Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combination: Venericardia venturensis

Full reference: C. A. Waring. 1917. Stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(4):41-124

Belongs to Venericardia (Pacificor) according to W. J. Zinsmeister 1983

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

Type specimen: LSJU 2697, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis in the database

Show more details

Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.