Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia Arnold and Hannibal 1914

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Alternative combinations: Megacardita (Venericor) aragonia, Venericardia (Leuroactis) aragonia, Venericardia aragonia

Synonyms: Megacardita (Venericor) aragonia smileyi Vokes 1939, Venericardia (Leuroactis) alisoensis Verástegui 1953, Venericardia (Leuroactis) schencki Verástegui 1953, Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi Vokes 1939, Venericardia (Leuroactis) vokesi Verástegui 1953

Belongs to Venericardia (Pacificor) according to E. J. Moore 1992

See also Hendy 2020, Verástegui 1953 and Vokes 1939

Sister taxa: 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, Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis

Type specimens:

  • Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia: LSJU 619 (neotype), a valve
  • Venericardia (Leuroactis) alisoensis: UCMP 30176, a valve.
  • Venericardia (Leuroactis) schencki: LJSU 8003, a valve.
  • Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi: UCMP 15626, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 672, Parsons Peak, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Domengine Formation of California.
  • Venericardia (Leuroactis) vokesi: UCMP 15618, a valve.

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (17: California, Oregon)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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