Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spelling: Antigona (Artena)
Parent taxon: Venerinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Kellum 1926, Olsson 1931 and Rivera 1957
Sister taxa: Antigona, 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, Lirophora, Timoclea, Ameghinomya, Placamen, Bassina, Austrovenus, Anomalocardia, Nioche, Hinemoana
Subtaxa: Antigona (Artena) inca
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (11: Florida)
• Eocene of Peru (2)
Total: 15 collections including 18 occurrences
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