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Venericardia (Venericor) densata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Cardita densata Conrad p. 173
1865Venericardia densata Conrad p. 8
1867Venericardia mooreana Conrad p. 190
1939Venericardia (Venericor) densata Gardner and Bowles p. 189
1965Venericardia (Venericor) densata Palmer and Brann p. 327
2002Venericardia densata Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusVenericardiaLamarck 1801
subgenusVenericor
speciesdensata(Conrad 1845)

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.

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Venericardia (Venericor) densata malinchae Gardner and Bowles 1939
Invalid names: Venericardia mooreana Conrad 1867 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2018-02-27 11:34:57
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:18:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926, Stanley 1970

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Bartonian or 59.20000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (99 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Ypresian61.6 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) Venericardia densata (98909)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Venericardia densata (98692 98774 98777 98910 98913 98915 98920 98922 98927 98929 99717 99718 99720 99721 99723 99724 99725 99759 99763 101123 101126 101129 105201 105209)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) Venericardia densata (92242 99733)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) Venericardia densata (98782 101125 101127 101128 105206 105208)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Venericor densata (7788 7789 83950 84325 84337)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Venericardia densata (205454 205478 205487 205503 205527) Venericor densata (205520 205521 205533)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Venericardia densata (1435 1436 1437 1438 1439 1440 1441 81206 81211 81224 81237 81238 81241 81254 81258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Virginia) Venericardia densata (1445 1446 1447 1448)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Venericardia densata (2414 99673)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Venericardia densata (205420 205439 205490)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Tamaulipas) Venericardia densata (42984)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Venericardia densata (42971 42987 42988 42989 42991 42992 42993)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Venericardia densata (98355 205438)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Venericardia densata (7437 7438 7439 205267 205271 205410 205422 205429 205430 205433 205456 205477 205481 205483 205485 205515 205531) Venericardia mooreana (90656)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Venericardia densata (205498)