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Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia rotunda was named by Lea (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6929]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cardita rotunda by Conrad (1834) and Heilprin (1879); it was recombined as Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda by Palmer and Brann (1965); it was recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Venericardia rotunda Lea p. 70 figs. pl. 2, fig. 48
1834Cardita rotunda Conrad p. 7
1879Cardita rotunda Heilprin p. 220
1919Venericardia rotunda Harris p. 78
1965Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda Palmer and Brann p. 341
1982Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Woodring p. 627
2002Venericardia rotunda 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
subgenusRotundicardia
speciesrotunda(Lea 1833)

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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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 Lutetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Venericardia rotunda (1443 1444 81209 81238 81241)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Venericardia rotunda (90455 205421 205532) Venericardia rotunda, Venericardia rotunda (205496)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Venericardia rotunda (98921)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Venericardia rotunda (52344)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Venericardia rotunda (2414 2415 99673)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Venericardia rotunda (205420)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Venericardia rotunda (2412 2413)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Venericardia rotunda (43753)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Venericardia rotunda (44405 44408 44410 44517 44518)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Venericardia rotunda (98713 98865 98872 205480)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Venericardia rotunda (2416 2417 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 2423 2440 2441 2443 2453 2454 5311 5312 5316 5318 5320 5321 5322 5330 5332 5334 5335 6788 81266 81275 81278 81282 90600 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Venericardia rotunda (2434 2444 2446 2449 2451 90709 98571 99735 205508)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Venericardia rotunda (45636)