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Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione tegulum was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1911). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chionopsis tegula by Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum by Woodring (1982).

Synonyms
  • Chione (Chione) paraguanensis was named by Hodson (1927). Its type specimen is PRI 22850, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Chione (Chionopsis) paraguanensis by Jung (1965); it was synonymized subjectively with Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum by Woodring (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Chione tegulum Brown and Pilsbry p. 368 figs. pl. 28, fig. 8
1927Chione (Chione) paraguanensis Hodson p. 62 figs. pl. 35, figs. 2, 7
1964Chionopsis tegula Olsson p. 61
1965Chione (Chionopsis) paraguanensis Jung p. 465
1982Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Woodring p. 701

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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
speciestegulum()

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.

†Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Invalid names: Chione (Chionopsis) paraguanensis Hodson 1927 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Guayas) Chione dauleana (61064)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Chionopsis paraguanensis (156700 156796 157300 160776 161091 161093 161094 161892 162012)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Chione paraguanensis (60144 60710) Chionopsis tegulum (43063)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Chione tegulum (96434)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Chione paraguanensis (157931) Chionopsis paraguanensis (156798)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Chionopsis paraguanensis (136880 156512 156522 156547 157783 157848 157858 158029 158040 158100 160965 160966 160967 161087 161088 161089 161887)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Guayas) Chione dauleana (61078 61079)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Chione tegulum (42599 52173 93044)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Chione tegulum (52167)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Chione tegulum (145196 145200 145211 145250 145254 145281 145332 145334 145337 145339 145351 145352 145567) Chionopsis tegulum (142902 142910 142911 142913 142918 142919 142921 142922 142923 142924 142925 142926 142927 142930 142931 142932 142933 142934 142935 142936 142938)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Chione tegulum (52169 52170 52171 52172 52174 93053 93054 93059 93145 93146 93148 93149 93150 93160 93162 93164 93166 93167 93168 93171 93175 93176) Chionopsis tegulum (82116 82124 82125 82126)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Chionopsis tegulum (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Chione paraguanensis (61036 61040)