Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Chione (Timoclea)
Synonym: Parvivenus
Parent taxon: Chioninae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Cox et al. 1969, Gardner 1943, Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska 1984, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Mukerjee 1939, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
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, Tawera, Turia, Venerini, Venus, Ameghinomya, Austrovenus, Anomalocardia, Hinemoana, Lirophora, Nioche, Placamen, Bassina
Subtaxa: Chione (Timoclea) picta Timoclea (Glycydonta) Timoclea (Timoclea) Timoclea (Veremolpa) Timoclea costellifera Timoclea grus Timoclea imbricata Timoclea marica Timoclea ovata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Belgium (1), Italy (1), Kenya (5), Mexico (2), Pakistan (3), the Philippines (1), the Seychelles (2), South Africa (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (30: California, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (6)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (1), Belgium (6), Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (1), Greece (1), India (1), Indonesia (4), Italy (2), Japan (1), the Netherlands (1), Pakistan (4), Papua New Guinea (1), the Philippines (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (4: Florida, North Carolina), Venezuela (3)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Bulgaria (3), Cyprus (4), France (2), Germany (2), Greece (1), India (4), Indonesia (9), Italy (4), Japan (1), Morocco (1), Pakistan (1), the Philippines (2), Poland (4), United States (3: Florida)
• Eocene of Indonesia (1)
Total: 144 collections including 158 occurrences
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