Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Chione (Chionista)
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
See also Coan et al. 2000, Roopnarine 2001, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosina, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Marama, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Ameghinomya, Lirophora, Placamen, Timoclea, Austrovenus, Hinemoana, Nioche, Bassina, Anomalocardia
Subtaxa: Chionista fluctifraga
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (13: California)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 17 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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