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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) and 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, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Venus temblorensis (11601)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Chione temblorensis (44925 91374)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione temblorensis (96569)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Mexico (Baja California Sur) Chione temblorensis (43804 43808)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Chione temblorensis (195407)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Chione temblorensis (206393)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Chione temblorensis (52183)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Chione temblorensis (44980 44988)