Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Alternative combinations: Cardita hornii, Megacardita (Venericor) hornii, Venericardia (Venericor) hornii, Venericardia planicosta hornii, Venericor hornii
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217
Belongs to Venericardia (Pacificor) according to E. J. Moore 1992
See also Gabb 1864, Gabb 1869, Hanna 1925, Hanna 1927, Olsson and Richards 1961, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Stewart 1930, Turner 1938, Verástegui 1953, Vokes 1939 and Waring 1917
Sister taxa: Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia, Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia, Venericardia (Pacificor) carlosensis, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki, Venericardia (Pacificor) durhami, Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa, Venericardia (Pacificor) merriami, Venericardia (Pacificor) mulleri, Venericardia (Pacificor) nelsoni, Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi, Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (1 collection), United States (14: California)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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