Venericardia (Baluchicardia) whitei Gardner 1823 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combination: Venericardia alticostata whitei

Belongs to Venericardia (Baluchicardia) according to W. G. Heaslip 1968

Sister taxa: Baluchicardia francescae, Baluchicardia nuriae, Baluchicardia obliquata, Venericardia (Baluchicardia) amplicrenata, Venericardia (Baluchicardia) bulla, Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana, Venericardia (Baluchicardia) hesperia, Venericardia (Baluchicardia) moa, Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis

Type specimen: USNM 352269, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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