†Neovenericor ponderosa Suter 1913 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Megacardita ponderosa, Venericardia (Megacardita) ponderosa, Venericardia ponderosa
Synonyms: Venericardia (Megacardita) caelebs Marwick 1929, Venericardia caelebs Marwick 1929
Belongs to Neovenericor according to D. E. Pérez et al. 2026
See also Beu et al. 1990, Fleming 1966, Marwick 1929 and Pérez et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Neovenericor austroplata, Neovenericor camachoi, Neovenericor carrerensis, Neovenericor paranensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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