Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita occidentalis, Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) occidentalis, Cyclocardia occidentalis
Synonyms: Cardita monilicosta Gabb 1861, Venericardia monilicosta Gabb 1861
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1855. Descriptions of eighteen new Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7:265-268
Belongs to Coanicardita according to A. Hendy 2021
See also Arnold 1908, Coan et al. 2000, Conrad 1855, Gabb 1861, Moore 1992 and Pérez and Giachetti 2020
Sister taxa: Coanicardita bailyi, Coanicardita californica, Coanicardita ventricosa
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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