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Chionopsis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Chionopsis Olsson
1941Chione (Chionopsis) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 9
1949Gnidiella Parker
1982Chione (Chionopsis) Woodring p. 701
1992Chione (Chionopsis) Perrilliat p. 17
2001Chionopsis Roopnarine p. 644
2001Chionopsis Todd
2002Chionopsis Sepkoski
2002Gnidiella Sepkoski
2012Chionopsis 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
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusChionopsisOlsson 1932

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.

G. Chionopsis Olsson 1932
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Invalid names: Chione spenceri Mansfield 1938 [synonym]
Chione (Chionopsis) jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Chione (Chionopsis) manabia Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni Hertlein and Jordan 1927
Chione (Chionopsis) sechuntana Hanna and Israelsky 1925
Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Invalid names: Chione (Chionopsis) paraguanensis Hodson 1927 [synonym]
Chione (Chionopsis) traftoni Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Chione (Chionopsis) venadoensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Subg. Chionopsis (Puberella) Fischer-Piette and Vukadinovic 1977
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Chionopsis amathusia Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Chione jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Chionopsis crenifera Sowerby 1935
Chionopsis gnidia Broderip and Sowerby I 1829
Chionopsis lilacina Carpenter 1864
Chionopsis munsterii d'Orbigny 1842
Chionopsis ornatissima Broderip 1835
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Invalid names: Chione traftoni Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Chionopsis pubera Vincent 1827
Chionopsis pulicaria Broderip 1835
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Invalid names: Chione montezuma Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Chionopsis woodwardi Guppy 1866
Invalid names: Chione temblorensis subtemblorensis Loel and Corey 1932 [synonym], Gnidiella Parker 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (278 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Georgia) Chione bainbridgensis (60824 60831 60832 60834 60835 60837 60838 60839)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Chione bainbridgensis (61122 80184) Chione spenceri (41197)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Chione bainbridgensis (6005 7110)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Chione bainbridgensis (60663 60665 60677 60951 60960 60968 60970 60971 60977 60978)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Ecuador (Guayas) Chione posorjensis (61201)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Chione posorjensis (42556 42557 92982)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Piura) Chione posorjensis (64559)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Chione richthofeni (52390 52415) Venus temblorensis (11601)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama Chione posorjensis (42558)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Chione spenceri (61100)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Chione eurylopas (42625 93039) Chione propinqua (42608 42624 49492) Chione propinqua, Chione eurylopas (42631)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico Chione woodwardi (80288)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) Chione angelana, Chione variabilis (58999) Chione propinqua (59001)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina C. sp. (185967)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione richthofeni (43814 96570) Chione temblorensis (96569)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru Chione propinqua (66141) Chione sechuntana (93749) Chione spiekeri (66178)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Chione richthofeni (71215 71217 71221 71222 71223 71226 71228 196138) Chione temblorensis (44925 91374)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Guayas) Chione dauleana (61064) Chione propinqua (96513) Chione spiekeri (61067 61068)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione temblorensis (43804 43808)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Chione temblorensis (195407)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) C. paraguanensis (156700 156796 157300 160776 161091 161093 161094 161892 162012)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Chione paraguanensis (60144 60710) C. tegulum (43063)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic C. woodwardi (74962)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Chione tegulum (96434)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Chione eurylopas (42606) Chione propinqua (49493)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Chione paraguanensis (157931) C. paraguanensis (156798)
Barstovian - Hemphillian16.3 - 4.9Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione richthofeni (18731)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Chione temblorensis (52183)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) C. paraguanensis (136880 156512 156522 156547 157783 157848 157858 158029 158040 158100 160965 160966 160967 161087 161088 161089 161887)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic C. woodwardi (74958)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Chione temblorensis (206393)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Chione tegulum (42599 52173 93044)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Chione richthofeni (44940) Chione temblorensis (44980 44988)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Guayas) Chione dauleana (61078 61079) Chione propinqua (96509 96516)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Chione woodwardi (80241 80243 80246)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) Chione propinqua (66160) C. sp. (66167) C. sp., C. propinqua (66166)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Baja California) Chione richthofeni (52181)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Chione tegulum (52167)
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) C. sp. (136016 136118 145520 187583) C. tegulum (82116 82124 82125 82126)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela C. tegulum (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) C. sp. (136104)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Chione woodwardi (58816 58817) C. woodwardi (74912 74934)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Chione tegulum (145196 145200 145211 145250 145254 145281 145332 145334 145337 145339 145351 145352 145567) C. sp. (61334 79779 79780 79784 79785 79790 79791 79792 79984 79985 79986 79996 79997 145531) C. tegulum (142902 142910 142911 142913 142918 142919 142921 142922 142923 142924 142925 142926 142927 142930 142931 142932 142933 142934 142935 142936 142938)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia C. atlantica (131219) C. walli, C. bolivarensis, C. atlanticana (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Chione semiplicata (216199 216201)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Chione paraguanensis (61036 61040)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Chione woodwardi (58824 58869 58871)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina C. australis (71564)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic C. woodwardi (75042)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Chione gnidia (194888)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. woodwardi (75037)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. woodwardi (74968)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Chione jamaniana (51886) Chione venadoensis (51885)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Chione amathusia (66795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Chione woodwardi (58522 69092 69093)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Puberella intapurpurea, Puberella pubera (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) C. sp. (79796 79798 79800 79803)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (79999)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Chione taftoni, Chione manabia (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Chione traftoni, Chione amathusia (66777)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Chione intapurpurea (41199 41202 41205 41206)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Chione jamaniana (48665) Chione jamaniana, Chione traftoni (48664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Costa Rica Chione ornatissima (135044)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Chione gnidia (96565)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Chione intapurpurea (66624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Chione intapurpurea (67069)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Chione intapurpurea (80676)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Chione intapurpurea (67947)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione gnidia (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Chione intapurpurea (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Chione intapurpurea (66757 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Chione intapurpurea (67965)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chione gnidia (96589 96930 96935 96936 96938 96939 160361 219029 219030 222956 222964 223524) Venus gnidia (96895 222660)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Chione gnidia (34923 34933 34934 34936 34937 34938 96558) Chione pullcaria, Chione gnidia (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) C. amathusia (160394 160395)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Chione intapurpurea (41935 92776)