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Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens
Taxonomy
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens was named by Harris (1919) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coast.]. It is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cardita albasiensis, Cardita squamosissima, Pleuromeris cuneata, Pleuromeris volkmanni, V. agriculturae, V. amazoniana, V. awamoensis, V. bisculpta, V. crebrisulcata, V. elegantula, V. forgemoli, V. globosa, V. horni, V. intermedia, V. liasina, V. liasinum, V. millegrana, V. nagaoi, V. okinoshimensis, V. quadriangulata, V. rutoti, V. smillina, V. turneri, V. withlacoochensis, V. monilifera, V. vestitoides, V. leonensis, V. gardnerae, V. guajirensis, V. sabinensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1919 | Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens Harris p. 87 figs. pl. 31, figs. 12, 12a, 12b |
| 1965 | Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens Palmer and Brann p. 344 |
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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.
†Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens Harris 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001 | |||||
Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bartonian | USA (Mississippi) | Venericardia tortidens (2444 2446 2449 2451) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | Pleuromeris tortidens (90469) Venericardia tortidens (90600) |