Verástegui 1953, Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri Verástegui 1953

Full reference: C. E. Weaver and K. 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 Palmer 1922

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

Type specimens:

  • Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki: UW 169, a valve. Its type locality is UW 329, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington.
  • Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei: UCMP 15689, a valve.
  • Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri: LSJU 8024, a valve.

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (14: Alaska, California, Washington collections)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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