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) carlosensis, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki, Venericardia (Pacificor) durhami, 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

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