Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to P. A. Maxwell 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antigona, Artena, Callithaca, Chione, Chioneryx, Chionista, Chionopsis, Circomphalus, Clausinella, Dosina, Dosiniini, Globivenus, Humilaria, Iliochione, Irusella, Kuia, Leukoma, Marama, Melosia, Mercenaria, Paphonotia, Paraesa, Periglypta, Tapetini, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Ameghinomya, Timoclea, Hinemoana, Placamen, Nioche, Austrovenus, Lirophora, Bassina, Anomalocardia
Subtaxa: Proxichione darmghi Proxichione etheridgei Proxichione hormophora Proxichione otiakensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (9 collections)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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