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Purpurocardia fyfei
Taxonomy
Venericardia fyfei was named by Finlay and Marwick (1937) [TYPE LOCALITY: Paleocene (Wangaloan), South Island, New Zealand]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Venericardia (Venericardia) fyfei by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Purpurocardia fyfei by Beu et al. (1990).
It was recombined as Venericardia (Venericardia) fyfei by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Purpurocardia fyfei by Beu et al. (1990).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Venericardia fyfei Finlay and Marwick p. 26 figs. pl. 14, figs. 2, 4, 5 |
| 1966 | Venericardia (Venericardia) fyfei Fleming p. 152 |
| 1990 | Purpurocardia fyfei Beu et al. p. 398 |
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†Purpurocardia fyfei Finlay and Marwick 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available