Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Venericardia (Pacificor)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Venericardia (Pacificor) was named by Verástegui (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1049].

It was reranked as Pacificor by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Venericardia by Verastegui (1953), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Moore (1992) and Squires (1999); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia (syn. Venericardia (Leuroactis) schencki, Venericardia (Leuroactis) vokesi, Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi, Venericardia (Leuroactis) alisoensis), Venericardia (Pacificor) calafia (syn. Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi, Venericardia (Pacificor) lutmani, Venericardia (Pacificor) hertleini, Venericardia (Pacificor) oregonensis), Venericardia (Pacificor) carlosensis, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki (syn. Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri, Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei), Venericardia (Pacificor) durhami, Venericardia (Pacificor) hornii, Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa, Venericardia (Pacificor) merriami, Venericardia (Pacificor) mulleri, Venericardia (Pacificor) nelsoni (syn. Venericardia (Pacificor) transversaria), Venericardia (Pacificor) taliaferroi, Venericardia (Pacificor) venturensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cardita albasiensis, Cardita squamosissima, Venericardia agriculturae, Venericardia amazoniana, Venericardia awamoensis, Venericardia bisculpta, Venericardia crebrisulcata, Venericardia elegantula, Venericardia forgemoli, Venericardia gardnerae, Venericardia globosa, Venericardia guajirensis, Venericardia horni, Venericardia intermedia, Venericardia leonensis, Venericardia liasina, Venericardia liasinum, Venericardia millegrana, Venericardia monilifera, Venericardia nagaoi, Venericardia okinoshimensis, Venericardia perplana, Venericardia quadriangulata, Venericardia rutoti, Venericardia sabinensis, Venericardia smillina, Venericardia turneri, Venericardia vestitoides, Venericardia withlacoochensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) Verastegui
1953Venericardia (Pacificor) Verástegui p. 411
1984Venericardia (Pacificor) Squires p. 45
1987Venericardia (Pacificor) Squires p. 63
1992Venericardia (Pacificor) Moore p. 16
1999Venericardia (Pacificor) Squires p. 25
2002Pacificor Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyVenericardiinaeChavan 1969
genusVenericardiaLamarck 1801
subgenusPacificor

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.

Subg. †Venericardia (Pacificor) Verástegui 1953
show all | hide all
†Venericardia (Pacificor) aragonia Arnold and Hannibal 1914
hide
Invalid names: Venericardia (Leuroactis) alisoensis Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Leuroactis) schencki Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Leuroactis) smileyi Vokes 1939 [synonym], Venericardia (Leuroactis) vokesi Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
hide
Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) gabbi Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) hertleini Verástegui 1953 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) lutmani Turner 1938 [synonym], Venericardia (Pacificor) oregonensis Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
†Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
hide
Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) weaveri Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
†Venericardia (Pacificor) lisa Verástegui 1953
hide
Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) transversaria Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
Invalid names: Venericardia (Pacificor) clarki popenoei Verástegui 1953 [synonym]
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Stanley 1970, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 70.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Venericardia taliaferroi (218668)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Venericardia mulleri (11117)
Selandian - Ypresian61.6 - 47.8Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Venericardia mulleri (202260)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Venericardia mulleri (189952)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Venericardia joaquinensis (202263)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Megacardita aragonia (122656) Venericardia calafia (36862) Venericardia hornii (221113) Venericardia nelsoni, Venericardia transversaria (207336) Venericardia planicosta (122294 122337) Venericardia sp. (177611 193542 193544 193545 193547 193548) Venericardia susanaensis (207306 207315)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Venericardia aragonia (52268 200795) Venericardia hornii (200806 200810)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Venericardia merriami, Cardita planicosta (37988)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Venericardia hornii (8014)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Venericardia aragonia (200870 200874 200875 200877 200878 200879 200880 200886 201033 201041)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Venericardia aragonia (200842 207185 207187 207191) Venericardia hornii (8015 16712 51922 94821 94825 166458 166460 200841 201702 207189)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) Venericardia weaveri (43346)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Alaska) Venericardia clarki (44069 44070)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Venericardia clarki (191188)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Venericardia planicosta (43758)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Venericardia clarki (52204 52207 201124 203164)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Venericardia planicosta (122295 122340)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (La Guajira) Venericor hornii (42768)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Venericardia planicosta (193039)