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Proxichione etheridgei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione etheridgei was named by Pritchard (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Proxichione etheridgei by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Chione etheridgei Pritchard p. 99 figs. pl. 12, fig. 1
1970Proxichione etheridgei Darragh p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusProxichione
speciesetheridgei()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Proxichione etheridgei Pritchard 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Proxichione etheridgei (72199 72236)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Proxichione etheridgei (71238)