Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosina, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Leukoma, Marama, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Proxichione, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Timoclea, Ameghinomya, Bassina, Nioche, Lirophora, Austrovenus, Placamen, Hinemoana, Anomalocardia
Subtaxa: Kuia macdowelli
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (10 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (8)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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