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Venericardia (Baluchicardia) hesperia
Taxonomy
Venericardia alticostata hesperia was named by Gardner (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Texas]. Its type specimen is USNM 352268, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Venericardia hesperia by Trowbridge (1932), Plummer (1933) and Gardner (1935); it was recombined as Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hesperia by Gardner and Bowles (1939); it was recombined as Venericardia (Baluchicardia) hesperia by Heaslip (1968).
It was recombined as Venericardia hesperia by Trowbridge (1932), Plummer (1933) and Gardner (1935); it was recombined as Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hesperia by Gardner and Bowles (1939); it was recombined as Venericardia (Baluchicardia) hesperia by Heaslip (1968).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cardita albasiensis, Cardita squamosissima, V. agriculturae, V. amazoniana, V. awamoensis, V. bisculpta, V. crebrisulcata, V. elegantula, V. forgemoli, V. globosa, V. horni, V. intermedia, V. liasina, V. liasinum, V. millegrana, V. nagaoi, V. okinoshimensis, V. quadriangulata, V. rutoti, V. smillina, V. turneri, V. withlacoochensis, V. monilifera, V. vestitoides, V. leonensis, V. gardnerae, V. guajirensis, V. sabinensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Venericardia alticostata hesperia Gardner p. 112 figs. pl. 32, figs. 1, 2 |
| 1932 | Venericardia hesperia Trowbridge p. 837 |
| 1933 | Venericardia hesperia Plummer pp. 547, 550 |
| 1935 | Venericardia hesperia Gardner p. 157 |
| 1939 | Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hesperia Gardner and Bowles p. 195 |
| 1968 | Venericardia (Baluchicardia) hesperia Heaslip pp. 83-84 |
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†Venericardia (Baluchicardia) hesperia Gardner 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available