Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Synonym: Chironia Deshayes 1839
Parent taxon: Lasaeidae according to E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott 2012
Sister taxa: Aligena, Borniinae, Cymatioa, Diarmaidia, Isorobitella, Kurtiella, Lasaea, Neaeromya, Orobitellinae, Phascoliophila, Rhamphidonta, Scacchia, Thecodontinae
Subtaxa: Chironia laperousii
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Japan (1), Mexico (4), the United Kingdom (2), United States (10: California)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Indonesia (1), Panama (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
• Oligocene of France (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Alabama, California, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas)
Total: 40 collections including 45 occurrences
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