Proxichione (venus clam)

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

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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

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