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Chionopsis amathusia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus amathusia was named by Philippi (1844). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chione (Gnidiella) amathusia by Parker (1949); it was recombined as Chione (Chionopsis) amathusia by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Chionopsis amathusia by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Venus amathusia Philippi
1941Chione jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson p. 63
1949Chione (Gnidiella) amathusia Parker pp. 582 - 583 figs. Plate 89, figure 8; plate 91, figures 10, 12, 14
1982Chione (Chionopsis) amathusia Woodring p. 701
2012Chionopsis amathusia Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 763

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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
genusChionopsisOlsson 1932
speciesamathusia(Philippi 1844)

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.

Chionopsis amathusia Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Chione jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Chione amathusia (66795)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Chione amathusia (66777)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) Chione jamaniana (48664 48665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Chionopsis amathusia (160394 160395)