| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii | species | belongs to Venericardia (Venericor) | stated with evidence | Gardner and Bowles, 1939 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Carditidae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Carditidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. J. McClure and R. Lockwood. 2015. Relationships among Venericardia (Bivalvia: Carditidae) on the U.S. Coastal Plain during the Paleogene. Journal of Paleontology 89(3) |
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Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithii β
