The family Carditidae (Bivalvia) in the early Danian of Patagonia (Argentina)

The first systematic analysis of the Danian carditids of Patagonia is presented, which includes four genera—one new genus and the first records of three other genera in South America. They consist of Claibornicardia paleopatagonica (Ihering, 1903), a widely distributed species occuring in the Jagüel...

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Published in:Journal of paleontology 2017-11, Vol.91 (6), p.1148-1165
Main Authors: Pérez, Damián E, Río, Claudia J. del
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archiheterodonta
Argentina
biogeography
Bivalvia
Canadon Asfalto Basin
Cardites feruglioi
Carditidae
Cenozoic
Chubut Argentina
Claibornicardia paleopatagonica
Danian
Heterodonta
invertebrate
invertebrates
Jaguel Formation
Kalelia burmeisteri
La Pampa Argentina
Lefipan Formation
lithostratigraphy
lower Paleocene
Mendoza Argentina
Mollusca
morphology
Neuquen Argentina
Neuquina Basin
new names
new taxa
Paleocene
Paleogene
Paleontology
Rio Negro Argentina
Roca Formation
Rotundicardia mariobrosorum
Salamanca Formation
San Jorge Basin
shells
South America
taxonomy
Tertiary
Veneroida
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Summary:The first systematic analysis of the Danian carditids of Patagonia is presented, which includes four genera—one new genus and the first records of three other genera in South America. They consist of Claibornicardia paleopatagonica (Ihering, 1903), a widely distributed species occuring in the Jagüel, Roca and Salamanca formations (Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut Provinces); RotundicardiaHeaslip, 1968, represented by the new species R. mariobrosorum n. sp., which is restricted to the Roca Formation (Río Negro Province); Cardites feruglioi (Petersen, 1846) (Roca and Lefipán formations, Río Negro and Chubut Provinces); and by Kalelia new genus, which includes K. burmeisteri (Böhm, 1903) from the Salamanca and Roca formations (Río Negro and Chubut Provinces), which is related to the Paris Basin species K. multicostata (Lamarck, 1806) n. comb. and K. pectuncularis (Lamarck, 1806) n. comb. ‘Venericardia’ iheringi (Böhm, 1903), a species known only from internal molds, is described and regarded as a carditid with uncertain affinities. The presence of Claibornicardia, Rotundicardia, and Cardites in Patagonia constitutes the most ancient record of these genera and confirms biogeographical connections previously established between the Danian Argentinian and North American/European fossil faunas.
ISSN:0022-3360
1937-2337
DOI:10.1017/jpa.2017.69