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Neovenericor ponderosa

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia ponderosa was named by Suter (1913) [TYPE LOCALITY: Late Oligocene (Duntroonian); Chatton Fm, Waikaia, South Island, New Zealand]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Venericardia (Megacardita) ponderosa by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Megacardita ponderosa by Beu et al. (1990); it was recombined as Neovenericor ponderosa by Pérez et al. (2016), Pérez et al. (2026).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Venericardia ponderosa Suter
1929Venericardia caelebs Marwick p. 911 figs. figs. 22, 24
1966Venericardia (Megacardita) ponderosa Fleming p. 25
1966Venericardia (Megacardita) caelebs Fleming p. 152
1990Megacardita ponderosa Beu et al. p. 148
2016Neovenericor ponderosa Pérez et al.
2026Neovenericor ponderosa Pérez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusNeovenericorRossi de García et al. 1980
speciesponderosa(Suter 1913)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Neovenericor ponderosa Suter 1913
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Invalid names: Venericardia caelebs Marwick 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Venericaridia ponderosa (205329)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) Venericardia ponderosa (35118 35127)