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Venericardia (Pacificor)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia (Pacificor) was named by Verástegui (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1049].

It was reranked as Pacificor by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Venericardia by Verastegui (1953), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Moore (1992) and Squires (1999); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia (syn. Venericardia (Leuroactis) schencki, Venericardia (Leuroactis) vokesi, Venericardia (Leuroactis) alisoensis, Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi), Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia (syn. Venericardia (Pacificor) hertleini, Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi, Venericardia (Pacificor) oregonensis, Venericardia (Pacificor) lutmani), Venericardia (Pacificor) carlosensis, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki (syn. Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei, Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri), Venericardia (Pacificor) durhami, Venericardia (Pacificor) hornii, Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa, Venericardia (Pacificor) merriami, Venericardia (Pacificor) mulleri, Venericardia (Pacificor) nelsoni (syn. Venericardia (Pacificor) transversaria), Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi, Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cardita albasiensis, Cardita squamosissima, Venericardia agriculturae, Venericardia amazoniana, Venericardia awamoensis, Venericardia bisculpta, Venericardia crebrisulcata, Venericardia elegantula, Venericardia forgemoli, Venericardia gardnerae, Venericardia globosa, Venericardia guajirensis, Venericardia horni, Venericardia intermedia, Venericardia leonensis, Venericardia liasina, Venericardia liasinum, Venericardia millegrana, Venericardia monilifera, Venericardia nagaoi, Venericardia okinoshimensis, Venericardia quadriangulata, Venericardia rutoti, Venericardia sabinensis, Venericardia smillina, Venericardia turneri, Venericardia vestitoides, Venericardia withlacoochensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) Verastegui
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) Verástegui p. 411
1984Venericardia (Pacificor) Squires p. 45
1987Venericardia (Pacificor) Squires p. 63
1992Venericardia (Pacificor) Moore p. 16
1999Venericardia (Pacificor) Squires p. 25
2002Pacificor Sepkoski

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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(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusVenericardiaLamarck 1801
subgenusPacificor

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.

Subg. †Venericardia (Pacificor) Verástegui 1953
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†Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia Arnold and Hannibal 1914
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Invalid names: Venericardia (Leuroactis) alisoensis Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Leuroactis) schencki Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi Vokes 1939 [synonym], Venericardia (Leuroactis) vokesi Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) hertleini Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) lutmani Turner 1938 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) oregonensis Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
†Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki Weaver and Palmer 1922
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Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
†Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa Verástegui 1953
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Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) transversaria Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available