Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to A. G. Beu 2006
See also Gordillo 1991, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
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, Proxichione, Tapetini, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Lirophora, Ameghinomya, Placamen, Bassina, Timoclea, Austrovenus, Nioche, Anomalocardia, Hinemoana
Subtaxa: Tawera gallinula Tawera propinqua Tawera subnodulosa
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (7 collections), Australia (1), New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (2)
• Pliocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (4)
• Miocene of Australia (5), New Zealand (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 26 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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