Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) mediaplata |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Venericardia (Venericor) mediaplata | 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 | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 58.7 Ma Paleocene |
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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) | J. Gardner and E. Bowles. 1939. The Venericardia planicosta group in the Gulf Province. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 189(F):143-215 |
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