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Taxonomy
Vepricardium was named by Iredale (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cardiidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Cardiinae by Vokes (1980) and Schneider (2002); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vepricardiini by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Cardiidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Cardiinae by Vokes (1980) and Schneider (2002); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vepricardiini by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Vepricardium Iredale |
| 1980 | Vepricardium Vokes p. 127 |
| 1992 | Vepricardium Lamprell and Whitehead p. 60 |
| 2002 | Vepricardium Schneider p. 351 figs. Figure 25 |
| 2002 | Vepricardium Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Vepricardium Bouchet et al. |
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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.
G. Vepricardium Iredale 1929
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†Vepricardium asperulum Lamarck 1805
Vepricardium delicatulum Smith 1915
†Vepricardium multispinosum Sowerby 1838
Vepricardium sinense Sowerby 1841
†Vepricardium verrucosum Lamarck 1824
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | France | V. gigas (94693) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | V. asperulum (8124 8125) V. sp. (8047) | |
| Lutetian | France (Yvelines) | V. asperulum (177972) | |
| Middle Eocene | Japan | V. miikense (71019) | |
| Bartonian | France | V. verrucosum (78567) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Pakistan | Cardium verrucosum (77157) | |
| Pliocene | Indonesia | Cardium sinense (70097) | |
| Pleistocene | Philippines (Panay) | V. sp. (41651) | |
| Holocene | Thailand | V. sinense (67930) |