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Venericardia olga

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia olga was named by Mansfield (1939) [TYPE LOCALITY: Station# 14075, Caloosahatchee River, one mile below Olga, Florida; Pliocene.]. Its type specimen is USNM 497976 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Venericardia olga Mansfield p. 56 figs. pl. 2, fig. 5

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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
speciesolga

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 olga Mansfield 1939
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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: Stanley 1970, Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Venericardia olga (79797 79959)