Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Chione (Securella)
Full reference: P. Parker. 1949. Fossil and Recent species of the pelecypod genera Chione and Securella from the Pacific Coast. Journal of Paleontology 23(6):577-593
Parent taxon: Veneridae according to W. F. Faustman 1964
See also Hendy et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anofia, Austrocardilanx, Callistinae, Callocardiinae, Calva, Chamelea, Chionidae, Clementina, Cockburnia, Cythereinae, Eurhomalea, Ezocallista, Fossacallista, Frigichione, Gemma, Gouldiinae, Macrocallista, Meretricinae, Oedalia, Paleomarcia, Paphiinae, Pitaria, Polititapes, Pullastra, Sinodia, Sunettinae, Transennella, Venerinae, Venerupis, Venidia, Xenoloupia, Cooperella
Subtaxa: Securella alaskensis Securella bisculpta Securella carmanahensis Securella clallamensis Securella cryptolineata Securella elsmerensis Securella ensifera Securella juanensis Securella montesanoensis Securella olympidea Securella panzana Securella securis Securella staleyi Securella vancouverensis
Type: Venus securis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (10: California, Washington)
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (30: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (4), United States (12: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (21: Alaska, California, Washington)
Total: 85 collections including 89 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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