Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative spellings: Chione (Panchione), Panchione
Parent taxon: Lirophora according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Olsson 1964, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1982
Sister taxa: Chione (Lirophora) agraria, Chione (Lirophora) hendersonii, Lirophora (Lirophora), Lirophora dalli, Lirophora holocyma, Lirophora hotelensis, Lirophora mariae, Lirophora parkeria, Lirophora vredenburgi
Subtaxa: Lirophora (Panchione) buenavistana Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis Lirophora (Panchione) mactropsis Lirophora (Panchione) ulocyma
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Colombia (2), Costa Rica (2), Mexico (1), Panama (2), United States (15: Florida)
• Miocene of Colombia (4), Ecuador (1), Panama (54), United States (14: Florida), Venezuela (4)
Total: 101 collections including 106 occurrences