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Chione (Chionopsis) temblorensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus (Chione) temblorensis was named by Anderson (1905) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle-Late Miocene; Pacific coast, North America.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chione temblorensis by Arnold (1909), Loel and Corey (1932); it was recombined as Venus temblorensis by Anderson (1911); it was recombined as Chione (Gnidiella) temblorensis by Parker (1949); it was recombined as Chione (Chionopsis) temblorensis by Adegoke (1969).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Venus (Chione) temblorensis Anderson p. 196 figs. pl. 14, figs. 36-38
1909Chione temblorensis Arnold pp. pl. 8, fig. 7
1911Venus temblorensis Anderson
1932Chione temblorensis Loel and Corey p. 225 figs. Plate 42, figure 2
1932Chione temblorensis subtemblorensis Loel and Corey p. 225
1949Chione (Gnidiella) temblorensis Parker pp. 584 - 585 figs. Plate 91, figure 7; plate 93, figure 9
1969Chione (Chionopsis) temblorensis Adegoke p. 137

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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
genusChioneOlsson 1932
subgenusChionopsis
speciestemblorensis()

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.

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Chione temblorensis subtemblorensis Loel and Corey 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:33:31
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Chione temblorensis (241710)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Venus temblorensis (11601)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione temblorensis (96569)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Chione temblorensis (44925 91374 237363 237907 237911 238165 238166 238172 238174 238178 238179 238182 238183 238187 238190 238191 238239 238241 238253 238260)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) Chione temblorensis (241048 241049)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione temblorensis (43804 43808)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Chione temblorensis (197288 236358)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Chione temblorensis (52183)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Chione temblorensis (206393 237577)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Chione temblorensis (44980 44988)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Chione temblorensis (195407)