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Vetericardiella

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Vetericardiella was named by Chavan (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 545]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Carditidae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
V. benedeni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Vetericardiella Chavan
1980Vetericardiella Vokes p. 242
2002Vetericardiella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusVetericardiellaChavan 1969

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. †Vetericardiella Chavan 1969
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†Vetericardiella benedeni Mueller 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Danian or 89.80000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (146 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) V. webbervillensis (211326 225660 225662 225692)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) V. benedeni (51518)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) V. sp. (7617 7627)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) V. sp. (6135 6139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) V. sp. (6157) V. subcircula (6171 6172 6174 6175 6176)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) V. crenalirata (1339)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) V. crenalirata (1306 1307) V. crenalirata, V. sp. (1308)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) V. crenalirata (1313 4378 4379 4380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) V. crenalirata (1303 7597) V. sp. (1391) V. webbervillensis (1305)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) V. crenalirata (1296) V. sp. (1392) V. webbervillensis (1297 1298 1299 1393 1394 7489 205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) V. crenalirata (1309)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark V. sp. (1386 35039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) V. sp. (1311)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) V. crenalirata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) V. crenalirata (1348)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) V. crenalirata (1310)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) V. crenalirata (4105 4118) V. sp. (4109 4111)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) V. crenalirata (4281 4282 4287)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) V. crenalirata (4244 4245 4248 4249 4250 4252 4253 4259 4283 4284 4285 4286) V. sp. (4238 4241 4247 4254 4255 4262 4270 4276)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) V. crenalirata (4414) V. sp. (4401 4415 4421 4479 4488) V. sp., V. webbervillensis (4411 4482 4491 4511 5556) V. webbervillensis (4420 4425 4431 4435 4436 4437 4438 4440 4441 4444 4446 4447 4448 4451 4452 4453 4454 4455 4456 4458 4460 4467 4472 4475 4477 4485 4490 4507 5559 5563 5566 5567 5568)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) V. crenalirata (4201 4226 4237 83225 83237) V. sp. (4175 4180 4182 4186 4200 4228 4234) V. webbervillensis (4177)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) V. crenalirata (4124 4127) V. sp. (4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) V. crenalirata (4368 4371 4372 4373 4374)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) V. crenalirata (4350 4351) V. sp. (4352)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) V. sp. (205466) V. webbervillensis (5570 5571 5572 5573 5574 5581)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark V. sp. (35040)